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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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New Sultan, Old Policy? Oman Policy Under New Leader

New Sultan, Old Policy? Oman Policy Under New Leader

Monday 13 January 2020
Sultan Qaboos. Alwaght- After the death of Oman's Sultan Qaboos bin Said Al Said of on Friday, his cousin Haitham bin Tariq Al Said was named as his successor. The small Arab country had forty years of stable policy under Qaboos but now the speculations are being made internationally about what ...
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Riyadh–Muscat Relations Under New Sultan

Riyadh–Muscat Relations Under New Sultan

Thursday 16 January 2020 ،
Sultan Qaboos bin Said al Said. Only hours later, it announced the royal council’s decision to appoint Haitham bin Tariq Al Said as his successor on the late sultan’s written recommendation.  Sultan Qaboos ruled the country for half a century with a peaceful policy based on creatin ...
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Al-Suwaiq Port; Symbol of Northern-Southern Persian Gulf Cooperation

Al-Suwaiq Port; Symbol of Northern-Southern Persian Gulf Cooperation

Saturday 9 May 2020 ،
Sultan Qaboos in early January, shows that the policy of the sultanate even under the new sultan like before will revolve around a warm and growing relationship with the northern neighbor Iran.
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Bin-Alawi Dismissal: Does New Omani Sultan Seek End To Neutrality?

Bin-Alawi Dismissal: Does New Omani Sultan Seek End To Neutrality?

Wednesday 26 August 2020 ،
Sultan Haitham removed the long-serving foreign policy chief and replaced him with an aligned figure to tighten his foreign policy grasp. Alwaght- Several months after taking over the power following the death of Sultan Qaboos, the new Omani Sultan Haithem bin Tariq last week reshuffled the cabinet ...
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Will Sutlan Haitham’s Economic Aid Package Save Muscat’s Neutral Policy

Will Sutlan Haitham’s Economic Aid Package Save Muscat’s Neutral Policy

Thursday 29 October 2020 ،
Sultan Haitham bin Tariq Al Said to follow the long-adopted policy of “friend to all, enemy to none”  Moody’s Investors Service and Fitch Ratings in their prediction of the Omani economic conditions reported that the government budget has been cut considerably over the past t ...
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What’s Behind Saudi Red Carpet for Omani Sultan?

What’s Behind Saudi Red Carpet for Omani Sultan?

Wednesday 14 July 2021 ،
Sultan Haitham bin Tarik of Oman who arrived in Riyadh for a two-day visit, the first overseas trip since he took the office in January 2020. Made at the invitation of the Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz, the visit drew media and observer attention. Yemen war, Syria crisis, nuclear talks with Iran, ...
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How Are Strategic Ports Playing Role in UAE-Oman Competition

How Are Strategic Ports Playing Role in UAE-Oman Competition

Saturday 4 September 2021 ،
Sultan.  But in recent years, the UAE, and especially Ras Al Khaima, has increased its economic presence in Zanzibar in covert competition with Oman. In November 2018, the Ras Al Khaimah government-owned gas company signed the first oil and gas sharing agreement with the semi-autonomous govern ...
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Yemen’s Al-Mahra Province: From Isolation to A Competition Point

Yemen’s Al-Mahra Province: From Isolation to A Competition Point

Friday 26 November 2021 ،
Sultanate of Omani. Residents of the Houf area, southeast along the coast, have tribal ties to Omar Dhofar province, and many families are dual nationals and live on both sides of the border.  Al-Mahra's population is mainly tribal, with the tribes are collectively known as Mahri. Most of ...
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Iran President to Visit Oman on Monday

Iran President to Visit Oman on Monday

Saturday 21 May 2022 ،
Sultan Haitham bin Tariq al-Said. Alwaght- Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi is set to travel to Oman on Monday at the invitation of Sultan Haitham bin Tariq al-Said. Raeisi, heading a senior delegation, will travel to Muscat during a visit that aims to boost trade, cultural and polit ...
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Afraid of Rejuvenated Yemeni Strikes, Saudis Rush for Mediation

Afraid of Rejuvenated Yemeni Strikes, Saudis Rush for Mediation

Monday 26 December 2022 ،
Sultan of Oman, and was told that Muscat would not take part in the Riyadh-led Arab coalition and recommended stop of the military campaign.  Although the Omanis have mediated in the negotiations during the 8 years of war, the Saudi coalition has always accused Muscat of supporting Ansarullah ...

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