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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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Bahrain Royal Amnesty Decree and Challenge of Mending Ruling Family’s Image

Bahrain Royal Amnesty Decree and Challenge of Mending Ruling Family’s Image

Friday 12 April 2024
Bahraini king issued a decree releasing 1584 prisoners, but many agree demonstrative move cannot do much to help mend its image. Alwaght- According to official Bahraini media, the country's king issued on Monday a royal amnesty decree to 1,584 prisoners convinced for criminal and riot cases. The ...
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Iran’s Anti-Israeli Attack and Its Role in Scuppering Arab NATO Plan

Iran’s Anti-Israeli Attack and Its Role in Scuppering Arab NATO Plan

Wednesday 17 April 2024 ،
Bahrain over the past three years have signed a considerable number of security pacts with the Israelis to protect their defense body, but so far the Israelis have not done any mentionable moves towards this aim in practice. This may be because the Israelis' major objective behind normalization ...
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Arab-EU Meeting on Gaza: Motivations and Outcomes

Arab-EU Meeting on Gaza: Motivations and Outcomes

Wednesday 24 April 2024 ،
Bahrain, Kuwait, Bahrain, and Oman took part in the meeting. The meeting was chaired by Mohammad bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim, the foreign minister of Qatar from the Persian Gulf countries and Josep Burrell, the foreign policy officer of the European Union from the European side. The Ministry of For ...
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US Early Loss in the Red Sea: What’s behind US Aircraft Carrier’s Withdrawal?

US Early Loss in the Red Sea: What’s behind US Aircraft Carrier’s Withdrawal?

Wednesday 1 May 2024 ،
Bahrain and the UAE, voiced their backing to the military coalition against Yemen, but others chose not to stand against Sana'a. In other words, the anti-Yemeni military action lacked a regional consensus. Unlike Washington, Yemen was successful in its political alliance in the region and not on ...
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Beijing Summit: Opening a New Horizon in Chinese-Arab Convergence

Beijing Summit: Opening a New Horizon in Chinese-Arab Convergence

Saturday 1 June 2024 ،
Bahrain visit China from May 28 to June 1 at the invitation of Chinese leader Xi Jinping. Chinese Deputy Foreign Minister Deng Li on Thursday said that Xi will join the summit and will make an important address. He added that the Chinese leader will hold talks with leaders of four countries and exc ...
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Why’s Riyadh Named a Security Figure as Ambassador to Damascus?

Why’s Riyadh Named a Security Figure as Ambassador to Damascus?

Saturday 1 June 2024 ،
Bahrain in May, which ended years of hostility and diplomatic hiatus.  The statement of the Saudi foreign ministry at that time said that the resumption of the diplomatic mission in Damascus is based on the brotherly ties that, due to the desire to participate in joint Arab actions and to incr ...
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Assad’s Tehran Visit Sends Messages of Stronger Unity

Assad’s Tehran Visit Sends Messages of Stronger Unity

Sunday 2 June 2024 ،
Bahrain that published a closing statement with anti-Iranian terms and claims about three Iranian islands in the Persian Gulf, some believed that al-Assad signed it, but later it became clear that the Syrian president stressed on his reservations in this statement, though such statements cannot harm ...
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Global Challenges under BRICS Focus

Global Challenges under BRICS Focus

Wednesday 12 June 2024 ،
Bahrain, Belarus, Cuba, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Laos, Mauritania, Nigeria, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Turkey, Venezuela and Vietnam have been invited to this meeting.  Before the foreign ministerial meeting, the special envoys of BRICS members met on June 7 in the Russian city of Nijni No ...
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Iran and Bahrain Take Steps to Restore Ties

Iran and Bahrain Take Steps to Restore Ties

Tuesday 25 June 2024 ،
Bahrain met in Tehran to initiate the restoration of political relations between the two neighboring countries ALWAGHT- Senior diplomats from Iran and Bahrain met in Tehran to initiate the restoration of political relations between the two neighboring countries. Bahrain's Foreign Minister, Abdu ...
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Asia Cooperation Dialogue, the Missing Linking Ring for Asian Economic Integration

Asia Cooperation Dialogue, the Missing Linking Ring for Asian Economic Integration

Thursday 27 June 2024 ،
Bahrain, Bangladesh, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Pakistan, the Philippines, Qatar, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.  At present, 35 Asian countries are members of the ACD and the headquarters of this organization is in Kuw ...

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