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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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Bahraini Opposition Chief Sheikh Salman Victim to Al Khalifa’s Foreign Score-Settling

Bahraini Opposition Chief Sheikh Salman Victim to Al Khalifa’s Foreign Score-Settling

Wednesday 4 January 2023
Sheikh Ali Salman, the head of Wefaq National Islamic Society, whom Al Khalifa thought would manage to subject to its autocracy, has not only shown no weakness after eight years of imprisonment but also pursued his anti-dictatorship struggle powerfully from the prison.  Sheikh Salman, who is s ...
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Saudi Regime Adds 8 Years to Prison Sentence Given to Dissident Cleric

Saudi Regime Adds 8 Years to Prison Sentence Given to Dissident Cleric

Sunday 8 January 2023 ،
Sheikh Mohammed Mousa al-Sharif to serve eight more years behind bars, extending his jail term to 13 years. Saudi Arabia's Specialized Criminal Court had leveled nearly two dozen charges, including “attempts aimed at undermining national security” and “participa ...
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Fresh Revelations Picture Dreadful Bahraini Prison Conditions

Fresh Revelations Picture Dreadful Bahraini Prison Conditions

Tuesday 24 January 2023 ،
Sheikh Ali Salman, Wefaq’s chief, who was charged with espionage for foreign governments and betrayal of the country and handed a life sentence. Even Westerners did not believe this blackening campaign against the opposition by Bahraini rulers.  Since 2011, the people of Bahrain proteste ...
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Saudi Regime Attacks Shiite-Majority Qatif Region, Detain Ten Youths

Saudi Regime Attacks Shiite-Majority Qatif Region, Detain Ten Youths

Wednesday 1 February 2023 ،
Sheikh Hassan al-Khuwailidi amid authorities’ attempts to silence influential religious scholars and press ahead with plans aimed at Westernizing the cultural setting of Saudi Arabia, which is greatly influenced by the Arab and Islamic culture. Saudi officials sentenc ...
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Is UAE’s Bin Zayed Monopolizing Power within His Family?

Is UAE’s Bin Zayed Monopolizing Power within His Family?

Saturday 1 April 2023 ،
Sheikh Mohammed also named his brothers Tahnoun and Hazza as deputies to Khalid and his other brother Mansour along with Mohammmed bin Rashed Al Maktoum as his own deputies. Tahnoun currently serves as the national security advisor and Hazza the deputy chairman of Abu Dhabi Executive Council.  ...
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Iran President Accepts Saudi king’s Invitation to Visit Riyadh: Vice President

Iran President Accepts Saudi king’s Invitation to Visit Riyadh: Vice President

Monday 3 April 2023 ،
Sheikh Nimr Baqir al-Nimr by the Saudi government, stormed its embassy in Tehran. The two sides had held five rounds of negotiations in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad since April 2021.  
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Saudi Arabia Begins Preliminary Work on Long-Term Cooperation Deal’ with Iran: FM

Saudi Arabia Begins Preliminary Work on Long-Term Cooperation Deal’ with Iran: FM

Saturday 19 August 2023 ،
Sheikh Nimr Baqir al-Nimr by the Saudi government, stormed the Saudi Embassy in Tehran. Back in March, however, the two sides clinched a reconciliation deal after several days of intensive negotiations hosted by China, and three months later, each side appointed a new ambassador to the other's ...
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The Geopolitical Maneuvering of Saudi Arabia and the UAE Amid the Crises in the Horn of Africa

The Geopolitical Maneuvering of Saudi Arabia and the UAE Amid the Crises in the Horn of Africa

Monday 26 February 2024 ،
Sheikh Mohamud, Somalia's President, dispatched a delegation led by his senior advisor, Owais Haji Yusuf Ahmed, to Riyadh to enhance relations. Given the imminent conclusion of the African Union’s Peace Operations mission in Somalia this year, Mogadishu is anticipated to solicit military ...
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Bahrain Royal Amnesty Decree and Challenge of Mending Ruling Family’s Image

Bahrain Royal Amnesty Decree and Challenge of Mending Ruling Family’s Image

Friday 12 April 2024 ،
Sheikh Ali Salman, the head of Wifaq movement, who was handed life sentence.  One of the noticeable examples of the continuation of nationwide dissatisfaction with the government and its promises of reform was the boycott of the parliamentary and municipal elections in November 2022, which wer ...
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Turkish-Arab Push for Foothold In Iraq Amid Strong Iranian-Iraqi Alliance

Turkish-Arab Push for Foothold In Iraq Amid Strong Iranian-Iraqi Alliance

Tuesday 23 July 2024 ،
Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani's visit to Baghdad in June last year. After that, 3 Qatari companies and Iraq's National Investment Organization agreed to develop projects worth $9.5 billion in Iraq, including the construction of two power plants with a total capacity of 2,400 MW. In July ...

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