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Persian Gulf rivals converge on Washington to argue their cases 1 Mosby Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 2447
Changing the mandate of UN forces in southern Syria 0 Mosby Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 1723
Little progress curbing smoking in the Arab world 2 Mosby Jun 2017 Jun 2017 1 1910
Egypt raises state of alert, wary of Qatar crisis backlash 0 Mosby Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 3288
To end crisis, Arab states demand Qatar sever Iran ties 0 Mosby Jun 2017 Jun 2017 0 2734
US and Qatar seal $12bn deal for F-15 fighter jets 3 Mosby Jun 2017 Jun 2017 2 3630
The 81-year-old woman inspiring a nation to recycle 0 sandensea Jun 2017 Jun 2017 2 4150
What's Israel's game plan? 2 no_hypocrisy Jan 2017 May 2017 1 2127
Lebanese PM criticizes Hezbollahs press tour on Israel border 0 Mosby Apr 2017 Apr 2017 1 1646
The Arab world needs to admit: It's racist 5 Mosby Apr 2017 Apr 2017 3 2239
Closing fronts to deal with ISIS 4 no more banksters Sep 2014 Mar 2017 0 2739
Wasteland revealed after battle for Aleppo's Old City 0 Mosby Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 1751
Syrian regime 'preparing for final victory against rebellion 0 Mosby Nov 2016 Nov 2016 0 1440
Syria war: UN resumes aid to Syrians on Jordan border 0 Mosby Nov 2016 Nov 2016 0 1569
Mosul Neighbors Enjoy a Day Without ISIS 0 sunweaver Nov 2016 Nov 2016 1 1913
The Kurdish Stalingrad 2 shira Nov 2014 Sep 2016 0 2697
Iran parades new weapons at time of Gulf tension with US 0 Mosby Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 1651
US ‘concerned’ over advanced air defense battery at Iran nuke site 0 Mosby Aug 2016 Aug 2016 1 1544
Iran Payment Wasn’t Ransom, but it Was Ransom 4 Mosby Aug 2016 Aug 2016 0 2578
First doctor convicted of FGM death in Egypt only spent three months in jail 0 niyad Aug 2016 Aug 2016 1 1525
Call to inspect Israeli nuclear site defeated 3 pscot Sep 2015 Jul 2016 3 2576
Here are the most likely candidates to replace Iran's ailing Supreme Leader 1 MADem Mar 2015 Jul 2016 0 2205
Iran: Nuke deal off unless UN drops atomic weapons probe 2 Mosby Nov 2015 Jul 2016 1 2184
99% of Iran’s reformist parliamentary candidates rejected 1 Mosby Jan 2016 Jul 2016 1 2084
Iran Terror Victims Win at U.S. Supreme Court, Can Collect $2 Billion 2 Mosby Apr 2016 Jul 2016 1 1860
The attempted coup in Turkey: Hell hath no fury like a teflon Sultan. 0 forest444 Jul 2016 Jul 2016 0 1724
This message was self-deleted by its author 1 chwaliszewski Jun 2016 Jun 2016 1 1923
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 Mosby May 2016 May 2016 0 1631
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 Mosby May 2016 May 2016 1 1663
'Insult Turkey's Erdogan' contest set up by Spectator magazine 0 Bad Dog Apr 2016 Apr 2016 0 2178

Middle East Continued...

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Jordan becomes latest Arab country to recall envoy from Iran 0 Mosby Apr 2016 Apr 2016 0 1898
Saudi-Egyptian deal on Red Sea islands sparks anger 0 Bad Dog Apr 2016 Apr 2016 0 2332
Iraq’s persecuted Assyrian Christians are in limbo 2 eissa Jul 2014 Apr 2016 0 2396
Hezbollah goes corporate 0 Mosby Apr 2016 Apr 2016 0 1766
Daily Star: Tight security measures after deadly Iraq suicide attack 0 Mufaddal Mar 2016 Mar 2016 0 1767
Al-Jazeera UpFront - Iran elections: Change or no change? 0 Mufaddal Mar 2016 Mar 2016 0 2302
Question on ME group policy 4 Mufaddal Mar 2016 Mar 2016 0 2422
Two great documentaries on ISIS in Iraq 0 Mufaddal Mar 2016 Mar 2016 0 2058
Al-Monitor: Who's really taking Christian homes in Iraq? 0 Mufaddal Mar 2016 Mar 2016 0 1811
Iran votes in first key elections since nuclear deal 0 Bad Dog Feb 2016 Feb 2016 2 2511
False flag or not, Turkey fails to exploit latest terrorist attack 1 no more banksters Feb 2016 Feb 2016 1 2057
As Syrian Kurds gaining ground, Turkey seeks a pretext for invasion 0 no more banksters Feb 2016 Feb 2016 0 2209
Following their “civilized” allies: Saudi jets bomb health facility in northern Yemen 0 no more banksters Jan 2016 Jan 2016 1 1893
Iran says it will not accept any restrictions on missile program 1 Mosby Dec 2015 Dec 2015 1 2173
What ISIS Really Wants 4 Electric Monk Jul 2015 Nov 2015 2 3105
Palestinian Woman Plants Flowers In Israeli Army Tear Gas Grenades (four photos) 4 PumpkinAle May 2014 Oct 2015 4 5040
Do you think Israel is guilty of crimes against humanity? (Poll) 2 gopiscrap Jul 2014 Oct 2015 0 2590
Kerry: Netanyahu 'way over the top' on Iran nuclear deal 2 R. Daneel Olivaw Jul 2015 Oct 2015 2 2272
Not a very lively group, this 3 pscot Sep 2015 Sep 2015 0 2077
Bomb attack in eastern Turkey kills 12 police 0 pscot Sep 2015 Sep 2015 0 1611
Retired general: Egypt arming Syria regime 0 Mosby Aug 2015 Aug 2015 0 1923
Yemen’s War Is Redrawing the Middle East’s Fault Lines 0 polly7 May 2015 May 2015 0 1754
Do Something, Anything: Naming and Shaming in Yarmouk 0 polly7 May 2015 May 2015 0 1802
Former IAEA Deputy Director: Current Deal’s Breakout Time Would Be Seven or Eight Months 1 Mosby Apr 2015 Apr 2015 0 1862
What to Worry About in an Iran Nuclear Deal 0 Mosby Mar 2015 Mar 2015 0 1691
Jews who resisted Nazi occupation were called "patriots". 3 Viva_Daddy Mar 2015 Mar 2015 1 2389
Can Anyone Recommend Web Site or Books That Explain The Current Israel/Gaza/Palestinian Conflict 1 ilikeitthatway Jul 2014 Mar 2015 0 2030
Israeli Red Shift - Did Bibi pull a Bush? 3 staggerleem Mar 2015 Mar 2015 1 2333
Rise in divorce in Iran linked to shift in status of women 1 MADem Oct 2014 Mar 2015 0 1820
Americans Abroad for Elizabeth Warren Group 0 davidpdx Feb 2015 Feb 2015 0 1975

Middle East Continued...

Title Replies Author Start time Last reply Recs Views
***Mes Aynak Update*** 0 littlemissmartypants Jan 2015 Jan 2015 0 1905
Why ISIS's treatment of Yazidi women must be treated as genocide 6 shira Nov 2014 Dec 2014 1 3062
Gay community hit hard by Middle East turmoil 0 shira Nov 2014 Nov 2014 1 1710
Kurdish women a force to be reckoned with for ISIS 0 shira Nov 2014 Nov 2014 0 1578
Lebanon's Pro-Hezbollah Government Collapses 1 Mosby Mar 2013 Oct 2014 0 2181
Why Kurdistan Will Benefit Iraq and the Middle East 0 Mosby Sep 2014 Sep 2014 0 1645
For Immediate Release: Courageous Human Rights Defender Maryam Al-Khawaja Arrested in Bahrain 4 veness Aug 2014 Sep 2014 1 3632
This message was self-deleted by its author 1 gopiscrap Jul 2014 Jul 2014 0 1736
Netanyahu: Terror group seized three Israeli teenagers 2 theHandpuppet Jun 2014 Jul 2014 2 2263
Americans must pay taxes on bank accounts in Israel 0 riverbendviewgal Jun 2014 Jun 2014 0 1689
Former Israeli Nuclear Head says No Iran Bomb for More Than Ten Years 0 pbmus May 2014 May 2014 0 1875
A doctor in Egypt is set to stand trial on Thursday in relation to the female genital mutilation 1 Sherman A1 Apr 2014 Apr 2014 0 2200
‘More than 150,000’ killed in Syrian conflict 1 Mosby Apr 2014 Apr 2014 0 9172
Hezbollah, Israel’s nasty new neighbor in the Golan 0 Mosby Mar 2014 Mar 2014 1 1726
Yes, We Really Can Stop the Slaughter in Syria 1 Mosby Mar 2014 Mar 2014 2 2017
Think you know the Middle East? Take our geography quiz. 17 dixiegrrrrl Jun 2012 Feb 2014 8 7318
Iran Top Nuke Negotiator: Deal Reversible In One Day 0 Mosby Jan 2014 Jan 2014 0 1742
Lebanon charges punitive registration fees to Palestinians fleeing Syria war 0 Mosby Jan 2014 Jan 2014 0 1841
Lebanon army fires on Syrian aircraft for ‘first time’ 1 Mosby Dec 2013 Dec 2013 0 2001
WADJA Movie Trailer (2013) Oscar nominated film - first major feature film made in Saudi Arabia 0 Douglas Carpenter Dec 2013 Dec 2013 0 2218
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