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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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Despite Push for Toehold, Yemen’s Islah Party Facing Tribal Rejection in Ma’rib
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Despite Push for Toehold, Yemen’s Islah Party Facing Tribal Rejection in Ma’rib

Monday 10 July 2023
Islah Party is teaming up with Saudi Arabia to build a base in Ma’rib and challenge Ansarullah. Alwaght- Despite the fact that Yemen's Ansarullah Movement has not taken serious military action against the Saudi-led Arab coalition over the past year and even voiced its readiness to strike a deal ...
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Iran President Launches Three-Nation Tour of Africa
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Iran President Launches Three-Nation Tour of Africa

Wednesday 12 July 2023 ،
Iran’s President Ebrahim Raeisi has departed Iran on a three-nation tour of Africa that will take him to Kenya, Uganda, and Zimbabwe at the respective invitation of the African countries’ heads of state. Alwaght-Iran's President Ebrahim Raeisi has departed Iran on a three-nation tour of Africa t ...
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US Considering ‘Military Options’ against Russia in Syria: Report
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US Considering ‘Military Options’ against Russia in Syria: Report

Sunday 16 July 2023 ،
The US reportedly is considering a “military option” against Russia’s presence in the skies over Syria, amid repeated calls by Damascus for the expulsion of Washington’s occupation forces from the war-ravaged Arab country. Alwaght- The US reportedly is considering a “military option” aga ...
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Syrian Parliament Urges European Parliament to ‘Condemn’ US Looting of Its Resources
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Syrian Parliament Urges European Parliament to ‘Condemn’ US Looting of Its Resources

Monday 17 July 2023 ،
Syrian Parliament dismissed the latest report by the European Parliament on the humanitarian situation in Syria as false, urging the bloc to be “objective” and condemn the US’s plundering of Syrian energy and crops. Alwaght- Syrian Parliament dismissed the latest report by the European Parliame ...
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Yemenis Deny Transferring Oil Revenues to Saudi Bank
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Yemenis Deny Transferring Oil Revenues to Saudi Bank

Sunday 23 July 2023 ،
Yemeni officials has rejected Saudis’ proposal to transfer oil and gas revenues to the Saudi National Bank in return for the kingdom to pay public sector wages in Yemen. Alwaght- Yemeni officials has rejected Saudis' proposal to transfer oil and gas revenues to the Saudi National Bank in return ...
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New Saudi Game in Yemen: Holding Employee Salaries Hostage
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New Saudi Game in Yemen: Holding Employee Salaries Hostage

Tuesday 25 July 2023 ،
Riyadh says it is ready to pay Yemeni civil servants on the condition that Yemen’s oil revenues are deposited in Saudi central bank. Alwaght- After Iran-Saudi Arabia détente agreement was signed in March, many analysts expected it to constructively influence a solution in Yemen as soon as pos ...
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US Military Smuggles New Batch of Syrian Oil, Crops to Bases in Iraq
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US Military Smuggles New Batch of Syrian Oil, Crops to Bases in Iraq

Monday 31 July 2023 ،
The US military has separately used dozens of tankers and trucks to smuggle crude oil and crops from the country’s northeastern province of Hasakah to bases in neighboring Iraq, amid Washington’s attempts to further plunder natural resources in war-ravaged Syria. The US military has separately used ...
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Bin Salman Distancing from US despite Biden’s Push to Mend Ties
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Bin Salman Distancing from US despite Biden’s Push to Mend Ties

Tuesday 1 August 2023 ،
The US sent a number of its diplomats to Saudi Arabia to mend frayed ties, but the Saudis seem to have made their decision to separate ways from Washington. Alwaght- The US-Saudi relationship has been at its highest political, security, and economic levels for over seven decades since their first co ...
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Eilat-Eshdod Railway, An Israeli Project to Sideline Suez Canal
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Eilat-Eshdod Railway, An Israeli Project to Sideline Suez Canal

Sunday 6 August 2023 ،
The Israeli government launched the railway project that hopes to circumvent Suez Canal and pay the way for normwith Arab monarchies. Alwaght- Hardline Israeli cabinet led by Prime Minister Benjamin that has failed to lure Arab countries into normalization project is now setting an economic trap for ...
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SCF Mediating to Settle Baghdad-Erbil Oil Disputes
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SCF Mediating to Settle Baghdad-Erbil Oil Disputes

Thursday 10 August 2023 ،
The parliamentary coalition recently mediated Erbil negotiations with the central government to work out an agreement on Kurdistan oil sales and budget. Alwaght- Iraqi Kurdistan region's oil exports case remains controversial and unsettled despite holding a series of meetings between Baghdad and ...

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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