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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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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
reshuffled the 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 ...
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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 ،
reshuffled the security and economic institutions as part of a reform strategy that is facing a set of hurdles. Alwaght- On Monday, the Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi reshuffled important economic and financial posts in the country, announcing new people for the positions. His move was met ...
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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 ،
reshuffle the 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 t ...
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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 ،
reshuffles and dissolutions of parliament, hampering investment and economic and fiscal reform.  
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I Was Sacked ’Because I Was Muslim’: Tory Ex-Minister
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I Was Sacked ’Because I Was Muslim’: Tory Ex-Minister

Monday 24 January 2022 ،
reshuffle in February 2020. In an interview with the Sunday Times newspaper, Ghani claimed she was told by a whip that her “'Muslimness' was raised as an issue” at a meeting in Downing Street and that her “Muslim women minister status was making colleagues feel u ...
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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 ،
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, Mohammed ...
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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 ،
reshuffle the 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 ...
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Chinese Ruling Party Upholds Xi’s ‘Core’ Leadership Position
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Chinese Ruling Party Upholds Xi’s ‘Core’ Leadership Position

Saturday 22 October 2022 ،
reshuffle that saw a number of top officials, including Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, step down. According to the amendments to the party charter, the delegates approved a call obliging all party members to uphold Comrade Xi Jinping's core position on the Party Central Committee and in the Party ...
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Dark Horizon of Transition Period in Post-Assad Syria
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Dark Horizon of Transition Period in Post-Assad Syria

Saturday 14 December 2024 ،
reshuffle has not led to a change in the organization’s practices. In fact, these political statements and messages are meaningless on paper if they are not translated into real actions on the ground. For example, when former Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri was killed in a US drone strike ...
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Where’s US Foreign Policy Heading under Erratic Trump?
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Where’s US Foreign Policy Heading under Erratic Trump?

Saturday 19 April 2025 ،
reshuffle the current order to its own advantage?  Filling the US void Nicholas Bakulin, an expert at Yale Law School and former director of Amnesty International in Asia and the Pacific, has raised the question in a piece published by Foreign Policy magazine, asking that if the US turns away ...

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Another epic from the Iranian people on the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution

Another epic from the Iranian people on the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution