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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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Trump Administration Pushes Ahead with Saudi Nuclear Deal, Does Not Rule Out Enrichment
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Trump Administration Pushes Ahead with Saudi Nuclear Deal, Does Not Rule Out Enrichment

Saturday 21 February 2026
Salman, with the final outcome dependent on congressional review.
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General Hosseini Named Commander of IRGC’s Special Forces
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General Hosseini Named Commander of IRGC’s Special Forces

Tuesday 24 February 2026 ،
Salman Farsi Special Forces Brigade and has held multiple operational and command roles. The Sabereen Brigade is a key unit of the IRGC Ground Forces, tasked with carrying out specialized and high-priority missions.
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Prolonged Iran War to Exact a Heavy Price on Saudi Economy
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Prolonged Iran War to Exact a Heavy Price on Saudi Economy

Monday 6 April 2026 ،
Salman planned to finish reliant on oil revenues abandoned and incomplete. The Bab-el-Mandeb Strait, through which around 8.8 million barrels of crude oil and refined products transit daily, would create the biggest energy crisis since the 1973 oil crisis if fully closed or severely disrupted. Thus ...
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Aftershocks of Iran War: Deep Gaps Emerging in GCC
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Aftershocks of Iran War: Deep Gaps Emerging in GCC

Saturday 2 May 2026 ،
Salman is eyeing to transfer the regional economic hub from Dubai to Riyadh. The aim is for the big companies to relocate their offices from the UAE to the kingdom.  2. Riyadh opportunism amid war: The war on Iran has shifted the situation in Saudi Arabia's favor. Because the UAE has taken ...
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The US and Its Dangerous Game amid Negotiations with Iran
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The US and Its Dangerous Game amid Negotiations with Iran

Wednesday 8 July 2026 ،
Salman port, the US Fifth Fleet headquarters in Bahrain, and Kuwait's Ali Al Salem air base. The IRGC also reported shooting down an American MQ-9 drone that had attempted to operate in Iran. Doubts about US commitment to promises Recent military encounter has once again raised the doubts abou ...
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On a Shaky Ground: Where Will Newly-inked US-Saudi Nuclear Agreement Head?
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On a Shaky Ground: Where Will Newly-inked US-Saudi Nuclear Agreement Head?

Sunday 26 July 2026 ،
Salman will walk away from his long-standing demand for a domestic nuclear fuel cycle. Nor, they note, has Riyadh ever readily embraced the sweeping, short-notice inspections that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) would require, a sticking point that has long divided the two capitals. A ...
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Why’s UAE Gone Silent in Renewed Saudi-Yemeni Escalation?
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Why’s UAE Gone Silent in Renewed Saudi-Yemeni Escalation?

Monday 27 July 2026 ،
Salman’s Vision 2030 to transform Saudi Arabia into the region’s economic hub. Now, with heightened security risks in the Persian Gulf and capital fleeing the UAE, Riyadh sees an opening, one it could exploit by leaning on its relative stability to accelerate investment inflows and cemen ...
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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 ،
Salman's reign than ever before, Qanad-Bashi said. The old bonds among(P) GCC members have eroded, and we are now seeing the highest level of divergence among them. Return of Riyadh-Tel Aviv cooperation in Yemen  Given the string of past failures, some analysts now suggest that Saudi Arab ...
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Sixth Retreat: Why’s Trump Called Off latest Iran Bombing?
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Sixth Retreat: Why’s Trump Called Off latest Iran Bombing?

Sunday 2 August 2026 ،
Salman, aimed at preparing the ground for a deal about the Strait of Hormuz and Iran's nuclear program. This is not the first time the hawkish president withdraws his threats against in the last minutes. Since the war with Iran escalated, Trump has pulled back from his own threats at least six ...
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Mecca Agreement: Seeking Security in Mirage of a Sunni Bloc
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Mecca Agreement: Seeking Security in Mirage of a Sunni Bloc

Saturday 8 August 2026 ،
Salman, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif signed Mecca Joint Defense Agreement. In a joint statement issued after the three countries signed the agreement, they confirmed that the pact was concluded with the aim of strengthening collective deterrenc ...

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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.