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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 Shows His True Colors Executing 81 in a Single Day

Bin Salman Shows His True Colors Executing 81 in a Single Day

Tuesday 15 March 2022
Qatif and Al Awamiyah cities. The Saudi citizens were charged with affiliation with ISIS and the Yemenis were charged with assisting Yemen's Ansarullah to flag targets inside the kingdom.  Bin Salman shows true colors  There is little doubt that the executions were orderd directly by ...
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UN Rights Chief Condemns Saudi Regime Mass execution of 81 People

UN Rights Chief Condemns Saudi Regime Mass execution of 81 People

Tuesday 15 March 2022 ،
Qatif region in the oil-rich, Shiite-populated Eastern Province, after they took part in anti-regime protests to call for greater political participation. Saudi Arabia has stepped up politically-motivated arrests, prosecution, and conviction of peaceful dissident writers and human rights ...
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Saudi Regime Arrests Activists, Critics in Shiite-Populated Eastern Province: Media

Saudi Regime Arrests Activists, Critics in Shiite-Populated Eastern Province: Media

Tuesday 5 July 2022 ،
Qatif, al-Ahsa, and Dammam regions, detaining local residents without a warrant and prior notice, al-Ahed news website reported. The sources, who asked not to be named, added that Saudi forces have arrested Sareh al-Ali, a resident of Dammam, in al-Ahsa, after having detained religious sc ...
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Saudi Regime to Execute 8 Shiite Teens: Activists

Saudi Regime to Execute 8 Shiite Teens: Activists

Sunday 6 November 2022 ،
Qatif region in Eastern Province, human rights activists have warned as the West-backed kingdom is adamantly pressing ahead with a heavy-handed crackdown led by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman against dissidents and anti-regime activists. Alwaght- Saudi regime plans to execute eight teenagers from ...
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Bin Salman’s Blade of Reforms: Shiite Teens Awaiting Executions

Bin Salman’s Blade of Reforms: Shiite Teens Awaiting Executions

Tuesday 8 November 2022 ،
Qatif, the majority of whom are Shiites, and tell them that any actions will be met with a strong response. By executing Shiite teenagers and causing terror, Bin Salman intends to send a message to rebellious princes and his internal opponents that if they intend to rebel against him, his blade is s ...
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Saudi Regime Re-arrest Prominent Shiite Cleric amid Crackdown

Saudi Regime Re-arrest Prominent Shiite Cleric amid Crackdown

Saturday 3 December 2022 ،
Qatif in 2012.  
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Shadow of Crackdown and Execution Returns to Saudi Shiite Citizens

Shadow of Crackdown and Execution Returns to Saudi Shiite Citizens

Monday 5 December 2022 ،
Qatif in Medina and Al-Ahsa in Mecca are predominantly-Shiite cities. The Saudi authorities watch them so closely to block any activism by the Shiites. After the start of the Arab awakening represented by the Arab uprisings in 2011, Saudi Arabia, like other dictatorial countries in the region, felt ...
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Saudi Regime Attacks Shiite-Majority Qatif Region, Detain Ten Youths

Saudi Regime Attacks Shiite-Majority Qatif Region, Detain Ten Youths

Wednesday 1 February 2023 ،
Qatif region on Monday morning and detained ten youths. The rights organization added that the forces took the young men away to an unknown location. Saudi Arabia has stepped up politically-motivated arrests, prosecution, and conviction of peaceful dissident writers and human rights campaigners, i ...
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Shiites Biggest Missing Part in Bin Salman’s Reforms

Shiites Biggest Missing Part in Bin Salman’s Reforms

Saturday 27 May 2023 ،
Qatif city east of the country. The ministry claimed the charge of these three young men was training on working with weapons and making bombs in a camp outside the country belonging to one of the anti-Saudi Arabia groups. But opposition sources rejected the charges, saying that they were politicall ...
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Gaza Massacre, Persian Gulf Arab Monarchies’ Indifference

Gaza Massacre, Persian Gulf Arab Monarchies’ Indifference

Sunday 12 November 2023 ،
Qatif were warned not hold any pro-Palestinian rallies, in the past few weeks people took to the streets in the Arab countries to express their anger at the Israeli massacre of Gazans.  But in seems that neither the heightening popular fever of discontentment with the governments nor the catas ...

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Farmers in Poland are on the streets again to protest EU agricultural policies

Farmers in Poland are on the streets again to protest EU agricultural policies