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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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US Military Cargo Flown from UAE To Israel
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US Military Cargo Flown from UAE To Israel

Sunday 30 November 2025
Emirates to Israeli-occupied areas ALWAGHT- An Antonov An-124 aircraft transporting US Oshkosh trucks filled with military equipment flew from the United Arab Emirates to Israeli-occupied areas. Israeli media reported that a transport aircraft landed at Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion Airport, after wh ...
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Will Hadhramaut Battle Change Yemen Map?
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Will Hadhramaut Battle Change Yemen Map?

Sunday 7 December 2025 ،
Emirates, the final result still depends on interactions of the home and regional actors and the capability of the local actors in managing the new complexities stemming from redeployment of the forces in the east. Yemen in the US’s Greater Middle East Game Developments in eastern Yemen can ...
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The Strategic Enigma in Baku-Abu Dhabi Alliance
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The Strategic Enigma in Baku-Abu Dhabi Alliance

Tuesday 9 December 2025 ،
Emirates with this aim. So, Abu Dhabi’s view to Azerbaijan has gone beyond the borders of an ordinary relationship and is falling into a long-term plan to establish a political, economic, and even security presence in the region. The Caucasus, situated at the crossroads of key energy transit ...
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Troubled Louvre Museum Faces Some Grave Scenarios
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Troubled Louvre Museum Faces Some Grave Scenarios

Monday 15 December 2025 ،
Emirates stipulates that France will receive a substantial annual sum of $1.1 billion for the rental of the Louvre name in the Emirates over a period of 30 years. As part of this agreement, the Emirates also placed an order for 40 Airbus A380 aircraft and billions of dollars worth of weapons with Fr ...
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How’s UAE Become Israel’s Biggest Military Industry Partner in the Region?
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How’s UAE Become Israel’s Biggest Military Industry Partner in the Region?

Saturday 20 December 2025 ،
Emirates relation with Elbit Systems is part of a broader and more complex network of defense cooperation. In 2021, Elbit Systems launched its joint venture with the UAE, Elbit Systems Emirates, for long-term cooperation with the Emirates armed forces. In 2022, Elbit Systems signed a $53 million c ...
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Iran’s Fleeting Golden Opportunity in Sahel Region
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Iran’s Fleeting Golden Opportunity in Sahel Region

Monday 22 December 2025 ،
Emirates. Each seeks a stake in shaping the future of this region. The UAE is heavily invested, pouring extensive resources into Sudanese agriculture and mineral wealth, and has no intention of relinquishing this opportunity. Meanwhile, Sudan’s central government and army appear to have decis ...
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Alliance with Sana’a Looks the Only  Way for Saudi Exit from Yemen Impasse
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Alliance with Sana’a Looks the Only Way for Saudi Exit from Yemen Impasse

Sunday 28 December 2025 ،
Emirates proxies and against the Saudi-backed local forces. The gap and differences between Abu Dhabi and Riyadh over Yemen are widening, with clashes escalating between Emirati-backed local proxy forces on one side and Saudi Arabia on the other. The UAE-supported Southern Transitional Council (STC ...
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Somaliland, Israel’s New Gamble in Horn of Africa
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Somaliland, Israel’s New Gamble in Horn of Africa

Sunday 28 December 2025 ،
Emirates are seeking to transform southern Yemen into a controlled zone, restricting Ansarallah’s access to the Red Sea as well as the region’s oil and gas resources. After military options pursued by Tel Aviv and Washington over the past two years failed to force Ansarallah into retreat ...
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Riyadh and Abu Dhabi Between Peace and War in Southern Yemen
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Riyadh and Abu Dhabi Between Peace and War in Southern Yemen

Sunday 4 January 2026 ،
Emirates maintained its influence in Yemen through far-reaching support to the aligned groups, especially STC separatists. The backing included training, arming, providing intelligence, abd even directly running some bases and ports. The military moves by the STC in Hadhramaut and Al-Mahrah that le ...
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Taliban’s Terrorism Playbook Making Afghanistan an ISIS Breeding Ground
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Taliban’s Terrorism Playbook Making Afghanistan an ISIS Breeding Ground

Tuesday 20 January 2026 ،
Emirate of Afghanistan, are seeking to monopolize the power within Pashtun hands by isolating other sectarian and political groups just contrary to their claims of work for an inclusive government. In other words, their policies and performance are transforming Afghanistan’s political structur ...

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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.