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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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Bias Virus Hits New York Times as Double standards Infect Coverage of Covid-19 Lockdown Measures in China, Italy

Bias Virus Hits New York Times as Double standards Infect Coverage of Covid-19 Lockdown Measures in China, Italy

Friday 13 March 2020
National responses to tackling the coronavirus pandemic in China and Italy have given rise to jaw-dropping double standards at The New York Times. National responses to tackling the coronavirus pandemic in China and Italy have given rise to jaw-dropping double standards at The New York Times. For i ...
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50,000 Children Die Every Year in Yemen

50,000 Children Die Every Year in Yemen

Saturday 14 March 2020 ،
The infant mortality rate has been increased alarmingly in Yemen amid the years-long Saudi-led war and blockade on the impoverished Arab country Alwaght- The infant mortality rate has been increased alarmingly in Yemen amid the years-long Saudi-led war and blockade on the impoverished Arab country. ...
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Man Who Filmed Police Murder of Eric Garner Says Prison Guards Threatened to Give Him COVID-19

Man Who Filmed Police Murder of Eric Garner Says Prison Guards Threatened to Give Him COVID-19

Tuesday 21 April 2020 ،
WeCopwatch, an activist organization dedicated to the nonviolent observation of police, says that corrections officers threatened to deliberately infect Ramsey Orta for weeks before he tested positive. Ramsey Orta, the man who filmed the police murder of Eric Garner in July 2014, has been transferre ...
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Why Was Netanyahu’s UAE Visit Postponed Several Times?

Why Was Netanyahu’s UAE Visit Postponed Several Times?

Friday 5 February 2021 ،
The Emirati rulers feel frustrated as none of pre-thaw promises are met by the Israelis and Americans. Alwaght- A few months after normalization of the UAE and Bahrain relations with the Israelis, Prime Minister Netanyahu has not yet been able to travel to Abu Dhabi and Manama, as his scheduled trip ...
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Can Saudis/US Use Water Crisis to Bring Yemenis to Their Knees?

Can Saudis/US Use Water Crisis to Bring Yemenis to Their Knees?

Tuesday 3 August 2021 ،
In Yemen’s complex humanitarian crisis, water scarcity, climate change impacts, and Saudi bombing of water facilities are interlinked. When the well ran dry, Abu Yahya al-Hamdani, who provides water to many residents of the Saruf neighborhood in northeastern Sana`a, had no warning. Last week, the wa ...
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Yemenis Remain Unbowed as Saudis Intensify Bombing in Wake of Renewed International Pressure

Yemenis Remain Unbowed as Saudis Intensify Bombing in Wake of Renewed International Pressure

Tuesday 16 November 2021 ،
The Saudi regime is extending its heavy hand to those who oppose its war, using starvation as a weapon not only against Yemenis but also against other countries whose people or media exercise freedom of expression. The Saudi regime is extending its heavy hand to those who oppose its war, using starv ...
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As Hunger Spreads in Somalia, Babies Start to Die

As Hunger Spreads in Somalia, Babies Start to Die

Wednesday 25 May 2022 ،
Hacked-off thorn branches encircle two mounds of earth heaped over the tiny bodies of Halima Hassan Abdullahi’s twin granddaughters. Babies Ebla and Abdia lived only a day. Hacked-off thorn branches encircle two mounds of earth heaped over the tiny bodies of Halima Hassan Abdullahi's twin grandd ...
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Egyptians Struggle to Afford food as Sisi Says ’Not End of The World’

Egyptians Struggle to Afford food as Sisi Says ’Not End of The World’

Wednesday 1 February 2023 ،
Millions of people under the poverty line look for cheap food alternatives as prices soar and the pound sinks to new lows Last week, a 45-year-old woman was arrested for stealing a packet of hamburgers from a supermarket in Egypt to feed her children. A legal source told Middle East Eye that she wa ...
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In Epicentre of Turkey Quakes, Survivors Indifferent to Upcoming Polls

In Epicentre of Turkey Quakes, Survivors Indifferent to Upcoming Polls

Monday 8 May 2023 ،
The southern Turkish town of Pazarcik, the epicentre of the devastating February 6 earthquakes, people are focused on just trying to survive. Tens of thousands of residents left the town after the disaster and for the ones left behind without adequate shelter or facilities, holding a presidential el ...
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West ‘Lucky’ that Ukrainians Dying on Its Behalf: Zelensky Aide

West ‘Lucky’ that Ukrainians Dying on Its Behalf: Zelensky Aide

Monday 17 July 2023 ،
Europeans should be grateful that Ukrainians are willing to fight Russia and perish on the battlefield on their behalf, President Vladimir Zelensky’s senior adviser, Mikhail Podoliak, has said. His comments came after Zelensky slammed NATO members for not providing his country with an accession road ...

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