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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 Commando Killed in Restive Eastern Region

Saudi Commando Killed in Restive Eastern Region

Thursday 6 July 2017
al-Mosara neighborhood to make way for a planned a new project. The renovation of the historic 400-year old Mosara neighborhood has been highly controversial. In April, the United Nations called on the Saudi regime to halt the project, warning that it threatened the historical and cultural heritage ...
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Saudi Forces Ravage Awamiyah, Persecute Shiite Muslims

Saudi Forces Ravage Awamiyah, Persecute Shiite Muslims

Saturday 8 July 2017 ،
al-Mosara neighborhood on daily basis. Saudi forces started their brutal attack on Awamiyah town on May 10, using helicopter gunships and heavy weapons. The Saudi regime claims the aim of the raid is to allow ‘renovation’ of the historic al-Mosara neighborhood to make way for a planned ...
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Saudi Policeman Killed in Qatif Amid Rising Tensions

Saudi Policeman Killed in Qatif Amid Rising Tensions

Friday 14 July 2017 ،
al-Mosara neighborhood to make way for a planned a new project. The renovation of the historic 400-year old Mosara neighborhood has been highly controversial. In April, the United Nations called on the Saudi regime to halt the project, warning that it threatened the historical and cultural heritage ...
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Saudi Forces Kill 3 People in  Kingdom’s Shiite Province

Saudi Forces Kill 3 People in Kingdom’s Shiite Province

Saturday 15 July 2017 ،
al-Mosara. Saudi authorities claim that Mosara’s narrow streets have become a hideout for militants. Critics, however, accuse the kingdom of erasing cultural heritage and violating human rights through the destruction process. Since February 2011, Saudi Arabia has stepped up security measure ...
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Saudi Regime Continues Brutal Crackdown on Besieged Shiite Town

Saudi Regime Continues Brutal Crackdown on Besieged Shiite Town

Wednesday 26 July 2017 ،
al-Mosara, the old quarter of the town of Awamiyah. Saudi forces also killed a local Shiite Muslim as Mohsen el-Aojami lost his life by shooting him several times.  Saudi regime forces have imposed a siege on the region by blocking the main highways and while restricting the movement of local ...
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Saudi Regime Forces Kill 5 in Operation against Qatif Shiite Muslims

Saudi Regime Forces Kill 5 in Operation against Qatif Shiite Muslims

Thursday 27 July 2017 ،
al-Mosara neighborhood to make way for a planned a new project. Awamiyah, a town of 30,000 in the Shiite Muslim-majority Qatif district in the Eastern Saudi province, was the home of Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr, a high ranking Shiite scholar who was unjustly hanged in January last year for demanding the le ...
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Saudi Regime Kills Own Citizens in Besieged Awamiyah

Saudi Regime Kills Own Citizens in Besieged Awamiyah

Sunday 30 July 2017 ،
al-Mosara, claiming the neighborhood's narrow streets have become a hideout for militants believed to be behind attacks on security forces in the region. Security forces equipped with heavy weapons have been deployed in Awamiyah since May 10, following fierce clashes between ...
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Glance at Dire Condition of Shiites, Women, Immigrants in Saudi Arabia

Glance at Dire Condition of Shiites, Women, Immigrants in Saudi Arabia

Tuesday 1 August 2017 ،
al-Mosara, claiming the neighborhood's narrow streets have become a hideout for militants believed to be behind attacks on security forces in the region. Security forces equipped with heavy weapons have been deployed in Awamiyah since May 10, following fierce clashes b ...
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Saudi Forces Destroy Shiite Town, World Indifferent to Atrocities

Saudi Forces Destroy Shiite Town, World Indifferent to Atrocities

Friday 4 August 2017 ،
al-Mosara district. Awamiyah has long been a flashpoint for protests by Saudi's Shiite Muslims - the influential Islamic scholar Nimr al-Nimr, who was unjustly executed by the Saudi regime in 2016 for demanding the legitimate rights of the region’s residents, came from the town and demons ...
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Satellite Imagery Shows Extent of Saudi Atrocities in Awamiyah

Satellite Imagery Shows Extent of Saudi Atrocities in Awamiyah

Thursday 10 August 2017 ،
al-Mosara neighbourhood have been flattened by what residents say is heavy weaponry such as shelling from mortars. Awamiyah – a 400-year-old town in the eastern Qatif province home to around 30,000 people – has been surrounded by siege barricades put up by the security services since at ...

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