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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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Tunisia Renews State of Emergency amid ISIS Threat

Tunisia Renews State of Emergency amid ISIS Threat

Thursday 16 February 2017
Essebsi has decided to extend the state of emergency for three months from 16 February, the president's office announced Thursday. The state of emergency grants emergency powers to the police and in theory grants authorities the right to prohibit strikes and meetings likely to provoke disorder. ...
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Merkel Makes 2-day Visit to N Africa to Discuss Refugee Crisis

Merkel Makes 2-day Visit to N Africa to Discuss Refugee Crisis

Thursday 2 March 2017 ،
Essebsi on Friday with an agenda of discussing the migration issues facing Europe that emanate from human trafficking in North Africa. Merkel’s meeting with the Egyptian president will feature the discussion of such issues as bilateral relations between the two countries, with a specific focu ...
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Merkel Visited North Africa to Tackle Refugee Crisis, Warn Turkey

Merkel Visited North Africa to Tackle Refugee Crisis, Warn Turkey

Monday 6 March 2017 ،
Essebsi said those who want to return voluntarily will be able to receive aid. Merkel also said the German government would provide Tunisia with 250 million euros in aid for development projects. Some EU states blame Turkey for exacerbating the migrant crisis in Europe and blackmailing the continen ...
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Iran Only Hope for Muslims in Confronting Israeli Regime: Tunisian President

Iran Only Hope for Muslims in Confronting Israeli Regime: Tunisian President

Sunday 2 April 2017 ،
Essebsi made the remarks in a meeting with visiting Iranian Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Reza Salehi Amiri in Tunis. According to Iranian News Agency IRNA, Essebsi added that, “The Zionist regime [of Israel] is the Islamic Republic’s only enemy in the region. Therefore, we h ...
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Tunisian Army Deployed to Protect Oil, Gas Fields amid Protests

Tunisian Army Deployed to Protect Oil, Gas Fields amid Protests

Wednesday 10 May 2017 ،
Essebsi, for the first time, ordered troops to be used in protecting industrial installations vital to Tunisia's economy. Protests, sit-ins and strikes in recent years have cost the North African state billions of dollars. For several weeks, about 1,000 protesters in Tatouine province, whe ...
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Tunisia Unrest Forces Closure of another Oil Fields

Tunisia Unrest Forces Closure of another Oil Fields

Sunday 21 May 2017 ،
Essebsi, for the first time, ordered troops to be used in protecting industrial installations vital to Tunisia's economy. Protests, sit-ins and strikes in recent years have cost the North African state billions of dollars. On Saturday troops fired in the air to disperse a crowd and allow an eng ...
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Tunisia’s PM Appoints New Cabinet after Infighting

Tunisia’s PM Appoints New Cabinet after Infighting

Wednesday 6 September 2017 ،
Essebsi, was for the first time, ordered troops to be used in protecting industrial installations vital to Tunisia's economy. Protests, sit-ins and strikes in recent years have cost the North African state billions of dollars. The country is also an increase in terrorist attacks that have cost t ...
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Tunisia Mulls Food Aid to Control Violent Anti-Austerity Protests

Tunisia Mulls Food Aid to Control Violent Anti-Austerity Protests

Saturday 13 January 2018 ،
Essebsi hosted emergency talks with trade unions, employers’ associations, and political parties on Saturday. We discussed the general situation in the country and the reforms, especially socio-economic, that must be adopted to overcome the current problems, Wided Bouchamaoui, the head of the ...
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Red Vests: New Anti-Corruption Campaign in Tunisia

Red Vests: New Anti-Corruption Campaign in Tunisia

Thursday 27 December 2018 ،
Essebsi, the party’s financially powerful leader, was close to former dictator before the revolution. For the Tunisians, despite the free political atmosphere, the post-revolution power transition was very limited in range and failed to drastically transform the ruling elite. The structural c ...
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Return to Arab League: Is Syria Close to Reunion with Arab States?

Return to Arab League: Is Syria Close to Reunion with Arab States?

Tuesday 26 July 2022 ،
Essebsi during Lebanon donation conference raised the possibility of inviting Assad to Arab League summit. Although at the time many of Arab states did not welcome the idea, over time many of them requested Syria invitation and now they are calling for its return.  No serious obstacles to Syri ...

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