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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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Bomb that Killed 40 Yemeni Children in School Bus Attack Supplied by US: CNN

Bomb that Killed 40 Yemeni Children in School Bus Attack Supplied by US: CNN

Saturday 18 August 2018
Rex Tillerson in March 2017. Arms sales to Saudi Arabia have repeatedly been condemned by human rights organizations, who view them as one of the main contributing factors to the skyrocketing death toll in the war-torn country. More than 15,000 people have been killed in more three years of aggres ...
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US Concerned over Oil-Rich Ally’s Crimes in Yemen: Report

US Concerned over Oil-Rich Ally’s Crimes in Yemen: Report

Tuesday 28 August 2018 ،
Rex Tillerson overturned it. Besides the US, the UK and France have also been providing weapons and intelligence to Saudi Arabia and the UAE over the course of the unprovoked war, which has killed over 14,000 Yemenis, caused a deadly cholera outbreak and put the country on the verge of famine. &nb ...
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US Fishing in Nicaraguan Troubled Waters

US Fishing in Nicaraguan Troubled Waters

Saturday 8 September 2018 ،
Rex Tillerson earlier this year cautioned against Beijing footholds in Latin America, saying that China sought short-term commercial privileges in its journey for their long-term dependence on it. Reacting to the Chinese presence in its backyard, Washington has embarked on a policy of destabilizing ...
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Spain to Sell 400 Bombs to Saudi Arabia despite Regime’s War Crimes in Yemen

Spain to Sell 400 Bombs to Saudi Arabia despite Regime’s War Crimes in Yemen

Thursday 13 September 2018 ،
Rex Tillerson in March 2017. The halting of the deal had created concerns in Spain over the future of a more lucrative contract, signed in July, for state-owned shipbuilder Navantia to supply warships to the oil-rich kingdom. The two kingdoms have been negotiating the warship deal since 2015, and ...
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Trump Rejects Halting Arms Sales to Saudi Arabia as ’Punishing Ourselves’

Trump Rejects Halting Arms Sales to Saudi Arabia as ’Punishing Ourselves’

Sunday 14 October 2018 ،
Rex Tillerson in March 2017. Major US arms contractors, including Lockheed Martin Corp (LMT.N) and Raytheon Co (RTN.N), are among the beneficiaries of Washington’s close ties to Riyadh and would be hurt by the halting of major arms deals. Trump said on Saturday his administration won a $110 ...
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Venezuela Crisis: US Iron Hands in Gentle Aid Gloves

Venezuela Crisis: US Iron Hands in Gentle Aid Gloves

Wednesday 27 February 2019 ،
Rex Tillerson who argued that the military action will reduce the regional support to Washington. On the other side is the aids presented by such countries as Russia. A Russian plane carrying medical aid arrived in Venezuela on Friday. The news outlets said that the Russian aids were delivered thro ...
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US Aid to Egypt Poised to Proceed in What Rights Groups Call ’Shameful’ Act

US Aid to Egypt Poised to Proceed in What Rights Groups Call ’Shameful’ Act

Wednesday 9 October 2019 ،
Rex Tillerson cut $195m in aid to the country, citing human rights abuses and governance concerns. Mike Pompeo, who took over from Tillerson in April 2018, eventually released the money despite acknowledging that the human rights situation in Egypt was deteriorating. Graham' ...
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Trump ’Frustrated, Disappointed’ with Netanyahu, Israeli Regime: White House

Trump ’Frustrated, Disappointed’ with Netanyahu, Israeli Regime: White House

Monday 18 November 2019 ،
Rex Tillerson, who was fired by Trump, said at an event at Harvard University two months ago that the prime minister “played” Trump by providing him with incorrect information. In dealing with Bibi, it's always useful to carry a healthy amount of skepticism in your discussions with ...
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How Do Bin Zayed’s Ambitions Embroil UAE in Various Regional Cases?

How Do Bin Zayed’s Ambitions Embroil UAE in Various Regional Cases?

Monday 20 January 2020 ،
Rex Tillerson was dismissed as the US Secretary of State, Anwar Gargash, the UAE minister of state for foreign affairs, in a Twitter message said that the world will not forget the UAE's role in the sacking of Tillerson. Though his comment was somehow exaggerated, what was clear and unavoidable ...
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Brian Hook: Latest Broken Piece In Trump’s Anti-Iranian Game

Brian Hook: Latest Broken Piece In Trump’s Anti-Iranian Game

Tuesday 11 August 2020 ،
Rex Tillerson as a Secretary of State, Brian Hook is the second to be removed from the foreign affairs office.  Hook has been tough on Iran in stances and repeatedly called for renewing the arms embargo on Iran by the United Nations Security Council. He was one of Trump’s main pieces in ...

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