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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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Why is Yemeni Crisis Settlement Facing a Stalemate?
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Why is Yemeni Crisis Settlement Facing a Stalemate?

Sunday 20 November 2016
Cheikh Ahmed. Actually, still there are chances of the political talks reaching relative results about the shares of the Yemeni actors of the conflict. It is highly obvious that Ansarullah movement now is recognized as a political movement with great military and administrative capabilities as it h ...
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Prospects for Yemen’s National Unity Government
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Prospects for Yemen’s National Unity Government

Thursday 1 December 2016 ،
Cheikh Ahmed claimed that the actions recently taken by Ansarullah and the General People's Congress will only complicate the search for a peaceful solution. In response to statements by the UN Envoy, the Supreme Political Council strongly condemned some negative reactions made towards the forma ...
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Why US Bombs Being Dropped on Yemen by US-Trained Pilots from US-Made Planes?
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Why US Bombs Being Dropped on Yemen by US-Trained Pilots from US-Made Planes?

Monday 12 December 2016 ،
Cheikh Ahmed, the U.N.’s envoy on Yemen, described the situation this way: “People are dying... the infrastructure is falling apart... and the economy is on the brink of abyss.” Every time it seems the crisis can’t get any worse, it does. A recent Washington Post story descri ...
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UN Envoy Seeks Internationalizing Yemen Crisis
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UN Envoy Seeks Internationalizing Yemen Crisis

Monday 26 December 2016 ،
Cheikh Ahmed is engaged in new efforts aimed at arriving at a ceasefire in Yemen while internationalizing the country’s crisis. In an interview with Sky News, the UN envoy said the fresh bid is based on the Yemen peace talks which took place in Kuwait. He added that parties involved are expec ...
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Saudi Aggressions Killed More than 10,000 Yemenis: UN
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Saudi Aggressions Killed More than 10,000 Yemenis: UN

Tuesday 17 January 2017 ،
Cheikh Ahmed, is in Yemen to negotiate a possible cessation of attacks on Yemeni people.
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Yemeni Ansarullah Agrees to UN Brokered Peace Talks
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Yemeni Ansarullah Agrees to UN Brokered Peace Talks

Tuesday 24 January 2017 ،
Cheikh Ahmed, said on Monday that he had recently met with Ansarullah and the General People's Congress leaders, and the two sides had agreed on talks in the Jordanian capital city of Amman on the formation of a ceasefire committee before the UN-sponsored peace talks later this year, Lebanon-bas ...
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Continued Saudi Aggressions in 2017 to Cause Famine in Yemen : UN Warns
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Continued Saudi Aggressions in 2017 to Cause Famine in Yemen : UN Warns

Sunday 29 January 2017 ،
Cheikh Ahmed, also told the UN Security Council the cause of these “tragic consequences for the Yemeni people” is the “dangerous” upsurge in airstrikes and fighting in the region. The envoy added that every 10 minutes, a child under the age of five is dying in Yemen of preve ...
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Famine Threatens 7 Million Yemenis as Saudi Aggression Goes ON: UN
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Famine Threatens 7 Million Yemenis as Saudi Aggression Goes ON: UN

Wednesday 31 May 2017 ،
Cheikh Ahmed warned against the prolongation of the conflict in Yemen and said, “At the begging of the holy [fasting] month of Ramadan, we have to remember that seven million Yemenis are at risk of famine unless this conflict ends.”  “The humanitarian crisis and the threat of ...
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Failed Militarily, Saudis Seek Controlling Yemen’s Vital Port Through UN
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Failed Militarily, Saudis Seek Controlling Yemen’s Vital Port Through UN

Saturday 24 June 2017 ،
Cheikh Ahmed proposed a plan for taking “trust-making” steps like handing over control of Al Hudaydah port to a neutral side. Following the proposition, Oman declared fresh readiness to mediate between the opposite sides in accordance with the UN proposal for resumption of the peace nego ...
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Outgoing Yemen Envoy: How Did He Perform in Three Years?
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Outgoing Yemen Envoy: How Did He Perform in Three Years?

Friday 26 January 2018 ،
Cheikh Ahmed said he does not seek new term, leaving behind a legacy of doubt about his honesty to help settle the crisis. Alwaght- The United Nations special envoy for Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed has informed the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres that he decided not to continue his mission a ...

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