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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’s Driven Strong Saudi Response to Southern Yemen Developments?
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What’s Driven Strong Saudi Response to Southern Yemen Developments?

Friday 16 January 2026
Mohammed bin Salman exerted significant pressure on the White House to press the UAE to halt support for the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). A coalition-building program underway in the Horn of Africa, with the UAE and Israel seemingly collaborating to destabilize Somalia and Sudan, has raised concerns ...
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Prolonged Iran War to Exact a Heavy Price on Saudi Economy
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Prolonged Iran War to Exact a Heavy Price on Saudi Economy

Monday 6 April 2026 ،
King Fahd Industrial Port in Yanbu has been extended. This exemption allows exporters to be exempted from port and storage fees for 20 days, facilitating the export of industrial and petrochemical products more smoothly. Such measures indicate that the conflict with Iran has significantly impacted ...
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Aftershocks of Iran War: Deep Gaps Emerging in GCC
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Aftershocks of Iran War: Deep Gaps Emerging in GCC

Saturday 2 May 2026 ،
Mohammed bin Salman is eyeing to transfer the regional economic hub from Dubai to Riyadh. The aim is for the big companies to relocate their offices from the UAE to the kingdom.  2. Riyadh opportunism amid war: The war on Iran has shifted the situation in Saudi Arabia's favor. Because the ...
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Pakistan’s Growing Military-Security Influence in Arab World
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Pakistan’s Growing Military-Security Influence in Arab World

Wednesday 10 June 2026 ،
Mohammed bin Isa Al Khalifa arrived in Islamabad for an official visit, meeting with senior military officials including Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmed Babar Sidhu. The two sides stressed expanding military and security cooperation and enhancing joint coordination. Bahrain’s National Guard co ...
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On a Shaky Ground: Where Will Newly-inked US-Saudi Nuclear Agreement Head?
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On a Shaky Ground: Where Will Newly-inked US-Saudi Nuclear Agreement Head?

Sunday 26 July 2026 ،
Mohammed bin Salman will walk away from his long-standing demand for a domestic nuclear fuel cycle. Nor, they note, has Riyadh ever readily embraced the sweeping, short-notice inspections that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) would require, a sticking point that has long divided the two ...
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Shadow of Missiles Back on Saudi Oil Empire
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Shadow of Missiles Back on Saudi Oil Empire

Wednesday 29 July 2026 ،
Mohammed Ali al-Houthi, a senior Ansarallah official, warned when he said that the longer the war with Saudi Arabia drags on, the stronger the Yemenis will become. So far, though, Saudi strikes have failed to shift the deterrence balance in Riyadh's favor, and the main reason comes down to a fu ...
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Latest on Yemen Conflict: Ansarullah Eyeing Progress to Aden
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Latest on Yemen Conflict: Ansarullah Eyeing Progress to Aden

Monday 21 September 2026 ،
Mohammed bin Salman reportedly recently phoned the US President Donald Trump and called for direct US military intervention in defense of the Arab kingdom, only to be surprised by the White House saying that it will not enter a new front and instead saying it talks to Sana'a, with both highlight ...
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Ansarullah’s Control of Saudi Airspace Sounds Economic Alarm in Riyadh
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Ansarullah’s Control of Saudi Airspace Sounds Economic Alarm in Riyadh

Friday 16 October 2026 ،
Mohammed bin Salman who claims Arab world leadership. The push to draw support from Western countries and, even the Israeli regime as the archenemy of Arab world, shows that the kingdom has faced serious challenges confronting Ansarullah.  The situation in Riyadh has grown so dire that Mirat A ...
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Iraqi PM’s Saudi Visit and Difficult Calculus of Neurality
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Iraqi PM’s Saudi Visit and Difficult Calculus of Neurality

Saturday 17 October 2026 ،
King Khalid International Airport and the targeting of civilian and critical sites in Saudi Arabia, asserting that Baghdad rejects the use of Iraqi territory as a launchpad for any attacks against Saudi Arabia or other regional countries. Al-Zaidi also highlighted Iraq's commitment to the princ ...
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Egypt’s Yemen War Dilemma: Balancing Political Reservations and Strategic Interests
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Egypt’s Yemen War Dilemma: Balancing Political Reservations and Strategic Interests

Tuesday 20 October 2026 ،
Mohammed bin Salman is seeking guarantees that Egypt will intervene if necessary to protect Bab-el-Mandeb. Still, she described Cairo's stance as cautious, saying Egypt will not enter a military confrontation that does not serve its interests and that can be avoided. As a result, the 2015 exper ...

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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.