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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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‘Israel Chose Expansion over security’: Noam Chomsky Q&A
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‘Israel Chose Expansion over security’: Noam Chomsky Q&A

Sunday 9 April 2023
Jordan Valley, kick out the population. One or another pretext is used … and then it turns into Jewish settlements. They take over towns deep in the West Bank like Maale Adumim, built mostly in the 1990s, state-subsidised pleasant housing … You can go from your subsidised villa in Maal ...
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Jeddah Summit Final Push to Bring Syria Back to Arab League
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Jeddah Summit Final Push to Bring Syria Back to Arab League

Sunday 16 April 2023 ،
Jordan on Friday and issued a statement on Saturday supporting stability in Syria.  AFP had earlier reported that the meeting would discuss Syria return to the Arab League after a suspension of the country by the bloc since 2012. This appears to be a prelude to leaders’ summit, scheduled ...
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Iran President Congratulates Muslim States on Eid al-Fitr, Urges Enhanced Unity
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Iran President Congratulates Muslim States on Eid al-Fitr, Urges Enhanced Unity

Friday 21 April 2023 ،
Jordan, Sudan, Syria, the Israeli-occupied Palestine, most of the Persian Gulf Arab kingdoms as well as countries in North Africa in the morning of the festive occasion. Muslims in other Muslim countries such as Iran and Iraq will mark the Eid with nationwide mass prayers on Saturday. In a Friday ...
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Syria Return to Arab League Means Beating US Policy
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Syria Return to Arab League Means Beating US Policy

Wednesday 10 May 2023 ،
Jordanian foreign ministers last week to discuss ways for return of the Syrian refugees to their country and facilitate government’s control over the whole territories and also settle the drugs trafficking challenge.  It is noteworthy that before this meeting, another consultative meetin ...
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Tel Aviv-Riyadh Normalization Stuck in Nuclear Bottleneck
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Tel Aviv-Riyadh Normalization Stuck in Nuclear Bottleneck

Saturday 10 June 2023 ،
Jordan, Egypt, and Turkey, to move towards this capability. This will be dangerous for the Israeli security.  Israeli-Saudi normalization in coma  The Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been bending over backwards over the past three years to convince Saudi lead ...
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Eilat-Eshdod Railway, An Israeli Project to Sideline Suez Canal
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Eilat-Eshdod Railway, An Israeli Project to Sideline Suez Canal

Sunday 6 August 2023 ،
Jordan and then to the occupied territories. A couple of months ago, during his talks with Jordan's King Abdullah II , Netanyahu talked the project. The only big obstacle to conclusion of the project is a 300-kilometer rail route inside Saudi Arabia, and once this part is build, Netanyahu's ...
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Palestinian Authority Welcomes First Saudi Arabia Ambassador
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Palestinian Authority Welcomes First Saudi Arabia Ambassador

Sunday 13 August 2023 ،
Jordan, will also serve as consul general in al-Quds. Al-Khalidi said the occasion is “an important step that will contribute to further strengthening the strong brotherly relations that bind the two countries and the two brotherly peoples”, Wafa reported. The Saudi envoy also called t ...
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Saudis Pour Cold Water Over Israeli Media Frenzy about Normalization by Naming Palestine Ambassador
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Saudis Pour Cold Water Over Israeli Media Frenzy about Normalization by Naming Palestine Ambassador

Wednesday 16 August 2023 ،
Jordan, and the main version will soon be handed to President Mahmoud Abbas.  “This is a major step forward and highlights King Salman and Crown Prince’s emphasis on boosting relations with our brothers in Palestine,” said al-Sudairi.  For his part, Majdi Al-Khaldi welc ...
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Palestinian Authority Welcomes First Saudi Ambassador
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Palestinian Authority Welcomes First Saudi Ambassador

Tuesday 26 September 2023 ،
Jordan, was named as non-resident envoy to Palestine and consul general in al-Quds. Israel back then rejected the idea of a diplomatic base in al-Quds for Saudi Arabia’s envoy. The regime claims al-Quds as its own capital, a status recognized by the United States under then President Donald T ...
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Bahrain’s Al Khalifa Hands Stained with Yemeni People’s Blood
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Bahrain’s Al Khalifa Hands Stained with Yemeni People’s Blood

Sunday 1 October 2023 ،
Jordan, and Pakistan, and even the UAE distanced themselves from the battle after failure of the coalition to meet its goals. But Bahrain is still standing by the Saudis and has not intention of exit from Yemen yet.  Al Khalifa returns Saudi favor  Al Khalifa owes their throne to the mil ...

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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