Portal talk:Middle East

I think Palestine should be listed in the middle east
 * So do I, so I added it. -  Amgine | talk en.WN 07:49, 12 June 2006 (UTC)

And I would add also Kurdistan
 * Kurdistan is not currently a recognised state. --Brian McNeil / talk 08:44, 14 September 2006 (UTC)


 * Neither is Palestine. And Kurdistan is "a state within a state" in Iraq" where Kurds have de facto independence


 * I think the "Palestinian Territories" should be changed to "Palestinian Authority" and that a superscript of "1" should be added, for it is disputed as well. --User:notloggedin 18:35, 11 December 2006 (UTC)

I would add both and mark them as not recognized as a state but I will not add it until agreement is reached. --User:Anonymous101 Talk 16:10, 6 January 2008 (UTC)


 * What about the report of woman who was gang-raped -- and then sentenced to prison for speaking out about the case in Saudi Arania.

http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/11/19/saudi.rape.victim/index.html 132.72.71.51 11:25, 20 November 2007 (UTC)

Why is Pakistan not listed?
Pakistan should most certainly be listed under Wikinews' Middle East Portal. While geographically, there is an argument to be made for Pakistan being part of South Asia, it is culturally and religiously far closer to Egypt or Turkey than to India or Thailand. Therefore, I request that someone add Pakistan to the Middle East Portal as well as Turkmenistan. Thank you!

Please note: I would add Pakistan and Turkmenistan myself, but I am not able to figure out how. Therefore, someone please add it. Thanks. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Agomulka (talk • contribs)
 * ✅. Cirt (talk) 13:26, 21 May 2008 (UTC)

"Latest News" from 13th July?
I see that the latest news comes from 13th July (in the "Latest news" section, not the other ones. That's quite unnormal... so please fix it, thanks!--192.115.135.58 09:34, 31 July 2008 (UTC)
 * If you can find appropriate news items that should be in the category Middle East I would be happy to help resolve this. --Brian McNeil / talk 11:17, 31 July 2008 (UTC)