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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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Saudi Shelling in Sa’ada, Yemen, Terrorizes Local Residents
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Saudi Shelling in Sa’ada, Yemen, Terrorizes Local Residents

Sunday 7 September 2025
Saudi-led war in Yemen, launched in March 2015 with the backing of Arab allies and Western support, aimed to defeat the Ansarullah movement and reinstate the Riyadh-aligned government of Abd Rabbuh Mansour Hadi. The campaign has failed to achieve its objectives, leaving hundreds of thousands dead an ...
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European Recognition of Palestinian State a Political Show: Analyst
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European Recognition of Palestinian State a Political Show: Analyst

Wednesday 24 September 2025 ،
Saudi-led process itself, but the strategic logic behind it, which involves mobilizing an Arab coalition to advance a solution, even if gradually. The success of this strategy is also entirely dependent on the balance of power, international pressure, and political developments within the Israeli re ...
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Why’s UAE Backing RSF Terrorists in Sudan?
Analysis

Why’s UAE Backing RSF Terrorists in Sudan?

Monday 3 November 2025 ،
Saudi-led coalition in the war in 2015. Al-Burhan led the Sudanese forces operating under Saudi command, while Hemedti positioned his troops alongside Emirati forces and the Southern Transitional Council (STC).  3. Banking and financial influence: Dominating Sudan's monetary infrastructure ...
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Alliance with Sana’a Looks the Only  Way for Saudi Exit from Yemen Impasse
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Alliance with Sana’a Looks the Only Way for Saudi Exit from Yemen Impasse

Sunday 28 December 2025 ،
Saudi-led anti-Ansarullah coalition that intervened in Yemen in 2015, but it is now pursuing the establishment of its own rule in southern Yemen, a goal Riyadh does not share due to its secessionist implications. In recent days, STC supporters in Aden have raised the flag of South Yemen, the state t ...
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Yemen Calls for UAE Forces’ Exit as Emergency Is Announced in Hadhramout
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Yemen Calls for UAE Forces’ Exit as Emergency Is Announced in Hadhramout

Tuesday 30 December 2025 ،
Saudi-led coalition. Local forces are instructed to coordinate with coalition command, avoid clashes, return to original positions, and hand over military sites, while provincial governors assume full administrative authority during the transition. Tensions escalated as the UAE-backed Southern Tran ...
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What’s Next for Southern Yemen after STC Dissolution?
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What’s Next for Southern Yemen after STC Dissolution?

Monday 12 January 2026 ،
Saudi-led Arab coalition. Rashad al-Alimi said that this decision is a response to the southern calls and the conference would allow for a “comprehensive” southern dialogue. His advisor said that the Supreme Military Committee will issue orders to the military forces and that the PLC chi ...
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Pakistan’s Growing Military-Security Influence in Arab World
Analysis

Pakistan’s Growing Military-Security Influence in Arab World

Wednesday 10 June 2026 ،
Saudi-led security arrangements in the southern peninsula. Islamabad expanding influence to the Mediterranean As part of its regional expansion strategy, Pakistan has nit limited itself to the Persian Gulf. It is seeking a foothold in strategic hotspots further afield. In this regard, Lebanon, wit ...
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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 ،
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 ،
Saudi-led Arab-Western coalition imposed a brutal, all-encompassing siege on Yemen, sealing its ports and airports to all essential goods. But now things have changed. Ansarullah resistance movement, which for years bore the brunt of a land, sea, and air blockade, announced last Monday that they hav ...
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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 ،
Saudi-led Arab coalition against Yemen, has chosen to stay out of direct intervention to avoid costs of a rejuvenated confrontation. Yemen developments in UAE's favor The UAE’s calculated silence on the latest round of Yemen’s war is less a sign of neutrality than a reflection of d ...

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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.