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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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Fresh Protests against UAE-Israel Oil Deal
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Fresh Protests against UAE-Israel Oil Deal

Sunday 10 October 2021
Fresh protests were held across the occupied territories in denunciation of a reported oil deal between the Israeli regime and the United Arab Emirates
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Ghani Left Kabul with Bags Stuffed with Money: Bodyguard
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Ghani Left Kabul with Bags Stuffed with Money: Bodyguard

Sunday 10 October 2021
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani fled Afghanistan with ’big bags’ of money, his ex-bodyguard has claimed in an interview with Daily Mail.
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Iraqis Go to Polls for Early Parliamentary Elections
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Iraqis Go to Polls for Early Parliamentary Elections

Sunday 10 October 2021
Iraqi people headed to the polls in snap parliamentary elections that many hope will deliver much needed reforms after decades of conflict and mismanagement.
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Syria Intercepted 8 of 12 Israeli Missiles launched at Homs: Russian Military
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Syria Intercepted 8 of 12 Israeli Missiles launched at Homs: Russian Military

Sunday 10 October 2021
Syrian air defense units have successfully shot down most of the missiles launched by Israeli military aircraft at an airbase in Homs province, the Russian military said.
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Car Bomb Targets Governor’s Convoy in Yemen’s Aden
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Car Bomb Targets Governor’s Convoy in Yemen’s Aden

Sunday 10 October 2021
A car bomb targeted on Sunday the convoy of governor in Yemen’s port city of Aden, killing at least four people.
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Afghan Refugees Stuck in UK Beg to Return Home
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Afghan Refugees Stuck in UK Beg to Return Home

Sunday 10 October 2021
Afghan refugees, who fled to the UK after the Taliban takeover, have pleaded return home as they are fed up with staying in emergency hotels.
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US Pressuring Sudan to Normalize Relations with Israeli Regime: Report
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US Pressuring Sudan to Normalize Relations with Israeli Regime: Report

Monday 11 October 2021
The US is pressing Sudan to officially normalize its relations with the Israeli regime, a process that is conditioned on a Sudanese parliamentary approval.
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Occupation Essence of Terrorism: Palestinian Authority
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Occupation Essence of Terrorism: Palestinian Authority

Monday 11 October 2021
The Palestinian Authority responded to the Israeli Primer’s remarks who painted Palestinian state “a terror state,” saying “the occupation [itself] is the essence of terrorism.”
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Yemeni Official Condemns ‘Suffocating Siege’ Imposed by US
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Yemeni Official Condemns ‘Suffocating Siege’ Imposed by US

Monday 11 October 2021
The head of Yemen’s supreme political council condemned the “suffocating siege” imposed by the US, which has compounded the misery of war-weary people in the Arab country.
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Firefighters Contain Blaze at Lebanon’s Zahrani Oil Facility
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Firefighters Contain Blaze at Lebanon’s Zahrani Oil Facility

Monday 11 October 2021
Firefighters contained a blaze at Lebanon’s Zahrani oil facility on Monday, the latest blow to a nation grappling with a crippling fuel and power shortages.
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Iraq Captured ISIS Group’s Finance Chief: Prime Minister
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Iraq Captured ISIS Group’s Finance Chief: Prime Minister

Monday 11 October 2021
Iraq arrested Sami Jasim, deputy to former ISIS terrorist group, Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi said on Monday
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Tunisia’s President Names New Government 11 Weeks after Power Grab
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Tunisia’s President Names New Government 11 Weeks after Power Grab

Monday 11 October 2021
Tunisia named a new government on Monday, 11 weeks after President Kais Saied ousted the prime minister and suspended parliament to assume near total control in moves that his critics call a coup.
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All Palestinians United to Defend Al-Quds, Al-Aqsa: Hamas
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All Palestinians United to Defend Al-Quds, Al-Aqsa: Hamas

Monday 11 October 2021
The head of the Hamas resistance movement, Ismail Haniyeh, said all Palestinians were united to defend al-Aqsa Mosque and al-Quds.
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Why Was Iraqi Election Turnout Low?
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Why Was Iraqi Election Turnout Low?

Tuesday 12 October 2021
Iraq is suffering from chronic economic crisis and the trust in the government making a difference has gone away.

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Another epic from the Iranian people on the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution

Another epic from the Iranian people on the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution