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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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Behavior of Saudi Arabia at the present time and its impact on Lebanon

Behavior of Saudi Arabia at the present time and its impact on Lebanon

Saturday 1 February 2014
king Syria and acting against Saudi interests, maybe they take a peaceful action facing USA. B.      Iran and west closeness in the light of Iran's nuclear case towards peace      The close relation between Iran and west is inevitable after Iran's nuclear agreement. Saudi Arabia worries that ...
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The Nature of Saudis' Hostility to Houthis' of Yemen
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The Nature of Saudis' Hostility to Houthis' of Yemen

Saturday 15 February 2014 ،
Crisis in Yemen has intensified in a suspicious manner by approaching Syrian army to its final victory over Syrian armed rebels funded and supported by Saudi Arabia and some of the Arabic countries in Persian Gulf. Al-hashed tribe and its leader, Hamid Al-Ahmar involved in the process of Yemeni na ...
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Saudi-Qatar Rift not to Be Resolved in the Near Future

Saudi-Qatar Rift not to Be Resolved in the Near Future

Saturday 24 May 2014 ،
The 14th Doha forum was not attended by delegations from Saudi, Egypt, and Emirates to show that difference among them are too deep to be defused easily Alwaght-The 14th Doha International forum for democracy, development, and free trade under the patronage of the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim, was n ...
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Bahrain Population Naturalization

Bahrain Population Naturalization

Sunday 24 August 2014 ،
kingdom over a Shiite majority calling for more democracy that can endanger dictator's crown, Al-Khalifa is acutely sensitive to changes in its demographic balance between Shiites and Sunnis. Alwaght-Bahrain has accused wealthier neighbor Qatar of harming its national security by luring some n ...
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Al-Saud Spares no Effort to Marginalize Ansarullah in Yemen
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Al-Saud Spares no Effort to Marginalize Ansarullah in Yemen

Thursday 2 October 2014 ،
king, Abdullah bin Abdul-Aziz sent his envoy, Khalid al-Tuwaijri, the king's “gatekeeper”,  to Yemen in order to negotiate with some of Hashed tribal leader Sheikhs who are lined towards Ansarullah  but have no ideological contact with them.      
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Saudi's Deep Worry over Yemen's Revolution: Reasons and Scenarios
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Saudi's Deep Worry over Yemen's Revolution: Reasons and Scenarios

Tuesday 7 October 2014 ،
king's opinion has been key to election of presidents. Presidents who tried to be independent were killed in a suspicious manner. Ali Abdullah Saleh was one of the Saudi regime's stooges how was at their service. Yemen's first revolution led to his ouster in 2011. Nevertheless, Saudi an ...
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Will Qatar Surrender Under Pressure?

Will Qatar Surrender Under Pressure?

Tuesday 14 October 2014 ،
king of Saudi regime, received Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad, Emir of Qatar, at his palace in Jeddah Monday evening. During the meeting, they discussed cooperation between the two countries in addition to the overall events and developments in the Arab, Islamic and international arena. They have also discu ...
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America's Role in the Rise of Extremism in the West Asia

America's Role in the Rise of Extremism in the West Asia

Monday 20 October 2014 ،
king to contain its influence in the Middle East has in fact contributed to rising sectarian tensions and extremism in the region. Alwaght-Shireen Hunter, a Visiting Professor at Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service, believes that the longstanding U.S. policy of not engaging Iran an ...
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This War is Not Aimed at ISIS Terrorist Group, But at Assad
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This War is Not Aimed at ISIS Terrorist Group, But at Assad

Sunday 2 November 2014 ،
king just how much admission there was of the failure of Britain’s policy in the region hitherto Alwaght-Watching the debate in the British parliament last Thursday, over whether Britain should, yet again, launch aerial attacks against the long-suffering people of Iraq; it was striking just how much ...

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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