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Title of discussion thread	Replies	Author	Start time	Last reply	Recs	Views
Outcry as Saudi Arabia executes young Shia man for 'rebellion'	0	Eugene	Tuesday	Tuesday	0	305
This message was self-deleted by its author	0	Mosby	Thursday	Thursday	0	196
I Will Kill Myself': The Enduring Nightmare of Lebanon's Kafala System	2	Mosby	Jun 8	Jun 8	6	940
This message was self-deleted by its author	0	Mosby	Jun 6	Jun 6	2	436
Israel's Potential Post-Netanyahu Government, Explained	0	Mosby	Jun 3	Jun 3	5	477
Report: Bennett, Lapid reach agreement on forming coalition to oust Netanyahu	2	Mosby	May 28	May 28	3	1001
Mysterious air base being built on volcanic island off Yemen	0	Eugene	May 25	May 25	0	571
Iran stunned by case of couple who drugged and dismembered son	0	Eugene	May 21	May 21	2	1043
'Weak' US let Saudis jail more dissidents, says rights group	0	Eugene	May 13	May 13	0	264
'A dirty business': how one drug is turning Syria into a narco-state	1	Eugene	May 7	May 7	2	944
Princess Latifa: UN calls for 'concrete' proof of life from UAE	0	Eugene	Apr 20	Apr 20	2	570
With food and fuel, Hezbollah braces for the worst in Lebanon collapse	0	Mosby	Apr 17	Apr 17	1	830
Saudi accused of threat to Khashoggi UN investigator is human rights chief	0	Eugene	Mar 25	Mar 25	3	2079
Seven Minutes that Can Save a Syrian School from a Bomb	0	Mosby	Mar 19	Mar 19	2	506
U.S. commits to Saudi defence after Houthi attacks on oil heartland	0	Eugene	Mar 2021	Mar 2021	0	2372
Snow storm in Saudi Arabia, first time in 50 years.	2	BigmanPigman	Feb 2021	Feb 2021	5	924
Activist Marc Lamont Hill Says Black Lives Matter Supports the 'Dismantling of the Zionist Project'	1	Mosby	Feb 2021	Feb 2021	0	2705
U.S. to revoke terrorist designation of Yemen's Houthis due to famine	0	Eugene	Feb 2021	Feb 2021	2	779
Minister says US will never attack Iran nuclear facilities; Israel may act alone	2	Mosby	Feb 2021	Feb 2021	1	2028
Baghdad bombing could be the Biden admin's first challenge	3	Mosby	Jan 2021	Jan 2021	1	748
Iran nuclear deal: Saudi Arabia says Gulf states must be consulted if US revives accord	0	Eugene	Dec 2020	Dec 2020	1	1565
Egypt releases human rights campaigners after international outcry	0	Eugene	Dec 2020	Dec 2020	1	666
This message was self-deleted by its author	0	sl8	Nov 2020	Nov 2020	1	316
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's expected tour of a West Bank winery this week will be the firs	0	Judi Lynn	Nov 2020	Nov 2020	1	730
This message was self-deleted by its author	0	sl8	Nov 2020	Nov 2020	2	577
UN rejects Iran's explanations for nuclear material at site flagged by Israel	0	Mosby	Nov 2020	Nov 2020	2	424
This message was self-deleted by its author	3	sl8	Nov 2020	Nov 2020	5	404
Trump's Body Count: Failed Brutal Wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, and Yemen	0	AlCarroll	Oct 2020	Oct 2020	1	753
Syria war: 'Russian air strikes kill dozens' in Idlib	0	Eugene	Oct 2020	Oct 2020	0	454
Iran-backed militias announce 'conditional' cease-fire against U.S. in Iraq	0	Eugene	Oct 2020	Oct 2020	0	453
Trump threw Saudi Arabia a lifeline after Khashoggi's death. Two years later, he has gotten little i	1	Eugene	Oct 2020	Oct 2020	1	446
Trump is urged to intervene in trial of US-Saudi national	1	Eugene	Oct 2020	Oct 2020	0	541
This message was self-deleted by its author	1	sl8	Sep 2020	Sep 2020	0	621
Iranian fuel tankers round Africa en route to the Atlantic: data	0	Eugene	Sep 2020	Sep 2020	0	405
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe 'to face new charge and trial in Iran'	0	Eugene	Sep 2020	Sep 2020	1	361
Libyan warlord Khalifa Haftar faces legal action in US for alleged war crimes	1	Eugene	Sep 2020	Sep 2020	0	477
Despite the UAE-Israel deal, Trump will leave the Mideast a bigger mess than he found it	1	Mosby	Aug 2020	Aug 2020	4	870
Is this the beginning of an Israeli Spring?	1	Mosby	Jul 2020	Jul 2020	1	798
Syrian food and vaccines at risk as Russia uses UN veto to scupper aid plan	0	Eugene	Jul 2020	Jul 2020	0	534
Lebanon's top Christian clerics blast politicians as hunger, hardship bite	0	Eugene	Jul 2020	Jul 2020	0	508
This former intelligence official was a hero. He's now the target of a brutal campaign by MBS.	0	Eugene	May 2020	May 2020	2	602
U.S. military says Russia flew 14 MiG 29s and Su-24s to Libya	1	Eugene	May 2020	May 2020	2	640
Coronavirus: Yemen's healthcare system 'in effect collapsed'	0	Eugene	May 2020	May 2020	1	575
Investigators Build Case for IS Crimes Against Yazidis	0	Eugene	May 2020	May 2020	0	526
Libya's eastern leader Haftar says army to take formal control	0	Eugene	Apr 2020	Apr 2020	1	517
Yemen war: Separatists declare autonomous rule in south	0	Eugene	Apr 2020	Apr 2020	1	637
Saudi tribe challenges crown prince's plans for tech city	0	Eugene	Apr 2020	Apr 2020	0	741
Prominent Saudi rights activist dies in prison: sources	1	Eugene	Apr 2020	Apr 2020	0	478
J'lem city hall was firebombed.	0	Mosby	Apr 2020	Apr 2020	4	603
Outspoken Saudi princess reveals that she is in prison	0	Eugene	Apr 2020	Apr 2020	2	810
US says Iranian vessels 'harassed' American warships in Arabian sea	0	Eugene	Apr 2020	Apr 2020	0	593
UN inquiry stops short of directly blaming Russia over Idlib attacks	0	Eugene	Apr 2020	Apr 2020	1	578
OPCW report set to blame Syria chemical attacks on Bashar al-Assad	0	Eugene	Apr 2020	Apr 2020	0	536
Trump calls MBS his 'friend' -- 18 months to the day after Jamal Khashoggi's murder	1	Eugene	Apr 2020	Apr 2020	1	641
Iran hits back after Trump claims it is planning Iraq attacks	1	Eugene	Apr 2020	Apr 2020	1	672
Europe sends medical goods to Iran in trade test	0	Eugene	Mar 2020	Mar 2020	0	584
Looks like it's over for Netanyahu	9	Mosby	Mar 2020	Mar 2020	39	2067
U.S. counters Iraq's condemnation of airstrikes on Iran-backed militia facilities	0	Eugene	Mar 2020	Mar 2020	0	578
Egypt jails prominent political figure for a year over 'false news'	1	Eugene	Mar 2020	Mar 2020	0	685
Netanyahu opposition parties unite to back bill blocking his re-election	0	left-of-center2012	Mar 2020	Mar 2020	4	781
'One orb, slightly used': MBS book reveals fate of Trump's mysterious Saudi sphere	1	Eugene	Mar 2020	Mar 2020	0	842
Erdoğan is reaping what he sowed: Turkey is on the brink of disaster in Syria	1	Eugene	Mar 2020	Mar 2020	2	921
Libya peace efforts thrown further into chaos as UN envoy quits	0	Eugene	Mar 2020	Mar 2020	0	482
Saudi rapper faces arrest for Mecca Girl music video	0	Eugene	Feb 2020	Feb 2020	1	886
Turkish soldiers killed in Syria amid threats of escalation	0	Eugene	Feb 2020	Feb 2020	0	700
Tehran-backed Hezbollah steps in to guide Iraqi militias in Soleimani's wake	0	Mosby	Feb 2020	Feb 2020	0	743
Purge of reformists in Iran election could doom nuclear deal, say diplomats	0	Eugene	Feb 2020	Feb 2020	0	773
Inquiry strikes blow to Russian denials of Syria chemical attack	0	Eugene	Feb 2020	Feb 2020	1	806
Meet the Palestinian professor who took his students to Auschwitz	1	Mosby	Jan 2020	Jan 2020	5	1004
First suspected cases of Coronavirus in Israel, several hospitalized	0	bronxiteforever	Jan 2020	Jan 2020	1	918
Lebanon forms government with backing of Hezbollah and allies	0	Eugene	Jan 2020	Jan 2020	0	774
ISRAELI MODEL SAYS LEBANESE DESIGNER BANNED HER FROM SHOW	2	Mosby	Jan 2020	Jan 2020	0	1020
As protests restart in Iran, demonstrators refuse to trample US, Israeli flags	1	Mosby	Jan 2020	Jan 2020	7	1169
Informants in Iraq, Syria helped U.S. kill Iran's Soleimani - sources	0	Mosby	Jan 2020	Jan 2020	1	844
No more pretending	3	Mosby	Jan 2020	Jan 2020	0	847
Suleimani's death is a huge blow to Iran's plans for regional domination	4	Mosby	Jan 2020	Jan 2020	0	987
EU funds for migrants in Libya enrich their abusers instead	0	Eugene	Dec 2019	Dec 2019	0	740
More than 235,000 people have fled Idlib region in Syria, says UN	0	Eugene	Dec 2019	Dec 2019	0	850
Messaging app ToTok is reportedly a spying tool for the UAE	0	Eugene	Dec 2019	Dec 2019	3	860