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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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Sudan Becoming Heart of Red Sea Battle for Sway

Sudan Becoming Heart of Red Sea Battle for Sway

Monday 23 July 2018
Saudi Arabia on the other side of the Red Sea. The contract very well marks the rise of the Red Sea as a new encounter point among the regional and international players. This is not a good news for Egypt as the renting deal will provide a boost to the Turkish strategy to stretch its hands to Afric ...
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Bahrain Bans Qatari Visitors Amid Deepening Persian Gulf Row

Bahrain Bans Qatari Visitors Amid Deepening Persian Gulf Row

Wednesday 22 August 2018 ،
Saudi Arabia and its allies Egypt and the United Arab Emirates. But it had continued issuing some visas to citizens of Qatar, which lies just 40km away on the mainland of the Arabian Peninsula. The ministry said only Qatari students studying in Bahrain would be exempt from the new measures, and vi ...
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What Are Saudis After in Yemen’s Al Mahra?

What Are Saudis After in Yemen’s Al Mahra?

Thursday 14 February 2019 ،
Saudi forces have left a newly-established military base in the Yemeni province amid increasing opposition by the locals. Al-Mahra is an eastern province along the country’s border with Oman. In 2004, statistics said the province had less than 200,000 residents. It is, however, the second lar ...
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EU Parliament Hears Testimonies by Victims of Arab Regimes’ Rights Abuses

EU Parliament Hears Testimonies by Victims of Arab Regimes’ Rights Abuses

Wednesday 20 February 2019 ،
Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain to hear their testimonies. Alwaght- The European Parliament has invited victims of human rights violations committed by Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain to hear their testimonies. Hatice Cengiz, the fiancée of&n ...
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Qatar Eyes Normalization With Saudi Arabia amid UAE Objection

Qatar Eyes Normalization With Saudi Arabia amid UAE Objection

Friday 22 March 2019 ،
Saudi Arabia calling for bilateral negotiations with Kuwait’s mediation, the Emirati Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash frantically posted a link of an article in Al-Khalij newspaper, mainly reflecting Emirate’s concerns about the new Qatari plan to settle the dispute wi ...
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Saudi Arabia Reopens land, Air, Maritime Borders with Qatar after 3 Years of Feud

Saudi Arabia Reopens land, Air, Maritime Borders with Qatar after 3 Years of Feud

Tuesday 5 January 2021 ،
Saudi Arabia reopened its land, air and sea borders with Qatar in a move to end a three-year feud between the neighboring Arab states, Kuwait’s foreign minister announced. Alwaght- Saudi Arabia reopened its land, air and sea borders with Qatar in a move to end a three-year feud between the neighbori ...
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UAE Hired American Hackers to Spy on ’Enemies’: Paper

UAE Hired American Hackers to Spy on ’Enemies’: Paper

Sunday 7 February 2021 ،
Saudi Arabia and its three Arab allies – the UAE, Bahrain and Egypt – signed a “solidarity and stability” agreement with Qatar to purportedly put an end to years of their diplomatic rift.  In June 2017, the quartet severed economic and diplomatic tie ...
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Turkey Restarted Diplomatic Contacts with Egypt: Erdogan

Turkey Restarted Diplomatic Contacts with Egypt: Erdogan

Friday 12 March 2021 ،
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates take “positive steps” to overcome recent tensions. Ties with Riyadh have been strained over the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul in 2018 and a row between Turkey’s ally Qatar and other Gulf Arab stat ...
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Biden’s Dream for Palestine During Regional Visit

Biden’s Dream for Palestine During Regional Visit

Wednesday 13 July 2022 ،
Saudi Arabia joining the normalization process, and in order to reduce the pressure on Riyadh, Washington plans to signal that it has a constructive initiative to help advance what the Saudis worked on for years under Arab peace initiative.  Also, given the fact that the Palestinians are stron ...
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Erdogan’s Position Still Shaky Despite Relative Economic Improvement

Erdogan’s Position Still Shaky Despite Relative Economic Improvement

Friday 6 January 2023 ،
Saudis may review their intention to invest $5 billion in Turkish economy.  Erdogan’s volatile position in elections  Despite some relative economic improvement and some incentives provided by the government, the political conditions are not going in Erdogan’s favor, with his ...

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