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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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50,000 Children Die Every Year in Yemen
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50,000 Children Die Every Year in Yemen

Saturday 14 March 2020
Sanaa, Saif al-Hadri, criticized the inaction of international community on Yemen’s crisis, saying none of the leading global powers has taken any serious initiative to force Saudi Arabia to lift its economic siege and work towards bringing the war to its end. He described the situation of Ye ...
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From Cluster Bombs to Toxic Waste: Saudi Arabia Creating Next Fallujah in Yemen
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From Cluster Bombs to Toxic Waste: Saudi Arabia Creating Next Fallujah in Yemen

Saturday 21 March 2020 ،
Sanaa governorates, including in Sanaa city. Contamination was also reported in Marib. For the time being, YEMAC is the only organization working throughout the country during the ongoing war. Their teams are confronted with a very complex situation, disposing of both conventional munitions and bomb ...
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UN Warns Many Will “Starve to Death” in Yemen as Saudi Fuel Blockade Hinders COVID-19 Battle
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UN Warns Many Will “Starve to Death” in Yemen as Saudi Fuel Blockade Hinders COVID-19 Battle

Sunday 28 June 2020 ،
Sanaa, June 15, 2020. Hani Mohammed | AP Cholera, dengue fever, and malaria rates have also spiked, particularly in Hodeida, Sadaa, and Hajjah where summer temperatures can reach 129 degrees and the lack of fuel has left residents unable to escape the heat as the generators used to power air condit ...
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Riyadh Agreement Failure Linked to Turkey and Qatar
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Riyadh Agreement Failure Linked to Turkey and Qatar

Friday 11 September 2020 ،
Sanaa, resulting in them becoming marginalized. In these circumstances, it can be expected that as the war continues to expand and the Riyadh agreement falls, the military situation will get out of the control of Saudi Arabia more than ever before. The continuation of this situation can streng ...
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2,000 Days Since It Began, the War in Yemen Is Poised To Turn Even More Deadly
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2,000 Days Since It Began, the War in Yemen Is Poised To Turn Even More Deadly

Saturday 19 September 2020 ،
Sanaa, June 27, 2020. Hani Mohammed | AP The blockade and bombing of civilian infrastructure, particularly hospitals, have also crippled Yemen’s health system, leaving it unable to deal with even the basic public health needs. Eye of Humanity reports that the coalition has destroyed 389 ho ...
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Shocking New Figures Show How Just Much the US Is Fueling the Violence in Yemen
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Shocking New Figures Show How Just Much the US Is Fueling the Violence in Yemen

Saturday 21 November 2020 ،
Sanaa. It was a bright, clear day. The Saudis used a “double tap” airstrike to ensure maximum carnage. 240 people were killed, and like with the 2018 Saudi attack on a school bus that killed 40 children, the bombs that did the damage were 500-pound (227 kilogram) MK 82’s, built and ...
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Biden Administration May Have Roadmap To ISIS Revival In Iraq
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Biden Administration May Have Roadmap To ISIS Revival In Iraq

Wednesday 20 January 2021 ،
Sanaa prisons in northeastern Syria to the American bases in Iraq. The prisoners, Syrian field sources said, are gathered in the Qweyran sports complex and then transported by American helicopters to the borderlines. The same sources reported that in the last quarter of 2020, the Americans transferr ...
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How Does Russia Look At South Yemen Developments?
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How Does Russia Look At South Yemen Developments?

Wednesday 3 February 2021 ،
Sanaa moved closer to the West, Russia also developed ties with the new political system. The Kremlin has always had a desire to use naval and air force facilities in southern Yemen. The Soviets sent military advisers and equipment to Yemen since 1962 at the behest of Egypt, which supported the rep ...
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Over 400,000 Yemeni Children under 5 May Starve to Death in 2021: UN
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Over 400,000 Yemeni Children under 5 May Starve to Death in 2021: UN

Saturday 13 February 2021 ،
Sanaa are among the worst-hit areas, the report said. “These numbers are yet another cry for help from Yemen where each malnourished child also means a family struggling to survive,” World Food Program (WFP) Executive Director David Beasley said in a joint statement with the Food and Ag ...
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How Significant is Ma’rib Liberation in Yemen Conflict?
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How Significant is Ma’rib Liberation in Yemen Conflict?

Saturday 20 February 2021 ،
Sanaa to discuss a mechanism of contacting the tribes aligned with the Saudi and Emirati aggression and persuading them to return to cooperation with the capital Sanaa for expulsion of the occupiers. Sanaa is held by the revolutionary forces.  Addressing the Yemeni tribal leaders and prominent ...

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Another epic from the Iranian people on the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution

Another epic from the Iranian people on the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution