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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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UAE

What’s Behind UAE Security Pact with Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council?
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What’s Behind UAE Security Pact with Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council?

Tuesday 13 December 2022
The UAE intends to dominate Yemeni through legitimate mechanisms and advance its expansionist agenda.
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China, UAE Call for UN Security Council’s Meeting over Israeli Far-Right Minister’s Visit to Al-Aqsa
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China, UAE Call for UN Security Council’s Meeting over Israeli Far-Right Minister’s Visit to Al-Aqsa

Wednesday 4 January 2023
China and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) urged the UN Security Council to meet publicly after Israel’s new far-right “national security” minister Itamar Ben-Gvir stormed the al-Aqsa Mosque compound in the occupied Old City of al-Quds, in an intrusion that the Palestinian leadership called “an unprecedented provocation.”
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UAE’s Envoy to UN Slams Politicization of Syrian Chemical Weapons Issue
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UAE’s Envoy to UN Slams Politicization of Syrian Chemical Weapons Issue

Saturday 7 January 2023
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) ambassador to the United Nations has condemned attempts by certain states to politicize the Syrian chemical weapons file, stating that all parties must adhere to the fundamental principles of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW).
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UAE’s Quiet Push to Control more Yemeni Cities in South: Goals, Ramifications
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UAE’s Quiet Push to Control more Yemeni Cities in South: Goals, Ramifications

Sunday 8 January 2023
Abu Dhabi leaders pushing to take control of southern cities driven by strategic and economic interests.
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Yemen’s Ansarullah Warns Will Strike Deep inside Saudi Arabia, UAE
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Yemen’s Ansarullah Warns Will Strike Deep inside Saudi Arabia, UAE

Sunday 8 January 2023
Yemeni resistance movement Ansarullah blamed Saudi-led coalition for exploiting UN-sponsored truce to tighten the brutal blockade against the war-wracked country, stressing that it won’t allow the status quo to persist, and will inevitably launch missile strikes against the Saudi Arabia and the UAE.
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What’s Behind UAE Plan to Teach Holocaust in Schools?
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What’s Behind UAE Plan to Teach Holocaust in Schools?

Tuesday 10 January 2023
Abu Dhabi is paving the way to Israeli cultural influence in Emirati society as part of normalization.
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Tehran Slams South Korean President’s ‘Interventionist’ Remarks on Iran-UAE Relations
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Tehran Slams South Korean President’s ‘Interventionist’ Remarks on Iran-UAE Relations

Tuesday 17 January 2023
Iran denounced as "invalid" the South Korean president’s remarks on the Islamic Republic’s relations with the United Arab Emirates saying Tehran expects an explanation from Seoul.
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Why Is UAE Returning to Syria?
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Why Is UAE Returning to Syria?

Saturday 21 January 2023
The UAE leaders know that the regional states would reconcile to Syria soon and it should not fall behind.
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Burgeoning Russian-Persian Gulf Military Cooperation: Agreements, Challenges, Grounds
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Burgeoning Russian-Persian Gulf Military Cooperation: Agreements, Challenges, Grounds

Thursday 23 February 2023
Russians are boosting military ties with Persian Gulf Arab states amid sanctions and changing world order.
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Turkey, UAE Sign Trade Agreement
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Turkey, UAE Sign Trade Agreement

Saturday 4 March 2023
The United Arab Emirates and Turkey signed an agreement in Abu Dhabi on Friday which aims to increase trade between the two countries to $40 billion in the next five years, according to UAE projections.
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West Asia Security Order Outlook from Perspective of Network Alliances
Analysis

West Asia Security Order Outlook from Perspective of Network Alliances

Wednesday 15 March 2023
West Asia is heading to a new security order not favorable to the US and Washington would lose its regional hegemony.
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UAE Arbitrarily Detains 2,700 Afghan Evacuees: Rights Group
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UAE Arbitrarily Detains 2,700 Afghan Evacuees: Rights Group

Wednesday 15 March 2023
Emirati authorities arbitrarily detained 2,700 Afghan evacuees for over 15 months, Human Rights Watch said on Wednesday.
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Iran’s Top Security Official Shamkhani to Visit the UAE on Thursday
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Iran’s Top Security Official Shamkhani to Visit the UAE on Thursday

Wednesday 15 March 2023
Ali, Iran’s Supreme National Security Council secretary is set to visit the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Thursday at the invitation of the Persian Gulf Arab state’s officials.
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Iran-Saudi Rapprochement to Benefit Entire West Asia Region: UAE FM
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Iran-Saudi Rapprochement to Benefit Entire West Asia Region: UAE FM

Wednesday 22 March 2023
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) welcomes an agreement between Iran and Saudi Arabia to restore diplomatic ties, the UAE foreign minister said, adding the deal is of great benefit to the entire West Asia region.
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Back to Normal: Persian Gulf ’s Arab States Receiving Assad with Open Arms
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Back to Normal: Persian Gulf ’s Arab States Receiving Assad with Open Arms

Friday 24 March 2023
Syrian president made his second visit to the UAE on a year, showing that Arab world is keen to embrace Syria.

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First International Nowruz  Games for Women Held in Iran

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