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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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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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Can Iran Destroy US Aircraft Carrier?
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Can Iran Destroy US Aircraft Carrier?

Saturday 31 January 2026 ،
Yemeni forces, who have publicly confirmed sourcing these weapons from Iran, successfully employed these missiles against commercial and military vessels violating a ban on Israel in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. Actually, the experience of the Yemeni missiles for use of these missiles against ship ...
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Is Saudi Arabia Re-trying a Failed Project against Yemen’s Ansarullah?
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Is Saudi Arabia Re-trying a Failed Project against Yemen’s Ansarullah?

Sunday 8 February 2026 ،
Yemeni forces and employees of its allied government. $1 billion of this amount is designated for southern forces previously funded by the UAE. In this regard, Yemen’s Saudi-aligned Information Minister, Moammar Al-Eryani, stated: “Saudi Arabia has cooperated with us and expressed its r ...
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Is Horn of Africa Becoming New Flashpoint after New Rivaling Agreements?
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Is Horn of Africa Becoming New Flashpoint after New Rivaling Agreements?

Thursday 12 February 2026 ،
Yemeni government’s call for Emirati forces to withdraw. In Sudan, Abu Dhabi has been accused of backing the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a key faction in the country’s civil war. Saudi Arabia has condemned RSF attacks and criticized foreign interference in Sudan. Sudan’s filing of ...
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Iraqi Resistance Groups’ Surprises in War: Aspects and Implications
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Iraqi Resistance Groups’ Surprises in War: Aspects and Implications

Tuesday 17 March 2026 ،
Yemeni mujahideen will have a strong involvement, which can lead to closure of the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait. The enemy is largely confused and has sustained considerably damages it is hiding them. Wait for big surprises in Iraq.”
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Prolonged Iran War to Exact a Heavy Price on Saudi Economy
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Prolonged Iran War to Exact a Heavy Price on Saudi Economy

Monday 6 April 2026 ،
Yemeni forces, who have recently engaged in war in favor of Iran, decide to close this critical strait, it would pose an even greater challenge for the Saudis. If Saudi oil exports grind to a halt due to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, the situation would be dire if the Bab-el-Mandeb route wer ...
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Red Sea to Strait of Hormuz: The Unraveling of American Hegemony
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Red Sea to Strait of Hormuz: The Unraveling of American Hegemony

Monday 11 May 2026 ،
Yemeni military expert Brigadier General Mujeeb Shamsan told Al-Masirah that the US—long presenting itself as the guarantor of global freedom of navigation—has suffered unexpected defeats, beginning in the Red Sea where five US naval groups were targeted over 15 months of Yemeni support ...

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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.