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West Asia

The world’s first professional acrobats were flipping through West Asia 4,000 years ago

Javier Alvarez-Mon, The Conversation Yasmina Wicks, The Conversation
· Nov 01, 2021 · 11:30 pm
The Dead Sea is dying: Briny waterbody in West Asia is rapidly losing its surface area

Scroll Staff
· Oct 28, 2021 · 04:28 pm
What the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan means for America’s influence in West Asia

Tony Walker, The Conversation
· Aug 19, 2021 · 09:30 pm
The loneliness of the expatriate Indian in West Asia lies at the heart of this novel

Sabin Iqbal
· Jun 02, 2021 · 05:30 pm
Iran’s census claims 99.5% of its population is Muslim. Our survey reveals the truth

Pooyan Tamimi Arab, The Conversation Ammar Maleki, The Conversation
· Sep 17, 2020 · 11:30 pm
How have the Gulf monarchies managed to weather the unrest that has hurt their neighbours?

Edmund Adam, The Conversation
· Sep 05, 2020 · 09:30 pm
Israel-UAE agreement: What does it mean for peace in West Asia and Palestine?

Tony Walker, The Conversation
· Aug 15, 2020 · 11:30 pm
Donald Trump’s ‘peace plan’ has killed Palestine’s hope for a two-state solution with Israel

Tony Walker, The Conversation
· Jan 31, 2020 · 11:30 pm
Here’s what an Iran-US conflict would mean for India

Rohan Venkataramakrishnan
· Jan 03, 2020 · 05:51 pm
The spread of Islam in West Asia owes more to mixed marriages than forced conversions

Christian C Sahner, Aeon
· Dec 26, 2019 · 09:30 pm
Kurdish forces strike deal with Syrian government to stop Turkish offensive

Scroll Staff
· Oct 14, 2019 · 02:17 pm
Trump’s decision to withdraw troops from Syria could start a new power play in West Asia

Tony Walker, The Conversation
· Oct 09, 2019 · 11:30 pm
As US-Iran relations worsen, Israel could make a move and strike first

Doreen Horschig, The Conversation
· Jun 23, 2019 · 11:30 pm
United States to deploy 1,000 additional troops to West Asia amid tensions with Iran

Scroll Staff
· Jun 18, 2019 · 02:36 pm
How Donald Trump has worsened Saudi Arabia’s ongoing standoff with Qatar

Beverley Milton-Edwards, The Conversation
· Jun 07, 2018 · 11:30 pm
Why a West Asia Union is urgently required for stability in the region

Ed Husain
· Jun 04, 2018 · 05:30 pm
War of words: Journalists must understand grammar to write accurately about violence

Annabelle Lukin, The Conversation
· May 30, 2018 · 08:30 pm
Qatar bars shops from selling goods from Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt

Scroll Staff
· May 27, 2018 · 12:10 pm
No longer alone: LGBTQ people from West Asia and North Africa share stories of self-discovery

Scroll Staff
· May 10, 2018 · 01:00 pm
Syria chemical attacks: Military intervention may be tempting – but not legal

James Sweeney, The Conversation
· Apr 13, 2018 · 09:30 pm