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Iraqis choose refugee camps over ruined homes 1 Eugene Aug 2019 Aug 2019 1 1341
U.S. launches last-ditch effort to stop Turkish invasion of northeast Syria 0 Eugene Aug 2019 Aug 2019 0 1469
Facebook bans 'Saudi Arabia-linked propaganda accounts' 0 Eugene Aug 2019 Aug 2019 0 1416
Saudi women can now travel without male guardian's approval - report 0 Eugene Aug 2019 Aug 2019 0 1603
Bahrain executes three people, despite human rights outcry 0 Eugene Jul 2019 Jul 2019 1 1616
40 maps that explain the Middle East 0 elleng Jul 2019 Jul 2019 6 1828
At summit with Russia, Israel and US demanded Iran leave Lebanon, Iraq -- report 0 Mosby Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 1710
Iran's release of Lebanese prisoner was failed overture to U.S. 0 Eugene Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 1429
Assad hits a wall in Syrian war as front lines harden 0 Eugene Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 1400
Mozilla blocks UAE bid to become an internet security guardian after DarkMatter hacking reports 0 Eugene Jul 2019 Jul 2019 2 1457
Nicki Minaj pulls out of Saudi Arabia festival after backlash 0 Eugene Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 1555
Qatar's $200 Billion Dash to World Cup Hits a Construction Cliff 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 1 1782
Royal Marines help seize tanker suspected of carrying Iranian oil to Syria 0 Eugene Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 1509
Several suspected U.S. spies 'due to be' sentenced to death, Iran says 0 Eugene Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 1583
Libya detention centre attack is possible war crime, says UN envoy 1 Eugene Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 1487
Six Turkish sailors freed by Libya warlord Khalifa Haftar 0 Eugene Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 1548
Houthi drone attack on Saudi Arabia's Abha Airport leaves five injured: Al-Arabiya 0 Eugene Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 1514
(X-post) Only 5% of Palestinians and 6% of Lebanese accept gay relationships 3 Behind the Aegis Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 2290
Libyan fighters seize U.S. and Chinese missiles from Haftar's forces 0 Eugene Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 1503
U.S. says Saudi pipeline attacks originated in Iraq: Wall Street Journal 0 Eugene Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 1400
Jamal Khashoggi warned Moroccan journalist before his arrest, says wife 0 Eugene Jun 2019 Jun 2019 1 1441
Iran holds back on threat to breach nuclear deal 0 Eugene Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 1433
Islamic State captives 'must be tried or freed', says UN's Bachelet 0 Eugene Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 1375
British target training of Saudi air force 'did not stop Yemen atrocities' 0 Eugene Jun 2019 Jun 2019 1 1441
Yemen crisis: UN partially partially suspends food aid 0 Eugene Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 1446
Database says 91,600 killed in Yemen fighting since 2015 0 Eugene Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 1336
Senators reach deal to vote on blocking Saudi arms sale 1 Eugene Jun 2019 Jun 2019 1 1442
'Joints will be separated': Jamal Khashoggi's murder, retold 0 Eugene Jun 2019 Jun 2019 1 1541
Pompeo blocks inclusion of Saudis on U.S. child soldiers list - sources 1 Eugene Jun 2019 Jun 2019 3 1473
Iran has increased production of enriched uranium - IAEA 1 Eugene Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 1757

Middle East Continued...

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Saudi Teenager Faces Death Sentence for Acts When He was 10 1 Eugene Jun 2019 Jun 2019 2 1647
Trump officials snub strongman Khalifa Haftar as US shifts course on Libya 1 Eugene Jun 2019 Jun 2019 1 1576
Mystery crop fires scorch thousands of acres in Syria and Iraq -- and ISIS claims responsibility 0 Eugene Jun 2019 Jun 2019 2 1547
Saudi influence in spotlight as US calls on Riyadh to end Sudan violence 0 Eugene Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 1429
John Bolton says Iran is seeking nuclear arms 0 Eugene May 2019 May 2019 0 1492
Saudi Arabia accused of hacking London-based dissident 0 Eugene May 2019 May 2019 0 1569
Saudi intercepts drone launched by Yemen's Houthis towards Jizan: state media 0 Eugene May 2019 May 2019 0 1600
Iraq sentences three French citizens to death for joining Isis 2 Eugene May 2019 May 2019 0 1560
Turkey sends weapons to Syrian rebels facing Russian-backed assault: Syrian sources 1 Eugene May 2019 May 2019 0 1591
Iraqi protesters urge Baghdad to stay out of U.S.-Iran showdown 0 Eugene May 2019 May 2019 0 1513
US officials: Plan may send up to 10,000 troops to Mideast 0 Eugene May 2019 May 2019 0 1500
Iranian children are dancing to pop music and the government is furious 1 Eugene May 2019 May 2019 0 1609
Federal court presses Trump administration to release Khashoggi documents 0 Eugene May 2019 May 2019 0 1528
No Iran threat in Syria or Iraq, top British officer says, contradicting US 0 Eugene May 2019 May 2019 4 1504
UAE says four vessels subjected to 'sabotage' near Fujairah port 0 Eugene May 2019 May 2019 0 1570
Iran Guards reject U.S. talks, cleric threatens carrier 0 Eugene May 2019 May 2019 0 1560
U.S. warns merchant ships of possible Iranian attacks in Middle East 0 Eugene May 2019 May 2019 0 1354
The CIA Sent Warnings to at Least 3 Khashoggi Associates About New Threats From Saudi Arabia 1 Eugene May 2019 May 2019 2 1534
U.S. commander says he could send carrier into Strait of Hormuz despite Iran tensions 1 Eugene May 2019 May 2019 1 1464
US sanctions to hit Iran's metals industry, a major employer 0 Eugene May 2019 May 2019 1 1451
State Department OKs nearly $6 billion in weapons sales to Gulf allies 0 Eugene May 2019 May 2019 1 1633
Iraq is pushing to build an isolation camp for 30,000 Iraqis who lived under ISIS in Syria 0 Eugene May 2019 May 2019 2 1566
Haftar's ally UAE says 'extremist militias' control Libyan capital 0 Eugene May 2019 May 2019 0 1515
U.N. decries barrel bomb assault in rebel-held northwest Syria 0 Eugene May 2019 May 2019 0 1403
Suspected UAE spy 'kills himself in Turkish prison' 0 Eugene Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1444
Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar is no democrat - UN envoy 0 Eugene Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1462
Fall of Bashir risks leaving Sudan prey to rival regional powers 0 Eugene Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1511
Yazidi leaders to allow Isis rape survivors to return with children 0 Eugene Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1439
Amnesty, monitors say U.S.-led coalition killed 1,600 civilians in Syria's Raqqa 0 Eugene Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1423
From Sudan's protesters, a warning to Saudi Arabia and the UAE: Don't meddle 0 Eugene Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 2026

Middle East Continued...

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U.N. rights boss condemns Saudi Arabia beheading 37 men 0 Eugene Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1408
Bahrain king reinstates nationality to 551 citizens tried in courts 0 Eugene Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1465
Four killed in failed attack on Saudi state security building 0 Eugene Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1301
U.N. urges resolving fate of 2,500 foreign children at Syria camp 0 Eugene Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 1506
Dispute flares among U.S. officials over Trump administration Iran arms control report 0 Eugene Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1441
Egypt constitutional changes could mean Sisi rule until 2030 0 Eugene Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1549
Bahrain court sentences 139 to jail in mass terror trial 0 Eugene Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1437
In Libya, a rogues' gallery of militias prepare for war 0 Eugene Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1370
Iraq seeks multibillion dollar fee to receive Isis prisoners 0 Eugene Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1401
Flood-hit Iran getting no financial aid from abroad due to U.S. sanctions: statement 1 Eugene Apr 2019 Apr 2019 2 1639
Libya's Most Powerful General, a U.S. Citizen, Is Taking Over With or Without the World's Support 0 Eugene Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1511
Cholera is surging once again in war-ravaged Yemen 1 Eugene Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1451
US expected to designate Iran's Revolutionary Guards as a foreign terrorist organization 0 Eugene Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1549
House rebukes Trump on Saudi Arabia, backs measure to end Yemen involvement 0 Eugene Apr 2019 Apr 2019 2 1397
Egypt killed tourists with US weapons. An American survivor wants justice 0 Eugene Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1433
The Islamic State's refugees are facing a humanitarian calamity 1 Eugene Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 1956
Saudi women activists back in court as West watches 0 Eugene Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1397
Algeria's Bouteflika to resign before mandate ends April 28: state media 0 Eugene Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1572
America's Foreign Hackers: American Hackers Helped UAE Spy on Al Jazeera Chairman, BBC Host 0 Eugene Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1376
How the mysteries of Khashoggi's murder have rocked the U.S.-Saudi partnership 0 Eugene Mar 2019 Mar 2019 1 1555
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