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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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Bin Salman Orders Arrest of 3 Royals, Including His Uncle: Media
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Bin Salman Orders Arrest of 3 Royals, Including His Uncle: Media

Saturday 7 March 2020
MbS accused his uncle and the former crown prince of “treason”, alleging that the pair had been attempting to stage a coup d’état. The two top royals, once-formidable rivals to the throne, are now under threat of lifetime imprisonment or execution, the Wall Street Journal r ...
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Saudi Regime Detains 4th Prince over Alleged Coup Plot: Media
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Saudi Regime Detains 4th Prince over Alleged Coup Plot: Media

Sunday 8 March 2020 ،
Saudi regime arrested a fourth prince in recent crackdown on royal family members over an alleged coup attempt to unseat King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and his son Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS). Alwaght- Saudi regime arrested a fourth prince in recent crackdown on royal family members ov ...
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Arrested Saudi Princes Sought to Block Bin Salman’s Accession: Guardian
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Arrested Saudi Princes Sought to Block Bin Salman’s Accession: Guardian

Tuesday 10 March 2020 ،
Two Saudi princes arrested recently reportedly have been seeking to block Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s accession to the throne. Alwaght- Two Saudi princes arrested recently reportedly have been seeking to block Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's accession to the throne. Guardian newspaper ...
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Saudis Launched Oil Price War after MBS-Putin Shouting Match: Report
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Saudis Launched Oil Price War after MBS-Putin Shouting Match: Report

Saturday 25 April 2020 ،
A telephone call last month between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman degenerated into a shouting match just before Riyadh decided to flood the market with oil in a move which sent prices spiraling. Saudi officials with knowledge of the disastrous call told ...
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World Press Freedom Day: Still No Justice for Jamal Khashoggi
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World Press Freedom Day: Still No Justice for Jamal Khashoggi

Sunday 3 May 2020 ،
Sunday marks the second World Press Freedom Day since Saudi government agents murdered Jamal Khashoggi at the kingdom’s consulate in Istanbul, Turkey. Sunday marks the second World Press Freedom Day since Saudi government agents murdered Jamal Khashoggi at the kingdom's consulate in Istanbul, Tu ...
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Fiancee of Khashoggi Sues Saudi Crown Prince in US
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Fiancee of Khashoggi Sues Saudi Crown Prince in US

Wednesday 21 October 2020 ،
MbS - has denied ordering Khashoggi’s murder. Khashoggi, who criticized the policies of the crown prince, Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler, in Washington Post columns, was killed and dismembered in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. He went there to obtain papers he needed to marry Hatice Ce ...
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Cooperation Council’s Summit: Fragile, Imposed Détente
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Cooperation Council’s Summit: Fragile, Imposed Détente

Thursday 7 January 2021 ،
MbS and MbZ will carry out a more dangerous plot than the siege,” Mujtahid tweeted using Mohammed bin Salman and Mohammed bin Zayed acronyms.  Alula's meeting was held with the signing of a statement and not an agreement, while three of the four sanctioning countries had their own se ...
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Saudi Regime Sue Ex-Spy Chief over Alleged $3.5bn Fraud
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Saudi Regime Sue Ex-Spy Chief over Alleged $3.5bn Fraud

Saturday 30 January 2021 ،
Saudi state-owned companies have sued the regime’s former intelligence chief in a Canadian court, accusing Saad Aljabri of stealing billions of dollars. Alwaght- Saudi state-owned companies have sued the regime's former intelligence chief in a Canadian court, accusing Saad Aljabri of stealing bi ...
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Bin Salman Directed Second Assassination Plot against Ex-Intelligence Official
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Bin Salman Directed Second Assassination Plot against Ex-Intelligence Official

Saturday 6 February 2021 ،
Former Saudi intelligence official Saad al-Jabri said crown prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) instructed his assassination for the second time after the first assassination plot against him was failed two years ago. Alwaght- Former Saudi intelligence official Saad al-Jabri said crown prince Mohammed ...
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Biden to Call Saudi King Salman ahead of Releasing Khashoggi Findings
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Biden to Call Saudi King Salman ahead of Releasing Khashoggi Findings

Wednesday 24 February 2021 ،
President Joe Biden reportedly is to call call Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz on Wednesday, ahead of the scheduled release of a US intelligence report detailing the brutal killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Alwaght- President Joe Biden reportedly is to call call Saudi King Salman bin Abdu ...

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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.