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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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Putin Pans Attack on Russian Base in Syria as Provocation to Destroy Moscow Ties with Tehran, Ankara
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Putin Pans Attack on Russian Base in Syria as Provocation to Destroy Moscow Ties with Tehran, Ankara

Thursday 11 January 2018
Russian President Vladimir Putin says recent attacks on Russia’s Khmeimim Airbase in Syria were a provocation
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US Wants India to Replace China as US Business Hub in Indo-Pacific Region
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US Wants India to Replace China as US Business Hub in Indo-Pacific Region

Friday 12 January 2018
The US urges India to get ready to replace China as the regional business hub for American enterprises that are increasingly facing difficulties in China.
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Lebanese PM Hails Hezbollah, Calls for ‘Best Relations’ with Iran
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Lebanese PM Hails Hezbollah, Calls for ‘Best Relations’ with Iran

Friday 12 January 2018
Lebanon’s Prime Minister Saad Hariri praised the resistance movement Hezbollah for bringing stability to the country and emphasize on best relationship with Islamic Republic of Iran
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Landmine Kills Saudi Forces Near Yemeni Border
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Landmine Kills Saudi Forces Near Yemeni Border

Friday 12 January 2018
Landmine explosion has killed three Saudi soldiers have been killed in the kingdom’s southwestern border region of Najran
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Trump’s ‘S---hole Countries’ Remark Angers Africa
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Trump’s ‘S---hole Countries’ Remark Angers Africa

Friday 12 January 2018
US President Donald Trump’s insulting remark about “s---hole countries,” that targeted the African countries drew criticism of African governments
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Palestinians Hold Funerals for Two Teens Killed by Israeli Regime Forces
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Palestinians Hold Funerals for Two Teens Killed by Israeli Regime Forces

Friday 12 January 2018
Two Palestinian teenagers killed by Israeli regime forces, during clashes on in Gaza Strip and occupied West Bank have been buried.
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Russia Destroys Drones Depot, Kills Terrorists Who Attacked Its Airbase in Syria
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Russia Destroys Drones Depot, Kills Terrorists Who Attacked Its Airbase in Syria

Friday 12 January 2018
Russian forces have wiped out a terrorist group, which shelled the Hmeymim airbase in Syria with mortars on December 31,
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Pakistan Felt Betrayed by US President’s Remarks: Army Chief
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Pakistan Felt Betrayed by US President’s Remarks: Army Chief

Friday 12 January 2018
Pakistan’s army chief says his country “felt betrayed” by criticism that it was not doing enough to fight terrorism
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Iran’s FM Slams Trump’s Reluctant Announcement on Iran’s Nuclear Sanctions Waiver
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Iran’s FM Slams Trump’s Reluctant Announcement on Iran’s Nuclear Sanctions Waiver

Saturday 13 January 2018
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has slammed US President Donald Trump’s reluctant announcement on Iran’s nuclear sanctions waiver
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Indian, Pakistani Troops Exchange Fire in Disputed Kashmir
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Indian, Pakistani Troops Exchange Fire in Disputed Kashmir

Saturday 13 January 2018
The armies of India and Pakistan exchanged fire and shelling along the Line of Control (LoC) dividing the disputed Kashmir region
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US to Deploy 1,000 Troops, Huge Drones Fleet to Afghanistan: Report
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US to Deploy 1,000 Troops, Huge Drones Fleet to Afghanistan: Report

Saturday 13 January 2018
The United States is set to deploy an estimated 1,000 new troops to Afghanistan as part of the Donald Trump administration’s planned troop surge
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Egyptian Naval Forces Shoot Dead Palestinian Fisherman off Gaza Coast
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Egyptian Naval Forces Shoot Dead Palestinian Fisherman off Gaza Coast

Saturday 13 January 2018
A Palestinian fisherman has been killed on Friday night when Egyptian forces have opened fire on his boat in the Gaza Strip’s coastal waters
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Man Attacks Canadian Muslim Teen Girl, Cuts Her Hijab with Scissors
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Man Attacks Canadian Muslim Teen Girl, Cuts Her Hijab with Scissors

Saturday 13 January 2018
In yet another hate attack against Muslims a male assailant attacked a 11-year-old Canadian school girl and repeatedly cut her hijab (Islamic headdress) with scissors while she was walking to school with her younger brother.
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Russia Pans US Aim to Scrap Iran Deal, Its Sanction Policy
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Russia Pans US Aim to Scrap Iran Deal, Its Sanction Policy

Saturday 13 January 2018
Russia slammed the US potential withdrawal from multilateral Iran nuclear deal as of Washington’s grave foreign policy mistakes and urged world to stand against American sanction policy

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