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The Greater Middle East Reacts to British Exit from EU
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The oil-rich Gulf Cooperation countries may see…
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The oil-rich Gulf Cooperation countries may see…
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - In a historic referendum, the United Kingdom…
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - On Wednesday President Vladimir Putin addressed the…
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The Greater Middle East Reacts to British Exit from EU
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The oil-rich Gulf Cooperation countries may see additional buying opportunities in the British market after Brexit. BBC Monitoring reports: "Political analyst for regional…The Middle East Dimension of Brexit
Middle East Eye | (Video News Report) | Brexit will affect Syrian and other Refugees at Calais, intelligence sharing on ISIL, and Palestine-Israel diplomacy among other pressing issues. " Middle East Eye:…Why did UK leaving European Union hit your Retirement Account so Hard?
By Andre Spicer | (The Conversation) | - - Despite reassurances that we shouldn’t listen to the experts, the financial markets have gone and behaved almost exactly as the experts predicted. Following…Did Trump-Style Islamophobia break up the European Union?
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - In a historic referendum, the United Kingdom has voted to leave the European Union. The motivations were complex, including a lack of trust…Iraq after ISIL: Liberated Ramadi 80% Damaged, has only gotten $1 mn from Gov’t
By Kamal al-Ayash | Ramadi | (Niqash.org) | - - As the clean up in Ramadi continues, locals and officials are applying for reconstruction aid. But there are problems already, with calls…Britain votes to leave the EU, what happens next?
By Gavin Barrett | (The Conversation) | - - Britain [is leaving] the EU. This is having an immediate effect on markets. It will have immediate political ramifications too. David Cameron will,…As Putin Slams NATO, Russia loses Patience with US-Backed Rebels in Syria
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - On Wednesday President Vladimir Putin addressed the Russian parliament on the 75th anniversary of Nazi Germany's attack on his country. He said Russia…Palestine’s ‘prayer for rain’: How Israel uses water as a weapon of war
By Ramzy Baroud | ( Ma'an News Agency) | - - Entire communities in the West Bank either have no access to water or have had their water supply reduced almost by…Is Brexit Really About Keeping Muslims Out?
AJ+ | (Video News Report) | - - "The UK is about to vote on whether to stay in or leave the European Union." AJ+: " Is Brexit Really About Keeping Muslims…Can we stop the Mediterranean from becoming a Refugee Graveyard?
By Adam Levenson | (Informed Comment) | - - The World Addresses the Syrian Refugee Crisis We are reminded about the ongoing Syrian refugee crisis on a regular basis because of the…Erdogan loses appeal against German media re: Comedian who Satirized him
By EurActiv.com with AFP Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan lost a German court battle against a top media boss when his appeal in a bitter row over free speech was thrown out.…Is Bombing Fallujah into Rubble from the air really a Winning Strategy?
By William J. Astore | (Via Tomdispatch.com ) | - - In the era of the long war on terror, Thursday, June 2nd, 2016, was a tough day for the U.S. military.…Livni Slams Netanyahu, Calls for Israeli Referendum on Two-state Solution
By IMEMC | - - Zionist Union member of the Israeli parliament of the Knesset, Tzipi Livni, called for a referendum, Saturday afternoon, over what she reduced to a “problem” with Palestinians.…Israel approves $18.6 mn in new funding for Squatter settlements in Palestinian West Bank
Ma'an News Agency | - - BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) -- The Israeli government approved on Sunday the allocation of an additional 72 million shekels (about $18.6 million) to settlements in the occupied West…Why don’t Technocrats think the cure for Iraqi Corruption more Democracy? It is Everywhere Else!
Usman W. Chohan | (The Conversation) | - - The tragedy of modern Iraq is often studied with a humanitarian, moral, religious, political or military lens, but fiscal perspectives are much harder…Pyrrhic Victory? As Iraq rolls back Daesh, can it stay together as a Country?
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - From all accounts, most people in Fallujah are very happy about being out from under the murderous and puritanical rule of Daesh (ISIS,…How ISIL is losing al-Anbar Province: Corruption, Reckless Driving, Carelessness w/ Secrets
Niqash.org | Baghdad | - - "Newsletters sent to Islamic State fighters in Anbar indicate the group’s problems with bad drivers and corruption. It also shows a decentralized command structure that ensures…The rise and fall of Turkey’s progressive opposition
By Nick Ashdown | ( OpenDemocracy) | - - Turkey's pro-Kurdish opposition party, the HDP roared into parliament on the back of a rainbow coalition of alienated progressives and minorities. Now, armed conflict…The end of the Beginning: The Fall of ISIL in Fallujah
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - After Montgomery and his troops defeated the Germans and Italians at El Alamain in northern Egypt in 1942, Winston Churchill was relieved finally…Who Was the mystic Jalaluddin Rumi, and Whose Rumi Is He?
By Bismellah Alizada | (GlobalVoices.org) | - - As all the countries that call the work of Jalaluddin Rumi their own rise up against the idea of Leonardo Di Caprio playing the…