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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 Coup Attempt: Architects, Possible Scenarios

Jordan Coup Attempt: Architects, Possible Scenarios

Tuesday 6 April 2021
Bin Zaid was previously the special envoy of the Jordan’s monarch to Saudi Arabia.  Awadullah, however, was the chief of staff of the royal palace in 2007, and before that the head of the king's office. In recent years, Awadullah has worked as an advisor to the Saudi Crown Prince Moh ...
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Quietly Separating Ways: How Have Jordan-Saudi Stances Conflicted in Recent Years?

Quietly Separating Ways: How Have Jordan-Saudi Stances Conflicted in Recent Years?

Saturday 19 June 2021 ،
Salman further warned.  Salman held that in the area where Safir is moored, the higher water of the ships that enter the Port of Aqaba is replaced, so the oil will either stick to the body of the ships or is carried by them to inside the port.  Jordan's criticism of indecision r ...
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What’s Behind Jordan King’s Washington Visit?

What’s Behind Jordan King’s Washington Visit?

Wednesday 21 July 2021 ،
Salman, accused Riyadh of intervention in the coup attempt. On the other hand, the fingers of blame were also pointed at Israel.  Whereas Biden had emphasized in his election campaign speeches that he would make democracy and human rights a priority in his foreign relations with US allies, in ...
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With Saudi Green Light, Yemen’s GPC to Victimize Hadi in Road to Recovery

With Saudi Green Light, Yemen’s GPC to Victimize Hadi in Road to Recovery

Saturday 28 August 2021 ،
Salman in front of media during bin Zayed's recent visit to Riyadh. With the Emiratis seeking to grab the initiative from the Saudis and play as the leading foreign actor in southern Yemen developments, this division even goes wider.  Although the news leaked talk about an agreement betwee ...
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Will Qatar Again Be Erdogan’s Rescue Angel?

Will Qatar Again Be Erdogan’s Rescue Angel?

Thursday 9 December 2021 ،
Bin Hamad Al Thani has returned Erdogan's blockade-time favor by investing in Turkish banks, real estate, and hotel sectors, and has played an important role in rescuing him from the economic crisis.  Since the coronavirus outbreak, the Turkish hard currency reserves shrunk $17 billion, dr ...
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Is bin Salman Seeking to Take Iraq Hostage by Power Agreements?

Is bin Salman Seeking to Take Iraq Hostage by Power Agreements?

Saturday 29 January 2022 ،
Salman and Iraq's Electricity Minister Adel al-Karimi. Iraqi Cabinet Secretary-General Hamid Al-Ghezi said that in addition to power grid connection, the two countries' delegations agreed to cooperate in industrial parks and sports.  The agreement was signed as a meeting of the Joint I ...
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Bahrain Uprising: 11 Years On

Bahrain Uprising: 11 Years On

Tuesday 15 February 2022 ،
Salman, and Abdulwahab Hussein, all of whom have been imprisoned or convicted in recent years on false pretenses. Al Khalifa, for example, revoked the citizenship of Sheikh Issa Qassem, the spiritual leader of the revolution, and in 2017 sentenced him to one year suspended imprisonment and confiscat ...
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Would Netanyahu’s Bait Lure Saudi Arabia into Normalization?

Would Netanyahu’s Bait Lure Saudi Arabia into Normalization?

Thursday 22 December 2022 ،
Salman towards normalization and walking back from the Arab peace plan —which addresses the minimum demands of the Palestinians and the Muslim world’s public— to change the toxic atmosphere that has formed against the advocates of normalization.  Mahmoud al-Helmi, an author a ...
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What’s behind Syrian Opposition’s New Military Council?

What’s behind Syrian Opposition’s New Military Council?

Tuesday 27 June 2023 ،
Salman, the ground was prepared by France and Saudi Arabia for formation and support for the new body. In a statement released about meeting of the French President Emmanuel Macron and bin Salman, Elysee Palace said that Syrian crisis was discussed by the two leaders, but it declined to provide deta ...
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Eilat-Eshdod Railway, An Israeli Project to Sideline Suez Canal

Eilat-Eshdod Railway, An Israeli Project to Sideline Suez Canal

Sunday 6 August 2023 ،
Salman’s zeal for international development initiatives.  In a cabinet meeting last week, Netanyahu announced start of work on a new railway that is capable of connecting the occupied territories to the Persian Gulf Arab monarchies in the future.  Netanyahu said Tel Aviv will begin ...

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