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Gaddafi's cousin is plotting a comeback of sorts from a Cairo apartment 0 Mosby Nov 2017 Nov 2017 0 1512
Lebanese prime minister whose resignation shook the region says he will return very soon 0 Mosby Nov 2017 Nov 2017 0 1635
Iran building a permanent military base in Syria report 0 Mosby Nov 2017 Nov 2017 0 1758
Hezbollah Consolidates Its Stranglehold Over Lebanon 0 Mosby Nov 2017 Nov 2017 0 2080
The Saudi Purge: The real reason behind Mohammed Bin Salman's unprecedented crackdown 0 sandensea Nov 2017 Nov 2017 1 2371
How about a Southwest Asia or East Asia forums 7 JonLP24 Oct 2017 Oct 2017 0 3120
Saudi Arabia driving ban on women to be lifted 0 sandensea Sep 2017 Sep 2017 0 2521
The right question to ask about the Iran nuclear deal 0 Mosby Sep 2017 Sep 2017 0 2049
Israel is courting Syrian hearts and minds to keep Hezbollah away 0 Mosby Sep 2017 Sep 2017 0 2015
Israel hits Syrian site said to be linked to chemical weapons 2 Mosby Sep 2017 Sep 2017 0 2681
Syrian army, allies thrust east to break siege in Deir al-Zor city 0 Mosby Sep 2017 Sep 2017 0 1995
Why Israel Is Concerned About American-Russian Understandings on Syria 0 Mosby Aug 2017 Aug 2017 0 2694
Group of nations urge U.N. Security Council to take action to ensure access for Syrian aid 0 Mosby Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 1976
Netanyahu accidentally reveals Israel has struck Iran-backed fighters in Syria dozens of times 0 Mosby Jul 2017 Jul 2017 2 2341
The Iranians are at the borders 1 Mosby Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 2412
Persian Gulf rivals converge on Washington to argue their cases 1 Mosby Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 2629
Changing the mandate of UN forces in southern Syria 0 Mosby Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 1868
Little progress curbing smoking in the Arab world 2 Mosby Jun 2017 Jun 2017 1 2107
Egypt raises state of alert, wary of Qatar crisis backlash 0 Mosby Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 3427
To end crisis, Arab states demand Qatar sever Iran ties 0 Mosby Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 2874
US and Qatar seal $12bn deal for F-15 fighter jets 3 Mosby Jun 2017 Jun 2017 2 3839
The 81-year-old woman inspiring a nation to recycle 0 sandensea Jun 2017 Jun 2017 2 4289
What's Israel's game plan? 2 no_hypocrisy Jan 2017 May 2017 1 2282
Lebanese PM criticizes Hezbollahs press tour on Israel border 0 Mosby Apr 2017 Apr 2017 1 1783
The Arab world needs to admit: It's racist 5 Mosby Apr 2017 Apr 2017 3 2520
Closing fronts to deal with ISIS 4 no more banksters Sep 2014 Mar 2017 0 3017
Wasteland revealed after battle for Aleppo's Old City 0 Mosby Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 1930
Syrian regime 'preparing for final victory against rebellion 0 Mosby Nov 2016 Nov 2016 0 1594
Syria war: UN resumes aid to Syrians on Jordan border 0 Mosby Nov 2016 Nov 2016 0 1704
Mosul Neighbors Enjoy a Day Without ISIS 0 sunweaver Nov 2016 Nov 2016 1 2095

Middle East Continued...

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The Kurdish Stalingrad 2 shira Nov 2014 Sep 2016 0 2873
Iran parades new weapons at time of Gulf tension with US 0 Mosby Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1784
US ‘concerned’ over advanced air defense battery at Iran nuke site 0 Mosby Aug 2016 Aug 2016 1 1696
Iran Payment Wasn’t Ransom, but it Was Ransom 4 Mosby Aug 2016 Aug 2016 0 2827
First doctor convicted of FGM death in Egypt only spent three months in jail 0 niyad Aug 2016 Aug 2016 1 1674
Call to inspect Israeli nuclear site defeated 3 pscot Sep 2015 Jul 2016 3 2832
Here are the most likely candidates to replace Iran's ailing Supreme Leader 1 MADem Mar 2015 Jul 2016 0 2375
Iran: Nuke deal off unless UN drops atomic weapons probe 2 Mosby Nov 2015 Jul 2016 1 2373
99% of Iran’s reformist parliamentary candidates rejected 1 Mosby Jan 2016 Jul 2016 1 2251
Iran Terror Victims Win at U.S. Supreme Court, Can Collect $2 Billion 2 Mosby Apr 2016 Jul 2016 1 2052
The attempted coup in Turkey: Hell hath no fury like a teflon Sultan. 0 forest444 Jul 2016 Jul 2016 0 1888
This message was self-deleted by its author 1 chwaliszewski Jun 2016 Jun 2016 1 2050
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 Mosby May 2016 May 2016 0 1768
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 Mosby May 2016 May 2016 1 1779
'Insult Turkey's Erdogan' contest set up by Spectator magazine 0 Bad Dog Apr 2016 Apr 2016 0 2357
Jordan becomes latest Arab country to recall envoy from Iran 0 Mosby Apr 2016 Apr 2016 0 2088
Saudi-Egyptian deal on Red Sea islands sparks anger 0 Bad Dog Apr 2016 Apr 2016 0 2485
Iraq’s persecuted Assyrian Christians are in limbo 2 eissa Jul 2014 Apr 2016 0 2609
Hezbollah goes corporate 0 Mosby Apr 2016 Apr 2016 0 1902
Daily Star: Tight security measures after deadly Iraq suicide attack 0 Mufaddal Mar 2016 Mar 2016 0 1905
Al-Jazeera UpFront - Iran elections: Change or no change? 0 Mufaddal Mar 2016 Mar 2016 0 2451
Question on ME group policy 4 Mufaddal Mar 2016 Mar 2016 0 2677
Two great documentaries on ISIS in Iraq 0 Mufaddal Mar 2016 Mar 2016 0 2246
Al-Monitor: Who's really taking Christian homes in Iraq? 0 Mufaddal Mar 2016 Mar 2016 0 1960
Iran votes in first key elections since nuclear deal 0 Bad Dog Feb 2016 Feb 2016 2 2674
False flag or not, Turkey fails to exploit latest terrorist attack 1 no more banksters Feb 2016 Feb 2016 1 2241
As Syrian Kurds gaining ground, Turkey seeks a pretext for invasion 0 no more banksters Feb 2016 Feb 2016 0 2361
Following their “civilized” allies: Saudi jets bomb health facility in northern Yemen 0 no more banksters Jan 2016 Jan 2016 1 2063
Iran says it will not accept any restrictions on missile program 1 Mosby Dec 2015 Dec 2015 1 2337
What ISIS Really Wants 4 Electric Monk Jul 2015 Nov 2015 2 3369

Middle East Continued...

Title Replies Author Start time Last reply Recs Views
Palestinian Woman Plants Flowers In Israeli Army Tear Gas Grenades (four photos) 4 PumpkinAle May 2014 Oct 2015 4 5313
Do you think Israel is guilty of crimes against humanity? (Poll) 2 gopiscrap Jul 2014 Oct 2015 0 2755
Kerry: Netanyahu 'way over the top' on Iran nuclear deal 2 R. Daneel Olivaw Jul 2015 Oct 2015 2 2450
Not a very lively group, this 3 pscot Sep 2015 Sep 2015 0 2271
Bomb attack in eastern Turkey kills 12 police 0 pscot Sep 2015 Sep 2015 0 1752
Retired general: Egypt arming Syria regime 0 Mosby Aug 2015 Aug 2015 0 2072
Yemen’s War Is Redrawing the Middle East’s Fault Lines 0 polly7 May 2015 May 2015 0 1901
Do Something, Anything: Naming and Shaming in Yarmouk 0 polly7 May 2015 May 2015 0 1959
Former IAEA Deputy Director: Current Deal’s Breakout Time Would Be Seven or Eight Months 1 Mosby Apr 2015 Apr 2015 0 2020
What to Worry About in an Iran Nuclear Deal 0 Mosby Mar 2015 Mar 2015 0 1843
Jews who resisted Nazi occupation were called "patriots". 3 Viva_Daddy Mar 2015 Mar 2015 1 2642
Can Anyone Recommend Web Site or Books That Explain The Current Israel/Gaza/Palestinian Conflict 1 ilikeitthatway Jul 2014 Mar 2015 0 2187
Israeli Red Shift - Did Bibi pull a Bush? 3 staggerleem Mar 2015 Mar 2015 1 2549
Rise in divorce in Iran linked to shift in status of women 1 MADem Oct 2014 Mar 2015 0 2007
Americans Abroad for Elizabeth Warren Group 0 davidpdx Feb 2015 Feb 2015 0 2135
***Mes Aynak Update*** 0 littlemissmartypants Jan 2015 Jan 2015 0 2067
Why ISIS's treatment of Yazidi women must be treated as genocide 6 shira Nov 2014 Dec 2014 1 3398
Gay community hit hard by Middle East turmoil 0 shira Nov 2014 Nov 2014 1 1853
Kurdish women a force to be reckoned with for ISIS 0 shira Nov 2014 Nov 2014 0 1720
Lebanon's Pro-Hezbollah Government Collapses 1 Mosby Mar 2013 Oct 2014 0 2327
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