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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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Saudi Arabia Gets New Task on Syria

Saudi Arabia Gets New Task on Syria

Monday 23 November 2015
Abdel Bari Atwan, editor-in-chief of London-based Rai al-Youm newspaper, has said that these days Saudi Arabia was facing a great trouble of holding a meeting for Syria’s opposition groups. In the meeting, the members of the negotiation would be chosen to talk with the Damascus’ delegation about cas ...
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Tel Aviv Begins to Fear Occupied Golan Heights Loss

Tel Aviv Begins to Fear Occupied Golan Heights Loss

Thursday 21 April 2016 ،
Abdel Bari Atwan. Atwan said that Netanyahu’s obscenity and humiliation of the Arabs has reached to a degree that he calls the 19-year presence of Syria after its independence in the Golan Heights an occupation. I don’t know if the Arab leaders have phoned Netanyahu to congratulate him f ...
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How Saudi Arabia Loses Place in Russian Policy?

How Saudi Arabia Loses Place in Russian Policy?

Tuesday 4 October 2016 ،
Abdel Bari Atwan, the editor-in-chief of Rai al-Youm news and opinion website, in a note maintained that Grozny conference dealt a heavy blow to Saudi Arabia and its muftis. He continued that the conference in Chechenia was a serious warning to Saudi Arabia to remember its mistakes and review its po ...
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What Drives Motivate Israeli Missile Attacks on Syria?

What Drives Motivate Israeli Missile Attacks on Syria?

Monday 16 January 2017 ،
Abdel Bari Atwan, the prominent Arab author and editor-in-chief of London-based Rai al-Youm news website, in his note quoted the Israeli press, saying that the Israeli attack hit a shipment of high-accuracy “Fateh-1” missiles. The missile has a range of 300 kilometers and a warhead with ...
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Arab World Irked by Humiliation at Warsaw Conference

Arab World Irked by Humiliation at Warsaw Conference

Friday 15 February 2019 ،
Abdel Bari Atwan, the editor-in-chief of Rai al-Youm news and opinion website, said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was the “groom” at the Warsaw conference, and the foreign ministers of Arab countries were “extras” summoned by the US to help normalize Arab ties wit ...
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Syria’s Moderate Dealing with Possible Turkish Operation in the North

Syria’s Moderate Dealing with Possible Turkish Operation in the North

Tuesday 29 November 2022 ،
Abdel Bari Atwan, a prominent Arab political analyst, believes that the Syrian leaders may capitalize on Erdogan's weakness and his need for Damascus as the elections are nearing and wrest big concessions from him including withdrawal of all of the Turkish forces from Syrian territory and end of ...
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Interests, Threats, and Areas of Syrian Engagement in Gaza War

Interests, Threats, and Areas of Syrian Engagement in Gaza War

Sunday 24 December 2023 ،
Abdel Bari Atwan recently cited his personal conversation with a senior Syrian official, revealing that Syria is ready to engage in any war and is waiting modern arms and other military support from friendly countries.  Finally, it may useful to mention this point that before Operation Al-Aqsa ...
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The Evolution of Brazil-Israel Relations: Transitioning from Harmony to Diplomatic Strain

The Evolution of Brazil-Israel Relations: Transitioning from Harmony to Diplomatic Strain

Monday 26 February 2024 ،
Abdel Bari Atwan, the chief editor of Raialyoum newspaper, has also commented on the stance of Brazil's President Lula da Silva regarding the Gaza conflict: As Arabs and Muslims, we will always remember the brave stand taken by those who refused to remain silent and opposed the atrocities commit ...
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The shift in resistance tactics from traditional weaponry to drones and precision missiles

The shift in resistance tactics from traditional weaponry to drones and precision missiles

Saturday 20 April 2024 ،
Abdel Bari Atwan, a prominent Arab analyst and the editor-in-chief of Rai al-Youm, emphasized in the editorial that even with an 84% tracking rate, it implies that 16% of these projectiles managed to breach the defensive barrier established by major powers in Jordan: the United States, Britain, and ...

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Farmers in Poland are on the streets again to protest EU agricultural policies

Farmers in Poland are on the streets again to protest EU agricultural policies