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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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Islamic Development Bank a Breeding Ground for Iranian-Arab Trade Boost

Islamic Development Bank a Breeding Ground for Iranian-Arab Trade Boost

Wednesday 17 May 2023
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, discussing ways to shore up inter-member trade and financial transactions. The summit ended with signing 77 financial contracts worth of $5.4 billion among 24 members.  “These agreements are aimed at broadening the range of coverage of the operations and projects in ...
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Assad’s Saudi Visit Marks Comeback, Ends Damascus Isolation

Assad’s Saudi Visit Marks Comeback, Ends Damascus Isolation

Saturday 20 May 2023 ،
Jeddah. Arrangements for Syria’s return to the Arab League were started years ago by some countries, including Algeria and Iraq, but with the opposition of a small number of members, including Saudi Arabia and Qatar, this process took some time to conclude. However, with political developments ...
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No Progress in Saudi-Israel Détente as MBS Rejects Netanyahu’s Request to Meet

No Progress in Saudi-Israel Détente as MBS Rejects Netanyahu’s Request to Meet

Tuesday 23 May 2023 ،
Jeddah to discuss the possibility of rapprochement. The leaders also did not discuss the possibility of direct flights from the Israeli-occupied territories to Saudi Arabia for the annual pilgrimage Hajj to the holy city of Mecca this year. According to the N12 news site, Saudi authoriti ...
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Biden-Netanyahu’s Strategy for Breaking Growing Iranian-Saudi Bonds

Biden-Netanyahu’s Strategy for Breaking Growing Iranian-Saudi Bonds

Friday 26 May 2023 ،
Jeddah and once after it. The calls focused on creating opportunities for immediate normalization between the kingdom and Tel Aviv. Bin Salman rejected Netanyahu’s request for a meeting, the report further said, and no progress was made in the talks.  Also, Israeli foreign minister, Eli ...
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Iran’s Presence in SCO, BRICS Proves Failure of Isolation Policy: Foreign Minister

Iran’s Presence in SCO, BRICS Proves Failure of Isolation Policy: Foreign Minister

Tuesday 6 June 2023 ،
Jeddah and Mashhad next week,” Amir-Abdollahian said. “Our representative’s office at the OIC – the Organization of Islamic Cooperation – will also be reopened in Jeddah.” The Iranian foreign minister pointed to the Hajj season and said, “Our pilgrims have ...
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Syria’s Assad Holding Key to Lebanon’s Problems Settlement

Syria’s Assad Holding Key to Lebanon’s Problems Settlement

Thursday 8 June 2023 ،
Jeddah Arab League summit will leave positive influence on Syria and Lebanon, al-Assad said.  For his part, Aoun emphasized that Syria, thanks to the awareness and faith of its people in the army and leaders of this country, managed to pass the difficult period and the prosperity of Syria will ...
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OIC Plans Emergency Meeting over Qur’an Desecration in Sweden

OIC Plans Emergency Meeting over Qur’an Desecration in Sweden

Saturday 1 July 2023 ،
Jeddah and will discuss the consequences of the burning of a copy of the Holy Qur'an in Sweden on the first day of Eid Al-Adha, the SPA said. The meeting next week is scheduled to discuss the measures to be taken against the heinous act and to adapt a collective position on the necessary course ...
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Central Asia-Persian Gulf Partnership Push: Chances, Challenges

Central Asia-Persian Gulf Partnership Push: Chances, Challenges

Saturday 22 July 2023 ،
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, to decide on the prospects of their economic relations.  In his opening speech, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia said: “The gross domestic product of our countries has reached $2.3 trillion, and we are eager to cooperate in various fields, and we tha ...
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Why’s Syria No Longer Enthusiastic about Arab Closeness?

Why’s Syria No Longer Enthusiastic about Arab Closeness?

Monday 21 August 2023 ،
Jeddah that marked an official end to 12 years of Arab hostility to the Syrian government.  While after this meeting a tangible progress in the level of cooperation and relations of Arab countries with Damascus was anticipated, what grabs the attention these days is the state of stagnation in ...
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OIC’s Significant Responsibility as Gaza War Is at a Critical Juncture

OIC’s Significant Responsibility as Gaza War Is at a Critical Juncture

Monday 6 May 2024 ،
Jeddah, Muslim countries again condemned the Israeli crimes and stressed the need for efforts to stop war and send humanitarian aid to Gazans. Muslim countries also expressed their strong opposition to the forced displacement of Palestinians. They are expected to take serious actions against the Isr ...

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