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As Coasts Flood, why isn’t the Corporate Press asking Candidates about Climate Change?
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The US corporate press is letting the…
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The US corporate press is letting the…
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Lindsey Graham has been posing as the…
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Russian deputy foreign minister Sergey Ryabkov said…
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By Allan Christelow | (Informed Comment) | - - On December 12-13, 2015 Nigerian security forces carried out an attack against the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) in the city of Zaria.…US Ally Saudi Arabia Sentences Atheist Tweep to 10 Years & 2,000 Lashes
By Amira Al Hussaini | ( Global Voices ) | - - Saudi Arabia has sentenced a Twitter user to 10 years in prison in addition to 2,000 lashes for publishing 600…To combat Extremism on both Sides, Europe Needs its own Islam
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Miguel Vatter | (The Conversation) | - - Everyone wants to die for Allah. We all want to live the best life in the hereafter and we want to make it to…Mr. Netanyahu, We don’t have to Apologize for being Israelis of Palestinian Heritage; We’re the 20%
By Rita Khoury | (Ma'an News Agency) | - - When Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived on Dizengoff Street in Tel Aviv last month after a fatal shooting during which two…Russia open to “Federal” Syria, but opposition worries about Partition
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Russian deputy foreign minister Sergey Ryabkov said Monday that Russia supports whatever arrangements the Syrians in the current negotiations reach about the future,…US Says Mosul Dam faces serious risk of Collapse; Could Kill 1.4 Million
TeleSur | - - The U.S. Embassy in Iraq warned its citizens to be ready to leave the country as the Mosul Dam faces a "serious and unprecedented" risk of bursting. The…Is US Syria Policy to back new Saudi-Turkish Moves against Iran?
By Fernando Betancor | ( OpenDemocracy)| - - The pattern of strikes by the disjointed US-led coalition of Operation Inherent Resolve remains the best and most reliable public indicator of intentions and future operations…“Tehran is liberated territory” as Pragmatists & Centrists win Iranian Capital & Expert Assembly
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The era of former Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, also a former mayor of Tehran, is completely over. Ahmadinejad's so-called spiritual mentor, Mohammad-Taqi Misbah-Yazdi…How Much will Iran Change after Ayatollah Khamenei?
By Golnaz Esfandiari | ( RFE/RL ) | - - The succession question in Iran has come to the fore recently with the election of a new Assembly of Experts, the 88-member…US-Backed Saudi-Led Airstrikes Kill 40 People in Yemen, Mostly Civilians
TeleSur Saudi Arabia has been accused of bombing weddings and carrying out other war crimes against Yemeni militants it claims are aligned with Iran. Airstrikes carried out by the Saudi Arabia-led coalition…Obama Signs Trade Law protecting Israeli Squatters from Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions
By IMEMC | - - US President Barack Obama, this week, signed into law a sweeping trade agreement which protects Israel from boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) by countries who oppose the…Syrian Ceasefire: A Signal that Russia is winning the War?
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Whether or not the cessation of hostilities in Syria holds, it is a major turning point in the revolution and civil war that…Iran Election Results Show that when US rewards Pragmatists, they Win
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Early results in Iran's parliamentary elections suggest that the centrists, pragmatists and independents will have more seats than the Khomeinist far right. For…Egypt Jails Novelist Ahmed Naji for 2 years for His ‘Sexually Explicit’ Novel
By Mohammed Hasan | ( Global Voices | - - A Cairo appeals court sentenced Egyptian novelist and journalist Ahmed Naji for two years in prison for publishing a chapter containing “sexually…European Union, Palestinian PM condemn Israel’s deliberate destruction of EU-funded Structures
Ma'an News Agency | - - BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) -- Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah on Thursday condemned Israel's "deliberate" destruction of EU-funded structures in the occupied Palestinian territory, as he called on…Rubio’s 7 Fallacies on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - In last night's Republican debate co-sponsored by Telemundo, billionaire bigot Donald Trump, usually a resident of Mars, briefly came back to earth long…Beyond Syria: Saudi Arabia’s Strategies for Dealing with Iran
Joseph Benzekri | ( Your Middle East | - - "Claiming to fight ISIS can serve as a valuable pretext for defending one’s own interests" The difficulties facing Saudi Arabia and its…The Evolution of Social Media use in Mideast 5 years after the Youth Revolts
By Damian Radcliffe | (The Conversation) | - - In 2011, the Arab Spring rocked many parts of the Middle East. Regime change in Tunisia, Egypt and Libya saw the departure of…