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- Maldives Prohibits Israeli Nationals from Entering in Firm Support of Palestinians
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US Plans to Cut Its Troop Presence in Syria by 50%
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Iran Summons Argentina’s Chargé d’affaires In Protest of Alleged False Accusations Iran’s Foreign Ministry summoned Argentina’s chargé d’affaires in Tehran to lodge a formal protest over recent accusations
US Set to Supply Israel with Thousands More Bombs Amid Planned Gaza War Escalation The United States has reportedly authorized a new delivery of thousands of heavy munitions to Israel
Maldives Prohibits Israeli Nationals from Entering in Firm Support of Palestinians the Maldives Parliament has passed legislation—ratified by President Mohamed Muizzu—banning Israeli citizens from entering the country
Leader: Indirect Oman Talks ‘Positive’ So Far, But Trust in The Other Side ‘Remains’ A Concern Ayatollah Khamenei stated that the indirect talks between Iran and the United States in Muscat have been well executed in their early stages
IRGC: Iran’s Military, Security Are Non-negotiable Red Lines A spokesman for the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) stressed that Iran’s national security and defense capabilities are non-negotiable
Iraq Praises Iran’s Diplomatic Efforts Iraq’s foreign minister commended Iran for choosing dialogue and diplomacy to resolve issues related to its nuclear program
Iran Updates Saudi Arabia on US Negotiations The Iranian foreign minister informed his Saudi counterpart about the recent indirect talks between Iran and the US
Hamas Urges Action to End Israeli Gaza Blockade Hamas has sharply criticized Israel’s continued blockade of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip
Gaza Health Ministry Reports 39 Killed, 118 Injured in Past 24 Hours Over the past 24 hours, 39 Palestinians have been killed and 118 wounded in Gaza, bringing the death toll since October 2023 to 50,983
Iran Shares Details on Upcoming Round of Talks with the US Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman, Esmaeil Baghaei, provided details about the upcoming round of talks between Tehran and Washington
IAEA Chief Set to Travel to Iran on April 16 An Iranian diplomat has announced that Rafael Grossi, Director General of the IAEA, is scheduled to visit Iran on Wednesday, April 16
Iraq Raises Alarm Over Renewed ISIS Threat in Syria Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein has sounded the alarm over the growing activities of the ISIS Takfiri terrorist group
Iran Petroleum Minister Visits Iraq to Boost Energy Ties Iran’s Petroleum Minister, Mohsen Paknejad, has arrived in Baghdad to explore opportunities for enhancing energy cooperation
Supreme Leader Encourages Iran’s Military to Enhance Its Power Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, Leader of the Islamic Revolution, urged the Iranian Armed Forces to enhance their capabilities
US Airstrikes Hit Major Educational and Training Facility in Yemen The United States has launched a fresh series of airstrikes on Yemen’s al-Bayda province, along with Sa’ada and Hudaydah
Al-Ahli Blast: Final North Gaza Hospital Hit In a major assault, Israeli forces targeted al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza City
Iran-US Dialogue: Next Meeting’s Location Yet to Be Finalized, Spokesman Says Consultations are underway to determine the venue for the next round of talks between Iran and the United States
Iran’s Foreign Ministry Discloses Further Information on US Negotiations The Iranian Foreign Ministry has disclosed additional information regarding the indirect negotiations between Tehran and Washington held in Oman
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Erdogan Dreams of Hijacking Nowruz
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Israel in Shock of Hamas Rocket Response
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Ansarullah
A Zaidi Shiite movement operating in Yemen. It seeks to establish a democratic government in Yemen.
Shiite
represents the second largest denomination of Islam. Shiites believe Ali (peace be upon him) to be prophet"s successor in the Caliphate.
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
A regional political u n i o n consisting of Arab states of the Persian Gulf, except for Iraq.
Taliban
Taliban is a Sunni fundamentalist movement in Afghanistan. It was founded by Mohammed Omar in 1994.
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 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
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
Refers to a revival of the Islam throughout the world, that began in 1979 by Iranian Revolution that established an Islamic republic.
Al-Qaeda
A militant Sunni organization founded by Osama bin Laden at some point between 1988 and 1989
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Analysis
Why Would Biden Seek Ending Yemen War?
Wednesday 20 January 2021
Red Sea coasts tempts Saudi Arabia and the UAE to pursue their colonialist economic and geopolitical interests in Yemen. The Horn of Africa provides a favorable route for the Saudis to send their oil to the Arabian Sea and circumvent the Strait of Hormuz if the needed. Also, access to Aden port and ...
Analysis
Arab Monarchies and Illusion of Security by Israeli Iron Dome System
Tuesday 26 January 2021
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Red Sea. Earlier in October 2017, Aziz Rashed, the spokesman for the Yemeni army and popular committees, threatened the Israeli military bases in Eritrea, warning that if the Israeli regime continued to assist the Saudi-Emirati invasion of Yemen, popular forces can strike Israeli military bases in t ...
Report
US Protests to China in Own backyard as Biden Pivots to Asia
Saturday 30 January 2021
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Sea as leading policy outlet Politico says the new Biden government is reorienting foreign policy priorities to China and Asia from the Middle East. The US military has protested to Chinese military activities in the South China Sea as leading policy outlet Politico says the new Biden governmen ...
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Yemen Criticizes UAE for Transferring Israeli Tourists to Socotra Island
Tuesday 1 June 2021
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Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden and the Arabian Sea. It has a unique ecosystem and been listed by UNESCO as a world natural heritage site.
Last June, the UAE-backed separatists of the so-called Southern Transitional Council (STC) took control of the resource-rich island in a move described as a “ ...
Analysis
Bin Salman Megaprojects: Ambitious but Fruitless
Sunday 4 July 2021
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Red Sea project that will contain 50 coral islands with luxurious hotels and resorts along 200 kilometers of coasts will increase tourism revenues. An airport construction plan was approved in 2019 with the opening scheduled for 2035.
After tourism, transit plans and presence in new markets a ...
Paper
How Are Strategic Ports Playing Role in UAE-Oman Competition
Saturday 4 September 2021
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Sea, but also in terms of increasing geopolitical weight.
Focusing on port development is the mainstay of vision projects in these countries. The UAE Continental 2071 and Oman Vision 2040 for example are national programs tasked with changing the economic structure of these countries and pavi ...
Analysis
Israeli-Emirati Grim Plans in Yemen’s South
Saturday 4 December 2021
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Red Sea together with the US and Bahrain.
The covert motivation for Emirati-Israeli security and strategic partnership in Yemen
There is an array of covert drivers for the Israeli cooperation with the Emirates in Yemen. The primary goal is support to the southern separatists who on the ...
Analysis
Trade Diplomacy: UAE Seeks Mending Ties with Iran, Syria, Turkey Via New Trade Route
Wednesday 8 December 2021
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Red Sea coastline and proximity to Bab-el-Mandeb Strait and Suez Canal of Egypt, Saudi Arabia dreams of causing UAE's commercial ports prosperity fall and becoming the largest regional trade hub by expanding its ports along the coast.
During Yemen war, Saudi Arabia has informed internatio ...
Analysis
Is Ansarullah’s Ultimatum to UAE Ending?
Monday 17 January 2022
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Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden. The five-square-mile island is the key to Bab-el-Mandeb dominance. Abu Dhabi also controls the island of Socotra in the Gulf of Aden.
Both Riyadh and Abu Dhabi are keen to at least make gains from the quagmire of war they have been in since 2015. Acquisition of st ...
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Israel Mulling Transfer of Egyptian Islands to Saudi Arabia: Report
Sunday 29 May 2022
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Red Sea, from Egyptian to Saudi sovereignty, according to Israel's leading daily Haaretz which cited unnamed officials as reporting the development on Sunday.
Saudi and Egyptian officials say Riyadh, in 1950, gave Egypt control of Tiran and Sanafir, two islands located at the southern tip of th ...
