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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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Qatari Envoy Visits Blockaded Gaza to Help Ease Tensions amid Israeli Aggression
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Qatari Envoy Visits Blockaded Gaza to Help Ease Tensions amid Israeli Aggression

Wednesday 26 August 2020
Asharq Al-Awsat reported. Hamas: World must break its silence Earlier on Tuesday, Hamas called the closure of the Kerem Shalom a “crime against humanity” in a statement and urged the international community and “decision-makers in the region” to “break their sile ...
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Khashoggi Family Calls Final Ruling in His Ruling as ‘Fair’ as Fiance Blasts It as ‘Mockery of Justice’
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Khashoggi Family Calls Final Ruling in His Ruling as ‘Fair’ as Fiance Blasts It as ‘Mockery of Justice’

Tuesday 8 September 2020 ،
Asharq al-Awsat on Monday evening, as cited by Al Arabiya English. The verdict comes after Khashoggi's sons said in May they had pardoned the killers, a move condemned as a parody of justice by a UN expert. #JamalKhashoggi: 1.The Saudi Prosecutor performed one more act today in this parody of ...
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Saudi Royal Rift over Normalization With Tel Aviv
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Saudi Royal Rift over Normalization With Tel Aviv

Wednesday 23 December 2020 ،
Asharq al-Awsat, he wrote that any country considering such a move should know that Saudi Arabia has already made it clear: formation of an independent Palestinian state with Al-Quds as its capital under the Arab peace initiative proposed by the late King Abdullah.  Turki’s anger at bin ...
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What’s Behind Saudi Red Carpet for Omani Sultan?
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What’s Behind Saudi Red Carpet for Omani Sultan?

Wednesday 14 July 2021 ،
Asharq Al Awsat newspaper his country won't be the third Persian Gulf Arab country to normalize with Israel.  We support the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people and we respect sovereign decisions of countries as we expect other countries to respect ours, Al-Busaidi told the London- ...
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Any Settlement to Syria Crisis Should Guarantee Country’s Sovereignty: Egypt
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Any Settlement to Syria Crisis Should Guarantee Country’s Sovereignty: Egypt

Tuesday 22 February 2022 ،
Asharq al-Awsat newspaper that his country supports Syria’s return to the Arab League. On May 31, 2021, Oman’s Sultan Haitham bin Tarik was the first Persian Gulf leader to congratulate Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on his re-election as president of Syria. The Arab League ...
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US Concealing Its Iraq Military Presence Under NATO Mission
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US Concealing Its Iraq Military Presence Under NATO Mission

Sunday 20 August 2023 ،
Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper, citing three Iraqi figures, reported on Friday that the Americans are redeploying in the region. These are preludes for military operations that would not be in Iraq, the said. Armed militias believe that the strategic goal of these moves is to change the rules of engageme ...
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What Are the Security and Political Objectives of Barzani’s Visit to Tehran?
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What Are the Security and Political Objectives of Barzani’s Visit to Tehran?

Wednesday 8 May 2024 ،
Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper that Barzani will ask Tehran to put pressure on its ally, the PUK, to agree to postponing the elections. The source said Barzani's visit was part of an effort by the KDP to delay the election in order to have time to introduce amendments to Federal Supreme Court's r ...
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Hezbollah’s Smart New Tactic against Plots Seeking Its Disarmament
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Hezbollah’s Smart New Tactic against Plots Seeking Its Disarmament

Wednesday 5 March 2025 ،
Asharq Al-Awsat, Joseph Aoun, the new Lebanese president and former army commander, emphasized before his first trip to Saudi Arabia that our goal is for the government to be held accountable alone. These are the duties of the government, and no one else is allowed to fulfill its national duty of pr ...
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Netanyahu Builds Bonds with Gaza Criminal Gangs in Strategy Shift against Hamas
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Netanyahu Builds Bonds with Gaza Criminal Gangs in Strategy Shift against Hamas

Friday 6 June 2025 ،
Asharq Al-Awsat has emphasized an increase in activities of the armed gangs in the Israeli-occupied regions of Gaza. These gangs abuse the critical conditions and are looting assets and aids of displaced civilians under Israeli army cover.  Washington Post reported that based on internal UN do ...
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Syria-Israel Normalization Pending between Al-Sharaa’s Willingness and Netanyahu’s Worry
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Syria-Israel Normalization Pending between Al-Sharaa’s Willingness and Netanyahu’s Worry

Thursday 3 July 2025 ،
Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper that despite the indirect talks between Syria and Israel, Damascus is yet to be ready to sign a permanent peace deal with Israel.  These sources said that Damascus demands an end to Israeli aggression on Syrian territory and restoration of the 1974 agreement, while Is ...

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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.