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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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Saudi Regime’s Death Squad Kills Shiite Youth in Awamiyah

Saudi Regime’s Death Squad Kills Shiite Youth in Awamiyah

Tuesday 16 January 2018
Awamiyah area of the kingdom’s Shiite-majority restive Eastern Province. Alwaght- Saudi regime forces have killed a Shiite youth during a raid in al-Awamiyah area of the kingdom's Shiite-majority Eastern Province. According to local's sources, Abdullah bin Mirza al-Qalaf was shot dead by Sa ...
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UK Envoy Defends Saudi Crackdown on Shiites, Brands Minority as Terrorists

UK Envoy Defends Saudi Crackdown on Shiites, Brands Minority as Terrorists

Saturday 21 April 2018 ،
Awamiyah on Thursday, supported Saudi regime's clampdown on Shiites, branding them as terrorists. This is a place where the Saudi authorities defeated terrorists last year and where they have begun to rebuild the community, UN envoy to Riyadh said. Ameen Nemer, a human rights activist orig ...
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Saudi Shiites’ Conditions under Bin Salman’s Reforms

Saudi Shiites’ Conditions under Bin Salman’s Reforms

Saturday 22 September 2018 ،
Awamiyah, the hometown of the cleric, was raided by the regime forces who killed many Shiite activists. Saudi regime has recently detained six Shiite activists for charges including participating in protests, chanting slogans hostile to the regime, attempting to inflame public opinion, filming prot ...
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Saudi Regime Kills 5 at Qatif Village, Cracking Down on Shiite Minority

Saudi Regime Kills 5 at Qatif Village, Cracking Down on Shiite Minority

Friday 25 January 2019 ،
Awamiyah, another Shiite-populated Qatif town, witnessed a deadly military crackdown on protests against the regime’s attempt to raze the historical Musawara neighborhood of the town under the pretext of “renovating” the area. Saudi rulers claimed the district’s narrow stree ...
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Amnesty Calls for Unconditional Release of Dissident Saudi Cleric

Amnesty Calls for Unconditional Release of Dissident Saudi Cleric

Friday 2 August 2019 ،
Awamiyah on July 31, Arabic-language Mirat al-Jazeera news website reported on Friday. She was rushed to hospital for treatment, and her fate remains unknown ever since. Separately, Saudi forces detained Zakaria Mohammed al-Bannawi, a resident of Awamiyah, upon his return from the h ...
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Saudi Regime Sentences Shiite Cleric to 12 Years in Jail

Saudi Regime Sentences Shiite Cleric to 12 Years in Jail

Thursday 12 September 2019 ،
Awamiyah town, situated in the al-Qatif region of Eastern Province. Eastern Province has been the scene of peaceful demonstrations since February 2011. Protesters have been demanding reforms, freedom of expression, the release of political prisoners, and an end to economic and religious discriminat ...
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Bin Salman’s New Circus For the West

Bin Salman’s New Circus For the West

Tuesday 22 December 2020 ،
Awamiyah east of the country, demolition of their holy sites, and also suppression of the rights activists.  Last month, the Independent newspaper in a detailed report shed light on the woeful conditions of the political prisoners and women in Saudi prisons.  The report, arranged by the ...
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Bin Salman Shows His True Colors Executing 81 in a Single Day

Bin Salman Shows His True Colors Executing 81 in a Single Day

Tuesday 15 March 2022 ،
Awamiyah cities. The Saudi citizens were charged with affiliation with ISIS and the Yemenis were charged with assisting Yemen's Ansarullah to flag targets inside the kingdom.  Bin Salman shows true colors  There is little doubt that the executions were orderd directly by bin Salman. ...
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Israeli Regime Brought on Its Knees by Palestinian Prisoners

Israeli Regime Brought on Its Knees by Palestinian Prisoners

Sunday 4 September 2022 ،
Awamiyah, too, expressed his happiness as he over the past six months suffered critical conditions.  This victory was achieved with the help of efforts, sacrifices, persistence and support of all the free people of the world for this just cause….. I had no fear for my life during the hu ...
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Saudi Regime Attacks Shiite-Majority Qatif Region, Detain Ten Youths

Saudi Regime Attacks Shiite-Majority Qatif Region, Detain Ten Youths

Wednesday 1 February 2023 ،
Awamiyah town and Umm al-Hamam village of Qatif region on Monday morning and detained ten youths. The rights organization added that the forces took the young men away to an unknown location. Saudi Arabia has stepped up politically-motivated arrests, prosecution, and conviction of peaceful di ...

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