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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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Israel Deadlock in Yemen: Why’s Sana’a Unbeatable?
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Israel Deadlock in Yemen: Why’s Sana’a Unbeatable?

Saturday 12 July 2025
Riyadh that accepted a ceasefire with Yemen. Why is Yemen difficult to defeat?  In 2015, when Ansarullah formed a government in the capital Sana'a, Riyadh intervened militarily in favor of Ansarullah adversaries. The Saudis used fighter jets and modern US-provided ammunition in the war. B ...
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Will Hadhramaut Battle Change Yemen Map?
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Will Hadhramaut Battle Change Yemen Map?

Sunday 7 December 2025 ،
Riyadh and Abu Dhabi can be an exaggeration as the two actors show signs of coordination in the developments of Yemen over the past few weeks. Still it is an inevitable reality that their rivalry for a large foothold in the south can deepen. Realities on the ground, especially the relentless support ...
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Riyadh and Abu Dhabi Between Peace and War in Southern Yemen
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Riyadh and Abu Dhabi Between Peace and War in Southern Yemen

Sunday 4 January 2026 ،
Riyadh and the PLC. This decisive move has reshuffled the equations, casting the already volatile region into a new state of uncertainty and ambiguity. In this connection, Rashad al-Alimi, the PLC president, on Sunday announced that the National Shield Forces have secured an exceptional success res ...
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Yemen Warns of ‘Airport for Airport, Siege for Siege’ Response
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Yemen Warns of ‘Airport for Airport, Siege for Siege’ Response

Tuesday 14 July 2026 ،
Riyadh, Jeddah, and Dammam, as well as key energy and maritime infrastructure. The footage warned that continued attacks on Yemen could put Saudi economic and strategic assets at risk, though it did not explicitly state that all listed sites would be targeted.
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Riyadh’s Strategic Mistake and Ansarullah’s Historic Opportunity: Is Hormuz-Bab-el-Mandeb Equation Brewing?
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Riyadh’s Strategic Mistake and Ansarullah’s Historic Opportunity: Is Hormuz-Bab-el-Mandeb Equation Brewing?

Wednesday 15 July 2026 ،
Riyadh relations. The spark came with Saudi bombardment of Sana'a International Airport following resumption of flights to the besieged airport and the Ansarallah leadership's resolve to shatter the American-Saudi siege. That chokehold, a toxic leftover from the Saudi-Emirati aggression bac ...
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YAF Launches Immediate Maritime Blockade Against Saudi Arabia
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YAF Launches Immediate Maritime Blockade Against Saudi Arabia

Tuesday 21 July 2026 ،
Riyadh would bear responsibility for any further escalation, while recent mass demonstrations across Yemen voiced support for stronger measures against the Saudi-led restrictions.
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Bab-el-Mandeb Under Siege: Saudi Yemen Blockade Turns against Riyadh
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Bab-el-Mandeb Under Siege: Saudi Yemen Blockade Turns against Riyadh

Saturday 25 July 2026 ،
Riyadh under their own naval siege. According to international observers, this development has pushed global energy markets to the brink of one of the most volatile crises in a decade. A fresh chain of clashes began on July 13, when forces loyal to Aden-based puppet government struck Sana'a Int ...
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Shadow of Missiles Back on Saudi Oil Empire
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Shadow of Missiles Back on Saudi Oil Empire

Wednesday 29 July 2026 ،
Riyadh becomes. That is precisely what Mohammed Ali al-Houthi, a senior Ansarallah official, warned when he said that the longer the war with Saudi Arabia drags on, the stronger the Yemenis will become. So far, though, Saudi strikes have failed to shift the deterrence balance in Riyadh's favor, ...
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Saudi Arabia’s Vicious Circle of Coalition-Making: What Does Past Experience Tell Riyadh?
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Saudi Arabia’s Vicious Circle of Coalition-Making: What Does Past Experience Tell Riyadh?

Sunday 2 August 2026 ،
Riyadh once again moved to the already tested and failed formula of coalition making. Saudi Defense Ministry said on Thursday that it hosted a meeting of over 40 countries. The ministry said that the participants discussed a draft deal for a multinational maritime defense coalition to enhance coope ...
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Why Hasn’t Oil Friendship with China Worked for Saudis?
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Why Hasn’t Oil Friendship with China Worked for Saudis?

Sunday 2 August 2026 ،
Riyadh and Washington expected Beijing to leverage its economic weight, as Iran’s top oil buyer and the broker of the 2023 détente agreement between Saudi Arabia and Iran, to press Tehran into reining in the Houthis. That did not happen. And perhaps more telling: it was never meant to. ...

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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.