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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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Beijing Summit: Opening a New Horizon in Chinese-Arab Convergence
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Beijing Summit: Opening a New Horizon in Chinese-Arab Convergence

Saturday 1 June 2024
Vision 2030 to cut the dependence of their national economy on the oil. The Arab transformation strategy matches with China's RBI. Arab countries are at the crossroads of the RBI and are natural partners of this megaproject. All 22 Arab countries and the Arab League have signed cooperation docum ...
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What’s behind Saudi Ambassador’s Visit to Iraqi Holy Shiite Cities?
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What’s behind Saudi Ambassador’s Visit to Iraqi Holy Shiite Cities?

Thursday 13 June 2024 ،
Vision 2030, the Saudi ambassador called for opening a consulate in the religious Iraqi city. An Iraqi official told Al-Araby Al-Jadeed that during Mustafa al-Kadhimi's premiership, Riyadh had made such a request, but the plan failed to materialize, but the al-Shammari's visit to Najaf seems ...
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Turkish-Arab Push for Foothold In Iraq Amid Strong Iranian-Iraqi Alliance
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Turkish-Arab Push for Foothold In Iraq Amid Strong Iranian-Iraqi Alliance

Tuesday 23 July 2024 ،
Vision 2030, a plan unveiled in 2016 by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman aiming to reduce the kingdom's reliance on the oil revenues.  The UAE, which has become a trade hub in the Persian Gulf thanks to foreign investments, has tried to take full advantage of various corridors in the ...
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Can Public Investment Fund Realize Bin Salman’s Dreams?
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Can Public Investment Fund Realize Bin Salman’s Dreams?

Tuesday 3 September 2024 ،
Vision 2030, but it can’t avoid challenges. Alwaght- The economic fluctuations and financial crises of the past decade have depleted the financial resources of single-product economies, prompting some actors in the Persian Gulf region to invest their oil revenues in other sectors and expand their no ...
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What Do Experts Think about Prospects of Iranian-Saudi Security Cooperation?
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What Do Experts Think about Prospects of Iranian-Saudi Security Cooperation?

Tuesday 12 November 2024 ،
Vision 2030, Saudi Arabia necessarily needs cooperation with Tehran, and since the restoration of diplomatic relations, we have seen that relations are moving forward based on a road map, still, the Iranian expectations from Saudi Arabia have not been met yet. But the cooperation is ongoing accordin ...
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Riyadh Wants Stronger Ties with Tehran after Defense Minister Visit: Expert
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Riyadh Wants Stronger Ties with Tehran after Defense Minister Visit: Expert

Sunday 20 April 2025 ،
Vision 2030 project of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman may not be completed due to the possibility of escalating tensions between Tehran and Washington. Currently, 40 percent of Bin Salman's NEOM project to create a modern city with high technology has been completed, and any tension in t ...
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Vision 2030: A Decade after Plan Announcement, Riyadh Remains Reliant on Oil
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Vision 2030: A Decade after Plan Announcement, Riyadh Remains Reliant on Oil

Wednesday 30 April 2025 ،
Vision 2030. Alwaght- While only five years are left to the date set for realization of lofty dream of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for a modernized kingdom, the Saudi government on Friday published its annual report on the progress made towards the Vision 2030 on the 9th anniversary of an ...
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Hunger for Petrodollars: What to Expect from Trump’s Persian Gulf Tour?
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Hunger for Petrodollars: What to Expect from Trump’s Persian Gulf Tour?

Tuesday 13 May 2025 ،
Vision plan, as the decline in global oil prices and the cost of large development projects have increased Saudi Arabia's budget deficit, and the crown prince is seeking to strengthen cooperation with Washington in the areas of finance and investment to advance his ambitious investment program. ...
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Iran and Arab Monarchies in Trump’s Eyes: What’s the True Development?
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Iran and Arab Monarchies in Trump’s Eyes: What’s the True Development?

Sunday 18 May 2025 ،
Vision 2030 plan - such as the NEOM project and the Line City - have been the main sources of the emergence of media perceptions of the economic progress in these countries; the same media image that Trump also used as a basis for his claims. But the reality is that neither the media reflection of ...
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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 ،
Vision 2030 the Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman announced in 2016. Such massive military purchases can add another budget challenge, so $142 billion is equivalent to 176 percent of the country's total defense budget in 2024, which shows that even in the best of circumstances, these costs must b ...

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36th anniversary of the  passing of the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran / Imam Khomeini (RA)

36th anniversary of the passing of the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran / Imam Khomeini (RA)