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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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Egypt Cabinet Reshuffle: Goals And Outlook
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Egypt Cabinet Reshuffle: Goals And Outlook

Sunday 29 December 2019
cabinet that will see reinstating the information ministry.  According to the constitution, parliament can reshuffle the cabinet after consultations with the PM, on the condition that the parliament shows approval.  The reshuffle saw the change of some of the ministers and the merger of ...
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How Is Azerbaijan’s Election Atmosphere?
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How Is Azerbaijan’s Election Atmosphere?

Tuesday 28 January 2020 ،
cabinet signal a new political shift starting from 2018 has come to the country.  Parliament dissolution  Azerbaijan holds its elections every 5 years. The normal date for the next general election was November 2020. However, on November 28, the ruling New Azerbaijan Party (YAP) called o ...
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Bin-Alawi Dismissal: Does New Omani Sultan Seek End To Neutrality?
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Bin-Alawi Dismissal: Does New Omani Sultan Seek End To Neutrality?

Wednesday 26 August 2020 ،
cabinet and dismissed the long-serving foreign policy chief Yousef bin Alawi who has been holding the post of minister of state for foreign affairs since 1997. The move, which drew welcome from Saudi Arabia, promoted some questions: Why was bin Alawi removed and what possible impacts does the repla ...
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What Obstacles Does Iraqi Govt. Face In Reform Push?
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What Obstacles Does Iraqi Govt. Face In Reform Push?

Wednesday 16 September 2020 ،
cabinet members need to get right while only a few months separate Iraq from the snap election. Here are some of the challenges:  1. Rife corruption: Unquestionably, one of the key damaging agents failing the Iraqi economy in the post-Saddam period has been the prevalent corruption. The c ...
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Yemeni Islah Party’s Strategic Shift To Ansarullah: Grounds, Consequences
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Yemeni Islah Party’s Strategic Shift To Ansarullah: Grounds, Consequences

Tuesday 27 October 2020 ،
cabinet.  Saudi Arabia’s decline to openly blast occupation of Socotra Island, another important base for the Islah Party, by the UAE and its Yemeni loyalist militias is another source of worry of the Islah leaders about their marginalization in the future Saudi plans for the country. So ...
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Kuwait Cabinet Resigns in Standoff with Parliament
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Kuwait Cabinet Resigns in Standoff with Parliament

Wednesday 13 January 2021 ،
cabinet presented its resignation to the country’s ruler on Wednesday, days before Prime Minister Sabah al-Khalid al-Sabah was due to be questioned in parliament over his choice of ministers and other issues. Alwaght- Kuwait’s cabinet presented its resignation to the country’s ruler on W ...
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Bahrain’s King Orders Cabinet Reshuffle amid Debt Crisis
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Bahrain’s King Orders Cabinet Reshuffle amid Debt Crisis

Tuesday 14 June 2022 ،
cabinet reshuffle as the West-backed regime continues to grapple with the debt crisis. Alwaght- Bahrain's embattled King King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa ordered a cabinet reshuffle as the West-backed regime continues to grapple with the debt crisis. As part of the reshuffle, M ...
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Sadr Supporters Occupy Iraqi Parliament for Second Time A Week
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Sadr Supporters Occupy Iraqi Parliament for Second Time A Week

Saturday 30 July 2022 ،
cabinet. After the Sadr bloc exited government formation talks, al-Sudani was selected by consensus to face parliament for vote. However, parties must first select a president. Sadr resigned from political activity after he was not able to persuade enough legislators to choose him as Iraq's ne ...
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Iraq Vote Results and Resistance Factions’ Position in Next Parliament
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Iraq Vote Results and Resistance Factions’ Position in Next Parliament

Saturday 15 November 2025 ،
cabinet. Alwaght- The sixth Iraqi parliamentary elections that are described as the country's most important political event in two decades were held on November 11 in a decisive and sensitive atmosphere. Just contrary to the predictions of low turnout rates, this vote saw an increase in partici ...
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Egypt-US Gas Deal, Cairo’s Move to Cut Reliance on Israeli Energy
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Egypt-US Gas Deal, Cairo’s Move to Cut Reliance on Israeli Energy

Sunday 23 November 2025 ،
cabinet. Currently, gas flows from the occupied territories to Egypt range between 850 million and 1 billion cubic feet per day. Under a July decision, supplies were supposed to rise to 1.3 billion cubic feet by year’s end, 1.6 billion by spring 2026, and eventually 1.8 billion cubic feet in ...

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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.