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Title Replies Author Start time Last reply Recs Views
Iran's Ahmadinejad seeks strategic axis with Egypt 1 Mosby Feb 2013 Feb 2013 0 2093
Syria may respond to Israeli air strike, says ambassador 0 R. Daneel Olivaw Feb 2013 Feb 2013 0 1762
New Palestinian camp BabAlShams reportedly under immediate threat 1 Fire Walk With Me Jan 2013 Jan 2013 0 1863
Why Iran should get the bomb 4 shaayecanaan Jun 2012 Jan 2013 0 4079
UN condemns Syria, Iran, and North Korea for rights abuses 2 R. Daneel Olivaw Dec 2012 Dec 2012 0 2432
The shit is hitting the fan in Tahrir Square (CAIRO, Egypt). 2 MADem Nov 2012 Nov 2012 2 2798
Vendetta masks in UAE colours draw warning 1 JCMach1 Nov 2012 Nov 2012 1 3161
Egypt’s Copts vote for successor to Pope Shenouda III 0 left-of-center2012 Oct 2012 Oct 2012 0 1811
Shades of Iraq in Afghanistan? Problems with shoddy contracting work 1 unhappycamper Oct 2012 Oct 2012 0 2023
Americans in Jordan: The Goal Is Syria 0 unhappycamper Oct 2012 Oct 2012 0 1788
Breakaway Alawite state may be Assad's last resort 1 Mosby Jul 2012 Sep 2012 1 2334
Israel media talk of imminent Iran war push 1 maddezmom Aug 2012 Aug 2012 0 2115
‘Most sophisticated cyber virus ever’ reaches West Bank 3 Mosby May 2012 Jul 2012 0 2500
The Case for Aiding Syria’s Rebels 0 Mosby Jul 2012 Jul 2012 0 2098
Syrian rebel forces occupy second border post with Turkey 0 Mosby Jul 2012 Jul 2012 0 1949
New York police link nine 2012 plots to Iran and its proxies 0 Mosby Jul 2012 Jul 2012 1 2048
Analysis: A deadly blow to Syria's regime 0 UnrepentantLiberal Jul 2012 Jul 2012 0 2045
Fresh From Syria, Rebel Commanders Unite in Frustration 0 MindMover Jul 2012 Jul 2012 0 2436
MI6 chief Sir John Sawers: 'We foiled Iranian nuclear weapons bid' 0 Mosby Jul 2012 Jul 2012 2 2168
Syria massacre "an extension" of Syria air force operation: U.N. 0 MindMover Jul 2012 Jul 2012 0 1847
Liberals arguing that the U.S. should give weapons to Syrian rebels underestimate Assad's power 13 Douglas Carpenter Apr 2012 Jul 2012 0 6877
Bashar Assad eyes seat on UN Human Rights Council 0 Mosby Jul 2012 Jul 2012 0 2271
Most Iranians would give up nuclear program in exchange for removal of sanctions, poll shows 1 Mosby Jul 2012 Jul 2012 2 2182
Death toll mounts as Russia confirms Syria-bound ship carried ‘repaired’ helicopters 0 Mosby Jun 2012 Jun 2012 2 2344
advice for sight-seeing in Jordan 6 Deep13 May 2012 Jun 2012 0 3579
Video: Egypt's Nubians seek return to homeland 0 Mosby Jun 2012 Jun 2012 0 2007
Malnutrition at ‘crisis levels’ in Yemen 0 JCMach1 Jun 2012 Jun 2012 0 2412
Dennis Ross: Saudi king vowed to obtain nuclear bomb after Iran 5 Mosby Jun 2012 Jun 2012 1 3440
Where the Arab Spring Began 0 Mosby May 2012 May 2012 0 1943
Elections 'nightmare scenario' leaves Egypt revolutionaries in shock 1 JCMach1 May 2012 May 2012 0 2718

Middle East Continued...

Title Replies Author Start time Last reply Recs Views
Some may wish to sign this Save the Children Fund petition about Syria 1 LeftishBrit May 2012 May 2012 2 2655
Owl Love Knows no Borders 4 Mosby May 2012 May 2012 12 4066
Traces of uranium enriched to 27% found at Iranian nuclear site 2 Mosby May 2012 May 2012 0 2450
Leaders must act to halt slide toward violence (Lebanon) 3 JCMach1 May 2012 May 2012 0 3020
West Bank isn't in Israel, but its factories, somehow, are 1 Lars77 May 2012 May 2012 0 2100
Dubai cyber cops gag Facebook, Twitter accounts 2 JCMach1 May 2012 May 2012 0 2675
How to get arrested in the UAE 0 JCMach1 May 2012 May 2012 1 2171
Leading Egypt Candidate Slams Israel as 'Racist State' 0 Mosby May 2012 May 2012 0 2003
Christians in Syria live in uneasy alliance with Assad, Alawites 0 Mosby May 2012 May 2012 0 2042
Attack on Syria university protest kills four: group 0 maddezmom May 2012 May 2012 0 1845
Graffiti artists are shot in Syria.... 0 MindMover May 2012 May 2012 0 2258
Did rogue spies or 'Pakistani Blackwater' shield Osama bin Laden? 4 MADem Apr 2012 May 2012 0 3210
Beirut back to its glamorous glory 2 Violet_Crumble Apr 2012 Apr 2012 0 3268
Peres: No Need to 'Wave Swords' When it Comes to Iran 0 MindMover Apr 2012 Apr 2012 0 1748
Insult to Islam accused's lawyer refers to dictionary in trial 0 JCMach1 Apr 2012 Apr 2012 0 1906
Report: German ship halted with weapons for Syria 0 maddezmom Apr 2012 Apr 2012 0 2016
Bahrain violence grows with mob attacks 0 Mosby Apr 2012 Apr 2012 0 1723
Egyptian Singer Saad El-Soghayar to Run for President 0 MADem Apr 2012 Apr 2012 0 1803
Syrian News 0 tabatha Apr 2012 Apr 2012 0 1623
Secretary Clinton Says Syrian President Assad ‘Must Go’ (video) 1 tabatha Apr 2012 Apr 2012 0 2221
Syria says revolt over, but army still shooting 0 Mosby Mar 2012 Mar 2012 0 1656
U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon warns of 'dangerous trajectory' in Syria 0 ellisonz Mar 2012 Mar 2012 0 1840
Israeli spies ‘step up missions into Iran seeking proof of nuclear plans’ 0 Mosby Mar 2012 Mar 2012 0 1801
Siege of Saraquib 1 tabatha Mar 2012 Mar 2012 0 2119
Tales of Horror From Syrian Refugees Written by Abdullah Omar Published Sunday, March 25, 2012 0 tabatha Mar 2012 Mar 2012 0 1972
The Gruesome And The Gathering - editorial 0 tabatha Mar 2012 Mar 2012 0 1653
HRW: Libya: Good Start on Landmine Destruction 0 tabatha Mar 2012 Mar 2012 0 1591
Pope of Egypt's Coptic Christian Church dies 1 ellisonz Mar 2012 Mar 2012 0 1903
Lebanon Druze head throws lot in with Syria rebels 1 ellisonz Mar 2012 Mar 2012 0 2147
Two works removed from Art Dubai fair 1 JCMach1 Mar 2012 Mar 2012 0 2061

Middle East Continued...

Title Replies Author Start time Last reply Recs Views
Israelis Grow Confident Strike on Iran’s Nukes Can Work 3 Mosby Mar 2012 Mar 2012 0 2189
After the Arab Spring: Emerging power structures 'will be worse' : Review of John Bradley's New Book 0 JCMach1 Mar 2012 Mar 2012 0 2227
Mauritania agrees to extradite Senussi: Libya vice PM 0 ellisonz Mar 2012 Mar 2012 0 1906
Oil windfall boosts Gulf spending 3 JCMach1 Feb 2012 Mar 2012 0 2527
Assad's wife shops while protests rage, leaks reveal 4 Violet_Crumble Mar 2012 Mar 2012 0 3612
Red Cross says Mali fighting displaced need aid fast 0 ellisonz Mar 2012 Mar 2012 0 1538
Armed Bedouins enter Sinai peace force camp 1 azurnoir Mar 2012 Mar 2012 0 2606
Does this include Azerbaijan ? 8 dipsydoodle Mar 2012 Mar 2012 0 4075
US soldier kills up to 16 Afghan civilians 1 azurnoir Mar 2012 Mar 2012 0 2269
Libya reopens its stock exchange 1 dipsydoodle Mar 2012 Mar 2012 0 2253
Egypt murder charges over Port Said football riot 1 dipsydoodle Mar 2012 Mar 2012 0 1839
Wages too low for survival, Dubai labourers claim 7 JCMach1 Mar 2012 Mar 2012 0 3470
Both al-Qaeda and Saleh Cast Shadows over 'New' Yemen 2 ellisonz Mar 2012 Mar 2012 0 2171
Azerbaijan arrests 22 over terror plot 1 Mosby Mar 2012 Mar 2012 0 2090
The "Statement of Purpose" (SOP) for this group. 2 Behind the Aegis Mar 2012 Mar 2012 0 2342
Iran’s parliament turns against Ahmadinejad 2 Mosby Mar 2012 Mar 2012 0 2361
Human rights abuses spark demands to boycott Eurovision in Azerbaijan 0 dipsydoodle Mar 2012 Mar 2012 0 1691
Satellite Image of Building Which Contains a High Explosive Test Chamber at the Parchin Site in Iran 0 Mosby Mar 2012 Mar 2012 1 1833
AQIM chief buying arms in Libya: source 0 ellisonz Mar 2012 Mar 2012 0 1812
Let's vote! Lead host and hosts. 12 Behind the Aegis Mar 2012 Mar 2012 0 3670
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