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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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Jordan Coup Attempt: Architects, Possible Scenarios
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Jordan Coup Attempt: Architects, Possible Scenarios

Tuesday 6 April 2021
austerity measures to meet the conditions for borrowing from the International Monetary Fund, but these policies have led to periodic anti-government protests by various segments of the society, forcing Amman to reduce the subsidies cut slope. In addition, although Jordan has been relatively success ...
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Will Dollar Diplomacy Bring Pakistan Back to Saudis?
Analysis

Will Dollar Diplomacy Bring Pakistan Back to Saudis?

Tuesday 11 May 2021 ،
austerity measures and even seizing the money of the rich royals to cut the deficit. The prince also projected in the Vision 2030 document increased use of local workers in the national economy as a way to fight unemployment, revealing the depth of the economic crisis in the wealthy country.  ...
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Why Is Jordan No Longer a Saudi Policy Follower?
Analysis

Why Is Jordan No Longer a Saudi Policy Follower?

Sunday 11 July 2021 ،
austerity measures that risk sparking public protests or not met by the creditors themselves. In 2018, at a meeting arranged to assess Jordan's economic conditions, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Kuwait pledged $2.5 billion in financial assistance to Amman, but the promise did not materialize.  ...
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Hariri Resignation: Will Lebanon Head to Edge or a New Cabinet Is Within Reach Now?
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Hariri Resignation: Will Lebanon Head to Edge or a New Cabinet Is Within Reach Now?

Saturday 17 July 2021 ،
austerity measures and monetary discipline. After a new government was formed in 2019 following Hariri resignation, PM Hassan Diab began negotiations with international creditors.  On the other hand, it can be said that some of the countries claiming patronage to Lebanon, like Saudi Arabia and ...
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Lebanon New Government Far from ’Hezbollah Backed’
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Lebanon New Government Far from ’Hezbollah Backed’

Tuesday 21 September 2021 ،
austerity measures technocrats and tycoons like Mikati are stewards of, such as regressive taxes or strict conditionalities for aid. Furthermore, Mikati said that Hezbollah’s siege-breaking fuel imports were a “violation” of Lebanese sovereignty, and there is little question that t ...
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Al-Sadr Call for Stronger Dinar Shakes Country’s Currency Market
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Al-Sadr Call for Stronger Dinar Shakes Country’s Currency Market

Monday 21 February 2022 ،
austerity policy and put the devaluation of the dinar against the dollar on the agenda. Under this policy, the PM, to cover the budget deficit, increased the dollar rate to 14,500 to 15,000 dinars, up from the several-year rate of 11,900 to 12,500. Although the move met massive criticism, the gover ...
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Why Do Rich Get Richer Even During Global Crises?
Report

Why Do Rich Get Richer Even During Global Crises?

Wednesday 28 December 2022 ،
austerity measures,” Dafermos said. “That can create more inequalities and for me, this is perhaps more significant because it limits their capacity to provide social protection to the poor.” According to Oxfam, lower-income countries spent approximately 27 percent of their budget ...
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Europe, Garden or Jungle?
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Europe, Garden or Jungle?

Thursday 30 March 2023 ،
austerity policies. Therefore, with economic crises gathering pace, new waves of protests are expected next months, turning the European garden into a wild jungle the EU leaders themselves shaped for their public. 
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Should We Expect Changes to Erdogan’s Policies in New Period?
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Should We Expect Changes to Erdogan’s Policies in New Period?

Wednesday 31 May 2023 ،
austerity measures and targets gradual inflation reduction. Meanwhile, the government's considerable pay rises was not uninfluential. Later last year, the minimum wage in Turkey was increased by 54.5 percent to be implemented in the first half of 2023, and with the current increase due in July 1 ...
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Has Egypt Just Sold Its “Paradise on Earth” to the UAE?
Report

Has Egypt Just Sold Its “Paradise on Earth” to the UAE?

Monday 5 February 2024 ،
austerity plan, but el-Sisi delayed it for concerns about the possible impact of this action on the results of the presidential elections he won in December. This is the fourth IMF package to Egypt in the past six years, under which Cairo agrees to a set of strict conditions, including a single curr ...

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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.