Top 4 Issues Saudi King Salman will discuss in first visit to Obama’s White House
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Saudi King Salman is meeting Friday with…
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Saudi King Salman is meeting Friday with…
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - American corporate news has not devoted the…
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The Israel lobbies don't win every fight…
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UN to Back Raising of Palestinian Flag, defying Israeli Objections
By IMEMC News | - - Israel asks UN to rebuff flag initiative A draft resolution on raising the Palestinian flag at the United Nations will likely be adopted next week in…Top 4 Issues Saudi King Salman will discuss in first visit to Obama’s White House
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Saudi King Salman is meeting Friday with President Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, Secretary of State John Kerry, and National Security Adviser Susan…As Syrian Refugee Boy Identified, Crisis of Conscience over Refugees
By Jon Queally, staff writer | (Commondreams.org) | - - Three-year-old Aylan Kurdi drowned along with his mother, Rehan, and older brother, Galip, while the family attempted to cross the sea from…Over 1 mn. Syrian Refugees in Lebanon fear Unrest will Expel them Again
RT | (Video News Report) - - "More than a million Syrian refugees feel unwelcome guests in Lebanon, where anti-government protests are only worsening. Many fear the Syrian scenario may repeat there…A House Divided: Iranian, Iraqi Ayatollahs square off in Baghdad Streets
Mustafa Habib | Baghdad | (Niqash.org) | - - Recent crises have seen historical tensions between Iraq and Iran's highest religious leaders, who command the loyalty of millions and a deep philosophical…Why I Shared a Horrific Photo of a Drowned Syrian Child
By Peter Bouckaert | Director, Emergencies | (Human Right Watch) | - - I thought long and hard before I retweeted the photo. It shows a lifeless toddler, lying face down on…Martyr to Science in Palmyra: Archeologist Khaled al-Asaad
By Pierre Leriche | (The Conversation) | - - A second ancient temple at Palmyra has been razed, with a satellite image appearing to confirm the destruction of the Temple of Bel,…Martin Kramer’s “Modest Proposal” for starving Gazans into having fewer Children, 5 Yrs Later
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - In view of the dire UN report warning that in 5 years Gaza may well be uninhabitable for its 2 million Palestinian residents,…Israeli Policies could make Gaza uninhabitable in 5 years: UN
UNCTAD Press Release | UNCTAD/PRESS/PR/2015/026 | (Geneva, Switzerland) | - - Gaza could become uninhabitable in less than five years in wake of 2014 conflict and ongoing de-development, according to new UNCTAD…Remember how Congress said we Should Support Iran Reformists? Well they want the Nuclear Deal
By Golnaz Esfandiari | ( RFE/ RL Parvin Fahimi, who lost her son to repression by the Iranian state, hopes the agreement global powers reached with Tehran on its nuclear program last…War-Torn Yemen faces Disease Outbreaks w/out Humanitarian Corridor
By Kanya D'Almeida | (Inter Press Service) | - - UNITED NATIONS (IPS) - An outbreak of dengue fever in Yemen’s most populated governorate has prompted urgent calls from the World Health…Enter the Bear: Does Russia plan air strikes on Daesh/ISIL in Syria?
By Juan Cole| (Informed Comment) | - - The Israeli press is reporting that Iran has made a firmer military alliance with the Russian Federation in Syria, and that Moscow is sending…Can a Loose Federal system save Syria and Iraq?
By Jerome Joffe | (Informed Comment) | - - In recent months, prospects for applying the principles of federation and constitutional protection for minorities as a basic political solution for the conflicts…‘We Must Face Reality. Iraq Can No Longer Be Ruled In A Centralised Way’ – Former VP Salih
Zhyar Mohammed | Niqash.org | Sulaymaniyah | - - Senior Iraqi Kurdish politician Barham Salih doesn't pull his punches: The Iraqi army is over, as is the national Iraqi project. And extremists…Palestinian Christians Clash with Israeli Soldiers after Sunday Mass over Bethlehem Confiscations
by IMEMC News | - - Palestinian Christians clashed with Israeli forces, following mass on Sunday, when priests and demonstrators marched to protest renewed work on the apartheid wall in the Christian…“You Stink!” Movement Gives Lebanese Gov’t 72 Hours to Meet Protesters Demands
By Amira Al Hussaini | (Global Voices Online) | - - Lebanese protesters at Martyrs’ Square in Beirut earlier today. Photo credit: You Stink Movement official Facebook page Lebanese protesters today gave…Palestine overwhelmed by Illegal American Immigrants
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - If there were a Palestinian Donald Trump, he'd be fulminating against illegal immigrants swamping the Palestinian West Bank. And he'd be complaining that…Ghoul’s Glossary: “Migrants” or “Refugees” or “Anchor Babies”?
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Migrants: Those who voluntarily go to another country to live and work, seeking a better life. Refugees: Those who are forced out of…Missing, Believed Murdered: ISIL in Mosul Releases 1st ‘Death List’ of 2,070 Victims
Khales Joumah | Mosul | (Niqash.org) The Islamic State group in Mosul has released lists of locals whose families thought they were missing, but who have been executed. The extremists are also…Are Turkish Pres. Erdogan’s anti-PKK Campaign, Snap Elections Backfiring?
By Kubilay Yado Arin | (ISLAMiCommentary) | - - Recep Tayyip ErdoÄźan. (photo courtesy Wikimedia Commons) Turkey’s president Recep Tayyip ErdoÄźan this week called for new elections on November 1, after his…