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Rights groups warn Gaza Humanitarian Foundation it may be liable for international law violations 1 Mosby 2 hrs ago 50 min ago 0 149
Syrian authorities arrest Bashar Assad's cousin on drug trafficking charges 1 Eugene 12 hrs ago 10 hrs ago 3 258
What Israel's Soaring Markets Are Saying About the Iran War 2 Mosby Yesterday Yesterday 2 522
Islamic State suicide bombing in Damascus church kills 20 and injures 52 0 Eugene Yesterday Yesterday 3 323
Iran rules out new nuclear talks until attacks stop 1 Mosby Saturday Saturday 0 246
Has Iran actually tried to kill Trump? Here's what we know 3 Eugene Saturday Saturday 3 538
Iran's divided opposition senses its moment but activists remain wary of protests 0 Eugene Saturday Saturday 1 228
Iranian missile damages oldest, second oldest mosque in Haifa 3 Mosby Friday Friday 3 333
A Saudi journalist tweeted against the government - and was executed for 'high treason' 3 Eugene Wednesday Thursday 4 332
"Report: Officials act to spare Lebanon war as ceasefire committee urges arms timetable" 0 moniss Jun 14 Jun 14 3 260
Iran Says It Will Open Secret New Enrichment Site After U.N. Atomic Agency Censure 0 Mosby Jun 12 Jun 12 1 323
UN nuclear watchdog board censures Iran, which retaliates by announcing a new enrichment site 0 Eugene Jun 12 Jun 12 0 254
Israeli navy attacks rebel-held Yemeni port city of Hodeida, a first in the conflict 1 Eugene Jun 10 Jun 10 0 566
Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea accuses Hezbollah of obstructing Palestinian camps disarmament 0 Beastly Boy Jun 7 Jun 7 0 288
"Aoun, Salam, Berri accuse Israel of flagrant ceasefire violation" 2 moniss Jun 7 Jun 7 1 287
Yemen's Houthis announce 'maritime blockade' on Israel's Haifa port 1 Eugene May 20 May 20 0 655
Trump's embrace of Syria and its jihadist-turned-president could shake up the Middle East 3 Eugene May 16 May 16 0 527
Trump appeals for Qatar's help in persuading Iran to give up its nuclear program 1 Eugene May 15 May 15 2 456
British banking analyst jailed in Saudi Arabia for 10 years over 'unknown tweet' 1 Eugene May 14 May 14 2 591
Syria and Lebanon's moves to centralize power leads to crackdowns on Palestinian factions 3 Eugene May 9 May 9 1 614
Trump plans to announce the US will call the Persian Gulf the Arabian Gulf, officials tell AP 0 Eugene May 7 May 7 4 602
Francis's popemobile to become a mobile clinic for children in Gaza 1 70sEraVet May 5 May 5 3 483
Iran unveils new solid-fueled ballistic missile, state TV reports 0 Eugene May 4 May 4 0 450
Syria detains Damascus-based leader of prominent Palestinian faction (PFLP-GC) 0 Eugene May 3 May 3 0 400
Houthi rebels have shot down 7 US Reaper drones worth $200 million in recent weeks 0 Eugene Apr 26 Apr 26 3 532
Israel hit Syrian bases scoped by Turkey, hinting at regional showdown, sources say 0 Eugene Apr 5 Apr 5 1 562
US airstrikes pound Yemen overnight, killing at least 3, Houthi rebels say 1 Eugene Mar 31 Mar 31 1 615
Six Russian tourists killed after submarine sinks off Egyptian coast 3 Eugene Mar 27 Mar 27 2 797
Syrian leader signs constitution that puts the country under an Islamist group's rule for 5 years 1 Eugene Mar 2025 Mar 2025 1 635
Iran using drones and apps to enforce women's dress code 2 Eugene Mar 2025 Mar 2025 4 663

Middle East Continued...

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Kuwait frees a group of jailed Americans, including contractors held on drug charges 0 Eugene Mar 2025 Mar 2025 0 507
"Wave of Israeli airstrikes targets areas across south Lebanon" 1 moniss Mar 2025 Mar 2025 2 565
Iranian singer Mehdi Yarrahi given 74 lashes over protest song 0 Eugene Mar 2025 Mar 2025 7 768
New country emerging in Syria. 1 Mosby Mar 2025 Mar 2025 0 834
Netanyahu says Israel won't allow Syrian forces 'south of Damascus' 2 Eugene Feb 2025 Feb 2025 1 934
"Israeli army confirms it'll keep occupying 5 hills in south Lebanon" 0 moniss Feb 2025 Feb 2025 3 734
"15 killed, 83 hurt as southerners defy Israeli gunfire and return to their towns" 2 moniss Jan 2025 Jan 2025 8 1046
"Israel, US discussing extending Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon" 1 moniss Jan 2025 Jan 2025 1 812
Two judges killed in armed attack in Tehran, Iran says 1 Mosby Jan 2025 Jan 2025 0 749
Saudi Arabia presses Florida man to give up US citizenship over critical tweets, family says 1 Eugene Jan 2025 Jan 2025 1 1116
Bashar al-Assad's wife files for divorce, seeks to move to UK - report 4 Mosby Dec 2024 Dec 2024 4 1701
Israeli airstrikes hit Yemen's rebel-held capital and port city after Houthi attack targets Israel 0 Eugene Dec 2024 Dec 2024 1 810
Syria's new leaders have declared Sharia law is now the law for all of Syria. 7 Jacson6 Dec 2024 Dec 2024 6 1756
Iran Suffers Blow of 'Historic Proportions' With Assad's Fall 0 Mosby Dec 2024 Dec 2024 2 1090
Nov. 29, 1947 U.N. Partitions Palestine, Allowing for Creation of Israel 10 question everything Nov 2024 Dec 2024 3 1887
Alone and broke against a renewed insurgency, is Assad's rule about to collapse? 1 Eugene Dec 2024 Dec 2024 5 916
Syrian protesters topple statue of Syrian president's father south of Damascus city, residents and activists say 0 Eugene Dec 2024 Dec 2024 2 798
Syrian opposition activists say insurgents have reached the suburbs of Damascus 2 Jacson6 Dec 2024 Dec 2024 2 1048
The wisdom of Golda Meir. 1 Mosby Nov 2024 Nov 2024 6 954
Rabbi who went missing in UAE was murdered, Israel says 2 Eugene Nov 2024 Nov 2024 3 1499
Turkish strikes in Syria cut water to one million people 0 Eugene Nov 2024 Nov 2024 0 848
This is Thomas, a Yazidi boy from Iraq. 0 Mosby Nov 2024 Nov 2024 0 874
Kurdish militant group PKK says it carried out Ankara attack 0 moniss Oct 2024 Oct 2024 0 828
Deadly Israeli strike on journalists in Lebanon prompts global condemnation 0 moniss Oct 2024 Oct 2024 5 835
US warns against protracted Israeli campaign in Lebanon, Gaza ceasefire efforts renewed 5 moniss Oct 2024 Oct 2024 2 1095
Anyone catch Sarah Sherman's set on SNL's Weekend Update? 0 Collimator Oct 2024 Oct 2024 4 1250
Christian town in Lebanon is now a scene of carnage. 0 multigraincracker Oct 2024 Oct 2024 3 891
The role of UNIFIL seems to be misunderstood by many and so 7 moniss Oct 2024 Oct 2024 5 1600
US: former White House advisor urges Israel to 'carpet bomb' Irish peacekeepers in Lebanon 4 moniss Oct 2024 Oct 2024 13 1599
Israeli forces fire at UN position in Lebanon, 22 killed in Beirut strike 3 moniss Oct 2024 Oct 2024 7 1318

Middle East Continued...

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The Dahiya Doctrine: How is Israel using this strategy in its war on Lebanon? 2 moniss Oct 2024 Oct 2024 4 1071
Israel's bombardment of Lebanon the 'most intense aerial campaign' outside Gaza in last two decades 1 moniss Oct 2024 Oct 2024 5 1096
Analysis: The risks associated with Israel's invasion of Lebanon targeting Hezbollah 3 moniss Oct 2024 Oct 2024 5 1180
Israeli military says it is carrying out 'limited' ground operation targeting Hezbollah in Lebanon 0 moniss Oct 2024 Oct 2024 2 870
The people of Iran should know - Israel stands with you 2 Mosby Sep 2024 Sep 2024 1 1044
The Killing of Nasrallah--and the Virtue of Escalation 0 Mosby Sep 2024 Sep 2024 3 896
Israel to continue ceasefire discussions for Lebanon, Netanyahu says 3 moniss Sep 2024 Sep 2024 1 1089
Israel's Ultimatum to Hezbollah: Back Off or Go to War 3 Mosby Sep 2024 Sep 2024 2 1263
Batteries of Lebanon walkie-talkies contained PETN explosive - Lebanese source 1 Eugene Sep 2024 Sep 2024 0 1012
IDF Unit 9900 1 Mosby Sep 2024 Sep 2024 3 1033
Explosions witnessed at Beirut funeral for Hezbollah members and a child killed in pager attack 1 Eugene Sep 2024 Sep 2024 6 3014
MV Sounion: Disaster averted in Red Sea as burning tanker saved 0 muriel_volestrangler Sep 2024 Sep 2024 7 948
MV Sounion: Salvage operation for oil tanker in Red Sea not safe, EU mission says 2 Eugene Sep 2024 Sep 2024 2 996
MV Sounion: Tanker attacked by Houthis could be leaking oil - US 0 Eugene Aug 2024 Aug 2024 0 937
Greek oil tanker drifting and ablaze after repeated attacks in the Red Sea, British military says 1 Eugene Aug 2024 Aug 2024 3 1205
Former Saudi official alleges Prince Mohammed forged king's signature on Yemen war decree, BBC says 0 sl8 Aug 2024 Aug 2024 5 1191
New Israeli intelligence suggests Iran prepares to attack Israel within days: sources 5 sl8 Aug 2024 Aug 2024 2 1575
Saudi Arabia calls on its citizens to leave Lebanon 'immediately' 2 moniss Aug 2024 Aug 2024 4 1238
Missile attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels hits container ship in first attack in 2 weeks 1 Eugene Aug 2024 Aug 2024 2 1040
Iran says it does not want regional escalation but must 'punish' Israel 1 sl8 Aug 2024 Aug 2024 1 1039
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