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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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UAE Involved in Turkey Coup, Paid $3bn to Conspirators: Report
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UAE Involved in Turkey Coup, Paid $3bn to Conspirators: Report

Wednesday 14 June 2017
Doha's backing for the Muslim Brotherhood. Turkey has sided with Qatar in the current dispute and has even decided to send troops to the embattled Persian Gulf state. The UAE was among the first Arab countries to welcome the overthrow of Muslim Brotherhood backed government of Mohammad Morsi, th ...
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US Envoy to Qatar Departing amid Persian Gulf Crisis
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US Envoy to Qatar Departing amid Persian Gulf Crisis

Tuesday 13 June 2017 ،
Doha. Alwaght- The US ambassador to Qatar announced she is departing her post amid a worsening diplomatic crisis precipitated by a Saudi-led bid to isolate Doha. Dana Shell Smith on Tuesday said on Twitter that this month she will end her three-year stint as US ambassador to Qatar. Shell Smith has ...
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Advantages, Challenges of Turkey’s Pro-Qatar Stance
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Advantages, Challenges of Turkey’s Pro-Qatar Stance

Wednesday 14 June 2017 ،
Doha's support for terrorism as a reason for their measures. They also closed their airspace and ports to the Qatari airplanes and ships in what amounted to a siege. Meanwhile, Turkey criticized the Saudi-led blockade against Qatar, saying that Ankara was against the move. Turkish president Re ...
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US Signs $12bn Fighter Jet Deal with Qatar, State Trump Said Supports Terrorism
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US Signs $12bn Fighter Jet Deal with Qatar, State Trump Said Supports Terrorism

Thursday 15 June 2017 ،
Doha and Washington. Two combat US Navy ships have reportedly sailed into Doha for joint drills with the Qatari navy. The crews of the US warships were greeted by their Qatari counterparts after they disembarked in Doha upon their arrival on Wednesday, QNA reported The two major developments come ...
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Saudis Pressurized Twitter to Suspend Al Jazeera Arabic Account
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Saudis Pressurized Twitter to Suspend Al Jazeera Arabic Account

Saturday 17 June 2017 ،
Doha said Saturday's suspension appeared to be caused by an organized campaign. The account went offline at around 10am local time (07:00 GMT) and was restored within a few hours. Engineers at Al Jazeera Arabic who were in communication with Twitter said there was a storm attack of mass report ...
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Yemen Crisis News Blackout Amid Arab Diplomatic Row
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Yemen Crisis News Blackout Amid Arab Diplomatic Row

Tuesday 20 June 2017 ،
Doha, these media are pushing in news blackout the daily pounding of various Yemeni cities from air and ground. We should not fail to consider the international news about Yemen crisis before eruption of the Persian Gulf political crisis. Such international organizations as FAO and UNICEF have prov ...
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Turkish Troops in Qatar War Games as Persian Gulf Tensions Rise
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Turkish Troops in Qatar War Games as Persian Gulf Tensions Rise

Monday 19 June 2017 ،
Doha of supporting terrorism and Iran. Qatar rejects the accusations. According to Qatari daily newspaper, the Peninsula, the drills aim to raise the Qatari and Turkish fighting efficiency to develop a joint plan in order to fight extremism and terrorism, as well as peacekeeping operations before a ...
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In what Areas Trump Policies are Different from Obama’s?
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In what Areas Trump Policies are Different from Obama’s?

Thursday 22 June 2017 ،
Doha and Riyadh-led bloc of Arab states stems from Qatar’s 2014 backing for Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood and questioning validity of Saudi Arabia's anti-Iranian stances. Trump is expected to deal with Qatar-Saudi Arabia row according to current interest-serving foreign policy principle ...
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Iran Delivering Food Shipments to Qatar Daily
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Iran Delivering Food Shipments to Qatar Daily

Friday 23 June 2017 ،
Doha of supporting terrorism and meddling in the internal affairs of other nations in the region and having close ties with neighboring Iran. Doha has dismissed claims of supporting terrorism. The blockade led to fears of food shortages in a country that mainly depends on imports and saw people sto ...
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Saudi-Led Arab Regimes Issue Qatar with 13 Demands to End Blockade
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Saudi-Led Arab Regimes Issue Qatar with 13 Demands to End Blockade

Friday 23 June 2017 ،
Doha-based Al Jazeera as well as affiliated channels. A look at the demands:   — Curb diplomatic ties with Iran and close some Qatari offices there. Kick members of Iran's Revolutionary Guard out of Qatar and cut off any joint military cooperation with Iran. Only trade and commerce ...

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Exclusive: A mirror named the Persian Gulf: Reflecting the continuity of Iranian identity

Exclusive: A mirror named the Persian Gulf: Reflecting the continuity of Iranian identity