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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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Teenage Kuwaiti Tennis Player Who Shunned Israeli Opponent Draws Praise

Teenage Kuwaiti Tennis Player Who Shunned Israeli Opponent Draws Praise

Saturday 29 January 2022
Washington Institute for Near East Policy, an American think tank, showed that 85 percent of Kuwaitis oppose normalizing ties with Israel. The teenage Kuwaiti tennis player’s decision is the latest in a spree of withdrawals from international competitions by Muslim athletes in order to n ...
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Kuwaiti Academic Delegation Leaves Bahrain Conference over Israeli Participation

Kuwaiti Academic Delegation Leaves Bahrain Conference over Israeli Participation

Saturday 5 March 2022 ،
Washington Institute for Near East Policy, an American think tank, showed that 85 percent of Kuwaitis oppose normalizing ties with Israel. Back in September 2020, the United Aram Emirates and Bahrain signed normalization deals with Israel. Morocco and Sudan later signed similar agreements with the ...
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As More Students, Faculties Back BDS American Universities Maintain Apartheid Ties

As More Students, Faculties Back BDS American Universities Maintain Apartheid Ties

Sunday 12 June 2022 ،
Washington University of St. Louis partners with Technion through its McDonnell International Scholars Academy. The University of Illinois partners with both Tel Aviv and Hebrew University through its research center, Discovery Partners Institute. In 2019 Ariel University, which is located in an ill ...
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Playing with Fire: China Denounces New Visit to Taiwan by US Lawmakers

Playing with Fire: China Denounces New Visit to Taiwan by US Lawmakers

Monday 15 August 2022 ،
Washington in a Sunday statement. As China is continuing to escalate tensions in the region, the US Congress has again organized a heavyweight delegation to visit Taiwan, showing a friendship that is not afraid of China's threats and intimidation, and highlighting the US' strong support tow ...
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What’s Driving Israeli Raids on Palestinian NGO Offices?

What’s Driving Israeli Raids on Palestinian NGO Offices?

Monday 22 August 2022 ،
Washington.  Fear of resistance  The Israeli raid comes two weeks after a three-day war between Israel military and Islamic Jihad Movement, with Israeli airstrikes killing a number of children and women, followed by calls from the European Union and rights organizations for an investigat ...
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Axis of Resistance Members Among Top Regional Military Powers

Axis of Resistance Members Among Top Regional Military Powers

Wednesday 11 January 2023 ،
Washington Institute for Near East Policy in a report listing the military power of Ansarullah called this movement the “second Hezbollah” in the region, with the power to change the war equations against the occupiers in its favor.  These Ansarullah achievements are made at a time ...
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Persian Gulf to India Link: US Strategy to Contain China’s Foothold

Persian Gulf to India Link: US Strategy to Contain China’s Foothold

Tuesday 9 May 2023 ،
Washington in order to focus more on containing China has moved towards reducing its presence in the West Asia and increasing its role in East Asia is actually an action for hindering the increasing role of Beijing in the geostrategically significant and oil-rich region of Persian Gulf, especially t ...
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Is the departure of American troops from the region genuine or a new strategy?

Is the departure of American troops from the region genuine or a new strategy?

Tuesday 30 January 2024 ،
Washington bolster optimism for America’s departure from the Middle East Could reports of Baghdad's agreement with Washington bolster optimism for America's departure from the Middle East, or is there another scenario unfolding in the region? In recent decades, successive US administrations ...
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China’s Strategy towards US Adventures in West Asia

China’s Strategy towards US Adventures in West Asia

Thursday 8 February 2024 ،
Washington, which has not only been one of the ardent supporters of the Israeli regime since its establishment and supported Tel Aviv with billions in military aid, but also since then has acted as Israel’s main backer on the world stage.  It is now clear that China is seeking to chart a ...
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The future of the Camp David Accords amid increasing tensions between Egypt and Israel

The future of the Camp David Accords amid increasing tensions between Egypt and Israel

Saturday 17 February 2024 ،
Washington Institute for Near East Policy, adheres to the conditions of the 1979 Peace Treaty without alteration or review. Nevertheless, its fourth article permits additional security measures aimed at reinforcing the security arrangements detailed in the security annex. These measures authorize th ...

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