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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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Iran and Saudi Arabia Denounce Netanyahu’s Comments on Palestine
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Iran and Saudi Arabia Denounce Netanyahu’s Comments on Palestine

Tuesday 11 February 2025
UAE, Qatar, Egypt, and Jordan), rejected the idea of displacing Gaza’s population, insisting that any reconstruction must involve Palestinians and international support, rather than forced removal. These reactions reflect a broad regional consensus against any attempt to undermine Palestinian ...
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Jordan King Chooses Throne over Palestinian Cause, Palestinians Don’t Want New Nakba: Expert
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Jordan King Chooses Throne over Palestinian Cause, Palestinians Don’t Want New Nakba: Expert

Friday 14 February 2025 ،
UAE and some other Persian Gulf states on the one hand and the Jordan-based UNRWA Commissioner-General sends aids not to Jordanian government but to the Palestinians.  These aids serve to ease the pressures on Jordanian budget because this country is not rich like other Arab countries enjoying ...
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Trump’s Gaza Plan and Arab Leverage to Challenge It
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Trump’s Gaza Plan and Arab Leverage to Challenge It

Monday 17 February 2025 ،
UAE, Qatar, Egypt and Jordan, and Hussein al-Sheikh, an adviser to the head of the Palestinian Authority (PA), also opposed Trump’s plan in a joint letter to the US administration. However, Trump’s argument is based on the assumption that Egypt and Jordan, both of which receive billions ...
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Iran and Sudan: Emerging Partnership in Horn of Africa
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Iran and Sudan: Emerging Partnership in Horn of Africa

Wednesday 26 February 2025 ،
UAE.  Sudan had earlier even participated in the Saudi-led military coalition against Yemen, but with the changing domestic and regional conditions and as it understands global realities and gets out of the yoke of Arab regimes, it is seeking to improve relations with the Iran-Russia-China tri ...
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Iran Ready to Strengthen Ties with The UAE Based on Mutual Interests
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Iran Ready to Strengthen Ties with The UAE Based on Mutual Interests

Saturday 1 March 2025 ،
UAE based on mutual interests ALWAGHT- Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister, Majid Takht-Ravanchi, has reiterated the country's willingness to enhance cooperation with the UAE based on mutual interests. During the Joint Iran-UAE Committee Meeting in Abu Dhabi, Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister ...
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Qatari PM: Persian Gulf States Will Be Without Water in 3 Days if Iran’s Nuclear Sites Are Attacked
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Qatari PM: Persian Gulf States Will Be Without Water in 3 Days if Iran’s Nuclear Sites Are Attacked

Saturday 8 March 2025 ،
UAE, running out of water within three days. Sheikh Mohammed also acknowledged Qatar's past involvement in Syria, where it fought against Iran for 14 years, but emphasized that despite differences, the two countries continue to maintain bilateral relations. He also shared that a US congressman ...
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Iran-China-Russia: The Emerging Pole of Naval Power
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Iran-China-Russia: The Emerging Pole of Naval Power

Sunday 16 March 2025 ،
UAE and Sri Lanka are participating as observers. According to a statement released by the Chinese Ministry of Defense, the exercises will include training courses including naval target attack, VBSS (Visit, Board, Search and Seizure), damage control as well as joint search and rescue operations. T ...
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Beijing Agreement An Eastern Bulwark against Trump’s Threats to Iran
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Beijing Agreement An Eastern Bulwark against Trump’s Threats to Iran

Monday 17 March 2025 ،
UAE, which, according to him, details all the options on the table, including diplomatic and even military ones, to confront Iran’s nuclear program. Therefore, in these circumstances, holding a trilateral meeting in Beijing carries clear messages for the White House. By signing the recent agr ...
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Iran and UAE Foreign Ministers Express Concern Over Worsening Regional Situation
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Iran and UAE Foreign Ministers Express Concern Over Worsening Regional Situation

Saturday 22 March 2025 ،
UAE foreign ministers expressed deep concern over the worsening regional situation after attacks on Gaza and Yemen ALWAGHT- Iran and UAE foreign ministers expressed deep concern over the worsening regional situation after attacks on Gaza and Yemen. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and UAE Fo ...
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Erdogan Dreams of Hijacking Nowruz
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Erdogan Dreams of Hijacking Nowruz

Tuesday 25 March 2025 ،
UAE, and in 2016 with the accession of 5 more countries (a total of 12 countries) and with the approval of the Intangible Cultural Heritage Committee. Iran, Azerbaijan, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Pakistan, Turkey, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, India and Iraq were the 12 countries ...

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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