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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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Saudi, Lebanese World Cup fans Refuse Talking to Israeli Media
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Saudi, Lebanese World Cup fans Refuse Talking to Israeli Media

Monday 21 November 2022
Qatari citizen refusing to be interviewed by an Israeli channel in Souq Waqif in Doha. This is not the first time the Lebanese and Arabs have showed solidarity with Palestine and complete rejection of the Israeli regime, whether as fans or athletes. In August, junior Lebanese chess champion Nadia ...
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Erdogan Expecting Qatari Finance Injection in Crisis-hit Turkish Economy
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Erdogan Expecting Qatari Finance Injection in Crisis-hit Turkish Economy

Monday 28 November 2022 ،
Qatari leaders have already discussed the matter.  At the same time, the spokesman of the Saudi Ministry of Finance said a few days ago that Riyadh and Ankara are in the final stage of negotiations on Riyadh's deposit of $5 billion in the Turkey’s central bank. These financial aids, ...
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Saudi-Turkish Military Cooperation: Motivations and Challenges
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Saudi-Turkish Military Cooperation: Motivations and Challenges

Thursday 29 December 2022 ،
Qatari moves, Saudi Arabia stood by Greece in Ankara-Athens tensions over disputed islands and held two air drills with Greek air force, drawing Turkish fury. Even according to the agreements, the Greek Patriot missile systems were to be deployed in Saudi Arabia, and it was a kind of warning to Anka ...
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Sportswashing: How’s Bin Salman Mending Kingdom’s Black Rights Record Using Sports?
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Sportswashing: How’s Bin Salman Mending Kingdom’s Black Rights Record Using Sports?

Monday 2 January 2023 ،
Qataris  Saudi Arabian football clubs do not generate that much income and are mainly dependent on the government, therefore, the Saudi regime is trying to maximize its advertising advantage of sports teams, especially football clubs.  An important point is that the announcement of the l ...
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Why Is UAE Returning to Syria?
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Why Is UAE Returning to Syria?

Saturday 21 January 2023 ،
Qataris, after Turkey softened its tone against President al-Assad, no longer have the hard-line positions of the past against Syria, and the Qatari emir is waiting for the right time to return to Syria. Last year, Radio Free Europe, quoting its sources, reported moves by Saudi Arabia and Syria to r ...
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World Welcomes Iran-Saudi Detente as Israel Feels ‘Fatal Blow’
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World Welcomes Iran-Saudi Detente as Israel Feels ‘Fatal Blow’

Saturday 11 March 2023 ،
Qatari counterparts who embraced the resumption of ties. Turkey and the United Arab Emirates also welcomed the new development in separate statements. US welcomes ‘de-escalation’ In the first reaction, the United States claimed that it embraces “de-escalation” in West Asia ...
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Iran, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Oman to Form Joint Naval Force under China Auspices: Report
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Iran, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Oman to Form Joint Naval Force under China Auspices: Report

Saturday 3 June 2023 ،
Qatari website has reported. Alwaght- Iran, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Oman are to form a joint naval force under China's auspices towards enhancing maritime security in the Persian Gulf, a Qatari website has reported. Al-Jadid carried the report on Friday, saying China ha ...
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Iran’s FM Meets Qatar’s Emir in Doha
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Iran’s FM Meets Qatar’s Emir in Doha

Tuesday 20 June 2023 ،
Qatari capital on Tuesday and held talks with the Qatari foreign minister and prime minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani. Iran's foreign minister is visiting Doha to discuss bilateral relations as well as major regional and international developments with high-ranking Qatari of ...
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Iran-Saudi Cooperation in Shared Gas Fields Seems to See a New Chapter
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Iran-Saudi Cooperation in Shared Gas Fields Seems to See a New Chapter

Tuesday 4 July 2023 ،
Qataris have been earning billions of dollars from gas sales in this joint field for years.  Economic experts believe that if Iran does not start production in Arash and Farzad gas fields within the next year, it can no longer enjoy these reserves in the next years because Saudi Arabia and Kuw ...
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Erdogan’s Discretionary Divorce from Muslim Brotherhood
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Erdogan’s Discretionary Divorce from Muslim Brotherhood

Monday 24 July 2023 ،
Qatari closeness to Egypt that like a political tsunami is storming the MB activists in these two countries and bringing various political and social restrictions to them in their biggest safe haven since 2009.  With the date of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi’s visit to Ankara a ...

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Another epic from the Iranian people on the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution

Another epic from the Iranian people on the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution