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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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Silent Coup: What’s Behind Jordan Security Officials’ Removal?
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Silent Coup: What’s Behind Jordan Security Officials’ Removal?

Wednesday 8 May 2019
The king has dismissed the intelligence chief and a couple of others as new of a plot against him leaked recently. Alwaght- Qatar’s Al-Sharq and Kuwait’s Al-Qabas newspapers have revealed recent plots against the Jordanian King Abdullah II and an insider to his rule. It appears that the ...
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Iran Rescues Crew of Oil Tankers Hit in Sea of Oman
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Iran Rescues Crew of Oil Tankers Hit in Sea of Oman

Thursday 13 June 2019 ،
Islands-flagged tanker was, according to reports, heading from Qatar to Taiwan when a fire broke out on the tanker approximately 25 miles from Iran’s Jask port city. The Panama-flagged ship was also en route from a port in Saudi Arabia towards Singapore when a fire broke out approximately 28 ...
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China, US Trade War Escalates
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China, US Trade War Escalates

Sunday 1 September 2019 ،
China-US trade war has entered new territory on Sunday after the world’s two largest economies began imposing additional tariffs on each other’s goods. Alwaght- China-US trade war has entered new territory on Sunday after the  world’s two largest economies began imposing additional tarif ...
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Iranian Oil Tanker Hit by Two Blasts in Red Sea
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Iranian Oil Tanker Hit by Two Blasts in Red Sea

Friday 11 October 2019 ،
Islands-flagged Front Altair and the Panama-flagged Japanese-owned Kokuka Courageous were hit in suspected attacks in the Gulf of Oman. At that time, Iranian rescue workers rushed to the assistance of two tankers hit by the unspecified accidents in the Sea of Oman, transferring all of their 44 crew ...
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UAE-Sponsored Militants Stage ’Coup’ in Yemen’s Socotra: Ex-Official
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UAE-Sponsored Militants Stage ’Coup’ in Yemen’s Socotra: Ex-Official

Sunday 21 June 2020 ،
The UAE-backed militants have staged “a full-fledged coup" in the strategic island of Socotra, former Saudi-backed government said. Alwaght- The UAE-backed militants have staged “a full-fledged coup in the strategic island of Socotra, former Saudi-backed government said. Yemen’s officia ...
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Bin Salman In Weak Position, Can’t End Yemen War Now: Expert
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Bin Salman In Weak Position, Can’t End Yemen War Now: Expert

Saturday 1 August 2020 ،
Saudi Arabia is counting the costs of Yemen war but it does not want to take steps to end it as it is in weak position. Alwaght- Over the past few days, the Yemeni crisis resurfaced to focus as Yemen’s Southern Transitional Council (STC) said it left the pro-independence ambitions and is retur ...
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Evacuating Incirlik Airbase Could Mark End To US-Turkey Alliance
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Evacuating Incirlik Airbase Could Mark End To US-Turkey Alliance

Saturday 19 September 2020 ،
The US is said to be considering removing its troops from the strategic Turkish airbase to Greece, a step that can bury decades-long alliance. Alwaght- While Turkish-Western relations have been overshadowed by clouds of differences over the past few years, Greek media recently reported that the US e ...
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2,170 Migrants Died trying to Reach Spain in 2020: NGO
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2,170 Migrants Died trying to Reach Spain in 2020: NGO

Wednesday 30 December 2020 ،
Islands, a migrant rights group said Tuesday. Alwaght- Nearly 2,200 migrants died trying to reach Spain by sea this year, the vast majority of them on their way to the Canary Islands, a migrant rights group said Tuesday. Migrants arrivals in the archipelago have increased this year as they looked f ...
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Arab Monarchies and Illusion of Security by Israeli Iron Dome System
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Arab Monarchies and Illusion of Security by Israeli Iron Dome System

Tuesday 26 January 2021 ،
The US is deploying Israeli-made Iron Dome missile batteries but security benefits of the systems for Arab states is questioned. Alwaght- One of the main points of the Israeli regime's plot to normalize ties with some of the Persian Gulf Arab monarchies was the disclosure of already-covert milit ...
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Yemen Criticizes UAE for Transferring Israeli Tourists to Socotra Island
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Yemen Criticizes UAE for Transferring Israeli Tourists to Socotra Island

Tuesday 1 June 2021 ،
Yemen denounced the United Arab Emirates’ move to transfer Israeli tourists to the strategic island of Socotra on Emirati visas. Alwaght- Yemen denounced the United Arab Emirates' move to transfer Israeli tourists to the strategic island of Socotra on Emirati visas. The Yemeni Tourism Mini ...

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Another epic from the Iranian people on the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution

Another epic from the Iranian people on the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution