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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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Yemen Approves Prisoner Exchange Covering Nearly 3,000 Detainees
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Yemen Approves Prisoner Exchange Covering Nearly 3,000 Detainees

Tuesday 23 December 2025
Yemeni, Saudi, and Sudanese prisoners. The deal follows the tenth round of Supervisory Committee talks held in Oman, which lasted 12 days and resulted in consensus on a new phase of prisoner releases. The agreement was signed in Muscat under Omani mediation, marking a significant humanitarian step a ...
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Ansarullah Warns South Yemen Proxy War Serves Israeli Dominance Agenda
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Ansarullah Warns South Yemen Proxy War Serves Israeli Dominance Agenda

Saturday 27 December 2025 ،
Yemeni territory and exploiting its natural resources through local proxies, rejecting all foreign intervention and insisting that any political or military initiative must be grounded in Yemen’s full sovereignty, independent decision-making, and control over its land and resources. Farah als ...
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Alliance with Sana’a Looks the Only  Way for Saudi Exit from Yemen Impasse
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Alliance with Sana’a Looks the Only Way for Saudi Exit from Yemen Impasse

Sunday 28 December 2025 ،
Yemeni army, which has held effective power in northern Yemen and the capital since 2014. Ansarullah are a key ally of the Sana’a government. Second, the main southern secessionist force, the STC, led by Aidarous al-Zubaidi and backed by Abu Dhabi. Since last month, the STC has driven the Sau ...
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Somaliland, Israel’s New Gamble in Horn of Africa
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Somaliland, Israel’s New Gamble in Horn of Africa

Sunday 28 December 2025 ،
Yemeni resistance groups. In other words, the Israeli efforts to ensure their security through building influence in sensitive regions are not only far from effective but also will stir further tensions and clashes in the region.
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How Yemen Turned the Red Sea into a Global Maritime Wildcard
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How Yemen Turned the Red Sea into a Global Maritime Wildcard

Monday 29 December 2025 ،
Yemeni forces imposed disproportionate costs on shipping. Incident data showed an unprecedented spike in attacks, forcing insurers, navies, and logistics firms to reassess risk across the entire corridor. By 2024–2025, the campaign evolved into a form of hybrid maritime warfare. Yemen combine ...
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Iran Advocates Regional Action to Maintain Yemen’s Unity
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Iran Advocates Regional Action to Maintain Yemen’s Unity

Thursday 1 January 2026 ،
Yemeni crisis can only be resolved through comprehensive dialogue among all Yemeni factions. He stressed that Iran supports an inclusive negotiation process involving all internal groups. The Bahraini minister agreed on the importance of maintaining peace and stability in Yemen and the broader regi ...
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Riyadh and Abu Dhabi Between Peace and War in Southern Yemen
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Riyadh and Abu Dhabi Between Peace and War in Southern Yemen

Sunday 4 January 2026 ،
Yemeni parts and due to their competitions, it tries to block Abu Dhabi’s ambitions. In 2019, the UAE announced it ended its military presence in Yemen, but the field evidence suggests that this withdraw was more of a show than a reality. In the following years, Emirates maintained its influe ...
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What’s Next for Southern Yemen after STC Dissolution?
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What’s Next for Southern Yemen after STC Dissolution?

Monday 12 January 2026 ،
Yemeni dialogue conference set to be held soon in Saudi Arabia. Members of the council have called on influential figures and leaders to join the talks. Suggesting that they did not make decisions on the military operations in Hadhramaut and Al-Mahrah provinces, the council said that the fighting ...
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Riyadh Meeting and Re-engineering Southern Yemen Dynamics
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Riyadh Meeting and Re-engineering Southern Yemen Dynamics

Tuesday 27 January 2026 ،
Yemeni factions including the recently dissolved Southern Transitional Council (STC), Hadhramaut and Al-Mahrah tribes, Aden elites, and the elements of Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) in Riyadh. Arrangement of such a political event comes against the backdrop of rising disputes between former ...
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Yemen Threatens Potential Retaliatory Attacks on The Red Sea If Iran Is Attacked by The US Or Israel
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Yemen Threatens Potential Retaliatory Attacks on The Red Sea If Iran Is Attacked by The US Or Israel

Tuesday 27 January 2026 ،
Yemeni forces have executed a strategic maritime blockade to obstruct the delivery of military resources to Israel while urging global action on the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Concurrently, they have conducted multiple missile and drone attacks on key targets located in Israeli-occupied regions, d ...

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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.