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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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Two Big Reasons for Pessimism: Is US-Saudi Defense Pact Really Too Close?
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Two Big Reasons for Pessimism: Is US-Saudi Defense Pact Really Too Close?

Sunday 12 May 2024
king to commit Washington to sign a defense agreement, according to which the US will be committed to defend the territorial integrity of Saudi Arabia against threats, similar to the reciprocal commitment contained in Article 5 of the NATO.  Kristian Alexander, a Senior Fellow and the Director ...
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Why’s Riyadh Named a Security Figure as Ambassador to Damascus?
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Why’s Riyadh Named a Security Figure as Ambassador to Damascus?

Saturday 1 June 2024 ،
kingdom has named a new ambassador to Damascus and Faisal bin Saud al-Mejfel will soon start his work in Syria, reported official Saudi Press Agency.  This appointment is coming in the light of the new atmosphere created in Saudi-Syrian relations, after the meeting of Saudi Crown Prince Mohamm ...
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What’s behind Saudi Ambassador’s Visit to Iraqi Holy Shiite Cities?
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What’s behind Saudi Ambassador’s Visit to Iraqi Holy Shiite Cities?

Thursday 13 June 2024 ،
kingdom ambassador's frankness towards Iraqi Shiites proves that the situation in Saudi Arabia is changing with the new policy that the crown prince [Mohammed bin Salman] has started.  Al-Mousawi told the US government-funded Alhurra news network that in the past and before the new policy ...
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Turkish-Arab Push for Foothold In Iraq Amid Strong Iranian-Iraqi Alliance
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Turkish-Arab Push for Foothold In Iraq Amid Strong Iranian-Iraqi Alliance

Tuesday 23 July 2024 ،
king forward to achieving an enabling environment for investment in neighboring countries that will help Riyadh achieve the goals of Vision 2030, a plan unveiled in 2016 by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman aiming to reduce the kingdom's reliance on the oil revenues.  The UAE, which h ...
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Where is the Saudi-Yemeni Cold Peace Heading?
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Where is the Saudi-Yemeni Cold Peace Heading?

Wednesday 24 July 2024 ،
king political and geopolitical influence from the present Palestinian developments is the unstable and challenge-stricken relations of Saudi Arabia and Yemen. Though it has been months since the tensions between Sana'a and Riyadh have been defused and the two sides are in a process of peace ta ...
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Can Public Investment Fund Realize Bin Salman’s Dreams?
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Can Public Investment Fund Realize Bin Salman’s Dreams?

Tuesday 3 September 2024 ،
kingdom is designed to ensure strategic alignment with Vision 2030 and effective oversight of the Fund's activities. In its latest report, the PIF said its total assets are 3.47 trillion rials ($925 billion). Khaleej Online in a report about the activities of the fund said that since the begin ...
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Messages of Iranian FM’s Saudi Visit
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Messages of Iranian FM’s Saudi Visit

Saturday 12 October 2024 ،
king-in-waiting bin Salman.  The Israeli regime is leading the entire region towards a catastrophe. The region needs vigilance, wisdom, courage and cooperation to overcome this challenging time, he went on.  The first part of Araghchi's message refers to the fact that although region ...
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Riyadh’s Two-state Solution Conf. Serves Normalization in the Name of Palestinian State
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Riyadh’s Two-state Solution Conf. Serves Normalization in the Name of Palestinian State

Saturday 2 November 2024 ،
kingdom of Saudi Arabia will not stop its diligent efforts to form an independent Palestinian state with Eastern Al-Quds as its capital.  Where did two-state solution come from?  In 1947, UN resolution 181 proposed the creation of two separate states in Palestine, a Jewish one and an Ara ...
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What’s Driving Al-Jolani’s Riyadh Visit?
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What’s Driving Al-Jolani’s Riyadh Visit?

Monday 3 February 2025 ،
kingdom. Alwaght- Ahmad al-Sharaa, or better known for his nom de guerre Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, who has recently been appointed by an allied military council as president of Syria for transitional period, on Sunday visited Saudi Arabia along with his Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani. Upong his a ...
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Jordan King Chooses Throne over Palestinian Cause, Palestinians Don’t Want New Nakba: Expert
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Jordan King Chooses Throne over Palestinian Cause, Palestinians Don’t Want New Nakba: Expert

Friday 14 February 2025 ،
king said he opposes Trump’s plan to force Palestinians to Jordan and Egypt, but he does not have a play card. Alwaght- Trump's plan for forced migration of Palestinians from Gaza to Jordan and Egypt, which has stirred a massive controversy in political circles, has drawn worry of Cairo and Amma ...

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Another epic from the Iranian people on the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution

Another epic from the Iranian people on the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution