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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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Saudi's Abdullah Vow to Fight Political Islam Wherever He Could

Saudi's Abdullah Vow to Fight Political Islam Wherever He Could

Monday 8 December 2014
Sudairi clan. For the first time in many decades, there is real uncertainty about who will be the next Saudi leader. Add it all up, and it’s some legacy to bequeath . A Saudi which has failed to open up its political system, which has failed to improve the lot of its people, which has fought the wro ...
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Muhammad Bin Nayef, Preparing the Ground for Sudairi Faction's Rule

Muhammad Bin Nayef, Preparing the Ground for Sudairi Faction's Rule

Sunday 3 May 2015 ،
Sudairi faction Muhammad bin Nayef as deputy crown prince and second deputy prime minister. Before appointment of Muhammad bin Nayef, analysts believed that two descendants of Abdul Aziz are most likely to reach the post of deputy crown prince, namely Mutaib bin Abdullah, the eldest son of King Abdu ...
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Story behind Appointment of Mohammed bin Salman as Chairman of ARAMCO

Story behind Appointment of Mohammed bin Salman as Chairman of ARAMCO

Thursday 7 May 2015 ،
Sudairi tribe, and in his speech tried to pretend that he is interested in Muqrin and has even appointed his son the consulting Minister. Although Muqrin incurred losses, the main problems of King Salman, Muhammad bin Nayef and Mohammed bin Salman are concealed using a powerful man such as Mutaib ...
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Saudi Princes Muted Infighting Calm before Storm

Saudi Princes Muted Infighting Calm before Storm

Wednesday 4 November 2015 ،
Sudairi faction. Bandar, Mamdouh, Mutaib, Mashhur and Abdul Elah posed no serious opposition to King Salman, and due to old age and inexperience in governing they have been pushed out of the competition circle. Meanwhile, Muqrin, for being dismissed from the promised crown prince post, Mashhur, for ...
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New Phase of Saudi Kingdom’s Disputes: Entrance of Clans

New Phase of Saudi Kingdom’s Disputes: Entrance of Clans

Tuesday 26 January 2016 ،
Sudairi clan, to whom the current king and his son are linked. This means, Salman has been successful in convincing the Americans to show a green light for his son to be his successor. The American agreement to the demand proved that the significant point for Washington is ascension of a king who wo ...
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Saudi Princes Rise Concern over Power Monopoly

Saudi Princes Rise Concern over Power Monopoly

Friday 30 December 2016 ،
Sudairi family and the ruling family of Saud. The Sudairi brothers, also known as Sudairi Seven, argued why King Fahd should choose Abdullah while he had full brothers like Naif, Sultan, and Salman. Following ascension of Abdullah to power in 2005, he picked a crown prince from the Sudairi brothers, ...
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Bin Salman’s Difficult Journey to Saudi Throne

Bin Salman’s Difficult Journey to Saudi Throne

Wednesday 12 July 2017 ،
Sudairi family, also known Sudairi Seven, meaning seven brothers. During the past 30 years, the Sudairi family has been subject of focus of many political analysts. King Fahd came from Sudairi family. It is one of the oldest clans of the kingdom whose bonds with Al Saud bought it further credibility ...

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