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Middle-East

The latest developments in the Middle-East.

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5,540 topics in this forum

  1. 20 to 30K ISIS fighters remain in Iraq, Syria

    Up to 30,000 Islamic State group fighters left in Iraq and Syria, says UN
    By The Caspian Hare,
    • 0 replies
    • 36 views

  2. Terrorist bin Laden's mother speaks

    just like a mother
    By Eldorado,   
    • 6 replies
    • 150 views

  3. Oil supply disruption from Saudi ports

    Response to attack on a couple of its tankers
    By RoofGardener,
    • 22 replies
    • 377 views

  4. Saudi Arabia expels Canadian ambassador

    By The Caspian Hare,
    • 32 replies
    • 475 views

  5. Israel: civil war over in Syria - Assad won

    By Clockwork_Spirit,
    • 19 replies
    • 269 views

  6. Refugees on new Balkan route stuck in limbo

    By Black Red Devil,
    • 43 replies
    • 780 views

  7. Is it time for Gaza to be returned to Israel?

    IDF readies to put down kite terror for good
    By and then,   
    • 101 replies
    • 1,245 views

  8. Megan Markle's friend faces 20y in Saudi jail

    By Ozfactor,
    • 0 replies
    • 125 views

  9. Israel: Rogue state?

    Debate on Cambridge, 2015
    By Sir Smoke aLot,
    • 16 replies
    • 580 views

  10. OPCW:No traces of sarin found in Douma, Syria

    Were the interventionists wrong again?
    By Clockwork_Spirit,
    • 32 replies
    • 502 views

  11. Israel threatens to assassinate Assad

    By Clockwork_Spirit,
    • 88 replies
    • 1,503 views

  12. Israel ban groups critical of IDF from school

    Israel passes law to ban groups critical of state, military from schools
    By The Caspian Hare,
    • 40 replies
    • 406 views

  13. Assad is reconquering all of Syria

    Is the Syrian war drawing to an end?
    By Clockwork_Spirit,
    • 6 replies
    • 220 views

  14. Situation getting hairy in Southern Iraq

    Mass anti-corruption protests
    By The Caspian Hare,
    • 7 replies
    • 185 views

  15. Iranian girl arrested for Instagram dance

    Outrage over arrest of teenage girl for Instagram dancing clips
    By The Caspian Hare,
    • 11 replies
    • 306 views

  16. Israel "declares war"

    ... along with Australia and the US
    By RoofGardener,
    • 25 replies
    • 506 views

  17. Erdogan wins election in Turkey

    Turkey’s Erdogan wins new powers; Office of prime minister will be abolished and Erdogan will be able to form and regulate ministries
    By The Caspian Hare,
    • 20 replies
    • 402 views

  18. Israeli stealth fighters fly over Iran

    By Captain Risky,
    • 26 replies
    • 987 views

  19. Zionist Nuclear Lizard Spies

    .. from the Senior Advisor to the Supreme Leader of Iran
    By RoofGardener,   
    • 24 replies
    • 843 views

  20. Ain Al Hilweh - Ever heard of it? Me NEITHER

    Largest walled Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon
    By and then,   
    • 8 replies
    • 302 views

  21. Riots in Iran over lack of water

    By The Caspian Hare,
    • 3 replies
    • 172 views

  22. Large protests in Tehran, Iran

    Iran economic protests shut Tehran's Grand Bazaar
    By The Caspian Hare,
    • 1 reply
    • 145 views

  23. Sadr allies with Iran-backed Iraqi faction

    Iraq's Al-Sadr Joins Forces With Iran-Backed Coalition
    By The Caspian Hare,   
    • 12 replies
    • 293 views

  24. Assad tells U.S. to get out of Syria

    Syrian government wants us out, prepared to use force
    By Clockwork_Spirit,
    • 45 replies
    • 890 views

  25. IDF Directive to defend border with Gaza

    Hamas funding 6 week protest to challenge border with crowds of protesters
    By and then,   
    • 159 replies
    • 2,411 views