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Iran starts Gulf war games, to test submarine-launched missiles 0 Eugene Feb 2019 Feb 2019 0 1527
Operation to end last IS Syria pocket hits evacuation snag 1 Eugene Feb 2019 Feb 2019 0 1575
Nine executed in Egypt over Hisham Barakat assassination 0 Eugene Feb 2019 Feb 2019 0 1553
Germany's ban on arms exports to Saudi Arabia after Khashoggi's killing is having a bigger impact th 0 Eugene Feb 2019 Feb 2019 2 1589
U.S.-backed Syria force seeks help with Islamic State prisoner 'time bomb' 0 Eugene Feb 2019 Feb 2019 0 1480
Iran confirms second failed satellite launch: NBC News 0 Eugene Feb 2019 Feb 2019 0 1470
Egypt: 7 Sinai jihadists killed, 15 soldiers dead or wounded in attack 0 Mosby Feb 2019 Feb 2019 0 1397
Powerful labor union head officially joins Gantz's Knesset slate 0 Mosby Feb 2019 Feb 2019 0 1263
UK's Saudi weapons sales unlawful, Lords committee finds 0 Eugene Feb 2019 Feb 2019 1 1374
Alarm raised over bill allowing Sisi to rule Egypt until 2034 1 Eugene Feb 2019 Feb 2019 1 1504
Trump former inaugural committee chair defends Saudi Arabia 0 Eugene Feb 2019 Feb 2019 1 1497
Suicide attack kills 20 members of Iran's Revolutionary Guards: Fars news 0 Eugene Feb 2019 Feb 2019 0 1348
UAE woman who fled family begs to be allowed to claim asylum 0 Eugene Feb 2019 Feb 2019 4 1492
Iraqi Christians fear returning home, wary of Shiite militia 1 Eugene Feb 2019 Feb 2019 1 1422
Iran warns it would 'raze Tel Aviv to the ground' if attacked by U.S.: IRNA 1 Eugene Feb 2019 Feb 2019 0 1555
Iranians mark anniversary of victory day in 1979 revolution 0 Eugene Feb 2019 Feb 2019 0 1194
Hakeem al-Araibi: Thailand to free Bahraini footballer 0 Eugene Feb 2019 Feb 2019 0 1214
Conflict erupts for control of Libya's largest oil field 0 Eugene Feb 2019 Feb 2019 1 1308
Iran reveals missile, shows off underground factory 0 Mosby Feb 2019 Feb 2019 1 1341
U.S. lawmakers renew push for penalties against Saudi Arabia 0 Eugene Feb 2019 Feb 2019 0 1283
Isis leader believed to have fled coup attempt by his own fighters 0 Eugene Feb 2019 Feb 2019 0 1350
Large number of Iranian prisoners to be pardoned for revolution anniversary: Khamenei 0 Eugene Feb 2019 Feb 2019 0 1445
Briton held in UAE 'after wearing Qatar football shirt' 0 Eugene Feb 2019 Feb 2019 0 1424
Saudi Arabia to address abuse of male guardianship system: media reports 0 Eugene Feb 2019 Feb 2019 0 1402
Iraqi president says Trump did not ask permission to 'watch Iran' 1 Eugene Feb 2019 Feb 2019 1 1577
Saudi female activists face jail conditions akin to torture, say UK MPs 0 Eugene Feb 2019 Feb 2019 0 1283
Bus carrying Iranian pilgrims in Iraq comes under attack 0 Eugene Feb 2019 Feb 2019 1 1409
Pope faces critics over Yemen on first papal visit to UAE 1 Eugene Feb 2019 Feb 2019 0 1702
Egypt to consider longer presidential term: lawmaker 0 Eugene Feb 2019 Feb 2019 0 1317
Iraqi novelist gunned down in Kerbala 0 Eugene Feb 2019 Feb 2019 0 1177

Middle East Continued...

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US warns Lebanon's Hezbollah not to funnel ministry's money 0 Eugene Feb 2019 Feb 2019 0 1359
US court finds Assad regime liable for Marie Colvin's death in Syria 0 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 1 1352
Lebanon forms government after months of deadlock 0 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1179
Iranian state TV anchor returns to Tehran after 10 days in US detention 0 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 1 1276
Project Raven: Inside the UAE's Secret Hacking Team of American Mercenaries 1 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1430
Bahrain upholds life sentence against opposition leaders: BNA 0 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 1 1330
Iranian commander threatens Israel's destruction if it attacks: state TV 0 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1140
Bahrain closer to extradition of footballer held in Thailand 0 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1109
UAE's gender equality awards won entirely by men 0 Eugene Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1205
Outgoing IDF chief: Israel has struck 'thousands' of Iranian targets in Syria 0 Mosby Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1543
I was special envoy to fight the Islamic State. Our gains are now at risk. 0 Mosby Jan 2019 Jan 2019 4 1316
Saudi Arabia Declares War on America's Muslim Congresswomen 8 blue-wave Dec 2018 Dec 2018 13 3235
Torture, reform and women's rights in Saudi Arabia Women are being tortured for demanding basic rig 0 niyad Dec 2018 Dec 2018 2 1200
The Saudi women detained for demanding basic human rights (yes, these women are still in prison) 0 niyad Dec 2018 Dec 2018 4 1038
Saudi Arabia torturing human-rights activists held in its prisons without charge 4 sandensea Nov 2018 Nov 2018 1 2049
UN nuclear watchdog says Iran remains within 2015 deal limits 2 Mosby Nov 2018 Nov 2018 3 1457
What is behind the plight of Iraqi women? 0 niyad Oct 2018 Oct 2018 2 1477
Who is killing Yemen's clerics? Mystery murders are sending a chill through the mosques. 1 Mosby Aug 2018 Aug 2018 1 1700
Forced into abusive marriages, Syrian child brides increasingly turn to suicide 4 Mosby Aug 2018 Aug 2018 8 2235
Iran readying massive military exercise in Persian gulf 1 Mosby Aug 2018 Aug 2018 0 1689
Iranian drone shot down in northern Israel in February was armed with explosives 0 Mosby Apr 2018 Apr 2018 0 1991
Imad al-Alami dies of self-inflicted gunshot wound. 1 Vogon_Glory Jan 2018 Feb 2018 0 2152
Why are Israels religious parties suddenly so influential? 0 Mosby Jan 2018 Jan 2018 1 1592
A second revolution in Iran? Not yet. 1 Mosby Dec 2017 Dec 2017 1 1911
How Syria's White Helmets became victims of an online propaganda machine 0 Mosby Dec 2017 Dec 2017 2 1570
tRump to Let Assad Stay Until 2021, as Putin Declares Victory in Syria 3 ffr Dec 2017 Dec 2017 0 1826
Donald Trumps Jerusalem statement is an act of diplomatic arson 0 Soph0571 Dec 2017 Dec 2017 1 1642
Saudi Arabias crown prince wants to reengineer his country. Is that even possible? 1 Mosby Dec 2017 Dec 2017 2 1775
With reported airstrike, Israel puts Syria, and Iran, on notice 0 Mosby Dec 2017 Dec 2017 0 1626
Israel should arm the Kurds 4 Mosby Nov 2017 Nov 2017 0 2040

Middle East Continued...

Title Replies Author Start time Last reply Recs Views
Iran Refuses Israeli Offer of Aid Following Deadly Earthquake 2 Mosby Nov 2017 Nov 2017 0 1893
Gaddafi's cousin is plotting a comeback of sorts from a Cairo apartment 0 Mosby Nov 2017 Nov 2017 0 1335
Lebanese prime minister whose resignation shook the region says he will return very soon 0 Mosby Nov 2017 Nov 2017 0 1448
Iran building a permanent military base in Syria report 0 Mosby Nov 2017 Nov 2017 0 1579
Hezbollah Consolidates Its Stranglehold Over Lebanon 0 Mosby Nov 2017 Nov 2017 0 1885
The Saudi Purge: The real reason behind Mohammed Bin Salman's unprecedented crackdown 0 sandensea Nov 2017 Nov 2017 1 2167
How about a Southwest Asia or East Asia forums 7 JonLP24 Oct 2017 Oct 2017 0 2706
Saudi Arabia driving ban on women to be lifted 0 sandensea Sep 2017 Sep 2017 0 2326
The right question to ask about the Iran nuclear deal 0 Mosby Sep 2017 Sep 2017 0 1872
Israel is courting Syrian hearts and minds to keep Hezbollah away 0 Mosby Sep 2017 Sep 2017 0 1827
Israel hits Syrian site said to be linked to chemical weapons 2 Mosby Sep 2017 Sep 2017 0 2433
Syrian army, allies thrust east to break siege in Deir al-Zor city 0 Mosby Sep 2017 Sep 2017 0 1805
Why Israel Is Concerned About American-Russian Understandings on Syria 0 Mosby Aug 2017 Aug 2017 0 2496
Group of nations urge U.N. Security Council to take action to ensure access for Syrian aid 0 Mosby Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 1780
Netanyahu accidentally reveals Israel has struck Iran-backed fighters in Syria dozens of times 0 Mosby Jul 2017 Jul 2017 2 2149
The Iranians are at the borders 1 Mosby Jul 2017 Jul 2017 0 2190
Persian Gulf rivals converge on Washington to argue their cases 1 Mosby Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 2409
Changing the mandate of UN forces in southern Syria 0 Mosby Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 1687
Little progress curbing smoking in the Arab world 2 Mosby Jun 2017 Jun 2017 1 1864
Egypt raises state of alert, wary of Qatar crisis backlash 0 Mosby Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 3253
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