Okay, every topic that has even remotely to do with the middle east keeps getting more general news put into it which removes focus from the original topic.
As such, I'm creating this thread as a general middle east and north africa topic. That means anything to do with the Arab Spring, Israel or Palestine should be kept to those threads and anything to do with more generic news (for example, new Saudi regulations on the number of foreign workers or the Lebanese elections next year, etc.) should be posted here.
I hope the mods will find this a clear enough statement of intent to open the thread.
Mod edit: The Israel and Palestine thread
has been locked since October 2023. Discussion about Palestine and/or Israel remains off-topic for this thread.
Edited by Mrph1 on May 11th 2024 at 2:19:57 PM
Just how legal/easy is it for ordinary citizens to acquire handguns in Saudi Arabia anyway?
Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.
The law in the night
Wait what? I don't even.
"I shall reward man who assisted the birth of my child with a bullet because I am too much of an idiot to accept other man than me being anywhere near my wife"
Inter arma enim silent leges
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I'm not sure, but I understand that people from tribal communities or cities whose cultures are still very much similar to their tribal roots (e.g. Taif) have a much easier time getting their hands on small arms.
https://sg.news.yahoo.com/inexcusable-errors-australia-tv-crew-beirut-kidnap-061609041.html
This happened recently in Lebanon.
The Cosmopolitan Fictioneer
Ugh, the nastiness of inter-parent disputes over child custody. I really hate those, as well as those Arab/Muslim fathers who think it's their divinely given right and a requirement of his status as a "man" to forbid a "rebellious" mother from ever seeing her kids.
Fiat iustitia, et pereat mundus.
Speaking of Egypt, how are things going there?
edited 27th May '16 8:24:34 PM by Bat178
My impression is that economically, Egypt is in serious trouble. All these terrorist attacks and incidents and the sloppy management thereof are choking their economy.
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Collector Of Fine Oddities
There was this recently.
Plus that Egypt Air flight going down, which we still don't have any idea if it was terror or an accident...
Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.
Pronounced YAK-you-luss
Probably an accident, though, given how nobody's claimed responsibility for it over a week afterwards. Terrorism is political violence, and that means an act of terror has to be tied to a clear political goal in order to have the proper impact.
Exactly my thoughts on the matter. Still going to work over Egypt's tourism sector though; especially given their bad habit of botching their investigations.
edited 28th May '16 6:55:23 AM by Rationalinsanity
Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.
@Marq - Not just a Muslim/Arab issue. I could tell you stories of Hindu men who think the same way about the mothers of their children, both in and out of India.
By the way, Iran is closer culturally to Central Asia than the other Middle Eastern countries, correct?
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Iran is Iran, really. It's certainly not Central Asian.
And culture-wise it's probably more the other way around, with Iran/its predecessor states heavily influencing parts of Central Asia - at least if I remember correctly.
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The law in the night
Germany to recognize the Armenian genocide
Danke! Butthurt Erdogan in 3...2..1...
Inter arma enim silent leges
Ahhh, I love the taste of Ankara's tears.
Shameful Display
Iran will not cooperate with the US to resolve regional issues The Ayatollah has accused the "Great Satan", the US, and Evil Britain (haha Britain cannot into Great Satan) of reneging on the Nuclear deal, and claims trusting us was a mistake. I cannot wait for this fucker to keel over and die.
Meh. Rhetoric is rhetoric. He is increasingly out of step with Iran's actions lately.
Causing freakouts over sourcing since 2018
Iran has (admittedly rather unsurprisingly) banned 1979 Revolution: Black Friday for being "anti-Iranian" and being "pro-American propaganda".
Colourful Linguist
That move is just mostly symbolic. Does Iran even have much of a gaming scene?
"Be happy for this moment. This moment is your life." ~ Omar Khayyam
Probably banned Battlefield 3 and Splinter Cell: Blacklist (Which has a mission in Tehran where you can kill Iranian soldiers) for the same reasons.
Red Like Santa
Iran goalkeeper Sosha Makani banned for wearing SpongeBob SquarePants trousers.
I wonder, what does Iran have against Spongebob Squarepants? I guess the Ayotallah didn't like the newer episodes.
Now known as Cyber Controller
Oh, and I hope the shooter gets his due punishment. Backwards-minded morons like him have no place in civilized society... even if Saudi Arabian society sadly has way too many of them.
edited 26th May '16 3:08:35 PM by MarqFJA
Fiat iustitia, et pereat mundus.