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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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Saudi Arabia, Conditions for Iraq Reconstruction Aids
Analysis

Saudi Arabia, Conditions for Iraq Reconstruction Aids

Tuesday 30 January 2018
al-Sabhan’s extent of meddling in Iraq’s domestic affairs was so high and contemptuous that left the Iraqi authorities with no choice but expelling him. With its record of violations and hostility, it is not hard to figure out that the Saudi help offer is not intended to serve the I ...
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We Press for US Military Exit from Iraq: Al-Sadr Office’s Head
Interview

We Press for US Military Exit from Iraq: Al-Sadr Office’s Head

Thursday 31 May 2018 ،
al-Sabhan in a tweet appeared to draw a picture of the upcoming government-making coalitions. Asked about al-Sadr’s response to the tweet, Al-Assadi noted that Al-Sadr gave a clear reaction. “Al-Sadr responded that the Iraqis make their own decisions independently. There is no response ...
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Saudis’ Difficult Way to Court Iraqi Kurdistan Leaders
Analysis

Saudis’ Difficult Way to Court Iraqi Kurdistan Leaders

Saturday 4 August 2018 ،
al-Sabhan. Pressures continued to build on Saudi Arabia until 2017 when Riyadh changed the ambassador responding to the Iraqi government’s demand. According to the Kurdish media, the Saudi delegation was sent to Erbil by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman without coordination with Baghdad ...
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Saudi Influence Campaign in Iraq:  Grounds, Obstacles
Analysis

Saudi Influence Campaign in Iraq: Grounds, Obstacles

Saturday 6 April 2019 ،
al-Sabhan, the then Saudi ambassador to Baghdad, made remarks perceived in Iraq as disrespectful to the nation’s independence and Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), a voluntary force set up in 2014 to fight ISIS. His comments aroused the ire of Iraqi politicians who pressed for his expulsion. ...
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Saudi Trouble-Making Mediation in Syria
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Saudi Trouble-Making Mediation in Syria

Monday 17 June 2019 ،
al-Sabhan the Saudi minister of state for Persian Gulf affairs, visited the Syrian province of Deir ez-Zur and met with the US envoy to the Western military coalition in Syria William Robak, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Levant Affairs and Special Envoy for Syria Joel Rayburn, and a number of triba ...
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Is Riyadh Really Changing Its Syria Policy?
Analysis

Is Riyadh Really Changing Its Syria Policy?

Thursday 23 January 2020 ،
al-Sabhan, the Saudi state minister for regional affairs, along with the US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Home Affairs Joel M. Rubin, and former US ambassador to Bahrain William Robak in July last year crossed the border into Deir ez-Zor in Syria’s east and met with the Kurdish comma ...
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What’s Driving New Arab Force Plan in Syria?
Analysis

What’s Driving New Arab Force Plan in Syria?

Thursday 6 February 2020 ،
al-Sabhan, the Saudi state minister for Arab affairs, to negotiate with Deir ez-Zor tribes. The paper added that al-Sabhan met senior tribal leaders telling them that the Arab kingdom was ready to support their military council. He, reports went on, urged the tribes to negotiate with the SDF and avo ...
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Syrian Kurdish Alliance: Grounds, Obstacles
Analysis

Syrian Kurdish Alliance: Grounds, Obstacles

Thursday 7 May 2020 ،
al-Sabhan to Deir ez-Zor. He met the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Levant Affairs and Special Envoy for Syria in the US State Department Joel Rayburn and William Robak, the US envoy to the international coalition in Syria, and also a number of tribal leaders.  However, a set of issues serious ...
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Iraqi-Saudi Security Cooperation: Is Unity of Opposites Possible?
Analysis

Iraqi-Saudi Security Cooperation: Is Unity of Opposites Possible?

Sunday 16 January 2022 ،
al-Sabhan, interfered massively in the Iraqi home affairs. After several diplomatic protests and statements, the Iraqi government on August 25, 2016 officially called on Riyadh to change its ambassador as he promoted sectarianism and rifely intervened in the country’s affairs. During ISIS pres ...
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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 ،
al-Sabhan, especially the allegations against the Public Mobilization Forces (PMF) about his assassination attempt, provoked the anger of the Iraqis.  Still, the removal of al-Sabhan and replacing him with Al-Shammari and the visit to Baghdad of then Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubair to Baghdad ...

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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.