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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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Vulnerable Security: Huge Saudi Military Deals only Sink Riyadh Deeper in Reliance on West
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Vulnerable Security: Huge Saudi Military Deals only Sink Riyadh Deeper in Reliance on West

Thursday 22 May 2025
attacks. However, the Reaper version of this $33 million drone is vulnerable to defense systems, and about 15 of them have been lost in Yemen since 2023. APKWS laser-guided missiles, also on Saudi Arabia’s purchase list, can be fired from helicopters or fighter jets. They have a range of up t ...
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Three Years of Fighting: Why’s Sudan not Settling?
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Three Years of Fighting: Why’s Sudan not Settling?

Monday 22 September 2025 ،
attacks are reported to be among the most intense that residents have witnessed so far. A UN report has stated that at least 3,384 civilians were killed in Sudan during the first half of this year as a result of the raging civil war. Roots of Sudan's crisis The roots of Sudan's chaos can ...
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Bin Salman’s US Visit the Launching Pad for Future US-Saudi Ties
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Bin Salman’s US Visit the Launching Pad for Future US-Saudi Ties

Monday 17 November 2025 ،
US-Saudi security pact and the normalization of relations between Riyadh and Tel Aviv. In a significant shift from the previous Trump administration's stance, which made a new security pact conditional on Saudi Arabia accepting a normalization deal, the current White House appears to be taking ...
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Lebanon Ceasefire: Outcome of Pres. Aoun’s Compromises or Iran’s Ultimatum?
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Lebanon Ceasefire: Outcome of Pres. Aoun’s Compromises or Iran’s Ultimatum?

Saturday 18 April 2026 ،
attacks on Lebanon. Like the conditions that followed the two-week ceasefire between the US and Iran, the Israeli regime launched a propaganda campaign to distract the global public opinion from the fact that Tel Aviv was forced to accept Resistance camp's terms. This is significant especially ...
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Yemen Warns of ‘Airport for Airport, Siege for Siege’ Response
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Yemen Warns of ‘Airport for Airport, Siege for Siege’ Response

Tuesday 14 July 2026 ،
attacks on Yemen could put Saudi economic and strategic assets at risk, though it did not explicitly state that all listed sites would be targeted.
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Iranian FM Condemns Joint US-Saudi Attacks on Iraqi Territory
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Iranian FM Condemns Joint US-Saudi Attacks on Iraqi Territory

Wednesday 29 July 2026 ،
US-Saudi strikes targeting several areas in Iraq ALWAGHT- Iran’s Foreign Ministry has strongly criticized the coordinated US-Saudi strikes targeting several areas in Iraq. Iran's Foreign Ministry has strongly condemned the joint US-Saudi strikes on multiple locations in Iraq, including fa ...
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US Strike in Iraq Leaves Four IRGC Quds Force Members Martyred
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US Strike in Iraq Leaves Four IRGC Quds Force Members Martyred

Wednesday 29 July 2026 ،
US-Saudi strikes in Iraq were natives of Kashan in Iran's central Isfahan Province. The servicemen were martyred during the attacks carried out in the holy city of Karbala, according to Iranian officials. They had been deployed to help ensure the safety and security of Arbaeen pilgrims travelin ...
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What’s Behind US-Saudi Attack on Iraq?
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What’s Behind US-Saudi Attack on Iraq?

Thursday 30 July 2026 ،
US-Saudi strikes appear to be part of a broader Washington strategy to ratchet up military and political pressure on these groups while degrading their operational capabilities. Yet the track record of recent years suggests that this approach has not only failed to eliminate the resistance factions, ...
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YAF Launch Four Major Operations Targeting Saudi Airports, Aramco Facilities
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YAF Launch Four Major Operations Targeting Saudi Airports, Aramco Facilities

Sunday 11 October 2026 ،
attacks and lifts the blockade on Yemen. Yemeni Armed Forces (YAF) spokesperson Yahya Saree announced on Sunday that four major military operations targeted King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, King Fahd International Airport in Dammam, and Aramco’s Shedgum and Tanajib gas facilities ...
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Ansarullah’s Control of Saudi Airspace Sounds Economic Alarm in Riyadh
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Ansarullah’s Control of Saudi Airspace Sounds Economic Alarm in Riyadh

Friday 16 October 2026 ،
attacks on the Saudi airports from Riyadh to Jeddah and Dammam over the past week have turned the deterrence equations on their head. The Arab kingdom works to protect its airspace security and resume its flights by boosting its air defense infrastructures, but continued strikes have left the activ ...

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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.