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Title Replies Author Start time Last reply Recs Views
UAE restricts US ability to launch retaliatory airstrikes against Iran proxies 0 Eugene Feb 2024 Feb 2024 2 1956
U.S. conducted cyberattack on suspected Iranian spy ship 0 Eugene Feb 2024 Feb 2024 1 1912
Hezbollah commander among 10 dead in Israeli strike on Lebanon 0 Eugene Feb 2024 Feb 2024 1 1873
Iran will reciprocate if its ships are seized, official says 0 Eugene Feb 2024 Feb 2024 0 1881
Iran jails Mahsa Amini uncle for over five years: rights groups 0 Eugene Feb 2024 Feb 2024 0 1838
France proposes Hezbollah withdrawal, border talks for Israel-Lebanon truce 0 Eugene Feb 2024 Feb 2024 1 1851
Hezbollah official wounded in Israeli strike on Lebanon: security source 0 Eugene Feb 2024 Feb 2024 1 1879
Meta removes Instagram, Facebook accounts of Iran's Khamenei 1 Eugene Feb 2024 Feb 2024 2 1889
US porn actor who advocates for Palestinians visits Iran on trip unacknowledged by Tehran 3 Eugene Feb 2024 Feb 2024 0 2513
Iranian Guards adviser killed in Israeli strike on Damascus - Iranian news sites 1 Eugene Feb 2024 Feb 2024 0 2073
Israel and Lebanon are prepping for a war neither wants, but many fear it's becoming inevitable 0 Eugene Feb 2024 Feb 2024 1 1999
Dozens in Jordan targeted by authorities using NSO spyware, report finds 0 Eugene Feb 2024 Feb 2024 2 1882
Plans for U.S. strikes on Iranian personnel and facilities in Iraq, Syria approved after Jordan drone attack 0 Eugene Feb 2024 Feb 2024 0 1981
US warship had close call with Houthi missile in Red Sea 0 Eugene Jan 2024 Jan 2024 4 2072
Ambassador responds to call by Evert and Navratilova to keep women's tennis out of Saudi Arabia 0 Eugene Jan 2024 Jan 2024 3 2145
Taliban Leader: Afghan Women's Rights "have been fully Secured." 2 niyad Jan 2024 Jan 2024 3 2181
Crews extinguish fire on tanker hit by Houthi missile off Yemen after US targets rebels in airstrike 0 Eugene Jan 2024 Jan 2024 1 2032
Gunmen in Iran kill nine Pakistanis days after tit-for-tat strikes 0 Eugene Jan 2024 Jan 2024 0 1909
International Day of Education requires us to fight for women's education everywhere. In Afghanistan, the Taliban has d 0 niyad Jan 2024 Jan 2024 1 1955
UK 'reserves right to respond' after oil tanker set alight off Yemen 1 Eugene Jan 2024 Jan 2024 4 2080
Houthis Fire Missile Close to a Tanker Hauling Russian Oil 0 Eugene Jan 2024 Jan 2024 1 1823
Yemen Houthi rebels fire a missile at a US warship, escalating worst Mideast sea conflict in decades 0 Eugene Jan 2024 Jan 2024 4 2046
Iran executes another prisoner detained during nationwide protests that erupted in 2022 0 Eugene Jan 2024 Jan 2024 1 1848
US denies Yemen's Houthis claim of attack on US military cargo ship Ocean Jazz in Gulf of Aden 0 Eugene Jan 2024 Jan 2024 0 1950
U.S. targets Iraqi airline, its CEO and Hamas cryptocurrency financiers for sanctions 0 Eugene Jan 2024 Jan 2024 0 1769
An airstrike on southern Syria, likely carried out by Jordan's air force, kills 9 2 Eugene Jan 2024 Jan 2024 3 2642
US set to re-designate Houthis as terror group 0 Eugene Jan 2024 Jan 2024 0 1991
Iran's Revolutionary Guard deployed in Yemen 2 Eugene Jan 2024 Jan 2024 0 2387
Iran sentences imprisoned Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi to an additional prison term 0 Eugene Jan 2024 Jan 2024 2 2214
US delivers 'private message' to Iran after Yemen strikes 0 Eugene Jan 2024 Jan 2024 3 1881

Middle East Continued...

Title Replies Author Start time Last reply Recs Views
The Regional War No One Wanted Is Here. How Wide Will It Get? 0 Eugene Jan 2024 Jan 2024 0 2004
'Dying every two hours': Afghan women risk life to give birth (possible trigger warning) 2 niyad Jan 2024 Jan 2024 2 3619
United Arab Emirates acknowledges mass trial of prisoners previously reported during COP28 0 Eugene Jan 2024 Jan 2024 1 2675
Sorry Deleted 0 RocRizzo55 Jan 2024 Jan 2024 0 1026
Iran says it executes four people accused of links to Israel's Mossad 1 Eugene Dec 2023 Dec 2023 4 2251
Iran hangs 'child bride' for murdering husband despite international calls for clemency 2 Eugene Dec 2023 Dec 2023 3 2951
West accuses Iran of illegally testing missiles, transferring drones to Russia, enriching uranium 1 Eugene Dec 2023 Dec 2023 0 2697
Shipping giants suspend all journeys through Red Sea following attacks on vessels 0 Eugene Dec 2023 Dec 2023 0 2066
Iran exploiting focus on Gaza to carry out 'unprecedented' number of executions, human rights groups say 0 Eugene Dec 2023 Dec 2023 3 2848
Execution of teenage boy after 'forced confession' in Iran condemned by UN 0 Eugene Nov 2023 Nov 2023 2 2461
USS Thomas Hudner shoots down 'one-way attack drones' in the Red Sea 0 Eugene Nov 2023 Nov 2023 1 2839
US reviewing possible 'terrorist' designations for Houthis 0 Eugene Nov 2023 Nov 2023 2 2033
Seized Galaxy Leader ship in Yemen's Hodeidah port area - owner 0 Eugene Nov 2023 Nov 2023 0 2464
Israel-Gaza War: Threats and Attacks Against Women Journalists Covering the Conflict (Trigger Warning) 0 niyad Nov 2023 Nov 2023 1 3925
US extends sanctions waiver allowing Iraq to buy electricity from Iran 0 Eugene Nov 2023 Nov 2023 0 2471
Palestinians flee their homes towards southern Gaza after Israeli order 0 niyad Oct 2023 Oct 2023 2 3493
Who is Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi? 0 niyad Oct 2023 Oct 2023 0 1822
From the Frontlines in Iran: Our Fight for Human Rights and Gender Equality 0 niyad Oct 2023 Oct 2023 0 3841
Exclusive: US-Saudi defence pact tied to Israel deal, Palestinian demands put aside 1 Mosby Sep 2023 Sep 2023 2 2326
US quietly acknowledges Iran satellite successfully reached orbit as tensions remain high 0 Eugene Sep 2023 Sep 2023 0 2712
Human Rights Crimes Against Former Government Officials Further Solidifies Taliban's Grip of Power 0 niyad Sep 2023 Sep 2023 0 3407
(lengthy, incredible, hopeful, inspiring. Please read) The Rainbow Manifesto: Towards an Iranian 0 niyad Sep 2023 Sep 2023 1 1897
Transnational Solidarity With #WomanLifeFreedom: 'I Stand in Awe of Iranian Women' 0 niyad Sep 2023 Sep 2023 0 1704
Biden administration wants to know if Saudi Arabia used American weapons to kill 'hundreds' of migra 0 Eugene Sep 2023 Sep 2023 3 3890
Saudi man receives death penalty for posts online, latest case in wide-ranging crackdown on dissent 0 Eugene Aug 2023 Aug 2023 2 2655
Anti-government protests take hold in southern Syria 0 Eugene Aug 2023 Aug 2023 2 1804
Hundreds of migrants killed by Saudi border guards - report 1 Eugene Aug 2023 Aug 2023 3 5248
Hungry, hunted, terrified: unending plight of the Afghan women who served in military and police 0 niyad Aug 2023 Aug 2023 15 2737
US military may put armed troops on commercial ships in Strait of Hormuz to stop Iran seizures 0 Eugene Aug 2023 Aug 2023 0 4794
Iran will close government offices, banks and schools for 2 days over high temperatures 0 Eugene Aug 2023 Aug 2023 2 1771

Middle East Continued...

Title Replies Author Start time Last reply Recs Views
'There's no other option but to fight': Iranian women defiant as 'morality police' return 6 niyad Jul 2023 Jul 2023 11 3566
The Taliban has reportedly agreed to relocate the TTP within its borders. Many fear a rise in ethni 0 niyad Jul 2023 Jul 2023 2 2623
Revealed: Saudi Arabia's $6bn spend on 'sportswashing' 2 Eugene Jul 2023 Jul 2023 3 2307
Riyadh detains relatives of US citizen after a Pennsylvania lawsuit, rights groups say 0 Eugene Jul 2023 Jul 2023 0 2432
Iraq to summon US ambassador over remarks about Christian church head 0 Eugene Jul 2023 Jul 2023 0 1630
Iran's morality police return after protests in a new campaign to impose Islamic dress on women 0 Eugene Jul 2023 Jul 2023 1 2751
With increasing Taliban restrictions against Afghan women, the mental health crisis worsens. "I feel 0 niyad Jul 2023 Jul 2023 5 4084
UK invites Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman to visit 0 Eugene Jul 2023 Jul 2023 0 1392
Israel is targeted on Twitter more than any other country, study finds 0 Mosby Jul 2023 Jul 2023 0 2335
Do you think that MBS is permanent or he will be dethroned 0 no_hypocrisy Jul 2023 Jul 2023 3 1375
Afghan women barred from beauty salons in latest Taliban edict: "Don't we have the right to work or 5 niyad Jul 2023 Jul 2023 3 9386
Amid the health and economic crisis in Afghanistan, the Taliban refuses to help. Instead, blames th 4 niyad Jul 2023 Jul 2023 3 2854
Pew: 87% of Israelis has positive view of America 2 Mosby Jun 2023 Jun 2023 0 2091
Afghan lawyers and judges are being persecuted by the Taliban. It threatens Afghan women, the justic 3 niyad Jun 2023 Jun 2023 1 2806
Norway Invites Taliban Officials to the Oslo Forum - A Growing Normalization of the Taliban Means G 0 niyad Jun 2023 Jun 2023 0 2871
Taliban's Rule in Afghanistan Sets Dangerous Precedent for Global Peace 0 niyad Jun 2023 Jun 2023 1 1691
Silenced Resilience: Afghan Women Entrepreneurs Navigating Taliban Restrictions 0 niyad Jun 2023 Jun 2023 0 1201
UN Report: Acute Starvation Grips Afghanistan, Affecting Women and Children 1 niyad Jun 2023 Jun 2023 2 4125
The Taliban Enforces Strict Ban on Music in Afghanistan, Prohibiting the Afghan People From Listeni 1 niyad Jun 2023 Jun 2023 2 2768
Amid all the doom and gloom in the world, a bright spot... 0 True Dough May 2023 May 2023 5 1684
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