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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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UAE’s Occupation of Yemen’s Socotra Island Widens Rifts with Saudi
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UAE’s Occupation of Yemen’s Socotra Island Widens Rifts with Saudi

Sunday 6 May 2018
Mukalla in east to Mocha lying on the coast of the Red Sea. And that the oil-rich state's final aim is to secure economic privileges in the Yemeni ports through staging a wide-ranging state-building process in Yemen's south. Apparently, the UAE's zeal to invade Al Hudaydah port, also in ...
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US-Backed Saudi-Emirati Coalition Cooperates with Al-Qaeda in Yemen
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US-Backed Saudi-Emirati Coalition Cooperates with Al-Qaeda in Yemen

Tuesday 7 August 2018 ،
Mukalla, Yemen’s fifth-largest city and a major port on the Arabian Sea. The terrorists were guaranteed a safe route out and allowed to keep weapons and cash looted from the city — up to $100 million by some estimates — according to five sources, including military, security and g ...
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What’s Driving UAE Role Shift in Yemen?
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What’s Driving UAE Role Shift in Yemen?

Friday 12 July 2019 ،
Mukalla city in Hadharamaut province. It also seeks Aden province control. “These are the certain and strategic policies of the UAE in Yemen and there is no sign it wants to change them,” he said. He continued that on the other hand we see some transfer of forces and military equipment ...
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New UAE Yemen Strategy: Goals, Obstacles
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New UAE Yemen Strategy: Goals, Obstacles

Wednesday 31 July 2019 ،
Mukalla, and Mocha. Just contrary to Saudi Arabia that now is the main loser of a costly war, the UAE has advanced to a major part of its goals and from now it abandons its previously-adopted combat policy and is expected to focus on saving what it has so far achieved in Yemen’s south. A sout ...
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Bin Salman In Weak Position, Can’t End Yemen War Now: Expert
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Bin Salman In Weak Position, Can’t End Yemen War Now: Expert

Saturday 1 August 2020 ،
Mukalla Port, Nakha Port, and islands suffice the UAE. That is what creates difference of views. But Saudi Arabia has four times as many more ports than Yemen on the coasts of the Red Sea and does not need the Yemeni ports and coasts. That is why I think the differences are essential and unsolvable. ...
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Yemeni Forces Shoot down US-Made Saudi Coalition’s Spy Drone
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Yemeni Forces Shoot down US-Made Saudi Coalition’s Spy Drone

Monday 28 February 2022 ،
Mukalla. Moreover, Saudi warplanes have launched a new round of airstrikes across Yemen, as the Riyadh regime escalates its aggression against its southern neighbor. Yemen’s Arabic-language al-Masirah television network reported a dozen air attacks on the Harad district in Hajjah province on ...
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UAE’s Quiet Push to Control more Yemeni Cities in South: Goals, Ramifications
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UAE’s Quiet Push to Control more Yemeni Cities in South: Goals, Ramifications

Sunday 8 January 2023 ،
Mukalla, Al-Dhaba, Bi’r Ali, Bilhaf, Radum, Dhubab, Al-Khukha, Al-Khuba, Qana, and Al-Nashima.  For its part, the ‘Sit-in Committee’ in Al-Mahrah, through its spokesman Ali bin Mohammad, condemned the approval of the contract for the construction of Al-Qishan port in Al-Mahra ...
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What Was Omani Delegation’s Sana’a Visit Agenda?
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What Was Omani Delegation’s Sana’a Visit Agenda?

Monday 16 January 2023 ،
Mukalla in southern Yemen and making it impossible for Saudi-backed Aden administration to export oil. And in recent days, the movement ramped up its threats to start a new wave of “deterrence operations” deep in Saudi Arabia and the UAE.  Earlier this month, the Sana’a-based ...
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Yemen Split May Have Been Initiated with ‘Hadhramout National Council’ Codename
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Yemen Split May Have Been Initiated with ‘Hadhramout National Council’ Codename

Monday 26 June 2023 ،
Mukalla, the capital city of the province, and its neighboring areas.  This province also has many gold resources and mines, which economically, will inject a lot of wealth into the pockets of the aggression countries. Hadhramout is connected to the Gulf of Aden, allowing the UAE and Saudi Ara ...
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Giving Away Yemen’s Largest Port to Top Enemy of Yemen Ports
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Giving Away Yemen’s Largest Port to Top Enemy of Yemen Ports

Monday 24 June 2024 ،
Mukalla port will be given to Yemen Gulf of Aden Ports Corporation, 20 percent to the Emirati company, and 30 percent to Abdullah Bagshan, a Hadhramouti businessman. Reports claimed that Saleh received millions of dollars in graft for sealing this deal.  In 2011 and after formation of the Nati ...

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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.