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"Israel, US discussing extending Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon" 1 moniss 23 hrs ago 22 hrs ago 1 227
Two judges killed in armed attack in Tehran, Iran says 1 Mosby Sunday Sunday 0 227
Saudi Arabia presses Florida man to give up US citizenship over critical tweets, family says 1 Eugene Jan 8 Jan 8 1 513
Bashar al-Assad's wife files for divorce, seeks to move to UK - report 4 Mosby Dec 22 Dec 23 4 943
Israeli airstrikes hit Yemen's rebel-held capital and port city after Houthi attack targets Israel 0 Eugene Dec 19 Dec 19 1 317
Syria's new leaders have declared Sharia law is now the law for all of Syria. 7 Jacson6 Dec 13 Dec 14 6 876
Iran Suffers Blow of 'Historic Proportions' With Assad's Fall 0 Mosby Dec 10 Dec 10 2 609
Nov. 29, 1947 U.N. Partitions Palestine, Allowing for Creation of Israel 10 question everything Nov 29 Dec 7 3 789
Alone and broke against a renewed insurgency, is Assad's rule about to collapse? 1 Eugene Dec 7 Dec 7 5 424
Syrian protesters topple statue of Syrian president's father south of Damascus city, residents and activists say 0 Eugene Dec 7 Dec 7 2 327
Syrian opposition activists say insurgents have reached the suburbs of Damascus 2 Jacson6 Dec 7 Dec 7 2 468
The wisdom of Golda Meir. 1 Mosby Nov 25 Nov 25 6 473
Rabbi who went missing in UAE was murdered, Israel says 2 Eugene Nov 24 Nov 24 3 932
Turkish strikes in Syria cut water to one million people 0 Eugene Nov 19 Nov 19 0 392
This is Thomas, a Yazidi boy from Iraq. 0 Mosby Nov 11 Nov 11 0 436
Kurdish militant group PKK says it carried out Ankara attack 0 moniss Oct 2024 Oct 2024 0 382
Deadly Israeli strike on journalists in Lebanon prompts global condemnation 0 moniss Oct 2024 Oct 2024 5 372
US warns against protracted Israeli campaign in Lebanon, Gaza ceasefire efforts renewed 5 moniss Oct 2024 Oct 2024 2 465
Anyone catch Sarah Sherman's set on SNL's Weekend Update? 0 Collimator Oct 2024 Oct 2024 4 821
Christian town in Lebanon is now a scene of carnage. 0 multigraincracker Oct 2024 Oct 2024 3 454
The role of UNIFIL seems to be misunderstood by many and so 7 moniss Oct 2024 Oct 2024 5 798
US: former White House advisor urges Israel to 'carpet bomb' Irish peacekeepers in Lebanon 4 moniss Oct 2024 Oct 2024 13 983
Israeli forces fire at UN position in Lebanon, 22 killed in Beirut strike 3 moniss Oct 2024 Oct 2024 7 762
The Dahiya Doctrine: How is Israel using this strategy in its war on Lebanon? 2 moniss Oct 2024 Oct 2024 4 558
Israel's bombardment of Lebanon the 'most intense aerial campaign' outside Gaza in last two decades 1 moniss Oct 2024 Oct 2024 5 625
Analysis: The risks associated with Israel's invasion of Lebanon targeting Hezbollah 3 moniss Oct 2024 Oct 2024 5 625
Israeli military says it is carrying out 'limited' ground operation targeting Hezbollah in Lebanon 0 moniss Oct 2024 Oct 2024 2 448
The people of Iran should know - Israel stands with you 2 Mosby Sep 2024 Sep 2024 1 509
The Killing of Nasrallah--and the Virtue of Escalation 0 Mosby Sep 2024 Sep 2024 3 487
Israel to continue ceasefire discussions for Lebanon, Netanyahu says 3 moniss Sep 2024 Sep 2024 1 494

Middle East Continued...

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Israel's Ultimatum to Hezbollah: Back Off or Go to War 3 Mosby Sep 2024 Sep 2024 2 664
Batteries of Lebanon walkie-talkies contained PETN explosive - Lebanese source 1 Eugene Sep 2024 Sep 2024 0 515
IDF Unit 9900 1 Mosby Sep 2024 Sep 2024 3 543
Explosions witnessed at Beirut funeral for Hezbollah members and a child killed in pager attack 1 Eugene Sep 2024 Sep 2024 6 2522
MV Sounion: Disaster averted in Red Sea as burning tanker saved 0 muriel_volestrangler Sep 2024 Sep 2024 7 500
MV Sounion: Salvage operation for oil tanker in Red Sea not safe, EU mission says 2 Eugene Sep 2024 Sep 2024 2 466
MV Sounion: Tanker attacked by Houthis could be leaking oil - US 0 Eugene Aug 2024 Aug 2024 0 451
Greek oil tanker drifting and ablaze after repeated attacks in the Red Sea, British military says 1 Eugene Aug 2024 Aug 2024 3 760
Former Saudi official alleges Prince Mohammed forged king's signature on Yemen war decree, BBC says 0 sl8 Aug 2024 Aug 2024 5 763
New Israeli intelligence suggests Iran prepares to attack Israel within days: sources 5 sl8 Aug 2024 Aug 2024 2 894
Saudi Arabia calls on its citizens to leave Lebanon 'immediately' 2 moniss Aug 2024 Aug 2024 4 694
Missile attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels hits container ship in first attack in 2 weeks 1 Eugene Aug 2024 Aug 2024 2 550
Iran says it does not want regional escalation but must 'punish' Israel 1 sl8 Aug 2024 Aug 2024 1 546
New US sanctions target Houthi financial network 0 sl8 Jul 2024 Jul 2024 2 473
Saudi crown prince keen to develop Iran ties following Pezeshkian's election, state news agency says 1 sl8 Jul 2024 Jul 2024 3 590
As Iran's presidential vote looms, tensions boil over renewed headscarf crackdown 1 sl8 Jun 2024 Jun 2024 2 557
Aerial drone launched by Yemen's Houthi rebels hits ship in the Red Sea, causing damage and injuries 0 Eugene Jun 2024 Jun 2024 0 463
Houthi attack forces crew to abandon coal carrier in Red Sea 1 Eugene Jun 2024 Jun 2024 0 665
Some Syrian refugees risk returning to opposition-held areas as hostility in host Lebanon grows 0 sl8 Jun 2024 Jun 2024 0 467
Iran's hard-line former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad registers for June 28 presidential election 0 Eugene Jun 2024 Jun 2024 1 669
Malnutrition: The Hidden Struggle of Afghan Women and Children 2 niyad May 2024 May 2024 3 712
'People are in no mood to mourn': mixed reactions in Tehran after death of President Ebrahim Raisi 4 Eugene May 2024 May 2024 12 1195
Iran's President and Foreign Minister feared dead in helicopter crash BBC News 5 littlemissmartypants May 2024 May 2024 6 1169
Iran arrests 260 people, including 3 European citizens, for spreading 'satanism and nudity' 2 Eugene May 2024 May 2024 4 1071
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 5 769
Iran Ramps Up Executions, Averaging One Every Five Hours 0 Mosby May 2024 May 2024 13 5379
In Real Life: A Hidden War, Scripps News 0 littlemissmartypants May 2024 May 2024 0 1072
Iran files charges over BBC report on teen girl allegedly killed by security forces in 2022 protests 0 Eugene May 2024 May 2024 5 930
Saudi Arabia activist sentenced to 11 years in prison for 'support' of women's rights 0 Eugene May 2024 May 2024 0 868
Portuguese-flagged ship is hit far in Arabian Sea, raising concerns over Houthi rebel capabilities 3 Eugene May 2024 May 2024 3 1039

Middle East Continued...

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Secret document says Iran security forces molested and killed teen protester 0 Eugene Apr 2024 Apr 2024 2 1079
Lawyer says Iran rapper famous for songs after 2022 killing of Mahsa Amini sentenced to death 0 Eugene Apr 2024 Apr 2024 2 2462
Iran's Israel strike coincided with crackdown on dissent at home, activists say 0 Eugene Apr 2024 Apr 2024 0 996
'Armstrong of the Arab World': Syria's first astronaut Mohammad Faris dies in exile 0 Eugene Apr 2024 Apr 2024 4 1128
Iran says it can close Hormuz Strait, views Israeli presence in UAE as threat 0 Eugene Apr 2024 Apr 2024 1 1407
The Taliban Leader's Order to Resume Public Stoning of Afghan Women Must Serve as an Urgent Call to End Gender Aparthei 2 niyad Apr 2024 Apr 2024 3 1356
Saudis Scale Back Ambition for $1.5 Trillion Desert Project Neom 0 Eugene Apr 2024 Apr 2024 1 1481
Israel bombs Iran embassy in Syria, Iranian commanders among dead 4 Eugene Apr 2024 Apr 2024 2 1620
Jordan's government struggles to contain unrest as Gaza protests grow 1 Mosby Mar 2024 Mar 2024 1 1588
This new, ambitious plan by the Saudi Crown Prince may involve Israel 1 Beastly Boy Mar 2024 Mar 2024 3 1581
Yemen Houthi attack on a ship kills 2, marking the rebels' first fatal assault on shipping 0 Eugene Mar 2024 Mar 2024 4 1292
Ships entering Yemeni waters must obtain permit, Houthi minister says 1 Eugene Mar 2024 Mar 2024 3 1371
Hard-liners are leading in Iran's parliamentary election which may have witnessed record-low turnout 1 Eugene Mar 2024 Mar 2024 1 1417
Grammy-winning Iranian singer, awarded over Mahsa Amini protest anthem, sentenced to prison 0 Eugene Mar 2024 Mar 2024 4 1324
Houthis deny targeting underwater cables amid marine disaster warning 0 Eugene Feb 2024 Feb 2024 0 1297
Israel assassinated high-ranking Hezbollah commander 0 Eugene Feb 2024 Feb 2024 0 1621
Yemen's Houthis target fuel tanker Torm Thor in Gulf of Aden 0 Eugene Feb 2024 Feb 2024 2 1464
Houthi rebel attack sets cargo ship ablaze, forces Israel to intercept another attack near Eilat 2 Eugene Feb 2024 Feb 2024 1 1373
'Israeli' ship targeted by Houthis is Liberia-flagged, says Ambrey 0 Eugene Feb 2024 Feb 2024 0 1348
Ambrey: UK-registered cargo ship reported under attack in Bab al-Mandab Strait 1 Eugene Feb 2024 Feb 2024 3 1712
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