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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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When Yemen War Ends?
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When Yemen War Ends?

Wednesday 1 June 2016
Alwaght- The negotiation is a way for two or more conflicting groups or ideas to get closer to each other. But just unlike what the nature of negotiations dictates, in many cases the people negotiate to insist on their positions, and so remove the hurdles ahead of pursuit of their specific policy. ...
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Saudi Regime Continues Crackdown, Citizens Call for Protests
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Saudi Regime Continues Crackdown, Citizens Call for Protests

Friday 15 September 2017 ،
Alwaght- Saudi activists have called for peaceful protests in the kingdom on Friday while the regime in Riyadh continues with its crackdown of dissident clerics. The protests, dubbed the 15 September Movement, are set to take place on Friday after people gather in mosques around the country for the ...
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Saudi Regime Admits Khashoggi Murdered in Turkey
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Saudi Regime Admits Khashoggi Murdered in Turkey

Saturday 20 October 2018 ،
Alwaght- Saudi Arabia admitted dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi was murdered in the regime's consulate in Turkey's Istanbul. In a Friday announcement, Saudi Arabia said that the preliminary results of its investigation indicate Khashoggi had been killed in a fight with people who met hi ...
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NY Times Reveals Saudi Plot to Assassinate Iran’s Gen. Soleimani
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NY Times Reveals Saudi Plot to Assassinate Iran’s Gen. Soleimani

Monday 12 November 2018 ،
Alwaght- Saudi official have reportedly plotted to assassinate the kingdom’s “determined enemy,” Iran’s Major General Qassem Soleimani, as well as sabotage the Islamic Republic's economy.  The New York Times cited three sources as saying that Saudi Major Genera ...
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Turkish Persecutor Files Arrest Warrants for Saudi Crown Prince Allies over Khashoggi Murder
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Turkish Persecutor Files Arrest Warrants for Saudi Crown Prince Allies over Khashoggi Murder

Thursday 27 December 2018 ،
Alwaght- A Turkish prosecutor has issued arrest warrants for two Saudi princes close to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman over assassination of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The Istanbul Chief Prosecutor’s office said on Wednesday that there is “strong suspicion&rd ...
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Bin Salman’s Aide Visited Israel to Purchase Spyware: Report
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Bin Salman’s Aide Visited Israel to Purchase Spyware: Report

Thursday 27 December 2018 ،
Alwaght- Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman covertly sent his top aide to the Israeli regime to purchase spyware used to track the kingdom's dissidents across the world. Citing informed sources, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday that Major General Ahmed al-Assiri, the former deput ...
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Right Groups Condemn Saudi Court’s Rule on Khashoggi Murder Case
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Right Groups Condemn Saudi Court’s Rule on Khashoggi Murder Case

Tuesday 24 December 2019 ،
Alwaght- A recent Saudi court ruling that dismissed charges against top officials in the brutal murder of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi has drawn fierce condemnation from Turkey, the UN, rights groups and American lawmakers who argue it failed to deliver justice. In a televised press confere ...
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Slain Saudi Journalist’s Fiancée Says Killing of Those Convicted to Conceal Truth
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Slain Saudi Journalist’s Fiancée Says Killing of Those Convicted to Conceal Truth

Wednesday 25 December 2019 ،
Alwaght- The fiancée of slain Saudi journalist denounced a Saudi court's ruling that sentenced five people to death on charges of killing of Jamal Khashoggi as unfair and invalid, adding that their execution would further conceal the truth. Khashoggi, an outspoken critic of crown prince ...
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Bahrain: 9 Years Under Peninsula Shield’s Occupation
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Bahrain: 9 Years Under Peninsula Shield’s Occupation

Thursday 19 March 2020 ،
Al Khalifa uprising. Alwaght- The mid-March reminds the Bahrainis of the bitter memory of occupation of their country by the Saudi and Emirati forces when in 2011 an uprising swept through the small Arab emirate as a broader wave of revolutions hit the Arab world. In such days in 2011, a thick colu ...
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Prominent Saudi Rights Activist Dies in Prison: Report
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Prominent Saudi Rights Activist Dies in Prison: Report

Saturday 25 April 2020 ،
Alwaght- Abdullah al-Hamid, prominent Saudi Arabian rights activist, imprisoned since 2013, died on Thursday. Hamid, 69, died in the King Saud Medical City in Riyadh, having suffered a stroke on April 9 in prison, London-based Saudi rights group ALQST told Reuters. The news was confirmed by a close ...

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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.