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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 warns American Citizens of Imminent Threat in Saudi Arabia

US warns American Citizens of Imminent Threat in Saudi Arabia

Friday 22 July 2016
Muslims in eastern part of the kingdom.
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Muslims Mark Anniversary of Sheikh Nimr Execution

Muslims Mark Anniversary of Sheikh Nimr Execution

Tuesday 3 January 2017 ،
Muslims in different countries commemorated the first anniversary of execution of top opposition leader, Sheikh Nimr by Saudi regime  Alwaght- Muslims in different countries commemorated the first anniversary of execution of top opposition leader Sheikh Nimr by Saudi regime. Shiite Muslim ...
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Senior Saudi Military Officer Killed in Restive Qatif

Senior Saudi Military Officer Killed in Restive Qatif

Monday 12 June 2017 ،
Muslims and security forces in Mosara in recent weeks after the Saudi government sent in workers to demolish a 400-year-old walled neighborhood there. No individual or group has yet claimed responsibility for the attack. Saudi forces started their brutal attack on Awamiyah village on May 10, using ...
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Saudi Regime Forces Kill Quran Council Director in Qatif

Saudi Regime Forces Kill Quran Council Director in Qatif

Sunday 25 June 2017 ،
Muslims. Alwaght-Saudi regime forces have killed the president of a Quran council as they torched his vehicle in Eastern Province, which is mainly populated by Shia Muslims. According to the UK-based Arabic-language Nabaa television, the fatal incident happened on Saturday night, when Saudi regime ...
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Saudi Forces Ravage Awamiyah, Persecute Shiite Muslims

Saudi Forces Ravage Awamiyah, Persecute Shiite Muslims

Saturday 8 July 2017 ،
Muslims in Saudi Arabia are about 10 and 15 percent of the kingdom’s population.
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Saudi Regime Forces Kill 5 in Operation against Qatif Shiite Muslims

Saudi Regime Forces Kill 5 in Operation against Qatif Shiite Muslims

Thursday 27 July 2017 ،
Muslims from the town of Awamiya in Qatif district. Alwaght-Saudi regime force have killed at least five people in eastern province in two days of brutal crackdown on Shiite Muslims from the town of Awamiya in Qatif district. Activists on social media said three local residents and two expatriate w ...
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Glance at Dire Condition of Shiites, Women, Immigrants in Saudi Arabia

Glance at Dire Condition of Shiites, Women, Immigrants in Saudi Arabia

Tuesday 1 August 2017 ،
Muslims out in the society. Reform-seeking protests have so far relatively produced some results, leading to flexibility by the officials to the demands of the Shiite citizens, though the situation is way far from ideal. But the relative freedoms given to the Shiites are seen as “gesture steps ...
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Saudi Forces Destroy Shiite Town, World Indifferent to Atrocities

Saudi Forces Destroy Shiite Town, World Indifferent to Atrocities

Friday 4 August 2017 ،
Muslims - the influential Islamic scholar Nimr al-Nimr, who was unjustly executed by the Saudi regime in 2016 for demanding the legitimate rights of the region’s residents, came from the town and demonstrations and unrest has been frequent. Local activists accuse security forces of driving re ...
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Shocking Conditions Faced by Civilians Inside Saudi Town Besieged by Regime Forces

Shocking Conditions Faced by Civilians Inside Saudi Town Besieged by Regime Forces

Monday 7 August 2017 ،
Muslims in the region. According to interviews conducted by Britain’s Independent newspaper, Awamiyah – a 400-year-old town in the eastern Qatif province home to around 30,000 people – has been surrounded by siege barricades put up by the security services since attempts to evict ...
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UK Envoy Defends Saudi Crackdown on Shiites, Brands Minority as Terrorists

UK Envoy Defends Saudi Crackdown on Shiites, Brands Minority as Terrorists

Saturday 21 April 2018 ،
Muslims in Eastern Province. Alwaght- Britain’s ambassador to Saudi Arabia has drawn human rights activists' criticism for defending the Wahhabi regime’s crackdown on the minority Shiite Muslims in Eastern Province. In a video released on Twitter by the Saudi news site Al-Sharq Al-A ...

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Courages Individiuals like Sinvar are on the Rise

Courages Individiuals like Sinvar are on the Rise