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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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UAE Military Tentacles Spreading in Africa: Report

UAE Military Tentacles Spreading in Africa: Report

Tuesday 2 May 2017
Somaliland, the government has allowed the UAE open a naval base in the port town of Berbera. Although Somaliland officials claim that the base would solely be used by the UAE military, there are reports that it is a launching pad of attacks against Yemen where UAE is part of a Saudi-led coalition ...
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Africa Scene for Saudi Turkish Influence Race

Africa Scene for Saudi Turkish Influence Race

Saturday 24 February 2018 ،
Somaliland, and Eritrea. Influence in the Horn of Africa and Somalia is of significance for Saudi Arabia because it allows broader access to the Indian Ocean and the Red Sea and will offer an alternative transit area once the Strait of Hormuz, a key energy transit route, is, as the Saudis put it, t ...
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Somalia Reports UAE to UN Over Illegal Military Base in Berbera

Somalia Reports UAE to UN Over Illegal Military Base in Berbera

Thursday 29 March 2018 ،
Somaliland. Alwaght- Somalia complained to the United Nations Security Council over the illegal construction of a United Arab Emirates (UAE) military base in breakaway region Somaliland. Speaking at the Security Council on Tuesday, Abukar Osman, Somalia's ambassador to the UN, said th ...
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UAE, Somalia Tensions Increase After Airport Stand-Off

UAE, Somalia Tensions Increase After Airport Stand-Off

Sunday 15 April 2018 ،
Somaliland - a region in northern Somalia seeking secession from the rest of the country. The UAE has also signed with Somaliland a 30-year concession to manage the semiautonomous northern region's Berbera port. Somalia has dismissed the agreement and called on the UN to take action. Speaking ...
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Qatar Gives Somalia Military Aid as UAE Influence Wanes

Qatar Gives Somalia Military Aid as UAE Influence Wanes

Friday 25 January 2019 ،
Somaliland. In April, Somalia disbanded a UAE program to train some of its troops. Qatar's defense ministry said the armored vehicles, delivered on Thursday in Mogadishu, would strengthen the Somali state, which is battling Takfiri terrorism by Al Qaeda-linked al Shabab. Last month also, Qatar ...
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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 ،
Somaliland state.  Bin Zayed’s policies in Africa are not limited to Somalia. He supports the assault of General Khalifa Haftar of Libya against the internationally-recognized Tripoli-based Government of National Accord that is allied with the Muslim Brotherhood. He also is building a mi ...
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UAE’s Influence Expansion In Horn Of Africa: Goals, Tools

UAE’s Influence Expansion In Horn Of Africa: Goals, Tools

Thursday 12 November 2020 ،
Somaliland, Rwanda, and also Algeria. Last year, it signed agreements with Mali to construct marine logistics facilities. It also signed a deal with the Democratic Republic of the Congo to build a deep-water pier worth $1 billion in Banana port.  While currently over 25 percent of the Chinese ...
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The Geopolitical Maneuvering of Saudi Arabia and the UAE Amid the Crises in the Horn of Africa

The Geopolitical Maneuvering of Saudi Arabia and the UAE Amid the Crises in the Horn of Africa

Monday 26 February 2024 ،
Somaliland granted Ethiopia commercial and military access to 20 kilometers (12 miles) of its coastline for 50 years under a signed agreement. In response, Somaliland authorities suggest that Ethiopia will become the first nation to formally recognize Somaliland as an independent state, a decision ...

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Farmers in Poland are on the streets again to protest EU agricultural policies

Farmers in Poland are on the streets again to protest EU agricultural policies