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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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Yemen’s Air Defense a Tough Test for US Air Superiority
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Yemen’s Air Defense a Tough Test for US Air Superiority

Saturday 3 May 2025
Saudi-led Arab coalition, emergence of an efficient air defense power operated by Ansarullah is something surprising to the military analysts. Relying on military self-sufficiency, foreign support, and reverse engineering, Ansarullah has managed to create a network of air defenses high-performing an ...
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Israel Deadlock in Yemen: Why’s Sana’a Unbeatable?
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Israel Deadlock in Yemen: Why’s Sana’a Unbeatable?

Saturday 12 July 2025 ،
Saudi-led military coalition between 2015 and 2022, and it was ultimately Riyadh that accepted a ceasefire with Yemen. Why is Yemen difficult to defeat?  In 2015, when Ansarullah formed a government in the capital Sana'a, Riyadh intervened militarily in favor of Ansarullah adversaries. Th ...
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UN Backs Palestinian State—French-Saudi Plan in Focus
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UN Backs Palestinian State—French-Saudi Plan in Focus

Sunday 14 September 2025 ،
Saudi Arabia, the draft calls for the establishment of a Palestinian state without Hamas and condemns Israeli attacks on civilians, infrastructure, and the blockade of Gaza. The resolution passed with 142 votes in favor, 12 against, and 10 abstentions, ahead of a September 22 meeting co-chaired by P ...
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Doha Meeting between Words and Actions
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Doha Meeting between Words and Actions

Tuesday 16 September 2025 ،
Saudi Arabia had previously sought to sign a security agreement with the US, the White House policymakers have been reluctant to commit to such deals due to Tel Aviv’s sensitivities. Practical solutions to punish the aggressor  If the Arab countries want to really punish Tel Aviv, they ...
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Sumud Flotilla: Voice of 45 Nations against Israeli Crimes in Gaza
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Sumud Flotilla: Voice of 45 Nations against Israeli Crimes in Gaza

Saturday 27 September 2025 ،
Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Britain, and the US. What aid does the flotilla carry? According to the International Committee for Breaking the Siege of Gaza the participating ships carry considerable amounts of relief equipment, medic ...
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Israeli-Emirati Security and Military Cooperation from Yemen to Sudan
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Israeli-Emirati Security and Military Cooperation from Yemen to Sudan

Wednesday 5 November 2025 ،
Saudi-Emirati coalition invaded Yemen in March 2015, Israel has been one of the main actors of the war, with the purported aim being thwarting the threats posed to its security and economy in the Red Sea and Bab-el-Mandeb and expanding the military foothold in this part of the region.  Israel ...
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Where’s Sudan Heading as Clashes Boil Over?
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Where’s Sudan Heading as Clashes Boil Over?

Saturday 8 November 2025 ،
Saudi Arabia on September 12, 2025, remains on the table, but neither side in Sudan’s civil war has accepted it. Meanwhile, developments on the ground suggest the conflict is far from over. Sudan war overshadowing neighbors The civil war in Sudan has caused the biggest displacement crisis in ...
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Sudan’s Conflict to‌ Continue, UAE Prolonging the Crisis: Expert
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Sudan’s Conflict to‌ Continue, UAE Prolonging the Crisis: Expert

Tuesday 11 November 2025 ،
Saudi Arabia and the UAE. Egypt has always been skeptical about a peaceful revolution in Sudan and the prospect of a civilian government there. Cairo prefers a form of governance in Sudan that mirrors its own, a military-led rule with a democratic facade. Aiming to strengthen its regional role, Et ...
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Alliance with Sana’a Looks the Only  Way for Saudi Exit from Yemen Impasse
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Alliance with Sana’a Looks the Only Way for Saudi Exit from Yemen Impasse

Sunday 28 December 2025 ،
Saudi Arabia in southern Yemen through its proxies and Riyadh has limited options. Alwaght- Tensions in Yemen between two old allies, Saudi Arabia and the UAE, have heightened over the past few weeks. The clashes in the provinces of Aden, Hadhramaut, Al-Mahrah and Shabwa in southern Yemen have intro ...
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Yemen Calls for UAE Forces’ Exit as Emergency Is Announced in Hadhramout
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Yemen Calls for UAE Forces’ Exit as Emergency Is Announced in Hadhramout

Tuesday 30 December 2025 ،
Saudi-led coalition. Local forces are instructed to coordinate with coalition command, avoid clashes, return to original positions, and hand over military sites, while provincial governors assume full administrative authority during the transition. Tensions escalated as the UAE-backed Southern Tran ...

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Commemorating the 36th anniversary of the passing of Imam Khomeini (RA), the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Commemorating the 36th anniversary of the passing of Imam Khomeini (RA), the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran.