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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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What Pope Needs to Know about Bahrain’s Realities
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What Pope Needs to Know about Bahrain’s Realities

Wednesday 2 November 2022
King Hamad Center for Peaceful Coexistence (KHCPC) in association with Bahrain Muslim Council of Elders and the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs.   Sheikh Khaled bin Khalifa Al Khalifa, the head of the board of trustees of the KHCPC asserted that the Arab monarchy's ruling family i ...
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Rights Groups Urge Pope to Raise Human Rights during Upcoming Bahrain Visit
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Rights Groups Urge Pope to Raise Human Rights during Upcoming Bahrain Visit

Wednesday 2 November 2022 ،
King Hamad bin Isa bin Salman Al Khalifah, and Bahraini authorities to either quash or commute death sentences passed against prisoners,” they stated. The global human rights organizations also urged Pope to demand that Bahraini officials issue a decree aimed at the abolition of all forms of ...
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Bahraini Activists Urge Pope to Press Regime to End Human Rights Abuse
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Bahraini Activists Urge Pope to Press Regime to End Human Rights Abuse

Saturday 5 November 2022 ،
King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, but neither of them came to pass. “However, we are very happy to see that he took this as an opportunity to raise human rights concerns including the death penalty and the sectarian discrimination against the Shia population in Bahrain,” Alkhawaja said. T ...
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Bahrainis Rally against Upcoming Visit of Israeli President , Condemn Normalization
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Bahrainis Rally against Upcoming Visit of Israeli President , Condemn Normalization

Saturday 3 December 2022 ،
King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifah. He is scheduled to meet with members of the local Jewish community and senior government officials, and will lead a group of Israeli business people to meet with the Bahrain Economic Development Board. The next day, Herzog will head to the United Arab Emirates to me ...
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Al Khalifa Seeking to Buy Legitimacy, Prestige for Tel Aviv in Region
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Al Khalifa Seeking to Buy Legitimacy, Prestige for Tel Aviv in Region

Tuesday 6 December 2022 ،
King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain.  Herzog also pointed to the signing of the Abraham Accords with several Arab countries and expressed hope that more countries will join the normalization process. While the streets of Manama saw people protesting, condemning and opposing this trip, Kin ...
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Syria Earthquake Victims’ Plight Compounded by US Sanctions
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Syria Earthquake Victims’ Plight Compounded by US Sanctions

Thursday 9 February 2023 ،
King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa expressed his condolences to the Syrian leader and readiness to support the Syrian government’s efforts to weather the consequences of the disaster. Bahrain cut off relations with Syria since 2011 and this is the first time its ruler is talking to the Syrian presi ...
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Is an Iranian-Saudi-Syrian Economic Triangle Emerging after Détente Efforts?
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Is an Iranian-Saudi-Syrian Economic Triangle Emerging after Détente Efforts?

Tuesday 28 March 2023 ،
King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. These post-earthquake political progresses all transformed the Syrian political field. 
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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 ،
King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa reported participation of two of his sons, Naser and Khaled, in the two Arab coalition’s mission. Images published by the country’s news agency showed them on the battlegrounds.  After the start of war in Yemen, Ahmad bin Ibrahim Al-Molla, speaker of B ...
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Bahrain Royal Amnesty Decree and Challenge of Mending Ruling Family’s Image
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Bahrain Royal Amnesty Decree and Challenge of Mending Ruling Family’s Image

Friday 12 April 2024 ،
King Hamad bin Issa Al Khalifa took the throne in the tiny Persian Gulf island monarchy on March 6, 1999. The statement published by the state media contained informatin if the decree includes the political prisoners, but given the mentioning of the riot prisoners that included prisoners that were ...
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Iran and Bahrain Urge Islamic Nations to Stand United Against Division Tactics
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Iran and Bahrain Urge Islamic Nations to Stand United Against Division Tactics

Sunday 8 June 2025 ،
King of Bahrain called for strengthened Muslim unity and regional partnerships to resist the plots designed by adversaries of Islam ALWAGHT- Highlighting shared concerns, the Iranian president and the King of Bahrain called for strengthened Muslim unity and regional partnerships to resist the plots ...

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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.