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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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Sudan-Turkey Sign Military, Economic Deals During Erdogan’s Visit
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Sudan-Turkey Sign Military, Economic Deals During Erdogan’s Visit

Monday 25 December 2017
Suakin in eastern Sudan. During his two-day official visit to the country, he visited several Ottoman sites including Al-Hanafi Mosque, Al-Shafei Mosque and an old customs building. Ottomans used Suakin port city to secure the Hejaz province -- present-day western Saudi Arabia -- from attackers usin ...
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Turkey to Build Naval Dock in Sudan after Erdogan’s Visit
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Turkey to Build Naval Dock in Sudan after Erdogan’s Visit

Wednesday 27 December 2017 ،
Suakin on Sudan’s Red Sea coast Suakin and construction of the naval dock was agreed during a visit to the ancient port by Erdogan. Making the first trip by a Turkish president to Sudan, Erdogan said Turkey had been temporarily granted part of Suakin so it could rebuild the area as a tourist s ...
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Sudan Ready to Restore Ties with Turkey at Any Cost: Deputy PM
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Sudan Ready to Restore Ties with Turkey at Any Cost: Deputy PM

Thursday 28 December 2017 ،
Suakin in northeastern Sudan, with a naval dock for both civilian and military vessels on the west coast of the Red Sea. Relations between Egypt and Sudan are tense and full of quarrels in the media following several controversial issues, including the dispute over the Hala’ib Triangle border ...
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Sudan’s Military Reacts after UAE-Funds Egyptian Troops Deployment in Eritrea
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Sudan’s Military Reacts after UAE-Funds Egyptian Troops Deployment in Eritrea

Saturday 6 January 2018 ،
Suakin Island on Sudan’s Red Sea coast to Ankara. The development drew harsh criticism from the Egyptian and Saudi-backed media outlets, with some claiming that Sudan is forming an alliance with Turkey, Iran and Qatar. Both the Sudanese and Turkish officials have rejected the claims. The Egy ...
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Why are Tensions Running High Between Sudan and Egypt?
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Why are Tensions Running High Between Sudan and Egypt?

Monday 15 January 2018 ،
Suakin, a strategic Sudanese island and Sudan’s second port after Port Sudan. Reacting to the accord, Cairo sent thousands of its troops to a UAE military base in Eretria. The Egyptian military personnel deployment provoked the Sudanese authorities into shutting down their border with neighbor ...
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Africa Scene for Saudi Turkish Influence Race
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Africa Scene for Saudi Turkish Influence Race

Saturday 24 February 2018 ،
Suakin island, in Somalia, and also in Qatar, which is the largest cross-border military base of the country. There are reasons behind Turkish government’s struggles to gain a foothold in these regions. Powers compete over significant African spots At the time being, there are two competing ...
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Sudan Becoming Heart of Red Sea Battle for Sway
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Sudan Becoming Heart of Red Sea Battle for Sway

Monday 23 July 2018 ،
Suakin under a 99-year contract. Ankara says the island will undergo construction operations under an investment program. Suakin is located in eastern Sudan waters and is home to historical attractions mainly dating back to the period the country was under the rule of the Ottoman Empire, from the as ...
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What’s Driving Turkish Role in Libya’s Developments?
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What’s Driving Turkish Role in Libya’s Developments?

Wednesday 22 May 2019 ،
Suakin Island Turkey which rented the island in a long-term contract with the al-Bashir government. Turkish economic investment Turkey is afraid to lose influence and investment opportunities in Libya. While Turkey supports Tripoli, Arab sides back Tobruk and Haftar loyalists. The economic drive ...
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Red Sea Legal Status: Initiatives, Challenges
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Red Sea Legal Status: Initiatives, Challenges

Friday 15 November 2019 ،
Suakin Island which was a military base used by the Ottoman-era Turkey. The agreement aroused the ire of Saudi Arabia and the UAE, however.  Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia tries to use the Red Sea negotiations to normalize with the Israeli regime. Al-Arabi Al-Jadid news website in an analysis wrote t ...
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New Evidence Suggests Turkey Preparing for Libya-Style Military Intervention in Yemen
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New Evidence Suggests Turkey Preparing for Libya-Style Military Intervention in Yemen

Saturday 13 June 2020 ،
Suakin Island, providing it an important foothold into the Red Sea. But Turkey’s efforts in Yemen not only grant it expanded influence in the Bab al-Mandab Strait and the Red Sea but also with influence in the Arabian Sea. From the perspective of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, who ...

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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