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J'lem city hall was firebombed. 0 Mosby Apr 2020 Apr 2020 4 1906
Outspoken Saudi princess reveals that she is in prison 0 Eugene Apr 2020 Apr 2020 2 2095
US says Iranian vessels 'harassed' American warships in Arabian sea 0 Eugene Apr 2020 Apr 2020 0 1761
UN inquiry stops short of directly blaming Russia over Idlib attacks 0 Eugene Apr 2020 Apr 2020 1 1829
OPCW report set to blame Syria chemical attacks on Bashar al-Assad 0 Eugene Apr 2020 Apr 2020 0 1874
Trump calls MBS his 'friend' -- 18 months to the day after Jamal Khashoggi's murder 1 Eugene Apr 2020 Apr 2020 1 2062
Iran hits back after Trump claims it is planning Iraq attacks 1 Eugene Apr 2020 Apr 2020 1 1947
Europe sends medical goods to Iran in trade test 0 Eugene Mar 2020 Mar 2020 0 1941
Looks like it's over for Netanyahu 9 Mosby Mar 2020 Mar 2020 39 4468
U.S. counters Iraq's condemnation of airstrikes on Iran-backed militia facilities 0 Eugene Mar 2020 Mar 2020 0 1791
Egypt jails prominent political figure for a year over 'false news' 1 Eugene Mar 2020 Mar 2020 0 1934
Netanyahu opposition parties unite to back bill blocking his re-election 0 left-of-center2012 Mar 2020 Mar 2020 4 2070
'One orb, slightly used': MBS book reveals fate of Trump's mysterious Saudi sphere 1 Eugene Mar 2020 Mar 2020 0 2255
Erdoğan is reaping what he sowed: Turkey is on the brink of disaster in Syria 1 Eugene Mar 2020 Mar 2020 2 2231
Libya peace efforts thrown further into chaos as UN envoy quits 0 Eugene Mar 2020 Mar 2020 0 1586
Saudi rapper faces arrest for Mecca Girl music video 0 Eugene Feb 2020 Feb 2020 1 2074
Turkish soldiers killed in Syria amid threats of escalation 0 Eugene Feb 2020 Feb 2020 0 1765
Tehran-backed Hezbollah steps in to guide Iraqi militias in Soleimani's wake 0 Mosby Feb 2020 Feb 2020 0 1946
Purge of reformists in Iran election could doom nuclear deal, say diplomats 0 Eugene Feb 2020 Feb 2020 0 1909
Inquiry strikes blow to Russian denials of Syria chemical attack 0 Eugene Feb 2020 Feb 2020 1 1951
Meet the Palestinian professor who took his students to Auschwitz 1 Mosby Jan 2020 Jan 2020 5 2241
First suspected cases of Coronavirus in Israel, several hospitalized 0 bronxiteforever Jan 2020 Jan 2020 1 2202
Lebanon forms government with backing of Hezbollah and allies 0 Eugene Jan 2020 Jan 2020 0 2054
ISRAELI MODEL SAYS LEBANESE DESIGNER BANNED HER FROM SHOW 2 Mosby Jan 2020 Jan 2020 0 2520
As protests restart in Iran, demonstrators refuse to trample US, Israeli flags 1 Mosby Jan 2020 Jan 2020 7 2850
Informants in Iraq, Syria helped U.S. kill Iran's Soleimani - sources 0 Mosby Jan 2020 Jan 2020 1 1849
No more pretending 3 Mosby Jan 2020 Jan 2020 0 2248
Suleimani's death is a huge blow to Iran's plans for regional domination 4 Mosby Jan 2020 Jan 2020 0 2455
EU funds for migrants in Libya enrich their abusers instead 0 Eugene Dec 2019 Dec 2019 0 1822
More than 235,000 people have fled Idlib region in Syria, says UN 0 Eugene Dec 2019 Dec 2019 0 1977

Middle East Continued...

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Messaging app ToTok is reportedly a spying tool for the UAE 0 Eugene Dec 2019 Dec 2019 3 1915
Isis in Iraq: Militants 'getting stronger again' 0 Eugene Dec 2019 Dec 2019 0 1700
Defiant protesters back in Baghdad square within an hour of slaughter 0 Eugene Dec 2019 Dec 2019 1 1770
Iraq risks breakup as tribes take on Iran's militias in 'blood feud' 1 Eugene Nov 2019 Nov 2019 0 1834
Iraq in turmoil as 45 shot dead by security forces in protests 0 Eugene Nov 2019 Nov 2019 1 1669
Iraq protesters torch Iran consulate in Najaf, curfew imposed 0 Eugene Nov 2019 Nov 2019 1 1609
Saudi Arabia: arrests of dissidents and torture allegations continue 3 Eugene Nov 2019 Nov 2019 1 2275
Foreign jets used in Libyan refugee centre airstrike, claims UN report 0 Eugene Nov 2019 Nov 2019 1 1808
Under shroud of secrecy US weapons arrive in Yemen despite Congressional outrage 0 Eugene Nov 2019 Nov 2019 1 1948
Iran further distances itself from 2015 deal by fuelling Fordow centrifuges 0 Eugene Nov 2019 Nov 2019 1 1764
'Fear factor is broken': protesters demand removal of Iraqi government 0 Eugene Nov 2019 Nov 2019 0 1964
UN investigates alleged use of white phosphorus in Syria 0 Eugene Oct 2019 Oct 2019 2 1858
Lebanon paralysed by 'WhatsApp tax' protests 0 Eugene Oct 2019 Oct 2019 0 1546
Turkey-Syria offensive: Kurds reach deal with Syrian army 1 Eugene Oct 2019 Oct 2019 2 1959
The Guardian view on Syria and Trump: a disaster, still being made 1 Eugene Oct 2019 Oct 2019 0 1903
At least 750 Isis affiliates escape camp after Turkish shelling 0 Eugene Oct 2019 Oct 2019 1 1740
Saudi king approves U.S. military deployment: SPA 0 Eugene Oct 2019 Oct 2019 0 1888
Erdoğan has managed the unthinkable: uniting all the other Middle East rivals 1 Eugene Oct 2019 Oct 2019 1 1845
More Than 100 Killed And Thousands Injured In Anti-Government Protests In Iraq 0 Eugene Oct 2019 Oct 2019 0 1816
Syria camp is at risk of falling under ISIS control, Kurdish general says 0 Eugene Oct 2019 Oct 2019 0 1938
Netanyahu said to have agreed Rivlin's proposed power share deal, Gantz refused 0 Mosby Sep 2019 Sep 2019 1 1952
EU nations lead condemnation of Saudi human rights record 0 Eugene Sep 2019 Sep 2019 1 1776
Israel Election: Blue and White are slightly ahead 9 Mosby Sep 2019 Sep 2019 2 3906
Airstrikes kill 18 pro-Iran fighters in eastern Syria 0 Eugene Sep 2019 Sep 2019 0 1958
Iranian tanker reaches destination, oil sold: ministry tells TV 0 Eugene Sep 2019 Sep 2019 1 2033
Iran acknowledges rocket explosion, says test malfunctioned 1 Eugene Sep 2019 Sep 2019 0 2023
Sportswashing: how Saudi Arabia lobbies the US's largest sports bodies 0 Eugene Sep 2019 Sep 2019 0 1912
Saudi Arabia struggles to hold Yemen coalition together as allies face off 0 Eugene Sep 2019 Sep 2019 0 1696
Yemen war: More than 100 dead in Saudi-led strike, says Red Cross 0 Eugene Sep 2019 Sep 2019 0 1785
Confusion as Turkey says Iranian tanker now headed toward Lebanon 1 Eugene Aug 2019 Aug 2019 0 2073

Middle East Continued...

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Drone attacks in Middle East raise fears of escalating conflict 0 Eugene Aug 2019 Aug 2019 1 1719
Khan Sheikhoun: Syria rebels pull out of key town after five years 0 Eugene Aug 2019 Aug 2019 0 1797
Saudi woman activist rejects release deal tied to denying torture: family 0 Eugene Aug 2019 Aug 2019 0 1825
'Scores' killed in Yemen as UAE-backed fighters seize parts of Aden 0 Eugene Aug 2019 Aug 2019 0 1894
The UAE's ambitions backfire as it finds itself on the front line of U.S.-Iran tensions 0 Eugene Aug 2019 Aug 2019 0 1789
Britain appalled by Syria situation after ceasefire ends: foreign minister 0 Eugene Aug 2019 Aug 2019 1 1885
Ceasefire collapse in northwest Syria threatens millions: U.N. envoy's adviser 0 Eugene Aug 2019 Aug 2019 1 1891
Saudi Arabia women's rights reforms may still be thwarted by custom 1 Eugene Aug 2019 Aug 2019 0 2056
Iraqis choose refugee camps over ruined homes 1 Eugene Aug 2019 Aug 2019 1 1835
U.S. launches last-ditch effort to stop Turkish invasion of northeast Syria 0 Eugene Aug 2019 Aug 2019 0 1933
Facebook bans 'Saudi Arabia-linked propaganda accounts' 0 Eugene Aug 2019 Aug 2019 0 1812
Saudi women can now travel without male guardian's approval - report 0 Eugene Aug 2019 Aug 2019 0 2032
Bahrain executes three people, despite human rights outcry 0 Eugene Jul 2019 Jul 2019 1 2045
40 maps that explain the Middle East 0 elleng Jul 2019 Jul 2019 6 2296
At summit with Russia, Israel and US demanded Iran leave Lebanon, Iraq -- report 0 Mosby Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 2171
Iran's release of Lebanese prisoner was failed overture to U.S. 0 Eugene Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 1856
Assad hits a wall in Syrian war as front lines harden 0 Eugene Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 1841
Mozilla blocks UAE bid to become an internet security guardian after DarkMatter hacking reports 0 Eugene Jul 2019 Jul 2019 2 1881
Nicki Minaj pulls out of Saudi Arabia festival after backlash 0 Eugene Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 1979
Qatar's $200 Billion Dash to World Cup Hits a Construction Cliff 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 1 2225
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