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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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Tunisia Unrest Forces Closure of another Oil Fields

Tunisia Unrest Forces Closure of another Oil Fields

Sunday 21 May 2017
Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali, Tunisia is praised as a model of transition. But it still struggles to address demands for jobs and opportunities in marginalized regions.
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Tunisia’s PM Appoints New Cabinet after Infighting

Tunisia’s PM Appoints New Cabinet after Infighting

Wednesday 6 September 2017 ،
Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali, Tunisia is praised as a model of transition. But it still struggles to address demands for jobs and opportunities in marginalized regions. Tunisian protesters in May this year forced the closure of oil pumping station in southern parts of the country. Unemployed men held s ...
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Tunisia MPs Slam Saudi-Backed Arab League Stance against Iran, Hezbollah

Tunisia MPs Slam Saudi-Backed Arab League Stance against Iran, Hezbollah

Friday 24 November 2017 ،
Zine El Abidine Ben Ali. The revolt was first in a string of similar uprisings across the Arab world that became known as the Arab Spring. Iran has called the Arab League statement “worthless,” emphasizing that it was “full of lies and distortions.”
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Army Deployed in Tunisia to Quell Anti-Government Protests, Hundreds Arrested

Army Deployed in Tunisia to Quell Anti-Government Protests, Hundreds Arrested

Thursday 11 January 2018 ،
Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali. There is also widespread disillusionment with Tunisia’s political elite. One main protest group – Fesh Nestannew? (What Are We Waiting For?) – wants a return to the spirit of the 2011 revolt, demanding “employment, freedom, and national dignity” ...
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Tunisia Mulls Food Aid to Control Violent Anti-Austerity Protests

Tunisia Mulls Food Aid to Control Violent Anti-Austerity Protests

Saturday 13 January 2018 ،
Zine El Abidine Ben Ali in 2011, an event that sparked similar uprisings in Egypt, Libya, and Syria. While the other uprisings have descended into violence or given way to authoritarianism, Tunisia is widely seen as a success story of the uprising. But frustration has grown among many Tunisians ov ...
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Riyadh Summit: Saudi Tactic, Qatari Counter-tactic

Riyadh Summit: Saudi Tactic, Qatari Counter-tactic

Thursday 27 December 2018 ،
Zine El Abidine Ben Ali. This role largely sent into discomfort the Arab rivals of Qatar such as Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. In June 2017, remarks of support to Iran-led Axis of Resistance allegedly made by Sheikh Tamim appeared on the website of the Qatari official news agency. Resp ...
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Qatar Winner In Competition Over Tunisia

Qatar Winner In Competition Over Tunisia

Tuesday 17 November 2020 ،
Zine El Abidine Ben Ali in the revolution of 2011 that marked a prelude to a string of uprisings across the Arab world, developments in Tunisia provided a battleground for Qatar on the one hand and the Saudi-Emirati alliance on the other hand. The UAE and Saudi Arabia are heavily concerned about the ...
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Tunisia’s Three Big Crises 10 Years After Revolution

Tunisia’s Three Big Crises 10 Years After Revolution

Sunday 27 December 2020 ،
Zine El Abidine Ben Ali. It has sustained damage due to fragile back-to-back governments. Roughly all of them have been unsuccessful in introducing essential reforms.  Since 2011, the country saw 11 governments coming and going, each with an average life of 10 months. This stripped the governm ...
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US Should Lift Sanctions on Iran First : Leader

US Should Lift Sanctions on Iran First : Leader

Sunday 7 February 2021 ،
Zine El Abidine Ben Ali as examples of regional rulers who mistakenly placed their trust in foreign powers.
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Protests Erupt in Tunisian Capital over Police Brutality

Protests Erupt in Tunisian Capital over Police Brutality

Sunday 13 June 2021 ،
Zine El Abidine Ben Ali's repressive regime. Tunisians on social media also mocked the official statement released by the interior ministry, which claimed that the youth had taken off his clothes himself, despite contradictory evidence seen in the video. The incident raised doubts about the cr ...

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