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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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Sudan Becoming Heart of Red Sea Battle for Sway

Sudan Becoming Heart of Red Sea Battle for Sway

Monday 23 July 2018
Renaissance Dam. While Sudan finds the project useful and backs it, Egypt is in stark contrast with the massive structure arguing that it will cut its water share from the Nile, which is now 55.5 billion square meters. Prior to the el-Sisi’s trip, the Egyptian ambassador to Khartoum Osama Sha ...
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Tajik Government’s Anti-Muslim Brotherhood Policy: Goals, Implications

Tajik Government’s Anti-Muslim Brotherhood Policy: Goals, Implications

Monday 3 February 2020 ،
Renaissance Party are the leading Islamic parties in the country. Following the civil war that followed the collapse of the Soviet Union, the two parties raced for a position in the post-Soviet Tajikistan. But they were driven out of the politics at once when they were banned. Beside the Islamic ide ...
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Where Will Egyptian-Ethiopian Dam Dispute Head?

Where Will Egyptian-Ethiopian Dam Dispute Head?

Thursday 28 May 2020 ،
Renaissance Dam (GERD) on the Nile, recent weeks observed rejuvenated tensions between Ethiopia and Egypt which opposes the project.  In reaction to the Ethiopian authorities’ insistence that they will not postpone filling the reservoir, President Abdel Fatah el-Sisi of Egypt held an eme ...
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Cold Peace? Egypt-Qatar Relations on Edge Despite Détente

Cold Peace? Egypt-Qatar Relations on Edge Despite Détente

Monday 1 February 2021 ،
Renaissance Dam on the Nile River, it finds it necessary to work with both South Sudan and Sudan to secure its national interests in East Africa. Cairo is unlikely to welcome Doha’s efforts to expand its role in the regional developments, particularly in support of Ethiopia. Just as Cairo saw ...
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Fire Under the Ashes: How Are UAE-Egypt Differences Surfacing Despite Playing Allies?

Fire Under the Ashes: How Are UAE-Egypt Differences Surfacing Despite Playing Allies?

Monday 15 February 2021 ،
Renaissance Dam, which cuts Egypt’s share from Nile River, and also Tigray war. Such a stance sent Egypt furious especially that the Emirates provided Ethiopia with weapons and logistics. Cairo is aware of the recent volume of Abu Dhabi logistical, military and intelligence assistance to Addis ...
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Ethiopian Dam Dispute: How Is Tel Aviv Fishing in Troubled Nile Waters?

Ethiopian Dam Dispute: How Is Tel Aviv Fishing in Troubled Nile Waters?

Friday 23 July 2021 ،
Renaissance Dam (GERD)— one of the largest in the world— on the river on its last station in Ethiopia where it exits from the country, near South Sudan that is only 20 kilometers away.  Although South Sudan will be severely damaged once the giant dam is complete, the newly independ ...
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How Is Drone Power Broadening Turkey’s Regional Competition?

How Is Drone Power Broadening Turkey’s Regional Competition?

Tuesday 2 November 2021 ،
Renaissance Dam (GERD). This happened at a time when diplomatic movements were slowly moving towards the normalization of relations between the Turks and the Egyptians.  Likewise, Morocco is believed to becoming a major drone powerhouse in North Africa with the Turkish assistance. Rabat still ...
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Cairo Five-party Summit: Beating the Wind?

Cairo Five-party Summit: Beating the Wind?

Wednesday 24 August 2022 ،
Renaissance Dam (GERD) were also brought in spotlight, sources familiar with the summit agenda said.  El-Alamein summit, the third step towards 'new Levant'  The Egyptian summit is a sequel to others held in Jordan and Iraq. The first meeting of the group was hosted by Baghdad in ...
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Arab League Summit: From Real Differences to Contrived Agenda

Arab League Summit: From Real Differences to Contrived Agenda

Wednesday 2 November 2022 ،
Renaissance Dam (GERD)— has infuriated Cairo. Reasons Palestinian cause given focus  This meeting is captivating attention for another reason: the prominence of the Palestinian cause. Firstly, the meeting in Algeria is the first meeting of the leaders of the Arab League after the normal ...
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Egypt Voices Anger after Ethiopia Completed Filling of Disputed Dam on Nile

Egypt Voices Anger after Ethiopia Completed Filling of Disputed Dam on Nile

Monday 11 September 2023 ،
Renaissance Dam (GERD) built on the River Nile, irking downstream countries, including Egypt and Sudan, for disregarding their interest. Alwaght- Ethiopia announced that it has filled the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) built on the River Nile, irking downstream countries, including Egyp ...

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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