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Ansarullah
A Zaidi Shiite movement operating in Yemen. It seeks to establish a democratic government in Yemen.
Shiite
represents the second largest denomination of Islam. Shiites believe Ali (peace be upon him) to be prophet"s successor in the Caliphate.
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
A regional political u n i o n consisting of Arab states of the Persian Gulf, except for Iraq.
Taliban
Taliban is a Sunni fundamentalist movement in Afghanistan. It was founded by Mohammed Omar in 1994.
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 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
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
Refers to a revival of the Islam throughout the world, that began in 1979 by Iranian Revolution that established an Islamic republic.
Al-Qaeda
A militant Sunni organization founded by Osama bin Laden at some point between 1988 and 1989
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New Saudi Game in Yemen: Holding Employee Salaries Hostage
Tuesday 25 July 2023
Al-Mahra and Hadramaut in recent months to continue plundering Yemen's oil and gas, and in the meantime, it has the US and Britain support.
In addition to salaries, lifting the economic blockade and reopening airports and ports are other conditions of Sana'a for ceasefire renewal, but ...
Analysis
Yemen’s PLC Fate Remains Vague Despite Chairman’s Return to Aden
Monday 4 September 2023
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Al-Mahra province, whose control is claimed by the STC, indicated that al-Alimi intends to take on the STC under a broader Saudi-Emirati competition in the southern provinces.
In June, the STC, which is a party to the cabinet and the PLC, announced the possibility of declaring self-governance ...
Analysis
Is the Separatist STC Washington and Tel Aviv’s Option to Counter Yemen’s Ansarullah?
Wednesday 13 December 2023
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Al-Mahra and Hadhramout provinces and would not easily lose them by accepting the separation of the south. Also, the STC is setting its hopes on the the Americans and Israelis to help them split while these actors are not qualified to decide for geopolitical changes in the region. Iran and some Pers ...
Report
Al-Qaeda, a New UAE Pawn in Yemen
Thursday 1 February 2024
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Al-Mahrah and the Socotra Island, are energy and resource-rich, and the UAE has cut its teeth to capture them and is not afraid to take on its big brother, and to this end, it uses its puppet the STC which is an adept implementer of Abu Dhabi’s orders.
Saudi Arabia currently holds the o ...
News
Al-Mahra Tribes Urge US-UK-UAE-Saudi Forces to Stop Attempts to Militarize Arabian Sea
Wednesday 13 March 2024
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Al-Mahra condemn the continued violations carried out by the forces of the aggression alliance and the Saudi-Emirati occupation in the province.
The Al-Mahra sit-in committee has reiterated its call to end foreign presence in the province, urging the prompt departure of the Saudi-Emirati-American-B ...
Paper
Giving Away Yemen’s Largest Port to Top Enemy of Yemen Ports
Monday 24 June 2024
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Al-Mahra Province in eastern Yemen, announced the sale of Qishn port by mercenaries affiliated the UAE to Saudi Arabia. He said one of the mercenaries of the Emirates sold Qishn port to Saudi Arabia and signed a contract, as if this port was his father's property. Reports says that this port wil ...
Paper
New Emirati-Israeli Adventure in Yemen Could End up Costly to Abu Dhabi
Wednesday 20 November 2024
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Al-Mahra Governorate, and consists of the islands of Socotra, Abdul Kuri, Samha, Darsa, Kara'il Pharaoh, and Sayal.
Abdul Kuri Island is one of the most important Yemeni islands in Socotra, which oversees international shipping routes in the Indian Ocean to the Horn of Africa and Bab-el-Mandeb, ...
Report
What’s behind Moves to Destabilize Yemen’s Al Mahra?
Thursday 17 July 2025
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Al-Mahra Sit-in Committee led by Al-Harizi, and forces loyal to the government,” he told Al-Khaleej Online.
He believes that the future of crisis depends on the performance of the tribes of Al Mahra. He predicts that in case of escalation, control will be slip out of the hands of the tribes. ...
Paper
Will Hadhramaut Battle Change Yemen Map?
Sunday 7 December 2025
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Al-Mahrah provinces in terms of ports, borders, and energy sources.
The role of bin Habrish and the HTC makes sense within this framework. It is a structure that is not eliminated and is integrated into a new whole to play a role in guarding oil facilities; a process demonstrating engineered develo ...
Paper
Is Yemen on the Verge of Split?
Monday 15 December 2025
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Al-Mahrah in the east and taking control of these provinces has now elevated the STC to a unrivaled actor in southern Yemen. These forces have already gained security control of the port city of Aden, as the de facto capital of the fugitive government that has the Arab support and is recognized by t ...
