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Israel to ban travel to US, Canada over omicron variant 2 Sherman A1 Dec 2021 Dec 2021 1 2784
UAE suspends talks on $23B weapons deal with US 2 Eugene Dec 2021 Dec 2021 0 2191
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Saudis used 'incentives and threats' to shut down UN investigation in Yemen 0 Eugene Dec 2021 Dec 2021 1 2175
Iraq's Sadr bloc confirmed as biggest winner of October parliamentary vote 1 bronxiteforever Nov 2021 Nov 2021 0 2079
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Intense storms in Egypt unleashed a massive swarm of scorpions from their nests, stinging 450 people 9 left-of-center2012 Nov 2021 Nov 2021 14 3913
Egypt's state of emergency expires 0 Tetrachloride Oct 2021 Oct 2021 1 1853
Ex-Saudi official claims damaging intel against crown prince 0 AZ8theist Oct 2021 Oct 2021 4 2574
Egypt inaugurates world's largest wastewater treatment plant 0 Tetrachloride Oct 2021 Oct 2021 1 2010
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Hezbollah brings Iranian fuel into Lebanon to ease shortages 0 Eugene Sep 2021 Sep 2021 0 1854
Report finds NSO Group's spyware used on Bahraini activists 0 Eugene Aug 2021 Aug 2021 0 1905
Tunisia in turmoil as president purges officials and seizes judicial power 0 Eugene Jul 2021 Jul 2021 0 2327
Parts of Middle East at breaking point with power cuts and water supplies running out 3 left-of-center2012 Jul 2021 Jul 2021 7 3412
Lebanon struck by power cut as major plants shut down 0 Eugene Jul 2021 Jul 2021 0 3025
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Outcry as Saudi Arabia executes young Shia man for 'rebellion' 0 Eugene Jun 2021 Jun 2021 0 3127
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Mysterious air base being built on volcanic island off Yemen 0 Eugene May 2021 May 2021 0 1963
Iran stunned by case of couple who drugged and dismembered son 0 Eugene May 2021 May 2021 2 2434
'Weak' US let Saudis jail more dissidents, says rights group 0 Eugene May 2021 May 2021 0 1730
'A dirty business': how one drug is turning Syria into a narco-state 1 Eugene May 2021 May 2021 2 2533
Princess Latifa: UN calls for 'concrete' proof of life from UAE 0 Eugene Apr 2021 Apr 2021 2 1832
With food and fuel, Hezbollah braces for the worst in Lebanon collapse 0 Mosby Apr 2021 Apr 2021 1 2091
Saudi accused of threat to Khashoggi UN investigator is human rights chief 0 Eugene Mar 2021 Mar 2021 3 3370
Seven Minutes that Can Save a Syrian School from a Bomb 0 Mosby Mar 2021 Mar 2021 2 1786
U.S. commits to Saudi defence after Houthi attacks on oil heartland 0 Eugene Mar 2021 Mar 2021 0 3736
Snow storm in Saudi Arabia, first time in 50 years. 2 BigmanPigman Feb 2021 Feb 2021 5 2640
Activist Marc Lamont Hill Says Black Lives Matter Supports the 'Dismantling of the Zionist Project' 1 Mosby Feb 2021 Feb 2021 0 4331
U.S. to revoke terrorist designation of Yemen's Houthis due to famine 0 Eugene Feb 2021 Feb 2021 2 2130
Minister says US will never attack Iran nuclear facilities; Israel may act alone 2 Mosby Feb 2021 Feb 2021 1 3727
Baghdad bombing could be the Biden admin's first challenge 3 Mosby Jan 2021 Jan 2021 1 2532
Iran nuclear deal: Saudi Arabia says Gulf states must be consulted if US revives accord 0 Eugene Dec 2020 Dec 2020 1 2870
Egypt releases human rights campaigners after international outcry 0 Eugene Dec 2020 Dec 2020 1 1910
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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 2051
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UN rejects Iran's explanations for nuclear material at site flagged by Israel 0 Mosby Nov 2020 Nov 2020 2 1680
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Trump's Body Count: Failed Brutal Wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, and Yemen 0 AlCarroll Oct 2020 Oct 2020 1 2172

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Syria war: 'Russian air strikes kill dozens' in Idlib 0 Eugene Oct 2020 Oct 2020 0 1737
Iran-backed militias announce 'conditional' cease-fire against U.S. in Iraq 0 Eugene Oct 2020 Oct 2020 0 1758
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 1783
Trump is urged to intervene in trial of US-Saudi national 1 Eugene Oct 2020 Oct 2020 0 2016
This message was self-deleted by its author 1 sl8 Sep 2020 Sep 2020 0 1953
Iranian fuel tankers round Africa en route to the Atlantic: data 0 Eugene Sep 2020 Sep 2020 0 1577
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe 'to face new charge and trial in Iran' 0 Eugene Sep 2020 Sep 2020 1 1626
Libyan warlord Khalifa Haftar faces legal action in US for alleged war crimes 1 Eugene Sep 2020 Sep 2020 0 1845
Despite the UAE-Israel deal, Trump will leave the Mideast a bigger mess than he found it 1 Mosby Aug 2020 Aug 2020 4 2293
Is this the beginning of an Israeli Spring? 1 Mosby Jul 2020 Jul 2020 1 2150
Syrian food and vaccines at risk as Russia uses UN veto to scupper aid plan 0 Eugene Jul 2020 Jul 2020 0 1895
Lebanon's top Christian clerics blast politicians as hunger, hardship bite 0 Eugene Jul 2020 Jul 2020 0 1787
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 2011
U.S. military says Russia flew 14 MiG 29s and Su-24s to Libya 1 Eugene May 2020 May 2020 2 2140
Coronavirus: Yemen's healthcare system 'in effect collapsed' 0 Eugene May 2020 May 2020 1 1993
Investigators Build Case for IS Crimes Against Yazidis 0 Eugene May 2020 May 2020 0 1707
Libya's eastern leader Haftar says army to take formal control 0 Eugene Apr 2020 Apr 2020 1 1880
Yemen war: Separatists declare autonomous rule in south 0 Eugene Apr 2020 Apr 2020 1 2025
Saudi tribe challenges crown prince's plans for tech city 0 Eugene Apr 2020 Apr 2020 0 2135
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