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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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Female Saudi Activist Starts Hunger Strike to Protest Jail Conditions

Female Saudi Activist Starts Hunger Strike to Protest Jail Conditions

Wednesday 28 October 2020
Prominent Saudi women’s rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul, who has been jailed in the kingdom since 2018, has launched an indefinite hunger strike in protest at her detention conditions, her sister said on Tuesday. Alwaght- Prominent Saudi women's rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul, who has b ...
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Saudi Regime Cracking down on Women despite Claims of Reforms: Rights Group

Saudi Regime Cracking down on Women despite Claims of Reforms: Rights Group

Wednesday 10 March 2021 ،
Women’s Day. It explained that the Saudi regime has in the recent years expanded the repression of women and treated them boldly “in horrible ways” in a campaign that has seen the use of brutal torture, widespread arrests, intimidating investigations, and pledges that instill fear ...
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Defeated Abroad, Bin Salman Turns to Shiites at Home for Revenge

Defeated Abroad, Bin Salman Turns to Shiites at Home for Revenge

Wednesday 23 June 2021 ،
The kingdom has lost badly in regional cases and now seeks revenge for its loss from its own Shiite citizens. Alwaght- The human rights record in Saudi Arabia has always been a point of internal and foreign criticism against the Saudi royal family. As the largest minority in the country, the Sh ...
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Over 120 European MPs Slam ‘Ongoing Persecution’ of Saudi Women Rights Defenders

Over 120 European MPs Slam ‘Ongoing Persecution’ of Saudi Women Rights Defenders

Wednesday 1 December 2021 ،
Women Human Rights Defenders Day, reiterated their call for Saudi authorities “to immediately and unconditionally free all women targeted for their human rights activism.” While all of the women activists arrested during a sweeping crackdown in 2018 have now been released from pris ...
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Saudi Cultural and Sports Festivals: Real Reforms Or Whitewashing Shows by "Mr. Saw"?

Saudi Cultural and Sports Festivals: Real Reforms Or Whitewashing Shows by "Mr. Saw"?

Friday 17 December 2021 ،
These days, extensive sports and cultural events are underway in Saudi Arabia. Critics say they are arranger for whitewashing black human rights records. Alwaght- After dismissal of Mohammad bin Nayef in 2015, Mohammad bin Salman rose to power as crown prince of Saudi Arabia. The man unveiled Saudi ...
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US Seeks to Sow Discord between Afghanistan, Its Neighbors: Iran FM

US Seeks to Sow Discord between Afghanistan, Its Neighbors: Iran FM

Monday 10 January 2022 ،
The US seeks to create rifts between Afghanistan and its neighboring countries now that its 20-year occupation of the country has failed, Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said on Sunday. Alwaght- The US seeks to create rifts between Afghanistan and its neighboring countries now that ...
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What’s behind Cairo-Tel Aviv Deal to Hand Over Red Sea Islands to Saudi Arabia?

What’s behind Cairo-Tel Aviv Deal to Hand Over Red Sea Islands to Saudi Arabia?

Tuesday 7 June 2022 ،
Cairo and Tel Aviv are pushing the stagnant normalization project by giving privileges to bin Salman. Alwaght- In the middle of mounting Israeli violence against the Palestinians in the occupied territories and while the waves of criticism hit the reactionary Arab leaders for their silence to the Is ...
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Saudi Regime ‘Murdered, Sexually Assaulted Dissidents in Prison: Report

Saudi Regime ‘Murdered, Sexually Assaulted Dissidents in Prison: Report

Sunday 26 June 2022 ،
Imprisoned political opponents and pro-democracy campaigners in Saudi Arabia are being murdered, sexually assaulted, and subjected to “sheer” brutality at detention centers across the kingdom, a new report has revealed. Alwaght- Imprisoned political opponents and pro-democracy campaigners in Sa ...
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Gaza Ceasefire Not as Israelis Wished

Gaza Ceasefire Not as Israelis Wished

Sunday 14 May 2023 ،
Women and children, the Palestinian Businessmen Assassination said that each day of war costs Gaza $14 million.  Gaza officials talk about damage to infrastructure. At least 9 houses and 28 apartments were destroyed by the attacks. 532 others were damaged, they said, with 37 of them uninhabita ...
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What Took Iran’s FM to Qatar?

What Took Iran’s FM to Qatar?

Wednesday 1 November 2023 ،
The top diplomat visited Qatar as developments in Gaza move fast and a regional conflict is looming. Alwaght- Following the intensification of barbaric Israeli attacks on Gaza that led to the death and injury of 30,000 Palestinians, the moves by Foreign Minister of Iran Hussein Amir-Abdollahian ...

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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