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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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Syrian Defense Minister Visit Jordan, Discuss Border Security, Dara’a Situation
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Syrian Defense Minister Visit Jordan, Discuss Border Security, Dara’a Situation

Monday 20 September 2021
Syrian Defense Minister visited neighbor Jordan on Sunday to discuss stability on border as well as the situation in Syria’s southwestern city of Dara’a.
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Re-embracing Damascus: What Does Syrian Delegation’s Jordan Visit Mean?
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Re-embracing Damascus: What Does Syrian Delegation’s Jordan Visit Mean?

Saturday 2 October 2021
A Syrian delegation visited Amman on Monday to discus trade, cooperation, and reopening borders as Jordan shifts view on Syria.
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What Interests, Goals Are Driving Increasing US Military Support to Jordan?
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What Interests, Goals Are Driving Increasing US Military Support to Jordan?

Tuesday 8 February 2022
The US has a set of general goals behind supporting Jordan among them protecting regional interests and propping up Israeli regime.
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Independence, Missing of Arab States
Analysis

Independence, Missing of Arab States

Monday 14 February 2022
The Arab world has all it needs to be independent of the US influence. But it lacks resolved leaders.
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Jordanian MPs Urge Branding Israel as Apartheid Regime
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Jordanian MPs Urge Branding Israel as Apartheid Regime

Monday 14 February 2022
Twenty-five Jordanian lawmakers have signed a memorandum, asking human rights organizations as well as Arab and international parliaments to brand Israel as an apartheid regime.
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Teenage Jordanian Fencer Refused to Face Israeli Opponent
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Teenage Jordanian Fencer Refused to Face Israeli Opponent

Monday 11 April 2022
A Jordanian fencer received widespread praise after withdrawing from the Cadet and Junior World Championships 2022 in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to avoid facing an Israeli opponent in solidarity with the oppressed Palestinian people and in opposition to the normalization of relations with the occupying regime.
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Jordanian FM Rejects ‘Middle East NATO’, Says Arab Countries Seek Close Ties with Iran
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Jordanian FM Rejects ‘Middle East NATO’, Says Arab Countries Seek Close Ties with Iran

Wednesday 29 June 2022
Jordanian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Ayman Safadi says Arab countries look for promotion of diplomatic relations with Iran, roundly dismissing the existence of any talks on the formation of an anti-Iran Middle Eastern military alliance similar to NATO, which would include Israeli regime.
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Arab States Want Healthy Relations with Iran: Jordan
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Arab States Want Healthy Relations with Iran: Jordan

Saturday 16 July 2022
All Arab countries are seeking to improve diplomatic relations with Iran on the basis of mutual respect as well as the principle of good neighborliness, Jordanian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates said
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Jordanian Taekwondo Fighter Shuns Israeli Opponent in Bulgaria Tournament
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Jordanian Taekwondo Fighter Shuns Israeli Opponent in Bulgaria Tournament

Monday 1 August 2022
Jordanian taekwondo fighter Maysir al-Dahamsheh has refused to face an Israeli opponent in international competitions in Bulgaria, the latest of such withdrawals from encountering Israeli opponents in international tournaments.
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Cairo Five-party Summit: Beating the Wind?
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Cairo Five-party Summit: Beating the Wind?

Wednesday 24 August 2022
New Levant project that is sought by Egypt, Iraq, and Jordan is ambitious but they lack finance power and infrastructure for its implementation.
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Jordanians Protest Over Fuel Price Rises, Day After Policeman Killed in Riots
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Jordanians Protest Over Fuel Price Rises, Day After Policeman Killed in Riots

Saturday 17 December 2022
Jordanians staged sit-ins on Friday and activists called for more protests over fuel price rises that have added to a cost-of-living squeeze, a day after riots in a southern city left one police officer dead, witnesses and security sources said.
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Jordanians Protest Mistreatment of Prisoners in Israeli Jails
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Jordanians Protest Mistreatment of Prisoners in Israeli Jails

Saturday 11 March 2023
Jordanians have taken to the streets to protest against the mistreatment of Jordanian inmates in Israeli prisons, as well as a controversial death penalty bill endorsed by the Israeli parliament, known as the Knesset
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West Asia Security Order Outlook from Perspective of Network Alliances
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West Asia Security Order Outlook from Perspective of Network Alliances

Wednesday 15 March 2023
West Asia is heading to a new security order not favorable to the US and Washington would lose its regional hegemony.
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Jordan Parliament Votes To Expel Israeli Regime’s Envoy
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Jordan Parliament Votes To Expel Israeli Regime’s Envoy

Wednesday 22 March 2023
The parliament of Jordan voted to expel the Israeli ambassador to Amman from the country in protest against the behavior Tel Aviv regime’s radical finance minister, who stirred controversy earlier this week after he denied the existence of the Palestinian people.
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Jordanian-Israeli Relations Tense Despite So-called Peace
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Jordanian-Israeli Relations Tense Despite So-called Peace

Tuesday 25 April 2023
Jordan seems to be moving to expulsion of Israeli ambassador as anti-Israeli sentiments run high in its society and politics.

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Children Main Victim of Israeli Regime Aggression on Gaza

Children Main Victim of Israeli Regime Aggression on Gaza