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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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Kuwaiti Emir Met Saudi Ruler over Qatar Diplomatic Crisis
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Kuwaiti Emir Met Saudi Ruler over Qatar Diplomatic Crisis

Wednesday 7 June 2017
Abdulrahman Al Thani said it had agreed to have Kuwait try to mediate the crisis, which erupted on Monday after Saudi Arabia incited Bahrain, Egypt, and the UAE to cut diplomatic relations with Qatar. The Maldives and Libya's eastern-based government followed suit later Monday. Jordan downg ...
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Qatar Row Caused by Fake News Panted by Russian Hackers: FBI
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Qatar Row Caused by Fake News Panted by Russian Hackers: FBI

Wednesday 7 June 2017 ،
Abdulrahman al-Thani told CNN the FBI has confirmed the hack and the planting of fake news. Late last month, Qatar’s state-run news agency released comments attributed to Qatar's Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani in which he described Iran as a force for stability and accused the Saudis of pr ...
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Qatar Vows No Surrender, Puts Military on Alert
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Qatar Vows No Surrender, Puts Military on Alert

Friday 9 June 2017 ،
Abdulrahman Al Thani emphatically stated that, We are not ready to surrender, and will never be ready to surrender, the independence of our foreign policy. He further stressed that Qatar could live under embargo forever. Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani made the remarks in Doha on Thursday, ...
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Qatar Rejects Invitation by Trump, Slams Sanctions List
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Qatar Rejects Invitation by Trump, Slams Sanctions List

Friday 9 June 2017 ،
Abdulrahman Al Thani has said Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani would not leave the country while it was in blockade, and therefore could not attend an offered mediation by US President Donald Trump at the White House. On Monday, Saudi Arabia led its allies including the UAE, Bahrain ...
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Saudi-Qatar Row: Erdogan Backs Doha, Trump Supports Riyadh
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Saudi-Qatar Row: Erdogan Backs Doha, Trump Supports Riyadh

Saturday 10 June 2017 ،
Abdulrahman Al Thani has said Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani would not leave the country while it was in blockade, and therefore could not attend an offered mediation by US President Donald Trump at the White House. Donald Trump, unlike Obama administration that has halted arms sa ...
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Qatar Defies Arab Neighbors’ Calls, German Warns over War
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Qatar Defies Arab Neighbors’ Calls, German Warns over War

Sunday 11 June 2017 ،
Abdulrahman Al Thani told RT Arabic on Saturday during a visit to Moscow As far as our relations with Iran are concerned, everyone wants positive relations with Iran. Iran is a neighbor.  The strategic choice of all countries is to maintain dialog with&n ...
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US Envoy to Qatar Departing amid Persian Gulf Crisis
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US Envoy to Qatar Departing amid Persian Gulf Crisis

Tuesday 13 June 2017 ،
Abdulrahman Al Thani has said Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani would not leave the country while it was in blockade, and therefore could not attend an offered mediation by US President Donald Trump at the White House. Meanwhile, Qatar has hired a firm run by former US Attorney Gener ...
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Turkish Troops in Qatar War Games as Persian Gulf Tensions Rise
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Turkish Troops in Qatar War Games as Persian Gulf Tensions Rise

Monday 19 June 2017 ،
Abdulrahman Al Thani told reporters in Doha on Monday. Until now we didn't see any progress about lifting the blockade, which is the precondition for anything to move forward. Sheikh Mohammed said Qatar had still not received any demands from Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, ...
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Saudi Arabia Rejects Talks Over Qatar Demand List
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Saudi Arabia Rejects Talks Over Qatar Demand List

Wednesday 28 June 2017 ،
Abdulrahman Al Thani was also in Washington on Tuesday where he met Rex Tillerson, the US state secretary to discuss the Persian Gulf crisis.
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Saudi-Led Bloc Mulls More Sanctions on Qatar: UAE Envoy
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Saudi-Led Bloc Mulls More Sanctions on Qatar: UAE Envoy

Wednesday 28 June 2017 ،
Abdulrahman Al Thani said on Tuesday that the demands were baseless and thus “unacceptable.” Doha has remained defiant in the face of pressure from the fellow (P)GCC states, saying it will not allow the neighbors to dictate Qatar’s sovereign affairs. Elsewhere in his comments, th ...

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Commemorating the 36th anniversary of the passing of Imam Khomeini (RA), the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Commemorating the 36th anniversary of the passing of Imam Khomeini (RA), the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran.