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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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No Airspace for Normalization: Oman Dissalows Israeli Flights

No Airspace for Normalization: Oman Dissalows Israeli Flights

Sunday 21 August 2022
Mecca and Medina. The same project could also be run in Oman, but the Omanis foiled it.  Sending Israeli citizens to Arab countries as tourists is the first step for influence in the Arab countries. The normalization with the UAE and Bahrain started from this point and secret visits of citizen ...
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How Are Israelis Pursing Normalization Agenda Using Qatar World Cup?

How Are Israelis Pursing Normalization Agenda Using Qatar World Cup?

Tuesday 15 November 2022 ،
Mecca and Medina to “explore the culture and customs of the Saudis” and published their films in the streets of Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia does not have political relations with the Israeli regime either, but with the actions it takes, it is getting closer to normalization every day. The ...
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Shadow of Crackdown and Execution Returns to Saudi Shiite Citizens

Shadow of Crackdown and Execution Returns to Saudi Shiite Citizens

Monday 5 December 2022 ،
Mecca are predominantly-Shiite cities. The Saudi authorities watch them so closely to block any activism by the Shiites. After the start of the Arab awakening represented by the Arab uprisings in 2011, Saudi Arabia, like other dictatorial countries in the region, felt strongly threatened by the risi ...
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Saudi Regime Sentences Professor to 30 Years in Prison over Critical Tweets

Saudi Regime Sentences Professor to 30 Years in Prison over Critical Tweets

Wednesday 28 December 2022 ،
Mecca. Shalhoub cited a series of connected Tweets from Basra, and wrote that he had blasted the disinformation campaign being exercised by the Saudi-owned and Dubai-based al-Arabiya television news network, Qatar’s three-year-old diplomatic dispute with Saudi Arabia and three other Arab ...
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No Progress in Saudi-Israel Détente as MBS Rejects Netanyahu’s Request to Meet

No Progress in Saudi-Israel Détente as MBS Rejects Netanyahu’s Request to Meet

Tuesday 23 May 2023 ،
Mecca this year. According to the N12 news site, Saudi authorities presented a list of demands for Israeli concessions vis-à-vis the Palestinians. Those demands include allowing the Palestinian security apparatus to be strengthened at the expense of Israeli military forces in the occupied W ...
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Iraq Launches $17bln Road, Rail Project to Link Asia, Europe

Iraq Launches $17bln Road, Rail Project to Link Asia, Europe

Sunday 28 May 2023 ،
Mecca in Saudi Arabia for the Haj pilgrimage. The project was announced on Saturday at a conference aimed at courting Arab interest, including from Arab Gulf states, Syria and Jordan. A senior government aide said regional investment was on the table. Promises of development are long-standing in I ...
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Millions of Muslims Begin Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca

Millions of Muslims Begin Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca

Sunday 25 June 2023 ،
Mecca in Saudi Arabia. Alwaght- Millions of Muslim worshipers from across the world have started the annual Hajj pilgrimage in the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia. On the first day of the rituals on Sunday, the pilgrims perform the first circumambulation of the Holy Ka’aba, a cube-shaped s ...
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Delay in Condemning Qur’an Desecration Bespeaks ‘Double Standards’: Iran FM

Delay in Condemning Qur’an Desecration Bespeaks ‘Double Standards’: Iran FM

Wednesday 12 July 2023 ،
Mecca in Saudi Arabia, drew the anger of Muslims from across the world. Following the incident, several thousand Iraqis gathered near the Swedish embassy in Baghdad in protest against the Qur’an burning and demanded the expulsion of the ambassador. People in other Muslim countries also took ...
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Israeli Occupation Forces Storm Bab al-Rahma inside Al-Aqsa Mosque: WAFA

Israeli Occupation Forces Storm Bab al-Rahma inside Al-Aqsa Mosque: WAFA

Friday 8 September 2023 ،
Mecca and Medina in Saudi Arabia. The Al-Aqsa Mosque is a place of deep religious significance for Muslims worldwide and is situated in the heart of Jerusalem, which has been occupied and illegally annexed by Israel since 1967. The Bab al-Rahma Prayer Hall, like the rest of the Al-Aqsa Mosque comp ...
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Saudi Arabia Detains Worshipers for Supporting Gaza at Holy Sites: Report

Saudi Arabia Detains Worshipers for Supporting Gaza at Holy Sites: Report

Saturday 18 November 2023 ،
Mecca and Medina for supporting Palestine and praying for the Gaza Strip, which has been under brutal Israeli assaults since October 7. Alwaght- Saudi Arabia has been detaining individuals at holy sites in Mecca and Medina for supporting Palestine and praying for the Gaza Strip, which has been under ...

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