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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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Yemeni People Denounce Saudi Attack on Sanaa
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Yemeni People Denounce Saudi Attack on Sanaa

Sunday 9 October 2016
Council on Saturday. In another development on Sunday, Hamza al-Houthi, a senior member of the Ansarullah resistance movement, accused the Saudi kingdom of trying to hide its crimes in Yemen to prevent the international bodies from decrying its misdeeds. “Saudi Arabia’s denial of its c ...
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Afghan Taliban Leader Taught, Preached in Pakistan: Reuters
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Afghan Taliban Leader Taught, Preached in Pakistan: Reuters

Monday 10 October 2016 ،
For 15 years until his sudden disappearance in May, the new leader of the Afghan Taliban insurgency openly taught and preached at the Al Haaj mosque in a dusty town in southwestern Pakistan, associates and students told Reuters. For 15 years until his sudden disappearance in May, the new leader of t ...
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No Fly Zone Protects Terrorists in Syria: Italian Ex-FM
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No Fly Zone Protects Terrorists in Syria: Italian Ex-FM

Monday 10 October 2016 ،
Council, called for a no fly zone to be imposed on Aleppo. Russia vetoed the resolution. Frattini rejected the idea of no-fly zone and said “Let’s not talk simply about the no-fly zone. I know very well the story of the no-fly zone in Libya. But now a no-fly zone in an area al-Nusra [co ...
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OIC Hijacked by Saudi Regime
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OIC Hijacked by Saudi Regime

Wednesday 12 October 2016 ،
Council of Foreign Ministers, comprising Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Uzbekistan. No Cooperation among OIC States There is little or no cooperation between 57 OIC member states. The OIC in its current structure is polarized and being used as a propaganda tool aimed at attempting to impose the Saudi re ...
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US Mulls Bombing Syrian Army Positions as Govt. Advances in Aleppo
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US Mulls Bombing Syrian Army Positions as Govt. Advances in Aleppo

Friday 14 October 2016 ،
Council (NSC) on Friday, as President Bashar Assad pledged to use recapture of the city as a "springboard" for liberation of other areas. Alwaght- US President Barack Obama discusses more US intervention in Syria with his senior foreign policy advisers at the National Security Council (NSC) on Frida ...
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Egypt Saudi Ties Take Nosedive over Syria
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Egypt Saudi Ties Take Nosedive over Syria

Sunday 16 October 2016 ،
Council resolution regarding the bombardment of Aleppo. Russia has been hitting terrorists who want to overthrow Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Aleppo, while Saudi Arabia supports the same terrorists. Egypt’s U.N. Ambassador Amr Aboulatta, defended his support for both Russian and Frenc ...
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Rise of Saudi Prince Shatters Decades of Royal Tradition
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Rise of Saudi Prince Shatters Decades of Royal Tradition

Sunday 16 October 2016 ،
Council, which is appointed by the king. “The country for too long has been looking through the lenses of the older generation, and we need to look at who is going to carry the torch to the next generation.” Some of his initiatives have appeared ham-handed. In December, he held his firs ...
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What are Riyadh’s Drives for Presence in Africa?
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What are Riyadh’s Drives for Presence in Africa?

Monday 17 October 2016 ،
Council, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation and other Islamic institutions for this aim. Saudi Arabia wants to strengthen convergence inside the (Persian) Gulf Cooperation Council and raising new blocs of power in a bid to transform into an unchallenged power in the Arab-Sunni world. To expand ...
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Appeasing Taliban Afghan Govt. Policy for Sharing Power: Pundit
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Appeasing Taliban Afghan Govt. Policy for Sharing Power: Pundit

Monday 17 October 2016 ،
Council, or Unity Party, or even National Movement in Afghanistan, and you armed the party with modern weapons, advanced tanks, and ready-to-fight forces, and you back your infantry with hundreds of helicopters, logistical planes, and fighter jets. Could Taliban launch assaults on the cities and con ...
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What Does Create Chill in US-Saudi Ties?
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What Does Create Chill in US-Saudi Ties?

Tuesday 18 October 2016 ،
Council seat in protest move, a step seen by the analysts as an effort by the kingdom to mark a point of change in relations with the US. Additionally, passing the JASTA Bill( Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act)  by the US Senate for Riyadh’s hands in the 9/11 attacks and the kingd ...

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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.