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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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Two Big Reasons for Pessimism: Is US-Saudi Defense Pact Really Too Close?

Two Big Reasons for Pessimism: Is US-Saudi Defense Pact Really Too Close?

Sunday 12 May 2024
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman may agree to limit China's technological involvement in some of the most sensitive sectors of the Saudi economy in return for American investments in artificial intelligence, quantum computing and building national Saudi civil nuclear program. To restrict the ex ...
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Why’s Riyadh Named a Security Figure as Ambassador to Damascus?

Why’s Riyadh Named a Security Figure as Ambassador to Damascus?

Saturday 1 June 2024 ،
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad during the summit of Arab countries in Bahrain in May, which ended years of hostility and diplomatic hiatus.  The statement of the Saudi foreign ministry at that time said that the resumption of the di ...
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What’s behind Saudi Ambassador’s Visit to Iraqi Holy Shiite Cities?

What’s behind Saudi Ambassador’s Visit to Iraqi Holy Shiite Cities?

Thursday 13 June 2024 ،
The Saudi diplomat met with authorities of the two religious cities of Najaf and Karbala as part of a plan to broaden ties with Baghdad to take on Iran in Iraq. Alwaght- Application of the public diplomacy as one of the supplements of the official diplomacy is now one of the common methods in the fo ...
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Turkish-Arab Push for Foothold In Iraq Amid Strong Iranian-Iraqi Alliance

Turkish-Arab Push for Foothold In Iraq Amid Strong Iranian-Iraqi Alliance

Tuesday 23 July 2024 ،
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman aiming to reduce the kingdom's reliance on the oil revenues.  The UAE, which has become a trade hub in the Persian Gulf thanks to foreign investments, has tried to take full advantage of various corridors in the region in the past years. Involving in the c ...
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Where is the Saudi-Yemeni Cold Peace Heading?

Where is the Saudi-Yemeni Cold Peace Heading?

Wednesday 24 July 2024 ،
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman may review his promises for helping restore peace and stability in the region. Actually, perhaps with delivery of more weapons to Saudi Arabia and closer ties to Washington and further alignment with the American policies in the region and closeness to the Israeli re ...
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Can Public Investment Fund Realize Bin Salman’s Dreams?

Can Public Investment Fund Realize Bin Salman’s Dreams?

Tuesday 3 September 2024 ،
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's strategy to shift to a non-oil economy relies heavily on the Public Investment Fund (PIF) to steer the investment train at home and abroad to provide new resources for the country. The governance structure in the Arab kingdom is designed to ensure strategic ali ...
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Iran’s Foreign Minister Engages in ’Constructive’ Discussions with Saudi Counterpart

Iran’s Foreign Minister Engages in ’Constructive’ Discussions with Saudi Counterpart

Wednesday 9 October 2024 ،
Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman during this visit. This trip to Riyadh follows Iran's missile strike on Israeli-occupied territory, which was a response to the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas in Tehran, Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah of Hezbollah, and Iranian military advisor General Abbas Ni ...
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Messages of Iranian FM’s Saudi Visit

Messages of Iranian FM’s Saudi Visit

Saturday 12 October 2024 ،
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, with the media describing the atmosphere of the meeting friendly and warm as the two sides discussing bilateral and regional issues. After this meeting, Araghchi wrote on X that geography always keeps us neighbors, and faith always makes us brothers. Together, Iran ...
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Riyadh’s Two-state Solution Conf. Serves Normalization in the Name of Palestinian State

Riyadh’s Two-state Solution Conf. Serves Normalization in the Name of Palestinian State

Saturday 2 November 2024 ،
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said the kingdom of Saudi Arabia will not stop its diligent efforts to form an independent Palestinian state with Eastern Al-Quds as its capital.  Where did two-state solution come from?  In 1947, UN resolution 181 proposed the creation of two separate st ...
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Shadow of Trump’s Comeback on Riyadh’s Palestine Meeting

Shadow of Trump’s Comeback on Riyadh’s Palestine Meeting

Tuesday 12 November 2024 ،
Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said that he was unable to participate in the Riyadh meeting due to an intensive executive schedule, and for this reason, his Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref represented Tehran in the meeting.  From another aspect, we cann ...

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