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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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Riyadh–Muscat Relations Under New Sultan
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Riyadh–Muscat Relations Under New Sultan

Thursday 16 January 2020
Duqm central-eastern Oman, work as pressure instruments in the hands of Riyadh against Muscat.  All in all, under Qaboos, the Saudi rulers always did their best to prevent Oman from being an active and balancing mediator and actor. They did so using a series of strains to bring Muscat into the ...
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Israeli Ship Comes under Attack off Oman Coast
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Israeli Ship Comes under Attack off Oman Coast

Friday 30 July 2021 ،
Duqm and more than 300 kilometers southeast of Oman's capital, Muscat. Providing no further details, the UK Maritime Trade Operations said the attack was not an act of piracy and added that an investigation was underway into the incident. Israeli media said the vessel was operated by Zodiac Ma ...
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How Are Strategic Ports Playing Role in UAE-Oman Competition
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How Are Strategic Ports Playing Role in UAE-Oman Competition

Saturday 4 September 2021 ،
Duqm (Oman) ports both are expanding their transfer and storage capacities along western Indian Ocean as part of the free zones. Gwadar port of Pakistan, however, is a rival to Duqm, Salaleh, and Al Fujairah ports. Still, Chinese leading role in expansion of the Omani and Pakistani port infrastructu ...
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Haifa-Saudi Railway Project, A Perpetual Israeli Dream
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Haifa-Saudi Railway Project, A Perpetual Israeli Dream

Friday 10 February 2023 ،
Duqm and Salalah on the east coast. The Omani government has so far made great progress in this project. However, given that Oman recently banned any trade ties with Israel, it can be excluded from this railway plan.  Given the moves by the compromising states to implement this rail corridor i ...
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IRGC Intercepts Cruise Missile Over Khorramabad During US Aggression
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IRGC Intercepts Cruise Missile Over Khorramabad During US Aggression

Sunday 12 July 2026 ،
Duqm. The force warned that any further US military action would be met with an even stronger response.
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Oman Facing Tough Dilemma after Iran Duqm Port Message
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Oman Facing Tough Dilemma after Iran Duqm Port Message

Monday 13 July 2026 ،
Duqm with a heavy and surprise attack. Throughout the war, and even during the ceasefire period, Iran repeatedly struck US positions and bases in the Persian Gulf Arab monarchies, but Oman had remained outside the circle of attacks. Now, with Duqm on Iran's missile target list, it appears the s ...

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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.