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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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Egypt

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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Saudi Regime Sentenced Egyptian Doctor to 20 Years in Prison for Voting for Morsi
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Saudi Regime Sentenced Egyptian Doctor to 20 Years in Prison for Voting for Morsi

Wednesday 24 August 2022
Saudi regime has sentenced to 20 years in prison an Egyptian doctor who is a former employee at the Saudi health ministry, on alleged charges of supporting the Muslim Brotherhood, a rights group said.
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Egyptian Hunger Striker’s Life in ‘Great Danger’: UN Rights Chief
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Egyptian Hunger Striker’s Life in ‘Great Danger’: UN Rights Chief

Wednesday 9 November 2022
The United Nations expressed deep concerns over deteriorating health condition of Egypt’s prominent political activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah, with the body’s High Commissioner for Human Rights stressing that the life of the jailed hunger striker is “in great danger” after more than 200 days of food abstention.
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Sharm El-Sheikh Climate Conf. Gives Arab, Israeli Officials Opportunity to Renew Pacts
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Sharm El-Sheikh Climate Conf. Gives Arab, Israeli Officials Opportunity to Renew Pacts

Wednesday 9 November 2022
The Sharm El-Sheikh meeting was a technical one but its political aspect overshadowed it as Arab officials found opportunity to meet Israelis.
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Israeli-Egyptian Relations on Fault Line as Netanyahu Coming Back
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Israeli-Egyptian Relations on Fault Line as Netanyahu Coming Back

Saturday 3 December 2022
The Israeli-Egyptian are unprecedentedly strained and analysts say can go worse as Netanyahu with far-right take back the power.
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Egypt Discovers Large Gas Field in Mediterranean: Minister
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Egypt Discovers Large Gas Field in Mediterranean: Minister

Monday 19 December 2022
Egypt has discovered a large gas field off its north-eastern Mediterranean coastline, Oil Minister Tarek El Molla said in remarks carried by the state media on Friday.
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Expulsion of Israeli Observer Envoy from AU Summit Response to Netanyahu’s Gamesmanship
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Expulsion of Israeli Observer Envoy from AU Summit Response to Netanyahu’s Gamesmanship

Monday 20 February 2023
The Israelis were left in humiliation as their envoy was denied entry to African Union summit as an observer.
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Preparing for Big Jump in Iran-Egypt Relations
Analysis

Preparing for Big Jump in Iran-Egypt Relations

Wednesday 29 March 2023
Tehran and Cairo have established contacts to pave the way for a game-changing détente.
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Israel Pressing Egypt Not to Restore Ties with Iran: Media
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Israel Pressing Egypt Not to Restore Ties with Iran: Media

Wednesday 17 May 2023
Israeli regime is pressuring Egypt not to restore ties with Iran, amid reports that the two regional heavyweights are engaged in negotiations in Iraq and are about to reopen their respective embassies soon, an Israeli media outlet has revealed.
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Why’s Tel Aviv Concerned about Progress in Iran-Egypt Ties?
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Why’s Tel Aviv Concerned about Progress in Iran-Egypt Ties?

Saturday 20 May 2023
The Israelis find closer Iranian-Egyptian ties threatening to Tel Aviv’s regional influence and security.
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Developing Relations with African Countries on Iran’s Agenda: FM
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Developing Relations with African Countries on Iran’s Agenda: FM

Monday 19 June 2023
Iran is seeing a great progress in its foreign policy, expanding relations with many countries and blocs.
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Indian Premier Meets Egyptian President in Rare Visit to Cairo
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Indian Premier Meets Egyptian President in Rare Visit to Cairo

Monday 26 June 2023
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Egypt’s capital Cairo on Sunday and met President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi
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Egypt Voices Anger after Ethiopia Completed Filling of Disputed Dam on Nile
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Egypt Voices Anger after Ethiopia Completed Filling of Disputed Dam on Nile

Monday 11 September 2023
Ethiopia announced that it has filled the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) built on the River Nile, irking downstream countries, including Egypt and Sudan, for disregarding their interest.
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What Would Egypt Do as Israeli War on Gaza Rages on Next Door?
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What Would Egypt Do as Israeli War on Gaza Rages on Next Door?

Friday 13 October 2023
Egypt has to decide to help Gaza and mend its damaged image in Arab world, or lose it altogether by closing Rafah Border Crossing with the enclave.
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Africa against Neocolonialism: Why The Continent’s Struggle for Self-Sufficiency Remain so Difficult?
Analysis

Africa against Neocolonialism: Why The Continent’s Struggle for Self-Sufficiency Remain so Difficult?

Sunday 29 October 2023
Regional organizations are trying to overcome the legacy of their dependence on the West

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Children Main Victim of Israeli Regime Aggression on Gaza

Children Main Victim of Israeli Regime Aggression on Gaza