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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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Pentagon Chief Orders Review of 2019 Deadly strike in Syria
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Pentagon Chief Orders Review of 2019 Deadly strike in Syria

Tuesday 30 November 2021
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has ordered a review of a 2019 American strike in Syria that killed 70 civilians, mostly women and children.
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Iraq Opposes Any form of Normalization with Israel: Prominent Cleric
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Iraq Opposes Any form of Normalization with Israel: Prominent Cleric

Tuesday 30 November 2021
Iraqis vehemently oppose any form of normalization of relations with occupying Israeli regime as well as attempts to deprive the Palestinian people of their inalienable rights, prominent Iraqi Shiite cleric Ammar al-Hakim said on Monday.
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China Pledges 1 Billion COVID-19 Vaccines for Africa
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China Pledges 1 Billion COVID-19 Vaccines for Africa

Tuesday 30 November 2021
China pledged on Monday to deliver 1 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines to Africa.
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Israel Must Join NPT as Its Nuke Program Poses ‘Real Threat’ to West Asia: Iran
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Israel Must Join NPT as Its Nuke Program Poses ‘Real Threat’ to West Asia: Iran

Tuesday 30 November 2021
Iran UN ambassador has deplored Israel’s clandestine nuclear program as "real threat" to the West Asia, saying the regime must join the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) in the first step towards the realization of a region free of weapons of mass destruction (WMDs).
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Moroccans Protest, Call for End to Normalization with Israeli Regime
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Moroccans Protest, Call for End to Normalization with Israeli Regime

Tuesday 30 November 2021
Protesters on Monday took to the streets in several cities across Morocco to condemn Rabat’s normalization of ties with the Israeli regime and recent military agreements signed between the two sides.
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World Bank Plans to Free up $500m in Afghan Aid
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World Bank Plans to Free up $500m in Afghan Aid

Tuesday 30 November 2021
The World Bank is set to meet to finalize on Tuesday a proposal to deliver up to $500 million from frozen Afghan funds to aid agencies, leaving out tens of thousands of public sector workers.
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US Congresswoman Boebert Doubles down on Islamophobic Rhetoric
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US Congresswoman Boebert Doubles down on Islamophobic Rhetoric

Tuesday 30 November 2021
American Congresswoman Lauren Boebert doubled down on her Islamophobic rhetoric during a phone call with Representative Ilhan Omar where Boebert also refused to publicly apologize for describing Muslims as terrorists.
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Iraqi Parties Urge Forming Alliance to Expel American Forces
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Iraqi Parties Urge Forming Alliance to Expel American Forces

Tuesday 30 November 2021
Iraqi political groups have called for the formation of an alliance to expel American troops from the Arab country when their mandate finishes by the end of the current year, stating that Washington’s attempts to prolong the presence of its occupation forces must never be taken into consideration.
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Moscow Vows Retaliation after US Bars Families of Russian Diplomats
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Moscow Vows Retaliation after US Bars Families of Russian Diplomats

Tuesday 30 November 2021
Moscow vowed to retaliate The US decision to refuse to grant new visas to the families of dozens of Russian envoys, as ties between the two countries worsen over embassy cutbacks.
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Iraq-Iran Joint Assassination Prosecution Committee Meeting: What Are Messages?
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Iraq-Iran Joint Assassination Prosecution Committee Meeting: What Are Messages?

Wednesday 1 December 2021
Baghdad hosted a meeting discussion ongoing prosecution of those behind assassination of Iran’s Gen. Soleimani and Iraq’s Al-Muhandis.
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Iran Opens Trade Center in Syrian Capital
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Iran Opens Trade Center in Syrian Capital

Wednesday 1 December 2021
Iran has opened on Tuesday a trade center in Syrian capital amid efforts to boost economic exchanges between the two allied countries.
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Bahrainis Protest Arbitrary Detentions
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Bahrainis Protest Arbitrary Detentions

Wednesday 1 December 2021
Bahrainis have once again staged demonstrations across the tiny Persian Gulf kingdom to condemn the detention of political activists by the ruling Al Khalifah regime.
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IRGC Warns Iran’s Enemies against Smallest Act of Aggression
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IRGC Warns Iran’s Enemies against Smallest Act of Aggression

Wednesday 1 December 2021
A senior Iranian commander warned that the Islamic Republic was ready to deliver a “harsh response” to even the slightest aggression by its enemies.
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Over 120 European MPs Slam ‘Ongoing Persecution’ of Saudi Women Rights Defenders
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Over 120 European MPs Slam ‘Ongoing Persecution’ of Saudi Women Rights Defenders

Wednesday 1 December 2021
Over 120 European Parliament members condemned the “ongoing persecution” of Saudi women rights defenders by the Riyadh regime.

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Commemorating the 36th anniversary of the passing of Imam Khomeini (RA), the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Commemorating the 36th anniversary of the passing of Imam Khomeini (RA), the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran.