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Title of discussion thread	Replies	Author	Start time	Last reply	Recs	Views
Torture, reform and women's rights in Saudi Arabia Women are being tortured for demanding basic rig	0	niyad	Wednesday	Wednesday	2	135
The Saudi women detained for demanding basic human rights (yes, these women are still in prison)	0	niyad	Wednesday	Wednesday	4	37
Saudi Arabia torturing human-rights activists held in its prisons without charge	4	sandensea	Nov 26	Nov 26	1	222
UN nuclear watchdog says Iran remains within 2015 deal limits	2	Mosby	Nov 12	Nov 12	3	225
What is behind the plight of Iraqi women?	0	niyad	Oct 11	Oct 11	2	346
Who is killing Yemen's clerics? Mystery murders are sending a chill through the mosques.	1	Mosby	Aug 2018	Aug 2018	1	456
Forced into abusive marriages, Syrian child brides increasingly turn to suicide	4	Mosby	Aug 2018	Aug 2018	8	476
Iran readying massive military exercise in Persian gulf	1	Mosby	Aug 2018	Aug 2018	0	354
Iranian drone shot down in northern Israel in February was armed with explosives	0	Mosby	Apr 2018	Apr 2018	0	747
Imad al-Alami dies of self-inflicted gunshot wound.	1	Vogon_Glory	Jan 2018	Jan 2018	0	859
Why are Israels religious parties suddenly so influential?	0	Mosby	Jan 2018	Jan 2018	1	482
A second revolution in Iran? Not yet.	1	Mosby	Dec 2017	Dec 2017	1	615
How Syria's White Helmets became victims of an online propaganda machine	0	Mosby	Dec 2017	Dec 2017	2	353
tRump to Let Assad Stay Until 2021, as Putin Declares Victory in Syria	3	ffr	Dec 2017	Dec 2017	0	627
Donald Trumps Jerusalem statement is an act of diplomatic arson	0	Soph0571	Dec 2017	Dec 2017	1	406
Saudi Arabias crown prince wants to reengineer his country. Is that even possible?	1	Mosby	Dec 2017	Dec 2017	2	630
With reported airstrike, Israel puts Syria, and Iran, on notice	0	Mosby	Dec 2017	Dec 2017	0	557
Israel should arm the Kurds	4	Mosby	Nov 2017	Nov 2017	0	622
Iran Refuses Israeli Offer of Aid Following Deadly Earthquake	2	Mosby	Nov 2017	Nov 2017	0	564
Gaddafi's cousin is plotting a comeback of sorts from a Cairo apartment	0	Mosby	Nov 2017	Nov 2017	0	367
Lebanese prime minister whose resignation shook the region says he will return very soon	0	Mosby	Nov 2017	Nov 2017	0	459
IS retakes almost all of vital Syria border town	1	Mosby	Nov 2017	Nov 2017	0	730
Iran building a permanent military base in Syria report	0	Mosby	Nov 2017	Nov 2017	0	540
Hezbollah Consolidates Its Stranglehold Over Lebanon	0	Mosby	Nov 2017	Nov 2017	0	729
The Saudi Purge: The real reason behind Mohammed Bin Salman's unprecedented crackdown	0	sandensea	Nov 2017	Nov 2017	1	981
How about a Southwest Asia or East Asia forums	7	JonLP24	Oct 2017	Oct 2017	0	919
Saudi Arabia driving ban on women to be lifted	0	sandensea	Sep 2017	Sep 2017	0	1046
The right question to ask about the Iran nuclear deal	0	Mosby	Sep 2017	Sep 2017	0	769
Israel is courting Syrian hearts and minds to keep Hezbollah away	0	Mosby	Sep 2017	Sep 2017	0	880
Israel hits Syrian site said to be linked to chemical weapons	2	Mosby	Sep 2017	Sep 2017	0	1056
Syrian army, allies thrust east to break siege in Deir al-Zor city	0	Mosby	Sep 2017	Sep 2017	0	916
Why Israel Is Concerned About American-Russian Understandings on Syria	0	Mosby	Aug 2017	Aug 2017	0	1360
Group of nations urge U.N. Security Council to take action to ensure access for Syrian aid	0	Mosby	Jul 2017	Jul 2017	0	905
Netanyahu accidentally reveals Israel has struck Iran-backed fighters in Syria dozens of times	0	Mosby	Jul 2017	Jul 2017	2	1240
The Iranians are at the borders	1	Mosby	Jul 2017	Jul 2017	0	1009
Persian Gulf rivals converge on Washington to argue their cases	1	Mosby	Jun 2017	Jun 2017	0	1308
Changing the mandate of UN forces in southern Syria	0	Mosby	Jun 2017	Jun 2017	0	529
Little progress curbing smoking in the Arab world	2	Mosby	Jun 2017	Jun 2017	1	651
Egypt raises state of alert, wary of Qatar crisis backlash	0	Mosby	Jun 2017	Jun 2017	0	2194
To end crisis, Arab states demand Qatar sever Iran ties	0	Mosby	Jun 2017	Jun 2017	0	1685
US and Qatar seal $12bn deal for F-15 fighter jets	3	Mosby	Jun 2017	Jun 2017	2	2213
The 81-year-old woman inspiring a nation to recycle	0	sandensea	Jun 2017	Jun 2017	2	2995
What's Israel's game plan?	2	no_hypocrisy	Jan 2017	May 2017	1	1008
Lebanese PM criticizes Hezbollahs press tour on Israel border	0	Mosby	Apr 2017	Apr 2017	1	627
The Arab world needs to admit: It's racist	5	Mosby	Apr 2017	Apr 2017	3	766
Closing fronts to deal with ISIS	4	no more banksters	Sep 2014	Mar 2017	0	1256
Wasteland revealed after battle for Aleppo's Old City	0	Mosby	Dec 2016	Dec 2016	0	693
Syrian regime 'preparing for final victory against rebellion	0	Mosby	Nov 2016	Nov 2016	0	512
Syria war: UN resumes aid to Syrians on Jordan border	0	Mosby	Nov 2016	Nov 2016	0	570
Mosul Neighbors Enjoy a Day Without ISIS	0	sunweaver	Nov 2016	Nov 2016	1	626
The Kurdish Stalingrad	2	shira	Nov 2014	Sep 2016	0	1414
Iran parades new weapons at time of Gulf tension with US	0	Mosby	Sep 2016	Sep 2016	0	667
US ‘concerned’ over advanced air defense battery at Iran nuke site	0	Mosby	Aug 2016	Aug 2016	1	571
Iran Payment Wasn’t Ransom, but it Was Ransom	4	Mosby	Aug 2016	Aug 2016	0	1149
First doctor convicted of FGM death in Egypt only spent three months in jail	0	niyad	Aug 2016	Aug 2016	1	555
Call to inspect Israeli nuclear site defeated	3	pscot	Sep 2015	Jul 2016	3	1330
Here are the most likely candidates to replace Iran's ailing Supreme Leader	1	MADem	Mar 2015	Jul 2016	0	1142
Iran: Nuke deal off unless UN drops atomic weapons probe	2	Mosby	Nov 2015	Jul 2016	1	939
99% of Iran’s reformist parliamentary candidates rejected	1	Mosby	Jan 2016	Jul 2016	1	871
Iran Terror Victims Win at U.S. Supreme Court, Can Collect $2 Billion	2	Mosby	Apr 2016	Jul 2016	1	778
The attempted coup in Turkey: Hell hath no fury like a teflon Sultan.	0	forest444	Jul 2016	Jul 2016	0	685
This message was self-deleted by its author	1	chwaliszewski	Jun 2016	Jun 2016	1	805
This message was self-deleted by its author	0	Mosby	May 2016	May 2016	0	713
This message was self-deleted by its author	0	Mosby	May 2016	May 2016	1	741
'Insult Turkey's Erdogan' contest set up by Spectator magazine	0	Bad Dog	Apr 2016	Apr 2016	0	686
Jordan becomes latest Arab country to recall envoy from Iran	0	Mosby	Apr 2016	Apr 2016	0	708
Saudi-Egyptian deal on Red Sea islands sparks anger	0	Bad Dog	Apr 2016	Apr 2016	0	873
Iraq’s persecuted Assyrian Christians are in limbo	2	eissa	Jul 2014	Apr 2016	0	1157
Hezbollah goes corporate	0	Mosby	Apr 2016	Apr 2016	0	702
Daily Star: Tight security measures after deadly Iraq suicide attack	0	Mufaddal	Mar 2016	Mar 2016	0	841
Al-Jazeera UpFront - Iran elections: Change or no change?	0	Mufaddal	Mar 2016	Mar 2016	0	1202
Question on ME group policy	4	Mufaddal	Mar 2016	Mar 2016	0	1145
Two great documentaries on ISIS in Iraq	0	Mufaddal	Mar 2016	Mar 2016	0	917
Al-Monitor: Who's really taking Christian homes in Iraq?	0	Mufaddal	Mar 2016	Mar 2016	0	699
Iran votes in first key elections since nuclear deal	0	Bad Dog	Feb 2016	Feb 2016	2	990
False flag or not, Turkey fails to exploit latest terrorist attack	1	no more banksters	Feb 2016	Feb 2016	1	960
As Syrian Kurds gaining ground, Turkey seeks a pretext for invasion	0	no more banksters	Feb 2016	Feb 2016	0	1178
Following their “civilized” allies: Saudi jets bomb health facility in northern Yemen	0	no more banksters	Jan 2016	Jan 2016	1	839
Iran says it will not accept any restrictions on missile program	1	Mosby	Dec 2015	Dec 2015	1	1037
What ISIS Really Wants	4	Electric Monk	Jul 2015	Nov 2015	2	1785