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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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Kuwait

Three Special Goals That Took Iraq’s PM to Kuwait
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Three Special Goals That Took Iraq’s PM to Kuwait

Tuesday 24 August 2021
Iraqi PM visited Kuwait over the weekend, discussing trade and bilateral relations.
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Kuwait Bans Entry of Vessels Carrying Goods Destined to, Originated from Occupied Palestine
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Kuwait Bans Entry of Vessels Carrying Goods Destined to, Originated from Occupied Palestine

Sunday 5 December 2021
Kuwait has forbidden the entry of commercial vessels carrying goods to and from the Israeli-occupied Palestinian territories, days after the Persian Gulf kingdom reiterated its support for Palestine and condemned a controversial visit by the Israeli president to the Ibrahimi Mosque in al-Khalil.
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Teenage Kuwaiti Tennis Player Who Shunned Israeli Opponent Draws Praise
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Teenage Kuwaiti Tennis Player Who Shunned Israeli Opponent Draws Praise

Saturday 29 January 2022
Teenage Kuwaiti tennis player Muhammad al-Awadi, who withdrew from an international tennis tournament held in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to avoid facing an Israeli opponent, has earned widespread praise over his support for the Palestinian cause.
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Independence, Missing of Arab States
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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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Kuwaiti Academic Delegation Leaves Bahrain Conference over Israeli Participation
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Kuwaiti Academic Delegation Leaves Bahrain Conference over Israeli Participation

Saturday 5 March 2022
A Kuwait academic delegation withdrew a conference hosted by the University of Bahrain after finding out that an Israeli delegation would participate in the event, as the Persian Gulf kingdom has frequently reiterated its support for Palestine.
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Iran to Start Drilling at Arash Gas Field after Saudi-Kuwaiti Move
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Iran to Start Drilling at Arash Gas Field after Saudi-Kuwaiti Move

Tuesday 29 March 2022
Iran soon will begin drilling at the Arash natural gas field shared with Kuwait and Saudi Arabia after the two Arab states signed a document to build the offshore reservoir without Tehran’s participation, Iranian Minister of Petroleum said.
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Kuwaitis ‘Proud of’ Chess Champion for Refusing to Face Israeli Player
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Kuwaitis ‘Proud of’ Chess Champion for Refusing to Face Israeli Player

Wednesday 4 May 2022
A Kuwaiti chess player has refused to play against an Israeli opponent at Spain’s Sunway International Chess Championship, in an act of solidarity with the Palestinian people whose rights are violated by the occupying Tel Aviv regime.
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Analyzing Kuwait’s Parliamentary Elections
Analysis

Analyzing Kuwait’s Parliamentary Elections

Sunday 2 October 2022
The Arab country held its early election as a government-parliament stalemate led to their dissolution.
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What is Causing Serial Resignations of Government in Kuwait?
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What is Causing Serial Resignations of Government in Kuwait?

Tuesday 24 January 2023
The Kuwait government resigned as a clash with the parliament deepened recently.
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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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Kuwait Political Instability Continues amid Govt., Parl. Clashes
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Kuwait Political Instability Continues amid Govt., Parl. Clashes

Wednesday 12 April 2023
The government and the parliament disagree on the executive issues and show no sign of a compromise.
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“No Limits” for Expanding Ties with Kuwait: Iran’s FM
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“No Limits” for Expanding Ties with Kuwait: Iran’s FM

Thursday 22 June 2023
Amir-Abdollahian is visiting Kuwait as the third leg of his Persian Gulf tour.
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Arab Bloc Shows Open Arms to Moscow in Defiance of Washington
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Arab Bloc Shows Open Arms to Moscow in Defiance of Washington

Wednesday 12 July 2023
The (Persian) Gulf Cooperation Council held its sixth strategic summit with Russia, stressing advancing close relations.
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What’s Next as Iraq Scraped Maritime Navigation Agreement with Kuwait?
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What’s Next as Iraq Scraped Maritime Navigation Agreement with Kuwait?

Monday 18 September 2023
The Iraqi side insists that the agreement did not fully meet its rights, but Kuwait argues the agreement is based on historical documents.
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Why Was Iran-PGCC Consultative  Meeting Canceled?
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Why Was Iran-PGCC Consultative Meeting Canceled?

Tuesday 26 September 2023
The meeting seems to have been canceled under US pressure as well as some remaining regional differences.

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More Than 110 Dead, 150 Injured in Iraq Wedding Inferno

More Than 110 Dead, 150 Injured in Iraq Wedding Inferno