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Parts of Middle East at breaking point with power cuts and water supplies running out 3 left-of-center2012 Jul 2021 Jul 2021 7 2918
Lebanon struck by power cut as major plants shut down 0 Eugene Jul 2021 Jul 2021 0 2722
This message was self-deleted by its author 5 Mosby Jun 2021 Jun 2021 2 1865
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Outcry as Saudi Arabia executes young Shia man for 'rebellion' 0 Eugene Jun 2021 Jun 2021 0 2814
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 Mosby Jun 2021 Jun 2021 0 1355
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Mysterious air base being built on volcanic island off Yemen 0 Eugene May 2021 May 2021 0 1664
Iran stunned by case of couple who drugged and dismembered son 0 Eugene May 2021 May 2021 2 2144
'Weak' US let Saudis jail more dissidents, says rights group 0 Eugene May 2021 May 2021 0 1393
'A dirty business': how one drug is turning Syria into a narco-state 1 Eugene May 2021 May 2021 2 2147
Princess Latifa: UN calls for 'concrete' proof of life from UAE 0 Eugene Apr 2021 Apr 2021 2 1514
With food and fuel, Hezbollah braces for the worst in Lebanon collapse 0 Mosby Apr 2021 Apr 2021 1 1773
Saudi accused of threat to Khashoggi UN investigator is human rights chief 0 Eugene Mar 2021 Mar 2021 3 3044
Seven Minutes that Can Save a Syrian School from a Bomb 0 Mosby Mar 2021 Mar 2021 2 1483
U.S. commits to Saudi defence after Houthi attacks on oil heartland 0 Eugene Mar 2021 Mar 2021 0 3409
Snow storm in Saudi Arabia, first time in 50 years. 2 BigmanPigman Feb 2021 Feb 2021 5 2195
Activist Marc Lamont Hill Says Black Lives Matter Supports the 'Dismantling of the Zionist Project' 1 Mosby Feb 2021 Feb 2021 0 3919
U.S. to revoke terrorist designation of Yemen's Houthis due to famine 0 Eugene Feb 2021 Feb 2021 2 1807
Minister says US will never attack Iran nuclear facilities; Israel may act alone 2 Mosby Feb 2021 Feb 2021 1 3249
Baghdad bombing could be the Biden admin's first challenge 3 Mosby Jan 2021 Jan 2021 1 1892
Iran nuclear deal: Saudi Arabia says Gulf states must be consulted if US revives accord 0 Eugene Dec 2020 Dec 2020 1 2484
Egypt releases human rights campaigners after international outcry 0 Eugene Dec 2020 Dec 2020 1 1566
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 sl8 Nov 2020 Nov 2020 1 1033
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's expected tour of a West Bank winery this week will be the firs 0 Judi Lynn Nov 2020 Nov 2020 1 1692
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Middle East Continued...

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UN rejects Iran's explanations for nuclear material at site flagged by Israel 0 Mosby Nov 2020 Nov 2020 2 1339
This message was self-deleted by its author 3 sl8 Nov 2020 Nov 2020 5 1440
Trump's Body Count: Failed Brutal Wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, and Yemen 0 AlCarroll Oct 2020 Oct 2020 1 1801
Syria war: 'Russian air strikes kill dozens' in Idlib 0 Eugene Oct 2020 Oct 2020 0 1369
Iran-backed militias announce 'conditional' cease-fire against U.S. in Iraq 0 Eugene Oct 2020 Oct 2020 0 1372
Trump threw Saudi Arabia a lifeline after Khashoggi's death. Two years later, he has gotten little i 1 Eugene Oct 2020 Oct 2020 1 1379
Trump is urged to intervene in trial of US-Saudi national 1 Eugene Oct 2020 Oct 2020 0 1546
This message was self-deleted by its author 1 sl8 Sep 2020 Sep 2020 0 1548
Iranian fuel tankers round Africa en route to the Atlantic: data 0 Eugene Sep 2020 Sep 2020 0 1248
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe 'to face new charge and trial in Iran' 0 Eugene Sep 2020 Sep 2020 1 1281
Libyan warlord Khalifa Haftar faces legal action in US for alleged war crimes 1 Eugene Sep 2020 Sep 2020 0 1436
Despite the UAE-Israel deal, Trump will leave the Mideast a bigger mess than he found it 1 Mosby Aug 2020 Aug 2020 4 1870
Is this the beginning of an Israeli Spring? 1 Mosby Jul 2020 Jul 2020 1 1727
Syrian food and vaccines at risk as Russia uses UN veto to scupper aid plan 0 Eugene Jul 2020 Jul 2020 0 1519
Lebanon's top Christian clerics blast politicians as hunger, hardship bite 0 Eugene Jul 2020 Jul 2020 0 1445
This former intelligence official was a hero. He's now the target of a brutal campaign by MBS. 0 Eugene May 2020 May 2020 2 1671
U.S. military says Russia flew 14 MiG 29s and Su-24s to Libya 1 Eugene May 2020 May 2020 2 1727
Coronavirus: Yemen's healthcare system 'in effect collapsed' 0 Eugene May 2020 May 2020 1 1592
Investigators Build Case for IS Crimes Against Yazidis 0 Eugene May 2020 May 2020 0 1363
Libya's eastern leader Haftar says army to take formal control 0 Eugene Apr 2020 Apr 2020 1 1466
Yemen war: Separatists declare autonomous rule in south 0 Eugene Apr 2020 Apr 2020 1 1669
Saudi tribe challenges crown prince's plans for tech city 0 Eugene Apr 2020 Apr 2020 0 1769
Prominent Saudi rights activist dies in prison: sources 1 Eugene Apr 2020 Apr 2020 0 1512
J'lem city hall was firebombed. 0 Mosby Apr 2020 Apr 2020 4 1582
Outspoken Saudi princess reveals that she is in prison 0 Eugene Apr 2020 Apr 2020 2 1765
US says Iranian vessels 'harassed' American warships in Arabian sea 0 Eugene Apr 2020 Apr 2020 0 1426
UN inquiry stops short of directly blaming Russia over Idlib attacks 0 Eugene Apr 2020 Apr 2020 1 1492
OPCW report set to blame Syria chemical attacks on Bashar al-Assad 0 Eugene Apr 2020 Apr 2020 0 1511
Trump calls MBS his 'friend' -- 18 months to the day after Jamal Khashoggi's murder 1 Eugene Apr 2020 Apr 2020 1 1580
Iran hits back after Trump claims it is planning Iraq attacks 1 Eugene Apr 2020 Apr 2020 1 1552

Middle East Continued...

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Europe sends medical goods to Iran in trade test 0 Eugene Mar 2020 Mar 2020 0 1605
Looks like it's over for Netanyahu 9 Mosby Mar 2020 Mar 2020 39 3376
U.S. counters Iraq's condemnation of airstrikes on Iran-backed militia facilities 0 Eugene Mar 2020 Mar 2020 0 1463
Egypt jails prominent political figure for a year over 'false news' 1 Eugene Mar 2020 Mar 2020 0 1551
Netanyahu opposition parties unite to back bill blocking his re-election 0 left-of-center2012 Mar 2020 Mar 2020 4 1689
'One orb, slightly used': MBS book reveals fate of Trump's mysterious Saudi sphere 1 Eugene Mar 2020 Mar 2020 0 1797
Erdoğan is reaping what he sowed: Turkey is on the brink of disaster in Syria 1 Eugene Mar 2020 Mar 2020 2 1810
Libya peace efforts thrown further into chaos as UN envoy quits 0 Eugene Mar 2020 Mar 2020 0 1238
Saudi rapper faces arrest for Mecca Girl music video 0 Eugene Feb 2020 Feb 2020 1 1719
Turkish soldiers killed in Syria amid threats of escalation 0 Eugene Feb 2020 Feb 2020 0 1446
Tehran-backed Hezbollah steps in to guide Iraqi militias in Soleimani's wake 0 Mosby Feb 2020 Feb 2020 0 1604
Purge of reformists in Iran election could doom nuclear deal, say diplomats 0 Eugene Feb 2020 Feb 2020 0 1548
Inquiry strikes blow to Russian denials of Syria chemical attack 0 Eugene Feb 2020 Feb 2020 1 1621
Meet the Palestinian professor who took his students to Auschwitz 1 Mosby Jan 2020 Jan 2020 5 1883
First suspected cases of Coronavirus in Israel, several hospitalized 0 bronxiteforever Jan 2020 Jan 2020 1 1851
Lebanon forms government with backing of Hezbollah and allies 0 Eugene Jan 2020 Jan 2020 0 1688
ISRAELI MODEL SAYS LEBANESE DESIGNER BANNED HER FROM SHOW 2 Mosby Jan 2020 Jan 2020 0 2059
As protests restart in Iran, demonstrators refuse to trample US, Israeli flags 1 Mosby Jan 2020 Jan 2020 7 2432
Informants in Iraq, Syria helped U.S. kill Iran's Soleimani - sources 0 Mosby Jan 2020 Jan 2020 1 1507
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