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Title Replies Author Start time Last reply Recs Views
What does future hold for Afghan women after university ban? 0 niyad Dec 2022 Dec 2022 1 2068
Arab Gulf countries crack down on homosexuality 1 Behind the Aegis Dec 2022 Dec 2022 0 2665
Iran: protestors set fire to Khomeini ancestral home 3 cbabe Nov 2022 Nov 2022 5 4014
Cholera in Syria, Lebanon 1 Tetrachloride Oct 2022 Nov 2022 1 1785
Azar Nafisi, author of Reading Lolita in Tehran: 'Women in Iran have discovered their power and deci 0 niyad Oct 2022 Oct 2022 4 3623
Iran and US set for UN confrontation over Mahsa Amini protests 0 niyad Oct 2022 Oct 2022 0 2553
LIV - OPEC - Twitter 0 LessAspin Oct 2022 Oct 2022 1 1878
Inside a Groundbreaking Anthology That Sheds Light on 18 Queer Arab Voices 0 Behind the Aegis Oct 2022 Oct 2022 1 3452
Women Everywhere Are Standing Up Against 'Gender Apartheid' 4 niyad Oct 2022 Oct 2022 3 2789
'I Felt Like the Luckiest Girl in the World': Afghan Students Restart College in the U.S. 2 niyad Oct 2022 Oct 2022 3 3974
Iranian security forces intensify crackdown in Kurdistan 1 Eugene Oct 2022 Oct 2022 4 1850
Nika Shakarami: Iran protester's family forced to lie about death - source 0 Eugene Oct 2022 Oct 2022 1 3487
Iran protests: Schoolgirls heckle paramilitary speaker 0 Eugene Oct 2022 Oct 2022 1 2600
From Iran, Solidarity With American Women 2 niyad Oct 2022 Oct 2022 4 2552
US scrambles F-15 jet to shoot down Iranian drone that appeared to threaten US forces in Iraq 0 Eugene Sep 2022 Sep 2022 1 3894
Thirteen killed in Iraq as Iran attacks Kurdish groups blamed for protests 0 Eugene Sep 2022 Sep 2022 0 2609
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman named prime minister 1 Eugene Sep 2022 Sep 2022 0 2710
BBC page on Iran and "The Blue Girl" 0 Tetrachloride Sep 2022 Sep 2022 2 1812
US relaxes internet sanctions on Iran in support of protesters 1 niyad Sep 2022 Sep 2022 4 5390
Qatar fund launches initiative to support conflict-affected women 0 niyad Sep 2022 Sep 2022 0 1571
'You are not honourable anymore' Shamed and trafficked into Iraq's sex trade 2 niyad Sep 2022 Sep 2022 2 3765
A dried-up arm of the Nile provides another clue to how Egyptians built the pyramids 1 Behind the Aegis Aug 2022 Aug 2022 8 4397
Buildings stormed after Moqtada al-Sadr, Iraqi political leader, retires 0 Eugene Aug 2022 Aug 2022 0 2613
This message was self-deleted by its author 2 Mosby Aug 2022 Aug 2022 2 2488
UAE ambassador to return to Iran after six-year absence 0 Eugene Aug 2022 Aug 2022 1 2717
Israeli, German archeologists reconstruct Hasmonean destruction of Greek city 0 Behind the Aegis Aug 2022 Aug 2022 1 2739
Saudi woman Salma al-Shehab given 34-year prison sentence for using Twitter 0 Eugene Aug 2022 Aug 2022 5 3305
Iraq: Muqtada al-Sadr supporters storm parliament building in Baghdad 0 Eugene Jul 2022 Jul 2022 0 1752
Body of man who fell into sinkhole under pool found by rescue teams 0 sl8 Jul 2022 Jul 2022 1 3216
Erdogan asks Russia and Iran to back Turkey's incursion into Syria 1 Eugene Jul 2022 Jul 2022 0 2848

Middle East Continued...

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Several arrests at protest over dying Iranian lake 0 Eugene Jul 2022 Jul 2022 0 1644
LGBTQ communities facing new repression in Middle East 0 Behind the Aegis Jul 2022 Jul 2022 0 2198
US may create new body to record human rights abuses in Yemen 0 Eugene Jul 2022 Jul 2022 0 3323
'Scary to be queer': Lebanon cracks down on LGBTQ rights 0 Behind the Aegis Jul 2022 Jul 2022 1 2436
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 Mosby Jul 2022 Jul 2022 1 1607
Pride Month in Arab states brings warnings and rainbow hunts 5 Behind the Aegis Jun 2022 Jun 2022 2 3175
Palestinian reporter for Iranian agency beaten in West Bank 0 Beastly Boy Jun 2022 Jun 2022 0 2887
US has not fully investigated own role in Yemen rights abuses, watchdog finds 0 Eugene Jun 2022 Jun 2022 0 2956
This message was self-deleted by its author 2 Mosby Jun 2022 Jun 2022 0 2022
This message was self-deleted by its author 1 Mosby Jun 2022 Jun 2022 0 1890
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 Mosby Jun 2022 Jun 2022 0 1544
11 Egyptian soldiers killed near Suez Canal 0 Tetrachloride May 2022 May 2022 1 2429
Several dead, dozens rescued after migrant boat capsizes off Lebanon 0 Sherman A1 Apr 2022 Apr 2022 2 2477
First in Middle East: Aramco's Survey Vessel Gets ABS' Infectious Disease Mitigation Notation 0 Sherman A1 Apr 2022 Apr 2022 0 3159
Beirut Port Blast Suspect to Face Extradition Hearing in Madrid 0 Sherman A1 Apr 2022 Apr 2022 0 1845
Six months on from elections, Iraqis frustrated by political deadlock 1 Sherman A1 Apr 2022 Apr 2022 1 2897
Suez Canal Economic Zone Signs Deals for Green Energy 0 Sherman A1 Apr 2022 Apr 2022 0 3381
Combined Maritime Forces establishes new naval group to patrol Red Sea region 0 Sherman A1 Apr 2022 Apr 2022 0 2189
US awaits final $17 million repayment from Saudis for air refueling in Yemen war 0 Sherman A1 Apr 2022 Apr 2022 2 2848
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 Mosby Apr 2022 Apr 2022 2 2228
This message was self-deleted by its author 2 Mosby Apr 2022 Apr 2022 2 1793
Saudi oil chief says energy security imperiled by attacks 0 Eugene Mar 2022 Mar 2022 0 2105
Tech File: Foldable, "Workboat in a Box" goes to work for Bahrain Defence Force 0 Sherman A1 Mar 2022 Mar 2022 2 2827
Israel to host top Arab diplomats during Blinken's visit 2 Beastly Boy Mar 2022 Mar 2022 1 4587
Cargo Ships Sinks Off Iran. Most Crew Members Rescued 0 Sherman A1 Mar 2022 Mar 2022 0 1762
Phil Mickelson apologizes for recent comments, says he needs 'some time away' 0 Eugene Feb 2022 Feb 2022 3 2779
Hope for democracy in Iraq as political violence escalates 1 Sherman A1 Jan 2022 Jan 2022 0 1759
Out of this world: 555.55-carat black diamond lands in Dubai 4 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 5 3206
3 die in suspected drone attack in UAE 0 Sherman A1 Jan 2022 Jan 2022 0 2011
Netanyahu negotiating plea deal in corruption trial 0 left-of-center2012 Jan 2022 Jan 2022 1 1654

Middle East Continued...

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Houthis Seize 'hostile' Vessel off Yemen; Saudis Claim Ship Carried Med Equipment 0 Sherman A1 Jan 2022 Jan 2022 0 2465
US Navy Seizes $4 Million Worth of Heroin in Arabian Sea 1 Sherman A1 Dec 2021 Dec 2021 4 1684
Jamal Khashoggi killers living in luxury villas in Riyadh, say witnesses 0 Eugene Dec 2021 Dec 2021 1 2119
Madagascar Boat Accident: Death Toll Rises to 64 1 Sherman A1 Dec 2021 Dec 2021 0 1734
Israel to ban travel to US, Canada over omicron variant 2 Sherman A1 Dec 2021 Dec 2021 1 2432
UAE suspends talks on $23B weapons deal with US 2 Eugene Dec 2021 Dec 2021 0 1810
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 Mosby Dec 2021 Dec 2021 1 1632
This message was self-deleted by its author 3 Mosby Dec 2021 Dec 2021 0 1770
This message was self-deleted by its author 6 Mosby Dec 2021 Dec 2021 2 2133
Saudis used 'incentives and threats' to shut down UN investigation in Yemen 0 Eugene Dec 2021 Dec 2021 1 1921
Iraq's Sadr bloc confirmed as biggest winner of October parliamentary vote 1 bronxiteforever Nov 2021 Nov 2021 0 1650
US defense chief vows to counter Iran in visit to Bahrain 1 Sherman A1 Nov 2021 Nov 2021 0 1522
Intense storms in Egypt unleashed a massive swarm of scorpions from their nests, stinging 450 people 9 left-of-center2012 Nov 2021 Nov 2021 14 3126
Egypt's state of emergency expires 0 Tetrachloride Oct 2021 Oct 2021 1 1509
Ex-Saudi official claims damaging intel against crown prince 0 AZ8theist Oct 2021 Oct 2021 4 2280
Egypt inaugurates world's largest wastewater treatment plant 0 Tetrachloride Oct 2021 Oct 2021 1 1729
This message was self-deleted by its author 1 Mosby Sep 2021 Sep 2021 2 2019
This message was self-deleted by its author 3 Mosby Sep 2021 Sep 2021 3 2194
Hezbollah brings Iranian fuel into Lebanon to ease shortages 0 Eugene Sep 2021 Sep 2021 0 1601
Report finds NSO Group's spyware used on Bahraini activists 0 Eugene Aug 2021 Aug 2021 0 1542
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