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Shipping giants suspend all journeys through Red Sea following attacks on vessels 0 Eugene Dec 2023 Dec 2023 0 1727
Iran exploiting focus on Gaza to carry out 'unprecedented' number of executions, human rights groups say 0 Eugene Dec 2023 Dec 2023 3 2494
Execution of teenage boy after 'forced confession' in Iran condemned by UN 0 Eugene Nov 2023 Nov 2023 2 2095
USS Thomas Hudner shoots down 'one-way attack drones' in the Red Sea 0 Eugene Nov 2023 Nov 2023 1 2497
US reviewing possible 'terrorist' designations for Houthis 0 Eugene Nov 2023 Nov 2023 2 1628
Seized Galaxy Leader ship in Yemen's Hodeidah port area - owner 0 Eugene Nov 2023 Nov 2023 0 2084
Israel-Gaza War: Threats and Attacks Against Women Journalists Covering the Conflict (Trigger Warning) 0 niyad Nov 2023 Nov 2023 1 3570
US extends sanctions waiver allowing Iraq to buy electricity from Iran 0 Eugene Nov 2023 Nov 2023 0 2123
Palestinians flee their homes towards southern Gaza after Israeli order 0 niyad Oct 2023 Oct 2023 2 3119
Who is Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi? 0 niyad Oct 2023 Oct 2023 0 1472
From the Frontlines in Iran: Our Fight for Human Rights and Gender Equality 0 niyad Oct 2023 Oct 2023 0 3438
Exclusive: US-Saudi defence pact tied to Israel deal, Palestinian demands put aside 1 Mosby Sep 2023 Sep 2023 2 1862
US quietly acknowledges Iran satellite successfully reached orbit as tensions remain high 0 Eugene Sep 2023 Sep 2023 0 2368
Human Rights Crimes Against Former Government Officials Further Solidifies Taliban's Grip of Power 0 niyad Sep 2023 Sep 2023 0 3074
(lengthy, incredible, hopeful, inspiring. Please read) The Rainbow Manifesto: Towards an Iranian 0 niyad Sep 2023 Sep 2023 1 1505
Transnational Solidarity With #WomanLifeFreedom: 'I Stand in Awe of Iranian Women' 0 niyad Sep 2023 Sep 2023 0 1346
Biden administration wants to know if Saudi Arabia used American weapons to kill 'hundreds' of migra 0 Eugene Sep 2023 Sep 2023 3 3529
Saudi man receives death penalty for posts online, latest case in wide-ranging crackdown on dissent 0 Eugene Aug 2023 Aug 2023 2 2311
Anti-government protests take hold in southern Syria 0 Eugene Aug 2023 Aug 2023 2 1427
Hundreds of migrants killed by Saudi border guards - report 1 Eugene Aug 2023 Aug 2023 3 4854
Hungry, hunted, terrified: unending plight of the Afghan women who served in military and police 0 niyad Aug 2023 Aug 2023 15 2383
US military may put armed troops on commercial ships in Strait of Hormuz to stop Iran seizures 0 Eugene Aug 2023 Aug 2023 0 4455
Iran will close government offices, banks and schools for 2 days over high temperatures 0 Eugene Aug 2023 Aug 2023 2 1412
'There's no other option but to fight': Iranian women defiant as 'morality police' return 6 niyad Jul 2023 Jul 2023 11 2810
The Taliban has reportedly agreed to relocate the TTP within its borders. Many fear a rise in ethni 0 niyad Jul 2023 Jul 2023 2 2268
Revealed: Saudi Arabia's $6bn spend on 'sportswashing' 2 Eugene Jul 2023 Jul 2023 3 1763
Riyadh detains relatives of US citizen after a Pennsylvania lawsuit, rights groups say 0 Eugene Jul 2023 Jul 2023 0 2066
Iraq to summon US ambassador over remarks about Christian church head 0 Eugene Jul 2023 Jul 2023 0 1220
Iran's morality police return after protests in a new campaign to impose Islamic dress on women 0 Eugene Jul 2023 Jul 2023 1 2388
With increasing Taliban restrictions against Afghan women, the mental health crisis worsens. "I feel 0 niyad Jul 2023 Jul 2023 5 3743

Middle East Continued...

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UK invites Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman to visit 0 Eugene Jul 2023 Jul 2023 0 1067
Israel is targeted on Twitter more than any other country, study finds 0 Mosby Jul 2023 Jul 2023 0 1983
Do you think that MBS is permanent or he will be dethroned 0 no_hypocrisy Jul 2023 Jul 2023 3 1116
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 8647
Amid the health and economic crisis in Afghanistan, the Taliban refuses to help. Instead, blames th 4 niyad Jul 2023 Jul 2023 3 2189
Pew: 87% of Israelis has positive view of America 2 Mosby Jun 2023 Jun 2023 0 1587
Afghan lawyers and judges are being persecuted by the Taliban. It threatens Afghan women, the justic 3 niyad Jun 2023 Jun 2023 1 2174
Norway Invites Taliban Officials to the Oslo Forum - A Growing Normalization of the Taliban Means G 0 niyad Jun 2023 Jun 2023 0 2463
Taliban's Rule in Afghanistan Sets Dangerous Precedent for Global Peace 0 niyad Jun 2023 Jun 2023 1 1339
Silenced Resilience: Afghan Women Entrepreneurs Navigating Taliban Restrictions 0 niyad Jun 2023 Jun 2023 0 839
UN Report: Acute Starvation Grips Afghanistan, Affecting Women and Children 1 niyad Jun 2023 Jun 2023 2 3731
The Taliban Enforces Strict Ban on Music in Afghanistan, Prohibiting the Afghan People From Listeni 1 niyad Jun 2023 Jun 2023 2 2379
Amid all the doom and gloom in the world, a bright spot... 0 True Dough May 2023 May 2023 5 1323
Belgium aid worker freed in prisoner swap with Iranian diplomat jailed for bomb plot 0 Eugene May 2023 May 2023 0 2402
Iran unveils latest version of ballistic missile amid wider tensions over nuclear program 0 Eugene May 2023 May 2023 0 1677
Woman shot dead in northern Israel in 16th case of femicide in 2023 2 Mosby May 2023 May 2023 2 2209
Iran hid weapons among earthquake aid to target U.S. troops, leak says 0 Mosby May 2023 May 2023 0 1471
Saudis said set to host top Hamas delegation, further dimming Israeli hopes for ties 0 Mosby Apr 2023 Apr 2023 1 2303
'I Oppose the Mandatory Hijab' Button Campaign Puts Iranian Women's Rights Front and Center 0 niyad Apr 2023 Apr 2023 2 3107
UN chief demands Taliban revoke ban on women staff 0 niyad Apr 2023 Apr 2023 0 1071
Tensions rise in the Middle East amid Ramadan and Passover - ABC News 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2023 Apr 2023 2 2196
Haredi parties were at forefront of overhaul push. Then they weren't. What changed? 0 Mosby Apr 2023 Apr 2023 0 2771
Taliban Arrests Prominent Education Activist 0 niyad Apr 2023 Apr 2023 0 1437
Templars who (most) became Nazi in the 1930s-40s - Fascinating 1957 article.Translated 8 PostTruth Mar 2023 Mar 2023 8 7978
Campaign calls for gender apartheid to be crime under international law 2 niyad Mar 2023 Mar 2023 7 1435
A Letter from an Afghan Educator: Optimism in the Face of Agony 0 niyad Mar 2023 Mar 2023 2 2029
'I Am Erased!': Afghan Women Leaders Urge International Community to Take Action 0 niyad Mar 2023 Mar 2023 0 2551
Saudi Arabia sends first female team to global tennis event 0 niyad Feb 2023 Feb 2023 0 1355
'They used our hijabs to gag us': Iran protesters tell of rapes, beatings and torture by police 0 niyad Feb 2023 Feb 2023 0 3137
Iraqis protest over killing of YouTube star by her father 6 niyad Feb 2023 Feb 2023 11 1679

Middle East Continued...

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Iranian protesters sentenced to death were tortured, says Amnesty report (trigger warning rape) 0 bronxiteforever Jan 2023 Jan 2023 2 3188
Secretary of State Blinken to visit Egypt, Israel and West Bank 0 Tetrachloride Jan 2023 Jan 2023 2 2312
OPCW blames Syria gov't for 2018 chlorine gas attack in Douma 0 Eugene Jan 2023 Jan 2023 0 2066
The trailblazing female Muslim Arab IDF major 0 Mosby Jan 2023 Jan 2023 4 2463
Iranian chess player 'moving to Spain' after competing without headscarf 0 niyad Jan 2023 Jan 2023 5 3094
'My heart is bleeding': Afghan women devastated by university ban 4 niyad Dec 2022 Dec 2022 5 3172
Turkey, Saudi Arabia condemn Taliban's university ban for women 2 niyad Dec 2022 Dec 2022 0 1407
US warns Taliban of 'costs' over university ban for Afghan women 0 niyad Dec 2022 Dec 2022 3 2999
What does future hold for Afghan women after university ban? 0 niyad Dec 2022 Dec 2022 1 1989
Arab Gulf countries crack down on homosexuality 1 Behind the Aegis Dec 2022 Dec 2022 0 2548
Iran: protestors set fire to Khomeini ancestral home 3 cbabe Nov 2022 Nov 2022 5 3888
Cholera in Syria, Lebanon 1 Tetrachloride Oct 2022 Nov 2022 1 1680
Azar Nafisi, author of Reading Lolita in Tehran: 'Women in Iran have discovered their power and deci 0 niyad Oct 2022 Oct 2022 4 3538
Iran and US set for UN confrontation over Mahsa Amini protests 0 niyad Oct 2022 Oct 2022 0 2450
LIV - OPEC - Twitter 0 LessAspin Oct 2022 Oct 2022 1 1780
Inside a Groundbreaking Anthology That Sheds Light on 18 Queer Arab Voices 0 Behind the Aegis Oct 2022 Oct 2022 1 3360
Women Everywhere Are Standing Up Against 'Gender Apartheid' 4 niyad Oct 2022 Oct 2022 3 2636
'I Felt Like the Luckiest Girl in the World': Afghan Students Restart College in the U.S. 2 niyad Oct 2022 Oct 2022 3 3864
Iranian security forces intensify crackdown in Kurdistan 1 Eugene Oct 2022 Oct 2022 4 1727
Nika Shakarami: Iran protester's family forced to lie about death - source 0 Eugene Oct 2022 Oct 2022 1 3376
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