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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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Distancing from Tehran, Hamas Courts Riyadh

Distancing from Tehran, Hamas Courts Riyadh

Monday 5 October 2015
Khaled Meshaal, the head of Hamas, is paying Saudi Arabia another visit since July in the hunt for a new era in the previously dubious relations between the Palestinian group and Riyadh. Alwaght- Khaled Meshaal, the head of Hamas, is paying Saudi Arabia another visit since July in the hunt for a new ...
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Time for Negotiations between Hamas, Tel Aviv

Time for Negotiations between Hamas, Tel Aviv

Wednesday 25 May 2016 ،
Former Mossad Chief claims the time has come to head to the negotiating table with Hamas but the Israelis’ motives are dubious. Alwaght- Former Mossad Chief, Efraim Halevy, has claimed the time has come to head to the negotiating table with Hamas and even noted that the next War Minister Avigdor Li ...
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Israelis Intercept Women Activist Vessel Heading to Gaza

Israelis Intercept Women Activist Vessel Heading to Gaza

Thursday 6 October 2016 ،
The Israeli navy has stopped a boat carrying mostly female activists from reaching Gaza’s shore amid a suffocating siege. Alwaght- An all-women pro-Palestinian activist boat from Spain sought to break the siege on the Gaza Strip before it was intercepted by the Israeli navy on Wednesday. The activi ...
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2016: Gaza’s Year in Suffering

2016: Gaza’s Year in Suffering

Saturday 24 December 2016 ،
A round up of major 2016 events related to the Gaza Strip and the Israeli regime’s policies against it. Alwaght - A recent UN report indicates that the number of people living in Gaza is expected rise to more than double over the next 30 years. While-- for some-- demographic changes may lead to ...
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36 Dead after Fatal Attack on Manila Resort

36 Dead after Fatal Attack on Manila Resort

Friday 2 June 2017 ،
Thirty-six people have been confirmed dead after gunman stormed a casino-hotel complex in the Philippines capital, Manila. Alwaght- Thirty-six people have been confirmed dead after gunman stormed a casino-hotel complex in the Philippines capital, Manila. According to reports, the gunman burst ...
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A Manufactured Crisis: How Saudi Arabia Uses Oil to Bring Yemen to its Knees

A Manufactured Crisis: How Saudi Arabia Uses Oil to Bring Yemen to its Knees

Saturday 9 January 2021 ،
By manufacturing an oil crisis in Yemen, Saudi Arabia is able to foment political chaos in the country and stir up popular discontent against domestic oil companies, many of which are run by the Houthi-led resistance Yemen’s oil is in thrall to a complex, intertwined network of elites that con ...
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Yemeni Official Condemns ‘Suffocating Siege’ Imposed by US

Yemeni Official Condemns ‘Suffocating Siege’ Imposed by US

Monday 11 October 2021 ،
The head of Yemen’s supreme political council condemned the “suffocating siege” imposed by the US, which has compounded the misery of war-weary people in the Arab country. Alwaght- The head of Yemen’s supreme political council condemned the “suffocating siege” imposed by the US, wh ...
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Saudi Warplanes Destroy Telecommunications Facility in Yemeni Capital

Saudi Warplanes Destroy Telecommunications Facility in Yemeni Capital

Monday 14 February 2022 ،
Saudi regime’s fighter jets destroyed the building that housed the Yemen International Telecommunications Co (TeleYemen) in the capital Sana’a less than three weeks after the internet and international telecommunications were cut off across the impoverished country due to similar air raids. Alwaght- ...
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Why’s Tel Aviv Concerned about Progress in Iran-Egypt Ties?

Why’s Tel Aviv Concerned about Progress in Iran-Egypt Ties?

Saturday 20 May 2023 ،
The Israelis find closer Iranian-Egyptian ties threatening to Tel Aviv’s regional influence and security. Alwaght- Israeli regime, which has always used tensions among regional countries as a breathing space to break its isolation and advance the normalization with Arab countries, is struck with con ...

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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