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EU nations lead condemnation of Saudi human rights record 0 Eugene Sep 2019 Sep 2019 1 1408
Israel Election: Blue and White are slightly ahead 9 Mosby Sep 2019 Sep 2019 2 2742
Airstrikes kill 18 pro-Iran fighters in eastern Syria 0 Eugene Sep 2019 Sep 2019 0 1570
Iranian tanker reaches destination, oil sold: ministry tells TV 0 Eugene Sep 2019 Sep 2019 1 1641
Iran acknowledges rocket explosion, says test malfunctioned 1 Eugene Sep 2019 Sep 2019 0 1568
Sportswashing: how Saudi Arabia lobbies the US's largest sports bodies 0 Eugene Sep 2019 Sep 2019 0 1545
Saudi Arabia struggles to hold Yemen coalition together as allies face off 0 Eugene Sep 2019 Sep 2019 0 1330
Yemen war: More than 100 dead in Saudi-led strike, says Red Cross 0 Eugene Sep 2019 Sep 2019 0 1398
Confusion as Turkey says Iranian tanker now headed toward Lebanon 1 Eugene Aug 2019 Aug 2019 0 1594
Drone attacks in Middle East raise fears of escalating conflict 0 Eugene Aug 2019 Aug 2019 1 1375
Khan Sheikhoun: Syria rebels pull out of key town after five years 0 Eugene Aug 2019 Aug 2019 0 1419
Saudi woman activist rejects release deal tied to denying torture: family 0 Eugene Aug 2019 Aug 2019 0 1463
'Scores' killed in Yemen as UAE-backed fighters seize parts of Aden 0 Eugene Aug 2019 Aug 2019 0 1476
The UAE's ambitions backfire as it finds itself on the front line of U.S.-Iran tensions 0 Eugene Aug 2019 Aug 2019 0 1398
Britain appalled by Syria situation after ceasefire ends: foreign minister 0 Eugene Aug 2019 Aug 2019 1 1486
Ceasefire collapse in northwest Syria threatens millions: U.N. envoy's adviser 0 Eugene Aug 2019 Aug 2019 1 1514
Saudi Arabia women's rights reforms may still be thwarted by custom 1 Eugene Aug 2019 Aug 2019 0 1630
Iraqis choose refugee camps over ruined homes 1 Eugene Aug 2019 Aug 2019 1 1429
U.S. launches last-ditch effort to stop Turkish invasion of northeast Syria 0 Eugene Aug 2019 Aug 2019 0 1513
Facebook bans 'Saudi Arabia-linked propaganda accounts' 0 Eugene Aug 2019 Aug 2019 0 1463
Saudi women can now travel without male guardian's approval - report 0 Eugene Aug 2019 Aug 2019 0 1654
Bahrain executes three people, despite human rights outcry 0 Eugene Jul 2019 Jul 2019 1 1680
40 maps that explain the Middle East 0 elleng Jul 2019 Jul 2019 6 1899
At summit with Russia, Israel and US demanded Iran leave Lebanon, Iraq -- report 0 Mosby Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 1793
Iran's release of Lebanese prisoner was failed overture to U.S. 0 Eugene Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 1489
Assad hits a wall in Syrian war as front lines harden 0 Eugene Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 1477
Mozilla blocks UAE bid to become an internet security guardian after DarkMatter hacking reports 0 Eugene Jul 2019 Jul 2019 2 1521
Nicki Minaj pulls out of Saudi Arabia festival after backlash 0 Eugene Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 1602
Qatar's $200 Billion Dash to World Cup Hits a Construction Cliff 0 TexasTowelie Jul 2019 Jul 2019 1 1839
Royal Marines help seize tanker suspected of carrying Iranian oil to Syria 0 Eugene Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 1563

Middle East Continued...

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Several suspected U.S. spies 'due to be' sentenced to death, Iran says 0 Eugene Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 1653
Libya detention centre attack is possible war crime, says UN envoy 1 Eugene Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 1569
Six Turkish sailors freed by Libya warlord Khalifa Haftar 0 Eugene Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 1612
Houthi drone attack on Saudi Arabia's Abha Airport leaves five injured: Al-Arabiya 0 Eugene Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 1563
(X-post) Only 5% of Palestinians and 6% of Lebanese accept gay relationships 3 Behind the Aegis Jul 2019 Jul 2019 0 2429
Libyan fighters seize U.S. and Chinese missiles from Haftar's forces 0 Eugene Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 1578
U.S. says Saudi pipeline attacks originated in Iraq: Wall Street Journal 0 Eugene Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 1446
Jamal Khashoggi warned Moroccan journalist before his arrest, says wife 0 Eugene Jun 2019 Jun 2019 1 1494
Iran holds back on threat to breach nuclear deal 0 Eugene Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 1479
Islamic State captives 'must be tried or freed', says UN's Bachelet 0 Eugene Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 1444
British target training of Saudi air force 'did not stop Yemen atrocities' 0 Eugene Jun 2019 Jun 2019 1 1500
Yemen crisis: UN partially partially suspends food aid 0 Eugene Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 1504
Database says 91,600 killed in Yemen fighting since 2015 0 Eugene Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 1395
Senators reach deal to vote on blocking Saudi arms sale 1 Eugene Jun 2019 Jun 2019 1 1508
'Joints will be separated': Jamal Khashoggi's murder, retold 0 Eugene Jun 2019 Jun 2019 1 1629
Pompeo blocks inclusion of Saudis on U.S. child soldiers list - sources 1 Eugene Jun 2019 Jun 2019 3 1540
Iran has increased production of enriched uranium - IAEA 1 Eugene Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 1846
Saudi Teenager Faces Death Sentence for Acts When He was 10 1 Eugene Jun 2019 Jun 2019 2 1718
Trump officials snub strongman Khalifa Haftar as US shifts course on Libya 1 Eugene Jun 2019 Jun 2019 1 1636
Mystery crop fires scorch thousands of acres in Syria and Iraq -- and ISIS claims responsibility 0 Eugene Jun 2019 Jun 2019 2 1608
Saudi influence in spotlight as US calls on Riyadh to end Sudan violence 0 Eugene Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 1497
John Bolton says Iran is seeking nuclear arms 0 Eugene May 2019 May 2019 0 1545
Saudi Arabia accused of hacking London-based dissident 0 Eugene May 2019 May 2019 0 1621
Saudi intercepts drone launched by Yemen's Houthis towards Jizan: state media 0 Eugene May 2019 May 2019 0 1665
Iraq sentences three French citizens to death for joining Isis 2 Eugene May 2019 May 2019 0 1652
Turkey sends weapons to Syrian rebels facing Russian-backed assault: Syrian sources 1 Eugene May 2019 May 2019 0 1650
Iraqi protesters urge Baghdad to stay out of U.S.-Iran showdown 0 Eugene May 2019 May 2019 0 1580
US officials: Plan may send up to 10,000 troops to Mideast 0 Eugene May 2019 May 2019 0 1571
Iranian children are dancing to pop music and the government is furious 1 Eugene May 2019 May 2019 0 1681
Federal court presses Trump administration to release Khashoggi documents 0 Eugene May 2019 May 2019 0 1584

Middle East Continued...

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No Iran threat in Syria or Iraq, top British officer says, contradicting US 0 Eugene May 2019 May 2019 4 1560
UAE says four vessels subjected to 'sabotage' near Fujairah port 0 Eugene May 2019 May 2019 0 1630
Iran Guards reject U.S. talks, cleric threatens carrier 0 Eugene May 2019 May 2019 0 1618
U.S. warns merchant ships of possible Iranian attacks in Middle East 0 Eugene May 2019 May 2019 0 1422
The CIA Sent Warnings to at Least 3 Khashoggi Associates About New Threats From Saudi Arabia 1 Eugene May 2019 May 2019 2 1596
U.S. commander says he could send carrier into Strait of Hormuz despite Iran tensions 1 Eugene May 2019 May 2019 1 1541
US sanctions to hit Iran's metals industry, a major employer 0 Eugene May 2019 May 2019 1 1539
State Department OKs nearly $6 billion in weapons sales to Gulf allies 0 Eugene May 2019 May 2019 1 1723
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 1657
Haftar's ally UAE says 'extremist militias' control Libyan capital 0 Eugene May 2019 May 2019 0 1556
U.N. decries barrel bomb assault in rebel-held northwest Syria 0 Eugene May 2019 May 2019 0 1443
Suspected UAE spy 'kills himself in Turkish prison' 0 Eugene Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1516
Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar is no democrat - UN envoy 0 Eugene Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1519
Fall of Bashir risks leaving Sudan prey to rival regional powers 0 Eugene Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1561
Yazidi leaders to allow Isis rape survivors to return with children 0 Eugene Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1482
Amnesty, monitors say U.S.-led coalition killed 1,600 civilians in Syria's Raqqa 0 Eugene Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1474
From Sudan's protesters, a warning to Saudi Arabia and the UAE: Don't meddle 0 Eugene Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 2116
U.N. rights boss condemns Saudi Arabia beheading 37 men 0 Eugene Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1458
Bahrain king reinstates nationality to 551 citizens tried in courts 0 Eugene Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1523
Four killed in failed attack on Saudi state security building 0 Eugene Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1359
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