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Middle East Countries with Nuclear Weapons

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Is Iraq a Democracy?

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Child Marrriage: Facts, Causes and Consequences

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Impacts of the Iraq War on the Middle East
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The 1970 Palestinian Hijackings of Three Jets to Jordan
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Current Situation in Iraq
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What Has Happened in Syria?
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Arab Spring Impact on the Middle East
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Current Situation in Israel
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Is Libya a Democracy Now?
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Is Turkey a Democracy?
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Saudi Arabia and the Syrian Uprising Explained
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The Truth About Middle East Oil Reserves
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10 Factors That Led to the Syrian Uprising
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Why Iran Supports the Syrian Regime
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United Arab Emirates History and Independence
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Religion and the Syrian Civil War
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10 Reasons for the Arab Spring
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Current Situation in the Middle East
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Current Situation in Iran
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Timeline of the Lebanese Civil War, 1975-1990
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1979 Seizure of the Grand Mosque in Mecca
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Black September: The Jordanian-PLO Civil War of 1970
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Taliban Rules, Decrees, Laws and Prohibitions
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How the Arab Spring Started
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8 Countries That Had Arab Spring Uprisings
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Who Supports the Syrian Regime
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An Overview of the Palestine Liberation Organization
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The Balfour Declaration Influence on Formation of Israel
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Israeli Prime Ministers Since Establishment of the State in 1948
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Profile: Al Jazeera
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The Second Kashmir War (1965)
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Understanding the Stability of Saudi Arabia
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Turkish-Syrian Relations: Overview
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Kuwait's Parliamentary Democracy Explained
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Quick Facts on Burj Dubai/Burj Khalifa
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Black September and the Murder of 11 Israelis at the 1972 Munich Olympics
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10 Most Indispensable Books on the Middle East of 2019
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The Difference Between 'Iranian' and 'Persian'
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What Is the Arab Spring?
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Arabica Coffee Enjoyed Today and for the Past Few Millennia
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Profile of Pakistan's ISI (Inter-Services Intelligence)
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The 12th Imam: The Mahdi and Iran Today
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The Statue of Liberty's Origins in Egypt
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What You Need to Know About the Wailing Wall or Western Wall
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Understanding the Syrian Rebels
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Text of 1949 UN Resolution Calling for Referendum on Kashmir
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What Is a Ziggurat and How Were They Built?
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What Is a Madrassa?
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The Quraysh Tribe of Mecca
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History of the Taliban
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Defining the Arab World and the Middle East
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Kashmir History and Background
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Leaders of the Middle East: A Photo Gallery
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World Leaders in the Arab Spring Era
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The Sinai Peninsula From Ancient Times to Today
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Syrian Civil War Explained
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The Taliban: An Extremist Sharia Law Movement
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What Were the Camp David Accords of 1978?
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What Is the Middle East?
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What Are Hama Rules?
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Syrian President Bashar el Assad: Profile
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What Is Hamas?
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Black September
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Understanding the Barbary Pirates
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What Does Allahu Akbar Really Mean?
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The Difference Between Alawites and Sunnis in Syria
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Middle East Basics: A Road Map
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Adult Illiteracy Rates (15 Years & Over) in the Middle East
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Options for Syrian Intervention
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U.S. Policy in the Middle East: 1945 to 2008
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Iraqi Death Toll Under Saddam Hussein
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Complete Guide to the Abu Ghraib Photos and Torture Scandal
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Reasons for US intervention in Syria
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Arab Americans in the United States: Population Breakdown
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Predator Drones and other Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)
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Bin Laden's Declaration of War on the United States, 1996
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Declaration of Principles On Interim Self-Government Arrangements
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Ronald Reagan and the Killing of 241 U.S. Marines in Beirut in 1983
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Iraq War: Everything You Want (and Need) to Know
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What Is the Powers Act?

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