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Iraqi novelist gunned down in Kerbala 0 Eugene Feb 2019 Feb 2019 0 1087
US warns Lebanon's Hezbollah not to funnel ministry's money 0 Eugene Feb 2019 Feb 2019 0 1273
US court finds Assad regime liable for Marie Colvin's death in Syria 0 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 1 1251
Lebanon forms government after months of deadlock 0 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1091
Iranian state TV anchor returns to Tehran after 10 days in US detention 0 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 1 1194
Project Raven: Inside the UAE's Secret Hacking Team of American Mercenaries 1 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1318
Bahrain upholds life sentence against opposition leaders: BNA 0 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 1 1242
Iranian commander threatens Israel's destruction if it attacks: state TV 0 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1054
Bahrain closer to extradition of footballer held in Thailand 0 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1009
UAE's gender equality awards won entirely by men 0 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1114
Outgoing IDF chief: Israel has struck 'thousands' of Iranian targets in Syria 0 Mosby Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1449
I was special envoy to fight the Islamic State. Our gains are now at risk. 0 Mosby Jan 2019 Jan 2019 4 1233
Saudi Arabia Declares War on America's Muslim Congresswomen 8 blue-wave Dec 2018 Dec 2018 13 2996
Torture, reform and women's rights in Saudi Arabia Women are being tortured for demanding basic rig 0 niyad Dec 2018 Dec 2018 2 1122
The Saudi women detained for demanding basic human rights (yes, these women are still in prison) 0 niyad Dec 2018 Dec 2018 4 961
Saudi Arabia torturing human-rights activists held in its prisons without charge 4 sandensea Nov 2018 Nov 2018 1 1880
UN nuclear watchdog says Iran remains within 2015 deal limits 2 Mosby Nov 2018 Nov 2018 3 1354
What is behind the plight of Iraqi women? 0 niyad Oct 2018 Oct 2018 2 1390
Who is killing Yemen's clerics? Mystery murders are sending a chill through the mosques. 1 Mosby Aug 2018 Aug 2018 1 1568
Forced into abusive marriages, Syrian child brides increasingly turn to suicide 4 Mosby Aug 2018 Aug 2018 8 2068
Iran readying massive military exercise in Persian gulf 1 Mosby Aug 2018 Aug 2018 0 1587
Iranian drone shot down in northern Israel in February was armed with explosives 0 Mosby Apr 2018 Apr 2018 0 1897
Imad al-Alami dies of self-inflicted gunshot wound. 1 Vogon_Glory Jan 2018 Feb 2018 0 2051
Why are Israels religious parties suddenly so influential? 0 Mosby Jan 2018 Jan 2018 1 1512
A second revolution in Iran? Not yet. 1 Mosby Dec 2017 Dec 2017 1 1797
How Syria's White Helmets became victims of an online propaganda machine 0 Mosby Dec 2017 Dec 2017 2 1467
tRump to Let Assad Stay Until 2021, as Putin Declares Victory in Syria 3 ffr Dec 2017 Dec 2017 0 1686
Donald Trumps Jerusalem statement is an act of diplomatic arson 0 Soph0571 Dec 2017 Dec 2017 1 1536
Saudi Arabias crown prince wants to reengineer his country. Is that even possible? 1 Mosby Dec 2017 Dec 2017 2 1619
With reported airstrike, Israel puts Syria, and Iran, on notice 0 Mosby Dec 2017 Dec 2017 0 1548

Middle East Continued...

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Israel should arm the Kurds 4 Mosby Nov 2017 Nov 2017 0 1872
Iran Refuses Israeli Offer of Aid Following Deadly Earthquake 2 Mosby Nov 2017 Nov 2017 0 1765
Gaddafi's cousin is plotting a comeback of sorts from a Cairo apartment 0 Mosby Nov 2017 Nov 2017 0 1258
Lebanese prime minister whose resignation shook the region says he will return very soon 0 Mosby Nov 2017 Nov 2017 0 1365
Iran building a permanent military base in Syria report 0 Mosby Nov 2017 Nov 2017 0 1500
Hezbollah Consolidates Its Stranglehold Over Lebanon 0 Mosby Nov 2017 Nov 2017 0 1801
The Saudi Purge: The real reason behind Mohammed Bin Salman's unprecedented crackdown 0 sandensea Nov 2017 Nov 2017 1 2061
How about a Southwest Asia or East Asia forums 7 JonLP24 Oct 2017 Oct 2017 0 2498
Saudi Arabia driving ban on women to be lifted 0 sandensea Sep 2017 Sep 2017 0 2228
The right question to ask about the Iran nuclear deal 0 Mosby Sep 2017 Sep 2017 0 1788
Israel is courting Syrian hearts and minds to keep Hezbollah away 0 Mosby Sep 2017 Sep 2017 0 1744
Israel hits Syrian site said to be linked to chemical weapons 2 Mosby Sep 2017 Sep 2017 0 2295
Syrian army, allies thrust east to break siege in Deir al-Zor city 0 Mosby Sep 2017 Sep 2017 0 1728
Why Israel Is Concerned About American-Russian Understandings on Syria 0 Mosby Aug 2017 Aug 2017 0 2395
Group of nations urge U.N. Security Council to take action to ensure access for Syrian aid 0 Mosby Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 1700
Netanyahu accidentally reveals Israel has struck Iran-backed fighters in Syria dozens of times 0 Mosby Jul 2017 Jul 2017 2 2068
The Iranians are at the borders 1 Mosby Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 2082
Persian Gulf rivals converge on Washington to argue their cases 1 Mosby Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 2304
Changing the mandate of UN forces in southern Syria 0 Mosby Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 1594
Little progress curbing smoking in the Arab world 2 Mosby Jun 2017 Jun 2017 1 1751
Egypt raises state of alert, wary of Qatar crisis backlash 0 Mosby Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 3165
To end crisis, Arab states demand Qatar sever Iran ties 0 Mosby Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 2584
US and Qatar seal $12bn deal for F-15 fighter jets 3 Mosby Jun 2017 Jun 2017 2 3386
The 81-year-old woman inspiring a nation to recycle 0 sandensea Jun 2017 Jun 2017 2 4025
What's Israel's game plan? 2 no_hypocrisy Jan 2017 May 2017 1 2010
Lebanese PM criticizes Hezbollahs press tour on Israel border 0 Mosby Apr 2017 Apr 2017 1 1523
The Arab world needs to admit: It's racist 5 Mosby Apr 2017 Apr 2017 3 2007
Closing fronts to deal with ISIS 4 no more banksters Sep 2014 Mar 2017 0 2515
Wasteland revealed after battle for Aleppo's Old City 0 Mosby Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 1622
Syrian regime 'preparing for final victory against rebellion 0 Mosby Nov 2016 Nov 2016 0 1315

Middle East Continued...

Title Replies Author Start time Last reply Recs Views
Syria war: UN resumes aid to Syrians on Jordan border 0 Mosby Nov 2016 Nov 2016 0 1450
Mosul Neighbors Enjoy a Day Without ISIS 0 sunweaver Nov 2016 Nov 2016 1 1768
The Kurdish Stalingrad 2 shira Nov 2014 Sep 2016 0 2540
Iran parades new weapons at time of Gulf tension with US 0 Mosby Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1538
US ‘concerned’ over advanced air defense battery at Iran nuke site 0 Mosby Aug 2016 Aug 2016 1 1414
Iran Payment Wasn’t Ransom, but it Was Ransom 4 Mosby Aug 2016 Aug 2016 0 2390
First doctor convicted of FGM death in Egypt only spent three months in jail 0 niyad Aug 2016 Aug 2016 1 1394
Call to inspect Israeli nuclear site defeated 3 pscot Sep 2015 Jul 2016 3 2385
Here are the most likely candidates to replace Iran's ailing Supreme Leader 1 MADem Mar 2015 Jul 2016 0 2067
Iran: Nuke deal off unless UN drops atomic weapons probe 2 Mosby Nov 2015 Jul 2016 1 2009
99% of Iran’s reformist parliamentary candidates rejected 1 Mosby Jan 2016 Jul 2016 1 1948
Iran Terror Victims Win at U.S. Supreme Court, Can Collect $2 Billion 2 Mosby Apr 2016 Jul 2016 1 1703
The attempted coup in Turkey: Hell hath no fury like a teflon Sultan. 0 forest444 Jul 2016 Jul 2016 0 1566
This message was self-deleted by its author 1 chwaliszewski Jun 2016 Jun 2016 1 1813
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 Mosby May 2016 May 2016 0 1519
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 Mosby May 2016 May 2016 1 1566
'Insult Turkey's Erdogan' contest set up by Spectator magazine 0 Bad Dog Apr 2016 Apr 2016 0 2036
Jordan becomes latest Arab country to recall envoy from Iran 0 Mosby Apr 2016 Apr 2016 0 1720
Saudi-Egyptian deal on Red Sea islands sparks anger 0 Bad Dog Apr 2016 Apr 2016 0 2181
Iraq’s persecuted Assyrian Christians are in limbo 2 eissa Jul 2014 Apr 2016 0 2231
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