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Welcome. Before we get rocking and rolling, pehaps we should address some things. 24 Behind the Aegis Feb 2012 Mar 2012 0 10696
Do we need a host or hosts? If so, let's put it to a vote. 18 Behind the Aegis Feb 2012 Mar 2012 0 6665
Think you know the Middle East? Take our geography quiz. 17 dixiegrrrrl Jun 2012 Feb 2014 8 7902
Liberals arguing that the U.S. should give weapons to Syrian rebels underestimate Assad's power 13 Douglas Carpenter Apr 2012 Jul 2012 0 7792
Let's vote! Lead host and hosts. 12 Behind the Aegis Mar 2012 Mar 2012 0 4424
Nov. 29, 1947 U.N. Partitions Palestine, Allowing for Creation of Israel 10 question everything Nov 2024 Dec 2024 3 3390
Israel Election: Blue and White are slightly ahead 9 Mosby Sep 2019 Sep 2019 2 3443
Looks like it's over for Netanyahu 9 Mosby Mar 2020 Mar 2020 39 3961
Intense storms in Egypt unleashed a massive swarm of scorpions from their nests, stinging 450 people 9 left-of-center2012 Nov 2021 Nov 2021 14 3493
Does this include Azerbaijan ? 8 dipsydoodle Mar 2012 Mar 2012 0 4704
Saudi Arabia Declares War on America's Muslim Congresswomen 8 blue-wave Dec 2018 Dec 2018 13 3647
Templars who (most) became Nazi in the 1930s-40s - Fascinating 1957 article.Translated 8 PostTruth Mar 2023 Mar 2023 8 8742
Wages too low for survival, Dubai labourers claim 7 JCMach1 Mar 2012 Mar 2012 0 4042
How about a Southwest Asia or East Asia forums 7 JonLP24 Oct 2017 Oct 2017 0 3065
The role of UNIFIL seems to be misunderstood by many and so 7 moniss Oct 2024 Oct 2024 5 2757
Syria's new leaders have declared Sharia law is now the law for all of Syria. 7 Jacson6 Dec 2024 Dec 2024 6 3029
Two Western journalists killed in Syria 6 tabatha Feb 2012 Feb 2012 0 4002
It appears that chemical weapons may be being used in HOms 6 tabatha Feb 2012 Feb 2012 1 3874
Finally Our Own Group- and some thoughts on Iran 6 JCMach1 Feb 2012 Feb 2012 0 3378
advice for sight-seeing in Jordan 6 Deep13 May 2012 Jun 2012 0 4156
Why ISIS's treatment of Yazidi women must be treated as genocide 6 shira Nov 2014 Dec 2014 1 3363
This message was self-deleted by its author 6 Mosby Dec 2021 Dec 2021 2 2431
Iraqis protest over killing of YouTube star by her father 6 niyad Feb 2023 Feb 2023 11 2201
'There's no other option but to fight': Iranian women defiant as 'morality police' return 6 niyad Jul 2023 Jul 2023 11 3288
This message was self-deleted by its author 6 Ken Dayenu Jul 2025 Jul 2025 3 1273
HOMS, Syria - Assad forces try to bomb Homs into submission 5 tabatha Feb 2012 Feb 2012 0 3886
Execution of (Canadian) web programmer in Iran may be imminent 5 Ruby the Liberal Feb 2012 Feb 2012 2 4205
NBC: Fears grow of Israel-Iran missile shootout 5 Ruby the Liberal Feb 2012 Mar 2012 1 3756
Dennis Ross: Saudi king vowed to obtain nuclear bomb after Iran 5 Mosby Jun 2012 Jun 2012 1 3922
Please help me mend relations with a Turkish dude trying to kill me in an online game 5 Ian David Mar 2013 May 2013 1 3654

Middle East Continued...

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Has anyone here been to Yemen? 5 Deep13 Apr 2013 Apr 2013 0 3997
The Arab world needs to admit: It's racist 5 Mosby Apr 2017 Apr 2017 3 2492
This message was self-deleted by its author 5 Mosby Jun 2021 Jun 2021 2 2172
Pride Month in Arab states brings warnings and rainbow hunts 5 Behind the Aegis Jun 2022 Jun 2022 2 3463
Afghan women barred from beauty salons in latest Taliban edict: "Don't we have the right to work or 5 niyad Jul 2023 Jul 2023 3 9092
Iran's President and Foreign Minister feared dead in helicopter crash BBC News 5 littlemissmartypants May 2024 May 2024 6 2279
New Israeli intelligence suggests Iran prepares to attack Israel within days: sources 5 sl8 Aug 2024 Aug 2024 2 2195
US warns against protracted Israeli campaign in Lebanon, Gaza ceasefire efforts renewed 5 moniss Oct 2024 Oct 2024 2 2060
Ship attacked in the Red Sea is taking on water, UK military says 5 Eugene Jul 2025 Jul 2025 3 1487
'He hoped Trump's help would arrive': why protesters in Iran feel betrayed 5 Eugene Jan 18 Jan 18 7 634
The Arab World Braces for the Summer of Counter-Revolution 4 JCMach1 Feb 2012 Feb 2012 1 3074
Yay! 4 Ruby the Liberal Feb 2012 Feb 2012 1 3219
972mag.com 4 annabanana Mar 2012 Mar 2012 0 3223
Assad's wife shops while protests rage, leaks reveal 4 Violet_Crumble Mar 2012 Mar 2012 0 4100
Did rogue spies or 'Pakistani Blackwater' shield Osama bin Laden? 4 MADem Apr 2012 May 2012 0 3652
Owl Love Knows no Borders 4 Mosby May 2012 May 2012 12 4517
Why Iran should get the bomb 4 shaayecanaan Jun 2012 Jan 2013 0 4577
Iranians Duped or Hijacking Elections? 4 MADem Jun 2013 Jul 2013 0 2945
Palestinian Woman Plants Flowers In Israeli Army Tear Gas Grenades (four photos) 4 PumpkinAle May 2014 Oct 2015 4 5291
For Immediate Release: Courageous Human Rights Defender Maryam Al-Khawaja Arrested in Bahrain 4 veness Aug 2014 Sep 2014 1 3893
Closing fronts to deal with ISIS 4 no more banksters Sep 2014 Mar 2017 0 2975
What ISIS Really Wants 4 Electric Monk Jul 2015 Nov 2015 2 3338
Question on ME group policy 4 Mufaddal Mar 2016 Mar 2016 0 2642
Iran Payment Wasn’t Ransom, but it Was Ransom 4 Mosby Aug 2016 Aug 2016 0 2795
Israel should arm the Kurds 4 Mosby Nov 2017 Nov 2017 0 2302
Forced into abusive marriages, Syrian child brides increasingly turn to suicide 4 Mosby Aug 2018 Aug 2018 8 2502
Saudi Arabia torturing human-rights activists held in its prisons without charge 4 sandensea Nov 2018 Nov 2018 1 2291
Suleimani's death is a huge blow to Iran's plans for regional domination 4 Mosby Jan 2020 Jan 2020 0 2220
Out of this world: 555.55-carat black diamond lands in Dubai 4 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 5 3462
Women Everywhere Are Standing Up Against 'Gender Apartheid' 4 niyad Oct 2022 Oct 2022 3 3024

Middle East Continued...

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'My heart is bleeding': Afghan women devastated by university ban 4 niyad Dec 2022 Dec 2022 5 3608
Amid the health and economic crisis in Afghanistan, the Taliban refuses to help. Instead, blames th 4 niyad Jul 2023 Jul 2023 3 2612
Israel bombs Iran embassy in Syria, Iranian commanders among dead 4 Eugene Apr 2024 Apr 2024 2 2452
'People are in no mood to mourn': mixed reactions in Tehran after death of President Ebrahim Raisi 4 Eugene May 2024 May 2024 12 2274
US: former White House advisor urges Israel to 'carpet bomb' Irish peacekeepers in Lebanon 4 moniss Oct 2024 Oct 2024 13 2513
Bashar al-Assad's wife files for divorce, seeks to move to UK - report 4 Mosby Dec 2024 Dec 2024 4 2717
Israel needs our $40 billion a year in welfare. 4 Duncanpup Jun 2025 Jun 2025 9 1390
Baloch freedom supporters laud bill by Gohmert 3 TexasTowelie Feb 2012 Feb 2012 0 2669
Oil windfall boosts Gulf spending 3 JCMach1 Feb 2012 Mar 2012 0 2971
The divide between occupier and occupied (Afghanistan) 3 azurnoir Mar 2012 Mar 2012 0 2952
Israelis Grow Confident Strike on Iran’s Nukes Can Work 3 Mosby Mar 2012 Mar 2012 0 2503
Leaders must act to halt slide toward violence (Lebanon) 3 JCMach1 May 2012 May 2012 0 3480
‘Most sophisticated cyber virus ever’ reaches West Bank 3 Mosby May 2012 Jul 2012 0 2940
China Parents Apologize After Netizens Track Down Teenager who Defaced Egyptian Temple 3 exboyfil May 2013 May 2013 0 3170
Israeli Red Shift - Did Bibi pull a Bush? 3 staggerleem Mar 2015 Mar 2015 1 2529
Jews who resisted Nazi occupation were called "patriots". 3 Viva_Daddy Mar 2015 Mar 2015 1 2615
Not a very lively group, this 3 pscot Sep 2015 Sep 2015 0 2246
Call to inspect Israeli nuclear site defeated 3 pscot Sep 2015 Jul 2016 3 2792
US and Qatar seal $12bn deal for F-15 fighter jets 3 Mosby Jun 2017 Jun 2017 2 3814
tRump to Let Assad Stay Until 2021, as Putin Declares Victory in Syria 3 ffr Dec 2017 Dec 2017 0 2062
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