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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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Nigeria’s Sheikh Zakzaky Makes First Public Appearance Since 2015 Detention
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Nigeria’s Sheikh Zakzaky Makes First Public Appearance Since 2015 Detention

Saturday 13 January 2018
Leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (INM), Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky, has made his first public appearance since his detention by security forces in 2015.
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Qatar Complains to UN after UAE Warplanes Breached its Airspace
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Qatar Complains to UN after UAE Warplanes Breached its Airspace

Saturday 13 January 2018
Qatar has filed a new complaint with the United Nations, reporting a second violation of its airspace by a United Arab Emirates (UAE) warplane in recent weeks.
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N Korea Hopes for Reunification with South, Putin Hails Kim as Winner
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N Korea Hopes for Reunification with South, Putin Hails Kim as Winner

Sunday 14 January 2018
North Korea is confident that resumption of face-to-face talks with the South will probably lead to national reunification.
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Syrian Army Liberates 15 Villages from Al-Nusra Terrorists in Aleppo Countryside
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Syrian Army Liberates 15 Villages from Al-Nusra Terrorists in Aleppo Countryside

Saturday 13 January 2018
Syrian government forces, in cooperation with allied forces, seized control of new villages and areas in southern Aleppo
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Russia Opposes US Sanctions on Iran, North Korea
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Russia Opposes US Sanctions on Iran, North Korea

Saturday 13 January 2018
Russia will explain persistently to the United States the depravity and viciousness of its sanctions-based policies against Iran and North Korea
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Tunisia Mulls Food Aid to Control Violent Anti-Austerity Protests
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Tunisia Mulls Food Aid to Control Violent Anti-Austerity Protests

Saturday 13 January 2018
The Tunisian government plans more aid for poor families in a bid to defuse tensions following violent anti-austerity protests .
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Australia’s Hard Choice: China or US?
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Australia’s Hard Choice: China or US?

Sunday 14 January 2018
Canberra is to choose between China with which it has huge economic interests and US with which it has strategic alliance.
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Kurdish Scenarios for Upcoming Iraq Election
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Kurdish Scenarios for Upcoming Iraq Election

Sunday 14 January 2018
The isolated Kurds have a hard job of finding a way back into the Iraqi politics after a failed separatist agenda.
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Stricken Iranian Oil Tanker Sinks, All Crew Presumed Dead
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Stricken Iranian Oil Tanker Sinks, All Crew Presumed Dead

Sunday 14 January 2018
A stricken Iranian oil tanker that had drifted into Japan’s exclusive economic zone has capsized after exploding with all 32 crew members presumed dead, Iranian officials say.
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Indians Hold Massive Protests as Israeli Regime’s PM Arrives in New Delhi
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Indians Hold Massive Protests as Israeli Regime’s PM Arrives in New Delhi

Sunday 14 January 2018
Protesters in the Indian capital have turned out massively to condemn Israeli regime’s premier’s Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to in India.
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Hamas Official Injured in Lebanon Bomb Attack
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Hamas Official Injured in Lebanon Bomb Attack

Sunday 14 January 2018
An official of the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, was injured on Sunday in a car bomb blast in the southern Lebanese city of Sidon.
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Palestinian Ministry Warns of Israeli Regime’s Plan to Judaize Ibrahimi Mosque
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Palestinian Ministry Warns of Israeli Regime’s Plan to Judaize Ibrahimi Mosque

Sunday 14 January 2018
Palestine has warned that the Ibrahimi Mosque in al-Khalil is being subjected to Israeli attempts aimed at Judaizing the site and altering its status quo.
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Pakistan Threatens India with Nuclear Attack if Threatened
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Pakistan Threatens India with Nuclear Attack if Threatened

Sunday 14 January 2018
The Pakistan Army has warned India against any misadventure, asserting that the country’s nuclear weapons are meant to foil any threat .
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Iran’s Leader Offers Condolences over Heartrending Tanker Accident
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Iran’s Leader Offers Condolences over Heartrending Tanker Accident

Sunday 14 January 2018
Leader of the Islamic Revolution has issued a message of condolence over the incident involving an Iranian oil tanker burning and sinking off China’s coast.

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Courages Individiuals like Sinvar are on the Rise

Courages Individiuals like Sinvar are on the Rise