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Iran hits back after Trump claims it is planning Iraq attacks 1 Eugene Apr 2020 Apr 2020 1 1802
Europe sends medical goods to Iran in trade test 0 Eugene Mar 2020 Mar 2020 0 1827
Looks like it's over for Netanyahu 9 Mosby Mar 2020 Mar 2020 39 4041
U.S. counters Iraq's condemnation of airstrikes on Iran-backed militia facilities 0 Eugene Mar 2020 Mar 2020 0 1683
Egypt jails prominent political figure for a year over 'false news' 1 Eugene Mar 2020 Mar 2020 0 1799
Netanyahu opposition parties unite to back bill blocking his re-election 0 left-of-center2012 Mar 2020 Mar 2020 4 1967
'One orb, slightly used': MBS book reveals fate of Trump's mysterious Saudi sphere 1 Eugene Mar 2020 Mar 2020 0 2093
Erdoğan is reaping what he sowed: Turkey is on the brink of disaster in Syria 1 Eugene Mar 2020 Mar 2020 2 2088
Libya peace efforts thrown further into chaos as UN envoy quits 0 Eugene Mar 2020 Mar 2020 0 1459
Saudi rapper faces arrest for Mecca Girl music video 0 Eugene Feb 2020 Feb 2020 1 1959
Turkish soldiers killed in Syria amid threats of escalation 0 Eugene Feb 2020 Feb 2020 0 1654
Tehran-backed Hezbollah steps in to guide Iraqi militias in Soleimani's wake 0 Mosby Feb 2020 Feb 2020 0 1845
Purge of reformists in Iran election could doom nuclear deal, say diplomats 0 Eugene Feb 2020 Feb 2020 0 1784
Inquiry strikes blow to Russian denials of Syria chemical attack 0 Eugene Feb 2020 Feb 2020 1 1835
Meet the Palestinian professor who took his students to Auschwitz 1 Mosby Jan 2020 Jan 2020 5 2112
First suspected cases of Coronavirus in Israel, several hospitalized 0 bronxiteforever Jan 2020 Jan 2020 1 2080
Lebanon forms government with backing of Hezbollah and allies 0 Eugene Jan 2020 Jan 2020 0 1937
ISRAELI MODEL SAYS LEBANESE DESIGNER BANNED HER FROM SHOW 2 Mosby Jan 2020 Jan 2020 0 2344
As protests restart in Iran, demonstrators refuse to trample US, Israeli flags 1 Mosby Jan 2020 Jan 2020 7 2700
Informants in Iraq, Syria helped U.S. kill Iran's Soleimani - sources 0 Mosby Jan 2020 Jan 2020 1 1722
No more pretending 3 Mosby Jan 2020 Jan 2020 0 2046
Suleimani's death is a huge blow to Iran's plans for regional domination 4 Mosby Jan 2020 Jan 2020 0 2254
EU funds for migrants in Libya enrich their abusers instead 0 Eugene Dec 2019 Dec 2019 0 1706
More than 235,000 people have fled Idlib region in Syria, says UN 0 Eugene Dec 2019 Dec 2019 0 1843
Messaging app ToTok is reportedly a spying tool for the UAE 0 Eugene Dec 2019 Dec 2019 3 1801
Isis in Iraq: Militants 'getting stronger again' 0 Eugene Dec 2019 Dec 2019 0 1591
Defiant protesters back in Baghdad square within an hour of slaughter 0 Eugene Dec 2019 Dec 2019 1 1658
Iraq risks breakup as tribes take on Iran's militias in 'blood feud' 1 Eugene Nov 2019 Nov 2019 0 1692
Iraq in turmoil as 45 shot dead by security forces in protests 0 Eugene Nov 2019 Nov 2019 1 1548
Iraq protesters torch Iran consulate in Najaf, curfew imposed 0 Eugene Nov 2019 Nov 2019 1 1503

Middle East Continued...

Title Replies Author Start time Last reply Recs Views
Saudi Arabia: arrests of dissidents and torture allegations continue 3 Eugene Nov 2019 Nov 2019 1 2067
Foreign jets used in Libyan refugee centre airstrike, claims UN report 0 Eugene Nov 2019 Nov 2019 1 1697
Under shroud of secrecy US weapons arrive in Yemen despite Congressional outrage 0 Eugene Nov 2019 Nov 2019 1 1822
Iran further distances itself from 2015 deal by fuelling Fordow centrifuges 0 Eugene Nov 2019 Nov 2019 1 1655
'Fear factor is broken': protesters demand removal of Iraqi government 0 Eugene Nov 2019 Nov 2019 0 1840
UN investigates alleged use of white phosphorus in Syria 0 Eugene Oct 2019 Oct 2019 2 1741
Lebanon paralysed by 'WhatsApp tax' protests 0 Eugene Oct 2019 Oct 2019 0 1440
Turkey-Syria offensive: Kurds reach deal with Syrian army 1 Eugene Oct 2019 Oct 2019 2 1813
The Guardian view on Syria and Trump: a disaster, still being made 1 Eugene Oct 2019 Oct 2019 0 1770
At least 750 Isis affiliates escape camp after Turkish shelling 0 Eugene Oct 2019 Oct 2019 1 1624
Saudi king approves U.S. military deployment: SPA 0 Eugene Oct 2019 Oct 2019 0 1778
Erdoğan has managed the unthinkable: uniting all the other Middle East rivals 1 Eugene Oct 2019 Oct 2019 1 1694
More Than 100 Killed And Thousands Injured In Anti-Government Protests In Iraq 0 Eugene Oct 2019 Oct 2019 0 1697
Syria camp is at risk of falling under ISIS control, Kurdish general says 0 Eugene Oct 2019 Oct 2019 0 1832
Netanyahu said to have agreed Rivlin's proposed power share deal, Gantz refused 0 Mosby Sep 2019 Sep 2019 1 1825
EU nations lead condemnation of Saudi human rights record 0 Eugene Sep 2019 Sep 2019 1 1658
Israel Election: Blue and White are slightly ahead 9 Mosby Sep 2019 Sep 2019 2 3512
Airstrikes kill 18 pro-Iran fighters in eastern Syria 0 Eugene Sep 2019 Sep 2019 0 1836
Iranian tanker reaches destination, oil sold: ministry tells TV 0 Eugene Sep 2019 Sep 2019 1 1925
Iran acknowledges rocket explosion, says test malfunctioned 1 Eugene Sep 2019 Sep 2019 0 1893
Sportswashing: how Saudi Arabia lobbies the US's largest sports bodies 0 Eugene Sep 2019 Sep 2019 0 1806
Saudi Arabia struggles to hold Yemen coalition together as allies face off 0 Eugene Sep 2019 Sep 2019 0 1582
Yemen war: More than 100 dead in Saudi-led strike, says Red Cross 0 Eugene Sep 2019 Sep 2019 0 1668
Confusion as Turkey says Iranian tanker now headed toward Lebanon 1 Eugene Aug 2019 Aug 2019 0 1934
Drone attacks in Middle East raise fears of escalating conflict 0 Eugene Aug 2019 Aug 2019 1 1605
Khan Sheikhoun: Syria rebels pull out of key town after five years 0 Eugene Aug 2019 Aug 2019 0 1652
Saudi woman activist rejects release deal tied to denying torture: family 0 Eugene Aug 2019 Aug 2019 0 1703
'Scores' killed in Yemen as UAE-backed fighters seize parts of Aden 0 Eugene Aug 2019 Aug 2019 0 1757
The UAE's ambitions backfire as it finds itself on the front line of U.S.-Iran tensions 0 Eugene Aug 2019 Aug 2019 0 1677
Britain appalled by Syria situation after ceasefire ends: foreign minister 0 Eugene Aug 2019 Aug 2019 1 1762

Middle East Continued...

Title Replies Author Start time Last reply Recs Views
Ceasefire collapse in northwest Syria threatens millions: U.N. envoy's adviser 0 Eugene Aug 2019 Aug 2019 1 1778
Saudi Arabia women's rights reforms may still be thwarted by custom 1 Eugene Aug 2019 Aug 2019 0 1938
Iraqis choose refugee camps over ruined homes 1 Eugene Aug 2019 Aug 2019 1 1699
U.S. launches last-ditch effort to stop Turkish invasion of northeast Syria 0 Eugene Aug 2019 Aug 2019 0 1808
Facebook bans 'Saudi Arabia-linked propaganda accounts' 0 Eugene Aug 2019 Aug 2019 0 1704
Saudi women can now travel without male guardian's approval - report 0 Eugene Aug 2019 Aug 2019 0 1925
Bahrain executes three people, despite human rights outcry 0 Eugene Jul 2019 Jul 2019 1 1931
40 maps that explain the Middle East 0 elleng Jul 2019 Jul 2019 6 2182
At summit with Russia, Israel and US demanded Iran leave Lebanon, Iraq -- report 0 Mosby Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 2064
Iran's release of Lebanese prisoner was failed overture to U.S. 0 Eugene Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 1744
Assad hits a wall in Syrian war as front lines harden 0 Eugene Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 1734
Mozilla blocks UAE bid to become an internet security guardian after DarkMatter hacking reports 0 Eugene Jul 2019 Jul 2019 2 1779
Nicki Minaj pulls out of Saudi Arabia festival after backlash 0 Eugene Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 1859
Qatar's $200 Billion Dash to World Cup Hits a Construction Cliff 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 1 2104
Royal Marines help seize tanker suspected of carrying Iranian oil to Syria 0 Eugene Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 1816
Several suspected U.S. spies 'due to be' sentenced to death, Iran says 0 Eugene Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 1903
Libya detention centre attack is possible war crime, says UN envoy 1 Eugene Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 1879
Six Turkish sailors freed by Libya warlord Khalifa Haftar 0 Eugene Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 1875
Houthi drone attack on Saudi Arabia's Abha Airport leaves five injured: Al-Arabiya 0 Eugene Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 1807
(X-post) Only 5% of Palestinians and 6% of Lebanese accept gay relationships 3 Behind the Aegis Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 2910
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