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Qatar's $200 Billion Dash to World Cup Hits a Construction Cliff 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 1 2240
Royal Marines help seize tanker suspected of carrying Iranian oil to Syria 0 Eugene Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 1950
Several suspected U.S. spies 'due to be' sentenced to death, Iran says 0 Eugene Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 2015
Libya detention centre attack is possible war crime, says UN envoy 1 Eugene Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 2027
Six Turkish sailors freed by Libya warlord Khalifa Haftar 0 Eugene Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 1999
Houthi drone attack on Saudi Arabia's Abha Airport leaves five injured: Al-Arabiya 0 Eugene Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 1919
(X-post) Only 5% of Palestinians and 6% of Lebanese accept gay relationships 3 Behind the Aegis Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 3139
Libyan fighters seize U.S. and Chinese missiles from Haftar's forces 0 Eugene Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 1968
U.S. says Saudi pipeline attacks originated in Iraq: Wall Street Journal 0 Eugene Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 1824
Jamal Khashoggi warned Moroccan journalist before his arrest, says wife 0 Eugene Jun 2019 Jun 2019 1 1866
Iran holds back on threat to breach nuclear deal 0 Eugene Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 1860
Islamic State captives 'must be tried or freed', says UN's Bachelet 0 Eugene Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 1793
British target training of Saudi air force 'did not stop Yemen atrocities' 0 Eugene Jun 2019 Jun 2019 1 1856
Yemen crisis: UN partially partially suspends food aid 0 Eugene Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 1888
Database says 91,600 killed in Yemen fighting since 2015 0 Eugene Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 1766
Senators reach deal to vote on blocking Saudi arms sale 1 Eugene Jun 2019 Jun 2019 1 1961
'Joints will be separated': Jamal Khashoggi's murder, retold 0 Eugene Jun 2019 Jun 2019 1 2077
Pompeo blocks inclusion of Saudis on U.S. child soldiers list - sources 1 Eugene Jun 2019 Jun 2019 3 1977
Iran has increased production of enriched uranium - IAEA 1 Eugene Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 2293
Saudi Teenager Faces Death Sentence for Acts When He was 10 1 Eugene Jun 2019 Jun 2019 2 2156
Trump officials snub strongman Khalifa Haftar as US shifts course on Libya 1 Eugene Jun 2019 Jun 2019 1 2065
Mystery crop fires scorch thousands of acres in Syria and Iraq -- and ISIS claims responsibility 0 Eugene Jun 2019 Jun 2019 2 1986
Saudi influence in spotlight as US calls on Riyadh to end Sudan violence 0 Eugene Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 1891
John Bolton says Iran is seeking nuclear arms 0 Eugene May 2019 May 2019 0 1936
Saudi Arabia accused of hacking London-based dissident 0 Eugene May 2019 May 2019 0 1997
Saudi intercepts drone launched by Yemen's Houthis towards Jizan: state media 0 Eugene May 2019 May 2019 0 2039
Iraq sentences three French citizens to death for joining Isis 2 Eugene May 2019 May 2019 0 2167
Turkey sends weapons to Syrian rebels facing Russian-backed assault: Syrian sources 1 Eugene May 2019 May 2019 0 2128
Iraqi protesters urge Baghdad to stay out of U.S.-Iran showdown 0 Eugene May 2019 May 2019 0 1963
US officials: Plan may send up to 10,000 troops to Mideast 0 Eugene May 2019 May 2019 0 1946

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Iranian children are dancing to pop music and the government is furious 1 Eugene May 2019 May 2019 0 2133
Federal court presses Trump administration to release Khashoggi documents 0 Eugene May 2019 May 2019 0 1974
No Iran threat in Syria or Iraq, top British officer says, contradicting US 0 Eugene May 2019 May 2019 4 1926
UAE says four vessels subjected to 'sabotage' near Fujairah port 0 Eugene May 2019 May 2019 0 2014
Iran Guards reject U.S. talks, cleric threatens carrier 0 Eugene May 2019 May 2019 0 1995
U.S. warns merchant ships of possible Iranian attacks in Middle East 0 Eugene May 2019 May 2019 0 1808
The CIA Sent Warnings to at Least 3 Khashoggi Associates About New Threats From Saudi Arabia 1 Eugene May 2019 May 2019 2 2041
U.S. commander says he could send carrier into Strait of Hormuz despite Iran tensions 1 Eugene May 2019 May 2019 1 2007
US sanctions to hit Iran's metals industry, a major employer 0 Eugene May 2019 May 2019 1 1915
State Department OKs nearly $6 billion in weapons sales to Gulf allies 0 Eugene May 2019 May 2019 1 2136
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 2041
Haftar's ally UAE says 'extremist militias' control Libyan capital 0 Eugene May 2019 May 2019 0 1915
U.N. decries barrel bomb assault in rebel-held northwest Syria 0 Eugene May 2019 May 2019 0 1825
Suspected UAE spy 'kills himself in Turkish prison' 0 Eugene Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1889
Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar is no democrat - UN envoy 0 Eugene Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1889
Fall of Bashir risks leaving Sudan prey to rival regional powers 0 Eugene Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1958
Yazidi leaders to allow Isis rape survivors to return with children 0 Eugene Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1865
Amnesty, monitors say U.S.-led coalition killed 1,600 civilians in Syria's Raqqa 0 Eugene Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 2155
From Sudan's protesters, a warning to Saudi Arabia and the UAE: Don't meddle 0 Eugene Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 2535
U.N. rights boss condemns Saudi Arabia beheading 37 men 0 Eugene Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1825
Bahrain king reinstates nationality to 551 citizens tried in courts 0 Eugene Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1895
Four killed in failed attack on Saudi state security building 0 Eugene Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1718
U.N. urges resolving fate of 2,500 foreign children at Syria camp 0 Eugene Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 1928
Dispute flares among U.S. officials over Trump administration Iran arms control report 0 Eugene Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1899
Egypt constitutional changes could mean Sisi rule until 2030 0 Eugene Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1974
Bahrain court sentences 139 to jail in mass terror trial 0 Eugene Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1887
In Libya, a rogues' gallery of militias prepare for war 0 Eugene Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1806
Iraq seeks multibillion dollar fee to receive Isis prisoners 0 Eugene Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1850
Flood-hit Iran getting no financial aid from abroad due to U.S. sanctions: statement 1 Eugene Apr 2019 Apr 2019 2 2170
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 1953

Middle East Continued...

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Cholera is surging once again in war-ravaged Yemen 1 Eugene Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1961
US expected to designate Iran's Revolutionary Guards as a foreign terrorist organization 0 Eugene Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1988
House rebukes Trump on Saudi Arabia, backs measure to end Yemen involvement 0 Eugene Apr 2019 Apr 2019 2 1832
Egypt killed tourists with US weapons. An American survivor wants justice 0 Eugene Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1858
The Islamic State's refugees are facing a humanitarian calamity 1 Eugene Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 2584
Saudi women activists back in court as West watches 0 Eugene Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1822
Algeria's Bouteflika to resign before mandate ends April 28: state media 0 Eugene Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 2037
America's Foreign Hackers: American Hackers Helped UAE Spy on Al Jazeera Chairman, BBC Host 0 Eugene Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1824
How the mysteries of Khashoggi's murder have rocked the U.S.-Saudi partnership 0 Eugene Mar 2019 Mar 2019 1 1965
Houthi leader attacks UK's Jeremy Hunt over efforts to relax Saudi arms ban 0 Eugene Mar 2019 Mar 2019 1 1956
Human rights groups urge F1 to act over jailed Bahraini activist Najah Yusuf 0 Eugene Mar 2019 Mar 2019 1 1955
Egyptian actors who criticized Sissi in Washington are kicked out of union 0 Eugene Mar 2019 Mar 2019 0 2215
Luxembourg court delivers setback to 9/11 families' Iran claims 0 Eugene Mar 2019 Mar 2019 0 1757
Eleven female Saudi activists appear in Riyadh court 0 Eugene Mar 2019 Mar 2019 0 2134
Airstrike on remote Yemen hospital kills at least seven 0 Eugene Mar 2019 Mar 2019 0 2073
Islamic State group: Syria's Kurds call for international tribunal 1 Eugene Mar 2019 Mar 2019 0 2441
Egypt bans singer from performing over free-speech remarks 1 Eugene Mar 2019 Mar 2019 1 2466
U.S. pressure on Hezbollah, Iran is working, Pompeo says in Beirut 0 Eugene Mar 2019 Mar 2019 0 2228
Death toll climbs at Syrian camp 0 Eugene Mar 2019 Mar 2019 2 2098
Victory over Islamic State to be announced after enclave searched: SDF 0 Eugene Mar 2019 Mar 2019 0 1907
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