middle east

afghanistan al arab arabia arabian area asia bagdad baghdad beirut border borders central clash clashes conflict conflicts countries country damascus earth east eastern economic economy gulf history india irak iran iraq islam islamabad islamic islamist israel israeli jazeera jihad jordan kabul kashmir lebanon middle muslim muslims oil pakistan palestina palestine palestines peninsula persia persian planet political politics problem problems punjab qaeda region religion religious saudi sea strategic syria tehran tension tensions terror terrorism trouble troubles turkey turkmenistan turmoil war world