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Title of discussion thread	Replies	Author	Start time	Last reply	Recs	Views
Khan Sheikhoun: Syria rebels pull out of key town after five years	0	Eugene	Tuesday	Tuesday	0	91
Saudi woman activist rejects release deal tied to denying torture: family	0	Eugene	Aug 14	Aug 14	0	132
'Scores' killed in Yemen as UAE-backed fighters seize parts of Aden	0	Eugene	Aug 14	Aug 14	0	88
The UAE's ambitions backfire as it finds itself on the front line of U.S.-Iran tensions	0	Eugene	Aug 12	Aug 12	0	112
Britain appalled by Syria situation after ceasefire ends: foreign minister	0	Eugene	Aug 8	Aug 8	1	171
Ceasefire collapse in northwest Syria threatens millions: U.N. envoy's adviser	0	Eugene	Aug 8	Aug 8	1	65
Saudi Arabia women's rights reforms may still be thwarted by custom	1	Eugene	Aug 5	Aug 5	0	172
Iraqis choose refugee camps over ruined homes	1	Eugene	Aug 5	Aug 5	1	72
U.S. launches last-ditch effort to stop Turkish invasion of northeast Syria	0	Eugene	Aug 4	Aug 4	0	191
Facebook bans 'Saudi Arabia-linked propaganda accounts'	0	Eugene	Aug 1	Aug 1	0	203
Saudi women can now travel without male guardian's approval - report	0	Eugene	Aug 1	Aug 1	0	198
Bahrain executes three people, despite human rights outcry	0	Eugene	Jul 28	Jul 28	1	383
40 maps that explain the Middle East	0	elleng	Jul 25	Jul 25	5	351
At summit with Russia, Israel and US demanded Iran leave Lebanon, Iraq -- report	0	Mosby	Jul 17	Jul 17	0	338
Iran's release of Lebanese prisoner was failed overture to U.S.	0	Eugene	Jul 10	Jul 10	0	278
Assad hits a wall in Syrian war as front lines harden	0	Eugene	Jul 10	Jul 10	0	224
Mozilla blocks UAE bid to become an internet security guardian after DarkMatter hacking reports	0	Eugene	Jul 9	Jul 9	2	255
Nicki Minaj pulls out of Saudi Arabia festival after backlash	0	Eugene	Jul 9	Jul 9	0	313
Qatar's $200 Billion Dash to World Cup Hits a Construction Cliff	0	TexasTowelie	Jul 5	Jul 5	1	478
Royal Marines help seize tanker suspected of carrying Iranian oil to Syria	0	Eugene	Jul 4	Jul 4	0	268
Several suspected U.S. spies 'due to be' sentenced to death, Iran says	0	Eugene	Jul 3	Jul 3	0	392
Libya detention centre attack is possible war crime, says UN envoy	1	Eugene	Jul 3	Jul 3	0	254
Six Turkish sailors freed by Libya warlord Khalifa Haftar	0	Eugene	Jul 2	Jul 2	0	302
Houthi drone attack on Saudi Arabia's Abha Airport leaves five injured: Al-Arabiya	0	Eugene	Jul 1	Jul 1	0	343
(X-post) Only 5% of Palestinians and 6% of Lebanese accept gay relationships	3	Behind the Aegis	Jul 1	Jul 1	0	383
Libyan fighters seize U.S. and Chinese missiles from Haftar's forces	0	Eugene	Jun 29	Jun 29	0	314
U.S. says Saudi pipeline attacks originated in Iraq: Wall Street Journal	0	Eugene	Jun 28	Jun 28	0	308
Jamal Khashoggi warned Moroccan journalist before his arrest, says wife	0	Eugene	Jun 27	Jun 27	1	322
Iran holds back on threat to breach nuclear deal	0	Eugene	Jun 27	Jun 27	0	268
Islamic State captives 'must be tried or freed', says UN's Bachelet	0	Eugene	Jun 24	Jun 24	0	290
British target training of Saudi air force 'did not stop Yemen atrocities'	0	Eugene	Jun 23	Jun 23	1	334
Yemen crisis: UN partially partially suspends food aid	0	Eugene	Jun 21	Jun 21	0	345
Database says 91,600 killed in Yemen fighting since 2015	0	Eugene	Jun 19	Jun 19	0	269
Senators reach deal to vote on blocking Saudi arms sale	1	Eugene	Jun 19	Jun 19	1	264
'Joints will be separated': Jamal Khashoggi's murder, retold	0	Eugene	Jun 19	Jun 19	1	240
Pompeo blocks inclusion of Saudis on U.S. child soldiers list - sources	1	Eugene	Jun 18	Jun 18	3	392
Iran has increased production of enriched uranium - IAEA	1	Eugene	Jun 10	Jun 10	0	455
Saudi Teenager Faces Death Sentence for Acts When He was 10	1	Eugene	Jun 9	Jun 9	2	424
Trump officials snub strongman Khalifa Haftar as US shifts course on Libya	1	Eugene	Jun 8	Jun 8	1	381
Mystery crop fires scorch thousands of acres in Syria and Iraq -- and ISIS claims responsibility	0	Eugene	Jun 8	Jun 8	2	401
Saudi influence in spotlight as US calls on Riyadh to end Sudan violence	0	Eugene	Jun 6	Jun 6	0	288
John Bolton says Iran is seeking nuclear arms	0	Eugene	May 29	May 29	0	437
Saudi Arabia accused of hacking London-based dissident	0	Eugene	May 28	May 28	0	447
Saudi intercepts drone launched by Yemen's Houthis towards Jizan: state media	0	Eugene	May 26	May 26	0	442
Iraq sentences three French citizens to death for joining Isis	2	Eugene	May 26	May 26	0	434
Turkey sends weapons to Syrian rebels facing Russian-backed assault: Syrian sources	1	Eugene	May 25	May 25	0	455
Iraqi protesters urge Baghdad to stay out of U.S.-Iran showdown	0	Eugene	May 2019	May 2019	0	388
US officials: Plan may send up to 10,000 troops to Mideast	0	Eugene	May 2019	May 2019	0	416
Iranian children are dancing to pop music and the government is furious	1	Eugene	May 2019	May 2019	0	542
Federal court presses Trump administration to release Khashoggi documents	0	Eugene	May 2019	May 2019	0	438
No Iran threat in Syria or Iraq, top British officer says, contradicting US	0	Eugene	May 2019	May 2019	4	473
UAE says four vessels subjected to 'sabotage' near Fujairah port	0	Eugene	May 2019	May 2019	0	551
Iran Guards reject U.S. talks, cleric threatens carrier	0	Eugene	May 2019	May 2019	0	527
U.S. warns merchant ships of possible Iranian attacks in Middle East	0	Eugene	May 2019	May 2019	0	430
The CIA Sent Warnings to at Least 3 Khashoggi Associates About New Threats From Saudi Arabia	1	Eugene	May 2019	May 2019	2	605
U.S. commander says he could send carrier into Strait of Hormuz despite Iran tensions	1	Eugene	May 2019	May 2019	1	496
US sanctions to hit Iran's metals industry, a major employer	0	Eugene	May 2019	May 2019	1	546
State Department OKs nearly $6 billion in weapons sales to Gulf allies	0	Eugene	May 2019	May 2019	1	592
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	550
Haftar's ally UAE says 'extremist militias' control Libyan capital	0	Eugene	May 2019	May 2019	0	555
U.N. decries barrel bomb assault in rebel-held northwest Syria	0	Eugene	May 2019	May 2019	0	511
Suspected UAE spy 'kills himself in Turkish prison'	0	Eugene	Apr 2019	Apr 2019	0	590
Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar is no democrat - UN envoy	0	Eugene	Apr 2019	Apr 2019	0	545
Fall of Bashir risks leaving Sudan prey to rival regional powers	0	Eugene	Apr 2019	Apr 2019	0	582
Yazidi leaders to allow Isis rape survivors to return with children	0	Eugene	Apr 2019	Apr 2019	0	500
Amnesty, monitors say U.S.-led coalition killed 1,600 civilians in Syria's Raqqa	0	Eugene	Apr 2019	Apr 2019	0	577
From Sudan's protesters, a warning to Saudi Arabia and the UAE: Don't meddle	0	Eugene	Apr 2019	Apr 2019	0	632
U.N. rights boss condemns Saudi Arabia beheading 37 men	0	Eugene	Apr 2019	Apr 2019	0	606
Bahrain king reinstates nationality to 551 citizens tried in courts	0	Eugene	Apr 2019	Apr 2019	0	617
Four killed in failed attack on Saudi state security building	0	Eugene	Apr 2019	Apr 2019	0	528
U.N. urges resolving fate of 2,500 foreign children at Syria camp	0	Eugene	Apr 2019	Apr 2019	1	678
Dispute flares among U.S. officials over Trump administration Iran arms control report	0	Eugene	Apr 2019	Apr 2019	0	626
Egypt constitutional changes could mean Sisi rule until 2030	0	Eugene	Apr 2019	Apr 2019	0	692
Bahrain court sentences 139 to jail in mass terror trial	0	Eugene	Apr 2019	Apr 2019	0	690
In Libya, a rogues' gallery of militias prepare for war	0	Eugene	Apr 2019	Apr 2019	0	650
Iraq seeks multibillion dollar fee to receive Isis prisoners	0	Eugene	Apr 2019	Apr 2019	0	686
Flood-hit Iran getting no financial aid from abroad due to U.S. sanctions: statement	1	Eugene	Apr 2019	Apr 2019	2	815
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	776
Cholera is surging once again in war-ravaged Yemen	1	Eugene	Apr 2019	Apr 2019	0	658
US expected to designate Iran's Revolutionary Guards as a foreign terrorist organization	0	Eugene	Apr 2019	Apr 2019	0	716