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Ansarullah

Ansarullah

A Zaidi Shiite movement operating in Yemen. It seeks to establish a democratic government in Yemen.
Shiite

Shiite

represents the second largest denomination of Islam. Shiites believe Ali (peace be upon him) to be prophet"s successor in the Caliphate.
Resistance

Resistance

Axis of Resistances refers to countries and movements with common political goal, i.e., resisting against Zionist regime, America and other western powers. Iran, Syria, Hezbollah in Lebanon, and Hamas in Palestine are considered as the Axis of Resistance.
Persian Gulf Cooperation Council

Persian Gulf Cooperation Council

A regional political u n i o n consisting of Arab states of the Persian Gulf, except for Iraq.
Taliban

Taliban

Taliban is a Sunni fundamentalist movement in Afghanistan. It was founded by Mohammed Omar in 1994.
  Wahhabism & Extremism

Wahhabism & Extremism

Wahhabism is an extremist pseudo-Sunni movement, which labels non-Wahhabi Muslims as apostates thus paving the way for their bloodshed.
Kurds

Kurds

Kurds are an ethnic group in the Middle East, mostly inhabiting a region, which spans adjacent parts of Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Turkey. They are an Iranian people and speak the Kurdish languages, which form a subgroup of the Northwestern Iranian branch of Iranian languages.
NATO

NATO

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is an intergovernmental military alliance based on the North Atlantic Treaty which was signed on 4 April 1949.
Islamic Awakening

Islamic Awakening

Refers to a revival of the Islam throughout the world, that began in 1979 by Iranian Revolution that established an Islamic republic.
Al-Qaeda

Al-Qaeda

A militant Sunni organization founded by Osama bin Laden at some point between 1988 and 1989
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China Censures US over its Hegemonic logic

China Censures US over its Hegemonic logic

Tuesday 26 April 2016
Nansha Islands in the South China Sea are rich in deposits of natural resources and also claimed by Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan and Vietnam. The US Navy is actively opposing Chinese sovereignty over the Islands  by deploying additional warships to the disputed zone and conducting ...
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Chinese Warships Heading to S China Sea for Drills, Tensions with US Rise

Chinese Warships Heading to S China Sea for Drills, Tensions with US Rise

Wednesday 4 May 2016 ،
Nansha islands, and forces of the Beihai Fleet along the way to take part in the drill. The drill aims to enhance combat readiness and practise coordination between ships and aircraft, and other forces, the navy said. Beijing is asserting its sovereignty over a big chunk of the sea, which is a major ...
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Chinese Jet Fighters Warn US Warships Sailing near Chinese Islands

Chinese Jet Fighters Warn US Warships Sailing near Chinese Islands

Tuesday 10 May 2016 ،
Nansha Islands. The US warship, USS William P. Lawrence, illegally entered China's waters near the islands on Tuesday without the permission of the Chinese government, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lu Kang said, adding that the warship was monitored, tracked and issued with a warning. ...
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China Declares Readiness for War if US Attacks

China Declares Readiness for War if US Attacks

Saturday 21 May 2016 ،
Nansha Islands without Chinese permission: A clear violation of China's sovereignty. This incident, which occurred close to Hainan Island, brings a similar event to mind. On April 1, 2001, a U.S. EP-3 reconnaissance aircraft caused a Chinese fighter jet to crash in waters off Hainan, leading to ...
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US Lifts Arms Embargo on Vietnam to Pressure China over Nansha Islands

US Lifts Arms Embargo on Vietnam to Pressure China over Nansha Islands

Monday 23 May 2016 ،
Nansha Islands in the South China Sea are rich in deposits of natural resources and also claimed by Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan and Vietnam. The US Navy is actively opposing Chinese sovereignty over the Islands  by deploying additional warships to the disputed zone and conducting ...
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Russia, China Conduct War Games amid Growing US Threat

Russia, China Conduct War Games amid Growing US Threat

Friday 27 May 2016 ،
Nansha Islands without the permission of the Chinese government. Such acts, carried out in the name of either routine patrols or freedom of navigation, are considered by Beijing as nothing but blatant provocations against China's maritime security interests. China says such dangerous and irrespo ...
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China Rejects Hague Court Ruling on South China Sea amid US Meddling

China Rejects Hague Court Ruling on South China Sea amid US Meddling

Tuesday 12 July 2016 ،
Nansha Qundao (the Nansha Islands), and inevitably concerns and cannot be separated from maritime delimitation between China and the Philippines. The Chinese government has reiterated that, regarding territorial issues and maritime delimitation disputes, Beijing does not accept any means of third p ...
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US Nuclear-Powered Warship Sails Provocatively in South China Sea

US Nuclear-Powered Warship Sails Provocatively in South China Sea

Tuesday 10 April 2018 ،
Nansha Islands also known as Spratly,  where it has built airstrips and military installations, has drawn criticism from the US.
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China Confirms Sixth Death from Mystery Virus as WHO Prepares to Meet

China Confirms Sixth Death from Mystery Virus as WHO Prepares to Meet

Tuesday 21 January 2020 ،
Nanshan, the head of the National Health Commission, said there was no danger of a repeat of 2002's Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) epidemic that killed nearly 800 people across the world, as long as precautions were taken. It took only two weeks to identify the novel coronavirus, stat ...
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China’s Capital Swings from Anger over Zero-Covid to Coping with Infections

China’s Capital Swings from Anger over Zero-Covid to Coping with Infections

Sunday 11 December 2022 ،
Nanshan, a prominent Chinese epidemiologist, told state media that the Omicron strain of the virus prevalent in China was highly transmissible and one infected person could spread it to as many as 18 others. “We can see that hundreds of thousands or tens of thousands of people are infected in ...

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