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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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Map of  Latest Battlefield Developments in Syria and Iraq on

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Yemeni Ansarullah Agrees to UN Brokered Peace Talks
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Yemeni Ansarullah Agrees to UN Brokered Peace Talks

Tuesday 24 January 2017
ould deal with the technical aspects of the ceasefire committee, and political issues are excluded from the forthcoming negotiations. On 29 October 2016, Hadi rejected a peace proposal by the UN envoy, saying the plan “rewards” the Ansarullah movement.
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Continued Saudi Aggressions in 2017 to Cause Famine in Yemen : UN Warns
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Continued Saudi Aggressions in 2017 to Cause Famine in Yemen : UN Warns

Sunday 29 January 2017 ،
ould cause a famine in the impoverished Arab country Alwaght- Continuance of Saudi attacks and aggressions against Yemeni people could cause a famine in the impoverished Arab country in 2017, UN warned. RT quoted UN humanitarian chief Stephen O'Brien as saying that more than one third of t ...
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Algerian President Appears in Public after Weeks, Rejects Foreign Interference
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Algerian President Appears in Public after Weeks, Rejects Foreign Interference

Monday 20 March 2017 ،
ould lead to more chaos rather than settle the crisis. A statement from the president office said Bouteflika was given a comprehensive report about the situation and latest developments in the Arab and African regions including the Sahel, Mali and Libya. The president gave some guidance on the res ...
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Famine Threatens 7 Million Yemenis as Saudi Aggression Goes ON: UN
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Famine Threatens 7 Million Yemenis as Saudi Aggression Goes ON: UN

Wednesday 31 May 2017 ،
ould allow for the continued flow of commercial and humanitarian supplies.” Hudaydah is controlled by Yemen’s Ansarullah movement, which is defending the country against Saudi-led raids with the help of the army and popular forces. In March, reports said Washington and the Saudi-led co ...
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Failed Militarily, Saudis Seek Controlling Yemen’s Vital Port Through UN
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Failed Militarily, Saudis Seek Controlling Yemen’s Vital Port Through UN

Saturday 24 June 2017 ،
ould push the nation towards a humanitarian “disaster.” Furthermore, the International Organization for Migration had earlier warned that about 200,000 to 500,000 people will be displaced in the port city once the Saudi-led alliance carries out a large-scale ground assault against Al Hud ...
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Outgoing Yemen Envoy: How Did He Perform in Three Years?
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Outgoing Yemen Envoy: How Did He Perform in Three Years?

Friday 26 January 2018 ،
The special envoy to Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed said he does not seek new term, leaving behind a legacy of doubt about his honesty to help settle the crisis. Alwaght- The United Nations special envoy for Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed has informed the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres that h ...
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Turkey Gives $5m to African Armies in Sahel Anti-Terror Operations
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Turkey Gives $5m to African Armies in Sahel Anti-Terror Operations

Friday 2 March 2018 ،
Turkey has announced that it will grant $5 million to armies of five African countries nations battling terrorism and trafficking in the Sahel Alwaght-Turkey has announced that it will grant $5 million to armies of five African countries nations battling terrorism and trafficking in the Sahel, Presi ...
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Arab League Summit: What’s Addressed, What’s Not?
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Arab League Summit: What’s Addressed, What’s Not?

Monday 1 April 2019 ،
ould settle their bilateral and multilateral disputes and bridge their gaps. The summit has always been notorious for the napping of the aging leaders during the meetings, with many experts mockingly suggesting that the only common thing you can find in such gatherings is the Arabic language the par ...
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Can Saudis/US Use Water Crisis to Bring Yemenis to Their Knees?
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Can Saudis/US Use Water Crisis to Bring Yemenis to Their Knees?

Tuesday 3 August 2021 ،
In Yemen’s complex humanitarian crisis, water scarcity, climate change impacts, and Saudi bombing of water facilities are interlinked. When the well ran dry, Abu Yahya al-Hamdani, who provides water to many residents of the Saruf neighborhood in northeastern Sana`a, had no warning. Last week, the wa ...
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Iran Condemned Israeli Regime’s Violence against Palestinian Worshipers at Al-Aqsa
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Iran Condemned Israeli Regime’s Violence against Palestinian Worshipers at Al-Aqsa

Wednesday 20 April 2022 ،
Iran condemned the Israeli regime’s attacks on Palestinian worshipers in the al-Aqsa Mosque’s compound. Alwaght- Iran condemned the Israeli regime’s attacks on Palestinian worshipers in the al-Aqsa Mosque’s compound. “Unfortunately, we bore witness to Zionists’ transgression ...

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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.