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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 Crown Prince Visiting Egypt amid Standing Differences

Saudi Crown Prince Visiting Egypt amid Standing Differences

Sunday 4 March 2018
The Saudi crown prince is to visit Egypt while the two sides’ relations are hit by a set of discords over a range of regional and home issues. Alwaght- Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is set to make a short visit to Egypt on Sunday. The trip is coming while the two nations&rsqu ...
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Sudan Becoming Heart of Red Sea Battle for Sway

Sudan Becoming Heart of Red Sea Battle for Sway

Monday 23 July 2018 ،
Egypt seeks mending ties with Sudan as it sees its rival Turkey is fixing its place in the needy African nation. Alwaght- The Egyptian President Abdel Fatah el-Sisi  concluded onFriday a two-day visit to Sudan  amid strained ties between the two African nations. In May last year, Sudan&rs ...
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Silent Coup: What’s Behind Jordan Security Officials’ Removal?

Silent Coup: What’s Behind Jordan Security Officials’ Removal?

Wednesday 8 May 2019 ،
The king has dismissed the intelligence chief and a couple of others as new of a plot against him leaked recently. Alwaght- Qatar’s Al-Sharq and Kuwait’s Al-Qabas newspapers have revealed recent plots against the Jordanian King Abdullah II and an insider to his rule. It appears that the ...
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Bin Salman Megaprojects: Ambitious but Fruitless

Bin Salman Megaprojects: Ambitious but Fruitless

Sunday 4 July 2021 ،
Bin Salman announced new megaproject, while he has not accomplished those already unveiled. Many see this a show. Alwaght- After a difficult period marked by economic crisis and then coronavirus outbreak, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman launched a national strategy for transport and logistics ...
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Israel Mulling Transfer of Egyptian Islands to Saudi Arabia: Report

Israel Mulling Transfer of Egyptian Islands to Saudi Arabia: Report

Sunday 29 May 2022 ،
Israeli regime is weighing up Saudi Arabia’s request to change the international status of Tiran and Sanafir islands, a move that could pave the way for the normalization of ties between Riyadh and Tel Aviv regime. Alwaght- Israeli regime is weighing up Saudi Arabia's request to change the inter ...
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What’s behind Cairo-Tel Aviv Deal to Hand Over Red Sea Islands to Saudi Arabia?

What’s behind Cairo-Tel Aviv Deal to Hand Over Red Sea Islands to Saudi Arabia?

Tuesday 7 June 2022 ،
Cairo and Tel Aviv are pushing the stagnant normalization project by giving privileges to bin Salman. Alwaght- In the middle of mounting Israeli violence against the Palestinians in the occupied territories and while the waves of criticism hit the reactionary Arab leaders for their silence to the Is ...
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Bin Salman’s Betting on Wrong Horse Normalizing Ties with Tel Aviv

Bin Salman’s Betting on Wrong Horse Normalizing Ties with Tel Aviv

Saturday 11 June 2022 ،
The king-in-waiting has recently accelerated work to prepare the ground for a thaw with Israel but he is investing wrong. Alwaght- As the Ukraine war and global energy crisis give Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman a chance to exploit the Western need for oil output increase to break out of mult ...
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How’s Bin Salman Seeking to Fuel Normalization with Gas Project?

How’s Bin Salman Seeking to Fuel Normalization with Gas Project?

Tuesday 7 February 2023 ،
The Saudi crown prince plans to buy gas from Israel, a project many see as an excuse to normalize with Tel Aviv. Alwaght- After revelation of Saudi investment in the Israeli economy and Riyadh’s push to form an Arab-Israeli coalition, these days the Saudis are taking the need for energy as an ...
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Eilat-Eshdod Railway, An Israeli Project to Sideline Suez Canal

Eilat-Eshdod Railway, An Israeli Project to Sideline Suez Canal

Sunday 6 August 2023 ،
The Israeli government launched the railway project that hopes to circumvent Suez Canal and pay the way for normwith Arab monarchies. Alwaght- Hardline Israeli cabinet led by Prime Minister Benjamin that has failed to lure Arab countries into normalization project is now setting an economic trap for ...
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Has Egypt Just Sold Its “Paradise on Earth” to the UAE?

Has Egypt Just Sold Its “Paradise on Earth” to the UAE?

Monday 5 February 2024 ،
Egypt’s el-Sisi is said to plan to sign a deal with the UAE that gives a coastal area to Emirati investors to curb foreign currency crisis. Alwaght- These days, economic troubles in Egypt are bringing the Emiratis to this North African country for buying its islands, something that has created contr ...

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Details of the funeral ceremony of the president and his companions