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Title Replies Author Start time Last reply Recs Views
Yemen's Houthis announce 'maritime blockade' on Israel's Haifa port 1 Eugene Tuesday Tuesday 0 337
Trump's embrace of Syria and its jihadist-turned-president could shake up the Middle East 3 Eugene Friday Friday 0 287
Trump appeals for Qatar's help in persuading Iran to give up its nuclear program 1 Eugene May 15 May 15 2 257
British banking analyst jailed in Saudi Arabia for 10 years over 'unknown tweet' 1 Eugene May 14 May 14 2 400
Syria and Lebanon's moves to centralize power leads to crackdowns on Palestinian factions 3 Eugene May 9 May 9 1 382
Trump plans to announce the US will call the Persian Gulf the Arabian Gulf, officials tell AP 0 Eugene May 7 May 7 4 419
Francis's popemobile to become a mobile clinic for children in Gaza 1 70sEraVet May 5 May 5 3 281
Iran unveils new solid-fueled ballistic missile, state TV reports 0 Eugene May 4 May 4 0 287
Syria detains Damascus-based leader of prominent Palestinian faction (PFLP-GC) 0 Eugene May 3 May 3 0 248
Houthi rebels have shot down 7 US Reaper drones worth $200 million in recent weeks 0 Eugene Apr 26 Apr 26 3 349
Israel hit Syrian bases scoped by Turkey, hinting at regional showdown, sources say 0 Eugene Apr 5 Apr 5 1 403
US airstrikes pound Yemen overnight, killing at least 3, Houthi rebels say 1 Eugene Mar 31 Mar 31 1 438
Six Russian tourists killed after submarine sinks off Egyptian coast 3 Eugene Mar 27 Mar 27 2 566
Syrian leader signs constitution that puts the country under an Islamist group's rule for 5 years 1 Eugene Mar 13 Mar 24 1 439
Iran using drones and apps to enforce women's dress code 2 Eugene Mar 14 Mar 14 4 460
Kuwait frees a group of jailed Americans, including contractors held on drug charges 0 Eugene Mar 12 Mar 12 0 347
"Wave of Israeli airstrikes targets areas across south Lebanon" 1 moniss Mar 9 Mar 9 2 388
Iranian singer Mehdi Yarrahi given 74 lashes over protest song 0 Eugene Mar 5 Mar 5 7 607
New country emerging in Syria. 1 Mosby Mar 2 Mar 2 0 646
Netanyahu says Israel won't allow Syrian forces 'south of Damascus' 2 Eugene Feb 23 Feb 23 1 737
"Israeli army confirms it'll keep occupying 5 hills in south Lebanon" 0 moniss Feb 2025 Feb 2025 3 566
"15 killed, 83 hurt as southerners defy Israeli gunfire and return to their towns" 2 moniss Jan 2025 Jan 2025 8 843
"Israel, US discussing extending Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon" 1 moniss Jan 2025 Jan 2025 1 619
Two judges killed in armed attack in Tehran, Iran says 1 Mosby Jan 2025 Jan 2025 0 563
Saudi Arabia presses Florida man to give up US citizenship over critical tweets, family says 1 Eugene Jan 2025 Jan 2025 1 914
Bashar al-Assad's wife files for divorce, seeks to move to UK - report 4 Mosby Dec 2024 Dec 2024 4 1465
Israeli airstrikes hit Yemen's rebel-held capital and port city after Houthi attack targets Israel 0 Eugene Dec 2024 Dec 2024 1 640
Syria's new leaders have declared Sharia law is now the law for all of Syria. 7 Jacson6 Dec 2024 Dec 2024 6 1448
Iran Suffers Blow of 'Historic Proportions' With Assad's Fall 0 Mosby Dec 2024 Dec 2024 2 913
Nov. 29, 1947 U.N. Partitions Palestine, Allowing for Creation of Israel 10 question everything Nov 2024 Dec 2024 3 1562

Middle East Continued...

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Alone and broke against a renewed insurgency, is Assad's rule about to collapse? 1 Eugene Dec 2024 Dec 2024 5 739
Syrian protesters topple statue of Syrian president's father south of Damascus city, residents and activists say 0 Eugene Dec 2024 Dec 2024 2 645
Syrian opposition activists say insurgents have reached the suburbs of Damascus 2 Jacson6 Dec 2024 Dec 2024 2 847
The wisdom of Golda Meir. 1 Mosby Nov 2024 Nov 2024 6 796
Rabbi who went missing in UAE was murdered, Israel says 2 Eugene Nov 2024 Nov 2024 3 1279
Turkish strikes in Syria cut water to one million people 0 Eugene Nov 2024 Nov 2024 0 687
This is Thomas, a Yazidi boy from Iraq. 0 Mosby Nov 2024 Nov 2024 0 714
Kurdish militant group PKK says it carried out Ankara attack 0 moniss Oct 2024 Oct 2024 0 651
Deadly Israeli strike on journalists in Lebanon prompts global condemnation 0 moniss Oct 2024 Oct 2024 5 677
US warns against protracted Israeli campaign in Lebanon, Gaza ceasefire efforts renewed 5 moniss Oct 2024 Oct 2024 2 840
Anyone catch Sarah Sherman's set on SNL's Weekend Update? 0 Collimator Oct 2024 Oct 2024 4 1104
Christian town in Lebanon is now a scene of carnage. 0 multigraincracker Oct 2024 Oct 2024 3 728
The role of UNIFIL seems to be misunderstood by many and so 7 moniss Oct 2024 Oct 2024 5 1242
US: former White House advisor urges Israel to 'carpet bomb' Irish peacekeepers in Lebanon 4 moniss Oct 2024 Oct 2024 13 1380
Israeli forces fire at UN position in Lebanon, 22 killed in Beirut strike 3 moniss Oct 2024 Oct 2024 7 1103
The Dahiya Doctrine: How is Israel using this strategy in its war on Lebanon? 2 moniss Oct 2024 Oct 2024 4 877
Israel's bombardment of Lebanon the 'most intense aerial campaign' outside Gaza in last two decades 1 moniss Oct 2024 Oct 2024 5 910
Analysis: The risks associated with Israel's invasion of Lebanon targeting Hezbollah 3 moniss Oct 2024 Oct 2024 5 952
Israeli military says it is carrying out 'limited' ground operation targeting Hezbollah in Lebanon 0 moniss Oct 2024 Oct 2024 2 721
The people of Iran should know - Israel stands with you 2 Mosby Sep 2024 Sep 2024 1 867
The Killing of Nasrallah--and the Virtue of Escalation 0 Mosby Sep 2024 Sep 2024 3 748
Israel to continue ceasefire discussions for Lebanon, Netanyahu says 3 moniss Sep 2024 Sep 2024 1 871
Israel's Ultimatum to Hezbollah: Back Off or Go to War 3 Mosby Sep 2024 Sep 2024 2 1031
Batteries of Lebanon walkie-talkies contained PETN explosive - Lebanese source 1 Eugene Sep 2024 Sep 2024 0 829
IDF Unit 9900 1 Mosby Sep 2024 Sep 2024 3 841
Explosions witnessed at Beirut funeral for Hezbollah members and a child killed in pager attack 1 Eugene Sep 2024 Sep 2024 6 2827
MV Sounion: Disaster averted in Red Sea as burning tanker saved 0 muriel_volestrangler Sep 2024 Sep 2024 7 778
MV Sounion: Salvage operation for oil tanker in Red Sea not safe, EU mission says 2 Eugene Sep 2024 Sep 2024 2 800
MV Sounion: Tanker attacked by Houthis could be leaking oil - US 0 Eugene Aug 2024 Aug 2024 0 756
Greek oil tanker drifting and ablaze after repeated attacks in the Red Sea, British military says 1 Eugene Aug 2024 Aug 2024 3 1037

Middle East Continued...

Title Replies Author Start time Last reply Recs Views
Former Saudi official alleges Prince Mohammed forged king's signature on Yemen war decree, BBC says 0 sl8 Aug 2024 Aug 2024 5 1043
New Israeli intelligence suggests Iran prepares to attack Israel within days: sources 5 sl8 Aug 2024 Aug 2024 2 1292
Saudi Arabia calls on its citizens to leave Lebanon 'immediately' 2 moniss Aug 2024 Aug 2024 4 1025
Missile attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels hits container ship in first attack in 2 weeks 1 Eugene Aug 2024 Aug 2024 2 859
Iran says it does not want regional escalation but must 'punish' Israel 1 sl8 Aug 2024 Aug 2024 1 863
New US sanctions target Houthi financial network 0 sl8 Jul 2024 Jul 2024 2 804
Saudi crown prince keen to develop Iran ties following Pezeshkian's election, state news agency says 1 sl8 Jul 2024 Jul 2024 3 877
As Iran's presidential vote looms, tensions boil over renewed headscarf crackdown 1 sl8 Jun 2024 Jun 2024 2 863
Aerial drone launched by Yemen's Houthi rebels hits ship in the Red Sea, causing damage and injuries 0 Eugene Jun 2024 Jun 2024 0 791
Houthi attack forces crew to abandon coal carrier in Red Sea 1 Eugene Jun 2024 Jun 2024 0 993
Some Syrian refugees risk returning to opposition-held areas as hostility in host Lebanon grows 0 sl8 Jun 2024 Jun 2024 0 734
Iran's hard-line former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad registers for June 28 presidential election 0 Eugene Jun 2024 Jun 2024 1 959
Malnutrition: The Hidden Struggle of Afghan Women and Children 2 niyad May 2024 May 2024 3 1056
'People are in no mood to mourn': mixed reactions in Tehran after death of President Ebrahim Raisi 4 Eugene May 2024 May 2024 12 1594
Iran's President and Foreign Minister feared dead in helicopter crash BBC News 5 littlemissmartypants May 2024 May 2024 6 1529
Iran arrests 260 people, including 3 European citizens, for spreading 'satanism and nudity' 2 Eugene May 2024 May 2024 4 1368
Saudi Arabia is rebranding itself as a moderate country, but what's the truth? Just ask our female activists 3 niyad May 2024 May 2024 5 1091
Iran Ramps Up Executions, Averaging One Every Five Hours 0 Mosby May 2024 May 2024 13 5704
In Real Life: A Hidden War, Scripps News 0 littlemissmartypants May 2024 May 2024 0 1409
Iran files charges over BBC report on teen girl allegedly killed by security forces in 2022 protests 0 Eugene May 2024 May 2024 5 1197
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