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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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Khashoggi’s Fiancée Accuses US of ‘Hiding Facts’ about Journalists’ Assassination
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Khashoggi’s Fiancée Accuses US of ‘Hiding Facts’ about Journalists’ Assassination

Sunday 1 August 2021
Fiancée of slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi blamed the American authorities for hiding the facts over his brutal murder in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul in 2018. Alwaght- Fiancée of slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi blamed the American authorities for hiding the facts over his br ...
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US House Speaker ‘Deeply Concerned’ over Saudi Torture of Aid Worker
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US House Speaker ‘Deeply Concerned’ over Saudi Torture of Aid Worker

Monday 13 September 2021 ،
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi expressed "deep concern" over the torture of humanitarian aid worker Abdulrahman al-Sadhan imprisoned in Saudi Arabia. Alwaght- US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi expressed deep concern over the torture of humanitarian aid worker Abdulrahman al-Sadhan imprisoned in Saudi Ara ...
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Aide to Saudi Crown Prince Accused of Directing Khashoggi Murder Returning to Power: Guardian
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Aide to Saudi Crown Prince Accused of Directing Khashoggi Murder Returning to Power: Guardian

Saturday 9 October 2021 ،
Saud al-Qahtani, top aide to Saudi Arabia’s crown prince, accused of directing the gruesome killing of prominent dissident and journalist Jamal Khashoggi inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul back in October 2018, is being quietly reintroduced by pro-regime influencers as a patriotic figure who has ...
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Rights Group Express Concern over ‘Enforced Disappearance’ in Saudi Arabia
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Rights Group Express Concern over ‘Enforced Disappearance’ in Saudi Arabia

Monday 10 January 2022 ،
Sanad Rights Foundation expressed concern over the fate of dozens of victims of enforced disappearance in Saudi Arabia, saying the kingdom is in a dark era under the rule of the infamous Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman. Alwaght- Sanad Rights Foundation expressed concern over the fate of dozen ...
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Turkey Transferred Khashoggi Murder Trial Case to Saudi Arabia
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Turkey Transferred Khashoggi Murder Trial Case to Saudi Arabia

Thursday 7 April 2022 ،
Turkey halted the trial of Saudi suspects over the gruesome killing of prominent dissident and journalist Jamal Khashoggi and approved transfer of the case to Saudi Arabia, drawing condemnation from rights groups. Alwaght- Turkey halted the trial of Saudi suspects over the gruesome killing of promin ...
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Turkish President to Visit Saudi Arabia after Abandoning Khashoggi Case
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Turkish President to Visit Saudi Arabia after Abandoning Khashoggi Case

Tuesday 26 April 2022 ،
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan plans to visit Saudi Arabia later this week after years of tensions in relations between the two countries over the 2018 gruesome killing of prominent dissident and journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Alwaght- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan plans to v ...
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US Top Spy Met with Saudi Crown Prince in April in Bid to Mend Ties: WSJ
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US Top Spy Met with Saudi Crown Prince in April in Bid to Mend Ties: WSJ

Wednesday 4 May 2022 ،
Director of Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) William Burns had an unannounced meeting with Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in mid-April to repair relations with Riyadh, according to The Wall Street Journal. Alwaght- Director of Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) William Burns had an ...
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Compromisers with Israel Should be Ashamed of Abu Akleh’s Murder: Nasrallah
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Compromisers with Israel Should be Ashamed of Abu Akleh’s Murder: Nasrallah

Saturday 14 May 2022 ،
Hezbollah has strongly condemned the brutal murder of veteran Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin, with secretary-general of the Lebanese resistance movement saying those who seek normalization of ties with the occupying regime should be ...
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Iranian Citizen in Sweden Jail Objects to His Detention Conditions
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Iranian Citizen in Sweden Jail Objects to His Detention Conditions

Saturday 25 June 2022 ،
A former Iranian official who has been incarcerated in Sweden since 2019 on false charges leveled against him by an anti-Iran terrorist organization has strongly objected to his detention conditions, 53 days after the end of his court hearings. A former Iranian official who has been incarcerated in ...
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Khashoggi’s Shadow Loomed over Biden’s Visit to Saudi Arabia
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Khashoggi’s Shadow Loomed over Biden’s Visit to Saudi Arabia

Saturday 16 July 2022 ،
The slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s shadow loomed large over US President Joe Biden’s visit to the kingdom on Friday Alwaght- The slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s shadow loomed large over US President Joe Biden’s visit to the kingdom on Friday. Biden, who defended his v ...

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