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The Middle East

Gain a better understanding of the Middle East with these articles on news, politics, issues, culture, media, and more.

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The Middle East

What Countries in the Middle East Have Nuclear Weapons?

The Middle East

Is Iraq a Democracy?

The Middle East

Sad Facts about Child Marriage You Should Know

The Middle East
5 Ways the Iraq War Impacted the Middle East
The Middle East
What Happened During the 1970 Palestinian Hijackings
The Middle East
Iraq and the Kurdistan Region After the Defeat of ISIL
The Middle East
What Is Happening in Syria?
The Middle East
These Are the 6 Ways Arab Spring Impacted the Middle East
The Middle East
What Is the Current Situation in Israel?
The Middle East
Is Libya a Democracy Now?
The Middle East
What to Know About Turkey's Government
The Middle East
Why Saudi Arabia Supports the Syrian Opposition
The Middle East
Does the Middle East Really Have the Biggest Oil Reserves?
The Middle East
10 Factors That Led to the Syrian Uprising
The Middle East
Why Does Iran Support the Syrian Regime?
The Middle East
When Did the UAE Win Independence From Britain?
The Middle East
Is the Conflict in Syria a Religious War?
The Middle East
10 Reasons for the Arab Spring in 2011
The Middle East
Current Situation in the Middle East
The Middle East
Freedom of the Press, and the Political and Economic Situation in Iran
The Middle East
Timeline of the Lebanese Civil War From 1975-1990
The Middle East
How Did the Seizure of the Mosque and Mecca Influence al-Qaeda?
The Middle East
Black September and the PLO
The Middle East
Taliban Rule in Afghanistan: Decrees and Prohibitions Against Women
The Middle East
How Did the Arab Spring Begin?
The Middle East
8 Countries That Had Arab Spring Uprisings
The Middle East
Why Do the Syrian People Support President Bashar Al-Assad?
The Middle East
What Is the Palestine Liberation Organization?
The Middle East
How Was the Formation of Israel Influenced by the Balfour Declaration?
The Middle East
Who Were the Israeli Prime Ministers Since the State's Establishment in 1948?
The Middle East
Pakistan, India and the Second Kashmir War
The Middle East
Kuwait's Parliamentary Democracy
The Middle East
Burj Dubai/ Burj Khalifa Facts
Basics
10 Most Indispensable Books on the Middle East
Basics
Understanding the Differing Meanings of 'Iranian' and 'Persian'
Basics
Why Were the 2011 Middle East Uprisings Called the Arab Spring?
Basics
The History of the World's Most Most Consumed Coffee Bean
Basics
Profile of Pakistan's ISI (Inter-Services Intelligence)
Basics
What You Need to Know About the Wailing Wall or Western Wall
Basics
Who Are the Syrian Rebels?
Basics
Full Text of the 1949 UN Resolution Calling for Referendum on Kashmir
Basics
How Do Ziggurats Compare to the Egyptian Pyramids?
Basics
What Is the Quraysh Tribe of Mecca?
Basics
What Is the Taliban and What Does It Want?
Basics
What Is the Arab World?
Basics
History and Background of the Kashmir Conflict
Basics
Leaders of the Middle East: A Photo Gallery
Basics
Who Were the World Leaders During the Arab Spring Era?
Basics
The Ancient and Modern Sinai Peninsula
Basics
All You Wanted to Know about the Syrian Civil War
Basics
What is the History of the Taliban?
Basics
The Middle East: Geography, History, Politics
Basics
Hama Rules - Syrian Massacre of Muslim Brotherhood
Basics
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad - Profile
Basics
The True Cause of All Middle East Conflicts
Basics
What is the Dual Meaning of Black September?
Basics
Who Were the Barbary Pirates?
Basics
Critical Differences Between Syria's Alawites and Shiites
Basics
Adult Illiteracy Rates (15 Years & Over) in the Middle East
Middle East & The U.S. Policy
Pros and Cons of Intervening in the Syrian Conflict
Middle East & The U.S. Policy
U.S. Policy in the Middle East: 1945 to 2008
Middle East & The U.S. Policy
How 900,000 Iraqis Were Killed in Repression and War
Middle East & The U.S. Policy
What is the US Role in Syria Now?
Middle East & The U.S. Policy
Arab Americans Are a Growing Electoral Force in Swing States
Middle East & The U.S. Policy
Predator Drones and Other Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)
Middle East & The U.S. Policy
Bin Laden's Declaration of War on the United States, 1996
Middle East & The U.S. Policy
Oslo Accords Declaration of Principles - Full Text
Middle East & The U.S. Policy
Reagan and the 1983 Marines Barracks Massacre in Beirut
Middle East & The U.S. Policy
Iraq War - Everything You Want and Need to Know
Middle East & The U.S. Policy
What Is the War Powers Act?

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