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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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Jordan, Egypt Held Secret Talks with Israel Last Year: Report

Jordan, Egypt Held Secret Talks with Israel Last Year: Report

Monday 20 February 2017
Aqaba. According to the report, the initiative failed after Israeli prime minister betrayed the process by backing off claiming opposition within his right-wing government. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas did not attend the Aqaba meeting but was updated by Kerry, Haaretz said. At a meeting wi ...
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Cairo Five-party Summit: Beating the Wind?

Cairo Five-party Summit: Beating the Wind?

Wednesday 24 August 2022 ،
Aqaba, Jordan, to upgrade cooperation especially trade and economy. Global and regional issues, especially challenges related to food security, energy, and international trade, were discussed at the Baghdad and Aqaba summits, and at El-Alamein summit, efforts were made to implement the agreements ma ...
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Extremist Israeli Settlers Fatally Shot Palestinian Man near Nablus

Extremist Israeli Settlers Fatally Shot Palestinian Man near Nablus

Monday 27 February 2023 ،
Aqaba to discuss ways of lowering tensions in the occupied territories. The so-called Israeli-Palestinian security summit was organized by the White House in Jordan after the Israeli military's deadly raid in Nablus. Palestinian resistance groups, including the Gaza Strip-based ...
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Palestinian Authority’s Aqaba Summit Participation Betrayal of Palestine: Expert

Palestinian Authority’s Aqaba Summit Participation Betrayal of Palestine: Expert

Tuesday 28 February 2023 ،
Aqaba, Jordan. The summit appeared to seek further coordination between Tel Aviv and the PA to crack down on the Palestinians and uproot armed operations by resistance groups. Resistance factions condemned its arrangement and even labeled the PA attendance in it a “betrayal of the Palestinian ...
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Execution: Israeli Regime’s New Instrument against Palestinian Resistance Groups

Execution: Israeli Regime’s New Instrument against Palestinian Resistance Groups

Saturday 4 March 2023 ،
Aqaba summit in Jordan last week that gathered Israeli officials and Palestinian Authority was also to reduce possibility of tensions, but it delivered the opposite.  Israel’s resorting to the death penalty comes at a time when the army and all security forces are in despair in the face ...
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Hosting Palestinian Resistance Meeting: Damascus’s Long Jump to Restore Balance with Tel Aviv

Hosting Palestinian Resistance Meeting: Damascus’s Long Jump to Restore Balance with Tel Aviv

Sunday 5 March 2023 ،
Aqaba or elsewhere,” said al-Haya.  Addressing conditions of Palestinian victims of Syria earthquake  Beside anti-Israeli goals, another goal of the visit appears to be the Palestinians hit by earthquake in Syria who need aids to ease their suffering. Immediately after the February ...
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Stillborn Aqaba Summit Made no Difference to Palestine

Stillborn Aqaba Summit Made no Difference to Palestine

Saturday 11 March 2023 ،
Aqaba Summit that was held last week between the Israeli regime and Palestinian Authority in Jordan met its failure even before entering implementation. Actually, it was a meeting arranged by the Americans for tension de-escalation and prevention of further Palestinian operations. However, continuat ...
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Can Sharm El-Sheikh Summit Reverse Aqaba Failure?

Can Sharm El-Sheikh Summit Reverse Aqaba Failure?

Wednesday 22 March 2023 ،
Aqaba summit  The Sharm El-Sheikh summit followed a similar summit hosted by Jordan in the city of Aqaba aimed at de-escalating the tensions between the sides, but failed to make any difference. A few days after the summit, tensions flared up again with an attack by hundreds of settlers in the ...
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Bitter Water: Understanding the Jordan-Israel Water Disputes

Bitter Water: Understanding the Jordan-Israel Water Disputes

Wednesday 6 March 2024 ،
Aqaba, located to the south of the country, is distant from its population centers, whereas Israel's Mediterranean coast, west of Jordan, is closer, resulting in lower overall costs. However, Jordanian policymakers must now confront the reality of their country being subject to the influence of ...

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