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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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Yemenis Remain Unbowed as Saudis Intensify Bombing in Wake of Renewed International Pressure
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Yemenis Remain Unbowed as Saudis Intensify Bombing in Wake of Renewed International Pressure

Tuesday 16 November 2021
Riyadh. The video featured George Kordahi inveighing against the Saudi-Emirati war in Yemen a few weeks before becoming Lebanon’s information minister. Kordahi, who had worked for Saudi and Emirati television networks for a long time, said that the war of Saudi Arabia in Yemen is absurd and th ...
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Saudi Arabia ‘Steals’ Iraq Doc Footage to Accuse Yemen Forces: Report
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Saudi Arabia ‘Steals’ Iraq Doc Footage to Accuse Yemen Forces: Report

Monday 10 January 2022 ،
Riyadh-allied officials. The coalition has stopped short of its goals, while killing tens of thousands of Yemenis through the aggression and a simultaneous siege that its has been imposing on the impoverished country, most notably al-Hudaydah, which serves as Yemen’s lifeline port of entry.
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Rights Group Express Concern over ‘Enforced Disappearance’ in Saudi Arabia
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Rights Group Express Concern over ‘Enforced Disappearance’ in Saudi Arabia

Monday 10 January 2022 ،
Riyadh against prisoners of conscience, describing it as a “black feature” of the era of Mohammed bin Salman (MBS), the de facto ruler of the kingdom. According to the rights group, Turki al-Jasser, Saud bin Ghosn, Ahmed al-Muzaini, Jabir a-Amri, and Abdulrahman al-Sadhan are among the ...
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Crippling Response: Which Saudi Ports Are Within Yemeni Fire Range?
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Crippling Response: Which Saudi Ports Are Within Yemeni Fire Range?

Wednesday 12 January 2022 ،
Riyadh announced that a remote-controlled boat laden with explosives had targeted the area between the Saudi ports of Yanbu and Rabigh.  Outbreak of war of ports can certainly deal a fatal blow to the economies of the aggression countries.  The port of King Fahd in the city of Yanbu, 870 ...
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Two-month Yemen Truce: Reactions and Outcomes
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Two-month Yemen Truce: Reactions and Outcomes

Tuesday 5 April 2022 ،
Riyadh welcomes the announcement of the two-month ceasefire in Yemen by the UN envoy, which would halt all military operations inside Yemen and on the Yemeni-Saudi border. The statement also hailed the UN envoy's pro-peace efforts and stressed that these efforts are in line with Saudi Arabia' ...
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UN Committee Asks ICJ Opinion on Israeli Occupation
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UN Committee Asks ICJ Opinion on Israeli Occupation

Saturday 12 November 2022 ،
Riyad al-Maliki called the resolution a diplomatic and legal breakthrough that would open a new era for holding Israel accountable for its war crimes. The resolution, however, drew fire from the regime and its biggest and oldest ally, the United States. Washington has almost invariably shielded Tel ...
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What’s Behind Saudi Foundation of New Proxy Force in Yemen’s South?
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What’s Behind Saudi Foundation of New Proxy Force in Yemen’s South?

Wednesday 1 February 2023 ،
Riyadh largely winded down following a ceasefire agreement, the Saudis in an intriguing move have been seeking to nurture a new military force in southern Yemen.  Over the past few days and after his return from Saudi Arabia to Aden in southern Yemen, the president of Presidential Leadership C ...
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China Censures Israeli War Crimes on Gaza as ‘Beyond Self-Defense’
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China Censures Israeli War Crimes on Gaza as ‘Beyond Self-Defense’

Tuesday 24 October 2023 ،
Riyad al-Maliki, Wang said he “deeply sympathizes” with the people of Gaza. Wang also said China calls for the convening of a “more authoritative, wide-ranging and effective international peace conference” soon. He stressed that the UN Security Council “should effecti ...
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The EU versus Israel
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The EU versus Israel

Thursday 25 January 2024 ،
Riyad al-Maliki, the foreign minister of the self-governing Palestinian authorities. A direct meeting between Katz and al-Maliki is not expected. As per the report, Katz and al-Maliki will also individually address the Foreign Affairs Council meeting of the European Union in Brussels on Monday. The ...
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Why’s Riyadh Named a Security Figure as Ambassador to Damascus?
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Why’s Riyadh Named a Security Figure as Ambassador to Damascus?

Saturday 1 June 2024 ،
Riyadh wants to send behind this naming. Does the kingdom seek a more active role in Syria, or does it want to send a warning message to other actors in Syria?  Belated boost of relations  Saudi Arabia has now decided to send an ambassador to Syria while it could do the same thing months ...

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Another epic from the Iranian people on the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution

Another epic from the Iranian people on the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution