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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 Forces Kill Saudi Troops in Retaliatory Attacks
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Yemeni Forces Kill Saudi Troops in Retaliatory Attacks

Thursday 23 March 2017
Raqabat Nashmah military site in al-Rabu’eh area of Asir province, the official said. Meanwhile, the artillery of the army and popular forces shelled also other gathering of troops in military sites of al-Kars, al-Sudanih and al-Matan in Jizan province, the official added. For two years now, ...
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US Kills Nearly 80 More Civilians in Syria Airstrikes
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US Kills Nearly 80 More Civilians in Syria Airstrikes

Tuesday 22 August 2017 ،
Raqa and surrounding territory in the past week. Activists and monitoring groups have reported that intensifying coalition bombardment of the city has left scores of civilians dead. “We have increased our strikes recently especially since the end of the Mosul battle,” Dillon said. Ear ...
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Yemeni Forces Kill Seven Saudi Troops in Retaliatory Attack
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Yemeni Forces Kill Seven Saudi Troops in Retaliatory Attack

Friday 19 January 2018 ،
Raqabat al-Zour military base of Najran region, located 844 kilometers (524 miles) south of Riyadh. On Friday morning, Saudi fighter jets carried out three airstrikes against an area in the Razih district of Yemen’s northwestern region of Sa’ada. Yemeni forces and their local allies ha ...
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Yemeni Ballistic Missile Hits Saudi Military Base
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Yemeni Ballistic Missile Hits Saudi Military Base

Sunday 1 April 2018 ،
Raqabah al-Halq base in the kingdom's Najran region, located 844 kilometers (524 miles) south of Riyadh.   Yemen has been since March 2015 under a brutal aggression by Saudi-led coalition, in a bid to restore power to fugitive former president Abd Rabbuh Mansour Hadi. Tens of thousan ...
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Syria Accuses US-Led Coalition of Massacring Civilians, Undermining Sovereignty
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Syria Accuses US-Led Coalition of Massacring Civilians, Undermining Sovereignty

Wednesday 2 May 2018 ،
Raqaa and Deir Ezzor proves that the sole aim of this alliance is to undermine sovereignty, unity and territorial integrity of Syria and prolong crisis in it, which is contrary UNSC resolutions. The letter said that the Ministry is demanding again that the security Council shoulder its responsibili ...
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Damascus-Kurds Deal Big Defeat to US: Expert
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Damascus-Kurds Deal Big Defeat to US: Expert

Saturday 4 August 2018 ،
Raqaa, Deir ez-Zor, and Hasakah without a new battle is a positive happening and marks a big step towards Syrian territorial reunion.
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Intensified Saudi Attacks on Yemen Show War Coalition’s Helplessness: Yemen FM
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Intensified Saudi Attacks on Yemen Show War Coalition’s Helplessness: Yemen FM

Monday 29 November 2021 ،
Raqaw area in the border directorate of Monabbih, Yemen Press Agency reported. Sa’ada’s border districts are subjected to the Saudi-led coalition’s daily air raids, which cause casualties and large damage to citizens’ homes and property. Saudi Arabia, backed by the US and r ...
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Filling of Large Turkish Dams Source of Regional Dust Storms
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Filling of Large Turkish Dams Source of Regional Dust Storms

Monday 16 May 2022 ،
Raqaa and then Deir ez-Zor to reach Iraq via Abu Kamal town on the border. It goes through Babil and Karbala then from Najaf and Diwaniyah and also Dhi Qar to reach the Mesopotamian Marshes in southern Iraq.  To wrap up, the Turkish dam construction has so far cut by 80 percent of Iraq's w ...
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The objectives of Russia in holding a joint meeting of Palestinian groups
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The objectives of Russia in holding a joint meeting of Palestinian groups

Saturday 24 February 2024 ،
Raqab, a political science professor in Palestine, further elaborated in an interview with Sputnik News, stating, Moscow's proposal for hosting national reconciliation talks regarding Palestine during this critical juncture signifies a significant stride toward the imperative of internal Palesti ...
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From Ethiopia to Indonesia as Destinations: Has the Grand Migration of Gazans Started?
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From Ethiopia to Indonesia as Destinations: Has the Grand Migration of Gazans Started?

Sunday 20 July 2025 ،
Raqab, a professor of political science at Jerusalem University, believes that displacement is still on Netanyahu’s mind, but this time he is seeking effective mechanisms to achieve this goal, a goal that he has failed to achieve in previous periods. From Netanyahu’s perspective, the mai ...

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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.