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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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Terrorists Plan to Stage False Flag Chemical Attack in Syria’s Idlib: Russia
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Terrorists Plan to Stage False Flag Chemical Attack in Syria’s Idlib: Russia

Wednesday 16 June 2021
Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) terrorist group plans a chemical attack in Syria’s Idlib Province in collaboration with the “pseudo-humanitarian” White Helmets organization, the Russian Center for Reconciliation of Warring Parties in Syria warned on Tuesday.
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Amnesty Urges Independent Probe into Bahraini Political Prisoner’s Death
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Amnesty Urges Independent Probe into Bahraini Political Prisoner’s Death

Wednesday 16 June 2021
Amnesty International called for an independent investigation into the death of a Bahraini political prisoner who was serving a life sentence in the regime’s prison and lost life after contracting COVID-19.
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Israeli Forces Shoot Palestinian Teen in Head in West Bank Protests
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Israeli Forces Shoot Palestinian Teen in Head in West Bank Protests

Thursday 17 June 2021
Israeli regime forces have killed another Palestinian teen on Wednesday. The 16-year-old Ahmed Bani Shamsa has succumbed to gunshot wounds he received as an Israeli soldier shot him in the head in the West Bank town of Beita.
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Quietly Separating Ways: How Have Jordan-Saudi Stances Conflicted in Recent Years?
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Quietly Separating Ways: How Have Jordan-Saudi Stances Conflicted in Recent Years?

Saturday 19 June 2021
In recent years, Jordan began to take independent decisions in its foreign policy, angering Saudi Arabia.
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Raeisi Receives Congratulations from Presidential Rivals on Election Victory
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Raeisi Receives Congratulations from Presidential Rivals on Election Victory

Saturday 19 June 2021
Three rivals of Iranian presidential hopeful Sayyed Ebrahim Raeisi have congratulated him on his victory in the Iran’s 2021 election, although the Islamic Republic’s Interior Ministry has not released the official results yet.
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Raeisi Wins Iran Presidential Election
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Raeisi Wins Iran Presidential Election

Saturday 19 June 2021
Sayyed Ebrahim Raeisi has won Iran’s 2021 presidential election, according to preliminary results released by the Interior Ministry.
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Iran Censured Commonwealth States for Failing to Provide Security for Iranian Voters
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Iran Censured Commonwealth States for Failing to Provide Security for Iranian Voters

Saturday 19 June 2021
Iran has rebuked on Friday the Commonwealth member states such as the UK, Australia and New Zealand for failing to provide security for the Iranians voting in the 13th presidential election at the embassies of their host countries.
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682 Academics, Politicians Urge Biden to Protect Palestinians’ Rights
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682 Academics, Politicians Urge Biden to Protect Palestinians’ Rights

Saturday 19 June 2021
682 Nobel laureates, academics, political figures, and peace activists called on US President Joe Biden to honor his commitments regarding protection of Palestinian rights against Israeli regime.
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Saudi Regime Plans to Execute over 40 Shiite Teenagers over Participation in Protests
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Saudi Regime Plans to Execute over 40 Shiite Teenagers over Participation in Protests

Saturday 19 June 2021
Saudi Arabia plans to execute dozens of Shiites teenagers from Qatif region over their participation in peaceful anti-regime protests, human rights activists warned.
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Putin Congratulates Iran’s President-Elect Raeisi
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Putin Congratulates Iran’s President-Elect Raeisi

Saturday 19 June 2021
Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated on Sunday the election of Ebrahim Raeisi as the president of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
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US Withdrawal, Looming Shadow of War in Afghanistan
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US Withdrawal, Looming Shadow of War in Afghanistan

Sunday 20 June 2021
As the US plans to end its presence by September 11, the Taliban fighter step up their attacks and seize more areas, amid sluggish peace talks.
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Yemen Rebukes UN for Ignoring Saudi Crimes against Yemeni Children
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Yemen Rebukes UN for Ignoring Saudi Crimes against Yemeni Children

Sunday 20 June 2021
Yemen blamed the UN inaction in the face of continued Saudi violations against the Yemeni children
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Russia To Exit from Treaty on Open Skies This Year after US Withdrawal
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Russia To Exit from Treaty on Open Skies This Year after US Withdrawal

Sunday 20 June 2021
Russia will completely pull out of the Treaty on Open Skies late this year it, which allows reconnaissance flights over the entire territory of the parties to the treaty, months after the US unilaterally withdrew from the key trust-building pact.
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US Triples Vaccines for Taiwan as Tensions with China Escalate
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US Triples Vaccines for Taiwan as Tensions with China Escalate

Sunday 20 June 2021
US will ship 2.5 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to Taiwan, more than tripling previous allocation of shots for the island, as Washington is competing with Beijing to deepen geopolitical clout through so-called "vaccine diplomacy".

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