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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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Russians Begin Voting to Elect a President in Three-day Vote

Russians Begin Voting to Elect a President in Three-day Vote

Friday 15 March 2024
Vladimir Solodov, the governor of Kamchatka, became the first regional head to cast his ballot.  Four candidates will compete for the top state post in the 2024 election, the eighth overall in the history of modern Russia. They are Vladislav Davankov (nominated by the New People party), incumb ...
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Coordinated Vandalism Acts Hit Russian Electoral Polls

Coordinated Vandalism Acts Hit Russian Electoral Polls

Saturday 16 March 2024 ،
Vladimir Putin contending against three opponents. The voting will span three days until Sunday, and this will mark the first Russian presidential election since the 2020 constitutional reform. The reform had imposed a limit of two terms for any president. This also nullified Putin's former ter ...
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Russia Voter Turnout in Presidential Election Rises to 65%: Election Commission

Russia Voter Turnout in Presidential Election Rises to 65%: Election Commission

Monday 18 March 2024 ،
Vladimir Putin seems set for landslide win.  According to the CEC, more than 50% of the votes have been counted as of 23:00 Moscow time and Putin is leading the race with an estimated 87.3%. Exit polls earlier showed similar trends, with the head of state expected to win the election with 87. ...
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Putin Wins Election amid High Voter Turnout

Putin Wins Election amid High Voter Turnout

Monday 18 March 2024 ،
Vladimir Putin won a new term as president and is to serve the next six years amid a record turnout. According to Russia’s Central Election Commission, he had some 87 percent of the vote with about 60 percent of precincts counted. Nationwide turnout was 74.22 percent when polls closed, elect ...
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Putin Ratified By Election Commission as President-elect

Putin Ratified By Election Commission as President-elect

Thursday 21 March 2024 ،
Vladimir Putin, the candidate for the Russian presidential election and incumbent president, was officially announced president-elect by the country’s election body. The Central Election Commission head, Ella Pamfilova, revealed on Thursday that more than 76.2 million Russian voters cast ball ...
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Death Toll From Moscow Terrorist Attack Rises to 115

Death Toll From Moscow Terrorist Attack Rises to 115

Saturday 23 March 2024 ،
Vladimir Putin was informed about the incident a few minutes after it started, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters. The president is constantly supplied by all relevant services with information and he has given all the necessary instructions, Peskov stressed. Heads of the Federal Securi ...
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Iran Ready to Join Russian Fight against Terrorism after Moscow Attack: Iran Parl. Speaker

Iran Ready to Join Russian Fight against Terrorism after Moscow Attack: Iran Parl. Speaker

Saturday 23 March 2024 ،
Vladimir Putin was informed about the incident a few minutes after it started, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters. The president is constantly supplied by all relevant services with information and he has given all the necessary instructions, Peskov stressed. The Federal Security Servic ...
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4 Moscow Attack Shooters Arrested, Reportedly with Links to Ukraine

4 Moscow Attack Shooters Arrested, Reportedly with Links to Ukraine

Saturday 23 March 2024 ،
Vladimir Putin that 11 people had been detained following Friday's deadly attack near Moscow, including four people directly involved, Interfax cited the Kremlin as saying on Saturday. It said FSB security service chief Alexander Bortnikov had reported to President Vladimir Putin that those det ...
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Putin Announces Sunday As National Mourning Day As Concert Attack Death Toll Touches 143

Putin Announces Sunday As National Mourning Day As Concert Attack Death Toll Touches 143

Sunday 24 March 2024 ،
Vladimir Putin on Saturday called the Moscow concert hall attack in which 143 people lost their lives a barbaric terrorist act and announced a day of nationwide mourning in the country on March 24. Addressing the nation via a televised speech, Putin condemned the heinous attack, stating, “I a ...
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Putin directs tactical nuclear weapons drill to deter Western powers

Putin directs tactical nuclear weapons drill to deter Western powers

Monday 6 May 2024 ،
Vladimir Putin, as announced by the Russian Defense Ministry on Monday. The purpose of the drills is to enhance the readiness of non-strategic nuclear forces to fulfill combat tasks, the ministry stated. The exercise is intended to maintain the readiness of personnel and equipment of units for the ...

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Farmers in Poland are on the streets again to protest EU agricultural policies

Farmers in Poland are on the streets again to protest EU agricultural policies