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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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US Senators Make Bipartisan Effort to Block Trump’s Saudi Arms Sales

US Senators Make Bipartisan Effort to Block Trump’s Saudi Arms Sales

Monday 10 June 2019
Chris Murphy (D-Conn.). Graham, himself, has foreseen “a lot of support” for the resolutions. The US has been unreservedly supporting a 2015-present Saudi-led war against Yemen that seeks to bring back the impoverished country’s former Riyadh-backed officials. The American patrona ...
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Reactions to Bolton’s Firing from Team Trump

Reactions to Bolton’s Firing from Team Trump

Wednesday 11 September 2019 ،
Chris Murphy, a Democratic member of the Foreign Relations Committee, noted in a statement, “John Bolton was the wrong choice and the silver lining to this instability is that there will be fewer people whispering war chants in the president’s ear. But no one of any quality is going to t ...
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US Senators Urge Saudi Regime to Fulfill Yemen Pledge

US Senators Urge Saudi Regime to Fulfill Yemen Pledge

Thursday 12 September 2019 ،
Chris Murphy and Republican Senator Todd Young. They are pressing for a strong US response to Saudi Arabia over its human rights record and another Senate vote on US security assistance to the kingdom. In July, the US Senate failed to override President Donald Trump’s vetoes of legislation pa ...
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29 Rights Groups Condemn US Arms Sales to UAE

29 Rights Groups Condemn US Arms Sales to UAE

Tuesday 1 December 2020 ،
Chris Murphy, a sponsor of the resolutions of disapproval, responded later on Twitter: “Just a mind blowing number of unsettled issues and questions the Administration couldn’t answer. Hard to overstate the danger of rushing this.” The sale was approved following a US-brokered agr ...
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Decades-Long US-Saudi Partnership ‘Broken’: US Senator

Decades-Long US-Saudi Partnership ‘Broken’: US Senator

Monday 10 October 2022 ،
Chris Murphy called for a reassessment of the US military alliance with Saudi Arabia after the kingdom and its oil-exporting allies agreed to a production cut, ahead of the November midterm elections which Democrats are already set to lose to the Republicans. Alwaght- American Senator Chris Murphy c ...
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US Senators Urge Halting Arms Sales to Saudi Arabia

US Senators Urge Halting Arms Sales to Saudi Arabia

Sunday 16 October 2022 ،
Chris Coons, a close ally of President Joe Biden, said on Friday. The Democratic senator from Delaware called the oil-production cut “a punch in the gut” to the West that helped Russia “fund their war of aggression against Ukraine.” Media reports said that US lawmakers aim t ...
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American Senator Calls for Investigation into Saudi Arabia’s Purchase of Twitter

American Senator Calls for Investigation into Saudi Arabia’s Purchase of Twitter

Tuesday 1 November 2022 ،
Chris Murphy urged a full national security review of a Saudi company’s acquisition of a massive share in Twitter. Alwaght- US Democratic senator Chris Murphy urged a full national security review of a Saudi company's acquisition of a massive share in Twitter. Tweeting on Monday, Murphy said he ...
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Bin Salman’s Blade of Reforms: Shiite Teens Awaiting Executions

Bin Salman’s Blade of Reforms: Shiite Teens Awaiting Executions

Tuesday 8 November 2022 ،
Chris Murphy, of Connecticut, on Monday called for a probe into the case. Many critics argue that the kingdom can now easily identify opposition activists online and detain or eliminate them.  Another issue is that by executing the Shiite teenagers, bin Salman intends to block prospects of any ...
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With Democrats Surviving Midterms, Would Biden Seek Revenge on Bin Salman?

With Democrats Surviving Midterms, Would Biden Seek Revenge on Bin Salman?

Tuesday 15 November 2022 ،
Chris Murphy in a Twitter messaged had said: “We should be concerned that the Saudis, who have a clear interest in repressing the political speech and impacting the US politics, are now the second largest owner of a major social media platform.”  Murphy asked the Senate Foreign Inv ...
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The downfall of the American naval hegemony in the Yemeni Red Sea

The downfall of the American naval hegemony in the Yemeni Red Sea

Friday 1 March 2024 ،
Chris Murphy, underscored, The Constitution mandates Congress to authorize war. We have pledged to uphold the Constitution. If we deem this a military action, authorization must be issued. Republican Senator Todd Young also expressed reservations about the U.S. government's strategy, asserting, ...

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