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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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‘Israel Chose Expansion over security’: Noam Chomsky Q&A
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‘Israel Chose Expansion over security’: Noam Chomsky Q&A

Sunday 9 April 2023
Israel decided in the 1970s, it made a fateful decision to choose expansion over security. Well, that meant that Israel was dependent for its security and support by the United States. That’s the bargain. If you choose expansion over security, you depend on a powerful state. If the US changes its po ...
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Japan Prime Minister Evacuated after Explosion at speech
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Japan Prime Minister Evacuated after Explosion at speech

Saturday 15 April 2023 ،
fishing harbour in Wakayama prefecture, some 65 km (40 miles) southwest of Osaka city.   PIPE THROWN Kishida was being served local speciality seafood just before the explosion, media reported. News video showed Kishida looking behind him in surprise as shouts filled the area. A man identif ...
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Gaza Ceasefire Not as Israelis Wished
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Gaza Ceasefire Not as Israelis Wished

Sunday 14 May 2023 ،
fishing is reportedly ceased for 4 days, leaving over 3,700 fishermen jobless. Also, over 600 tons of crops are grounded and cannot be exported, said Gaza officials.  Foiling Netanyahu’s plans Nearly all of the analysts agree that the main driving force behind current tensions ...
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Saudis Seeking to Turn Yemen into Toxic Waste Dump: Sana’a
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Saudis Seeking to Turn Yemen into Toxic Waste Dump: Sana’a

Saturday 10 June 2023 ،
fish and culminated in the destruction of coral reefs and the marine environment in the provinces of Aden, Abyan, al-Mahra, Hadhramaut.”  “The Saudi regime has turned Yemen, since the beginning of its aggression [in March 2015], into a testing ground for all internationally prohibi ...
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Yemen Split May Have Been Initiated with ‘Hadhramout National Council’ Codename
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Yemen Split May Have Been Initiated with ‘Hadhramout National Council’ Codename

Monday 26 June 2023 ،
fish wealth, it has a 450-kilometer coastline and was the only port that kept operating during the war. The coast and plateau of Hadhramout consists of 12 districts, and has been considered the UAE's sphere of influence in the south since April 2016 when Al-Qaeda militants withdrew from Mukalla ...
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Bahrain’s Nabih Saleh Island, a Showcase of Ruling Family’s Counter-development Policy
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Bahrain’s Nabih Saleh Island, a Showcase of Ruling Family’s Counter-development Policy

Tuesday 4 July 2023 ،
fishing industry, islands have an important role in imports and exports, navigation, and tourism economy.  In this regard, Bahrain is one of the countries with the largest number of islands in the Persian Gulf. It is known as an ‘archipelago country’ with 33 Island forming it.  ...
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What’s behind Iranian President’s African Tour ?
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What’s behind Iranian President’s African Tour ?

Thursday 13 July 2023 ،
fishing, mining, manufacturing, energy, tourism and financial services. As of 2020, Kenya had the third largest economy in sub-Saharan Africa, after Nigeria and South Africa.  In addition to the country's long-term development plan in line with the vision 2030, which aims to transform Keny ...
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EU’s Syrian Refugees Resolution Destructive, Aimed at Maintaining Pressure on Syria, Lebanon
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EU’s Syrian Refugees Resolution Destructive, Aimed at Maintaining Pressure on Syria, Lebanon

Tuesday 18 July 2023 ،
fish in troubled waters and put strains on its foe Hezbollah.  Beirut-Damascus agreement for refugees return  The European Parliament’s motion comes while the Syrian and Lebanese authorities have held numerous meetings and made various agreements over the past year in order to faci ...
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Central Asia-Persian Gulf Partnership Push: Chances, Challenges
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Central Asia-Persian Gulf Partnership Push: Chances, Challenges

Saturday 22 July 2023 ،
fishing, transportation and storage, education and health sectors in Central Asia. With the economic boom of Central Asian republics, bilateral relations are moving towards investment and economic partnership.  In March, Saudi company ACWA Power struck a deal worth $1.5 billion with Kazakhstan ...
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Moscow Tripartite Meeting, Dim Prospects of Karabakh Peace
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Moscow Tripartite Meeting, Dim Prospects of Karabakh Peace

Thursday 27 July 2023 ،
fishing in troubled waters  The continuation of Karabakh tensions has facilitated involvement of international powers in the region. Over the past two decades, the European Union has sought a solution to the dispute via Minsk initiative, but despite holding several rounds of negotiations, it 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.