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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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Iran and Sudan: Emerging Partnership in Horn of Africa
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Iran and Sudan: Emerging Partnership in Horn of Africa

Wednesday 26 February 2025
Saudi Arabia and rivals backed by the UAE.  Sudan had earlier even participated in the Saudi-led military coalition against Yemen, but with the changing domestic and regional conditions and as it understands global realities and gets out of the yoke of Arab regimes, it is seeking to improve re ...
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How’s Ukraine Becoming Pawn for Trump’s Big Game?
Analysis

How’s Ukraine Becoming Pawn for Trump’s Big Game?

Sunday 2 March 2025 ،
Saudi Arabia and the agreement to de-escalate made them fully aware of the risk of facing a new moment of Yalta, where a few months before the end of the WWII, the leaders of the US, the Soviet Union, and Britain in the Crimean Peninsula drew up a new security framework for Europe and the world by d ...
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Hezbollah’s Smart New Tactic against Plots Seeking Its Disarmament
Analysis

Hezbollah’s Smart New Tactic against Plots Seeking Its Disarmament

Wednesday 5 March 2025 ،
Saudi newspaper Asharq Al-Awsat, Joseph Aoun, the new Lebanese president and former army commander, emphasized before his first trip to Saudi Arabia that our goal is for the government to be held accountable alone. These are the duties of the government, and no one else is allowed to fulfill its nat ...
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As Ansarullah Deadline Ends, Yemen Nightmare Returns to Israelis
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As Ansarullah Deadline Ends, Yemen Nightmare Returns to Israelis

Monday 17 March 2025 ،
Saudi Arabia, are trying to prevent an escalation in the region, but if Tel Aviv attacks Gaza and Yemen again, it is likely that the normalization talks between Riyadh and Tel Aviv will be stop. In this case, Israel will grow more isolated and international pressure to stop the war in Gaza will buil ...
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Yemen Pledges a Precise and Harsh Response to US Strikes
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Yemen Pledges a Precise and Harsh Response to US Strikes

Sunday 16 March 2025 ،
Saudi official denied reports that Riyadh had provided logistical support for the US assault, calling such claims misleading.
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Iraq’s PMF in Trump’s Game with Iran
Analysis

Iraq’s PMF in Trump’s Game with Iran

Tuesday 1 April 2025 ،
Saudi Arabia. 2. Undermining the Axis of Resistance in Iraq and the region  Since the US invasion of Afghanistan and Iraq, the political and security balance system in the West Asian region has undergone major developments, such as the Islamic Awakening of 2011 and Hamas’s Operation Al- ...
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Signs of Failure of Newest US Aggression on Yemen
Analysis

Signs of Failure of Newest US Aggression on Yemen

Saturday 5 April 2025 ،
Saudi Arabia and other aggression countries launched hundreds of strikes on Yemen, but failed to bring Sana'a to its knees. So, larger military fleet will make no difference.  The US was hopeful to embroil the Arab countries into its war on Ansarullah, but it failed to do so, and this is o ...
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What’s behind Netanyahu’s Diplomatic Failure in the US
Analysis

What’s behind Netanyahu’s Diplomatic Failure in the US

Saturday 12 April 2025 ،
Saudi Arabia in the coming weeks, and Netanyahu does not have a strong position inside the occupied territories and does not want to bet on the wrong horse.  Concerning the negotiations with Iran, certainly Trump's views to the demands of Israel and Netanyahu personally cannot be without a ...
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What’s behind Al-Jolani’s UAE Visit?
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What’s behind Al-Jolani’s UAE Visit?

Tuesday 15 April 2025 ،
Saudi Arabia a few weeks ago, this time to try his luck in Abu Dhabi. Upon arrival at Al Bateen Airport, he was received by Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the UAE's FM, and then went to Al Shati Palace for talks with Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the UAE's ruler, to show that the Emiratis al ...
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Riyadh Wants Stronger Ties with Tehran after Defense Minister Visit: Expert
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Riyadh Wants Stronger Ties with Tehran after Defense Minister Visit: Expert

Sunday 20 April 2025 ،
Saudi Arabia is concluding that Iran is a key actor in the region and improved ties with Tehran are beneficial to Riyadh. Alwaght- In recent days, visit to Tehran of Saudi Defense Minister Khaled bin Salman has grabbed broad media attention. The visit, seen as a significant development in the Irania ...

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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