Trump’s Fascist Weakness Mars Poland Diatribe
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Donald Trump's speech in Poland may have…
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Donald Trump's speech in Poland may have…
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The Swedish auto manufacturer Volvo, owned by…
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - So far this year, over a third…
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Can Total’s Gas deal in Iran vindicate the Nuclear Deal?
By Meysam Tayebipour | (The Conversation) | - - Nine years ago, when sanctions were imposed on Iran by the international community, Total was the last Western energy company to suspend its…Do an Unstable President and a Reckless Prince threaten the World?
By Dilip Hiro | ( Tomdispatch.com) | - - The Middle East. Could there be a more perilous place on Earth, including North Korea? Not likely. The planet’s two leading nuclear armed…Why Mosul Matters
The Economist | (Video News Report) | - - "Mosul stands on the brink of recapture from Islamic State fighters, but the future of the city is uncertain. With several parties jostling…Saudi-Led Group: Qatar to be Sanctioned for ‘Negative’ Response to Demands
TeleSur | - - Saudi Arabia said restrictions on Qatar will continue, but it did not announce new sanctions against Doha. Foreign ministers from Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and…Record: Germany at 35% Renewables in Electricity Production
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - So far this year, over a third of German electricity has come from wind, solar, biomass and hydro, at 35%. That is 2…Iraqis Travel to Mosul to Celebrate Holy Day in a Show of Solidarity
By Sali Mahdy | (GlobalVoices.org) | - - A group of around 300 Iraqis recently traveled from south and central Iraq to Mosul to celebrate the Eid al-Fitr holiday with their newly…Iran’s ‘Trumpism’ Cartoon Contest Draws 1,600 Submissions
TeleSur | - - More than 1,600 artworks were submitted to the “International Trumpism Cartoon and Caricature Contest.” U.S. President Donald Trump and his policies are the themes of an international cartoon…Leftist Kurds with US Air Support breach Walls of ISIL Capital, enter Old City
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Al Jazeera reports that the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) supported by the US Air Force and other international allies, has breached the walls…Dutch Furious as Israel seizes Solar Panels donated to Palestinians
Ma'an News Agency | - - BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) -- The Netherlands has reacted with outrage after Israeli authorities seized dozens of solar panels in a remote occupied West Bank village that were…Iraq united to defeat ISIL, but can it avoid Break-up Afterwards?
By Dylan O’Driscoll | ( OpenDemocracy.net ) | - - Multiple segments of the population, including at elite level, have come together in the fight against IS and now the time has…With CNN Reporter Attack Video, Trump apes Seedy Dictators
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Trump has taken another big step toward becoming an African dictator. On Sunday he tweeted a video someone made for him that was…Gunmen Shoot at Mosque-goers in France, Injure 8, including Child
TeleSur | - - Avignon police are now searching for the suspects who fled the scene. In the southeastern city of Avignon in France’s Provence region, two hooded men pulled up to…Did Trump commit a crime in trying to Blackmail Mika and Joe? (TYT)
Cenk Uygur, Ana Kasparian, Ben Mankiewicz | TYT Video Report | - - "The President of the United States is tight with the owner of "The National Enquirer,” because of course he…Another “Unbalanced” White Terrorist targets Muslims at Mosque Near Paris
TeleSur | - - Although the official investigation clearly said the attack was "deliberate," the mainstream French media failed to report it. A man in a 4×4 car intentionally tried to run…Top 6 Things Trump didn’t know about Herat when he barred Girl robotics Scientists from US
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The US embassy in Kabul has denied a visa to 6 Afghan high school students from Herat to accompany their invention in robotics…UN: Saudi Bloc attempt to close Al Jazeera is attack on Freedom of Expression
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Reuters reports that U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein, is "extremely concerned by the demand that Qatar close down the…The Violent “American Century”
By John Feffer | (FPIF) | Originally published in Korea Quarterly | - - The last near-century of American dominance was extraordinarily violent. Is it coming to an end? John Dower is…Syria: as anti-ISIL Fight enters End Game, Civilian Casualties Spike
By Roshni Majumdar | (Inter Press Service) | - - UNITED NATIONS (IPS) - As US-backed Syrian rebels plow ahead in the fight to take back Raqqa from the Islamic State in…Freeing Fayza: A Journey to War-Torn Iraq to Rescue a Yazidi ISIL Slave Girl
By: Brian Glyn Williams and Christopher Natola | (Informed Comment) | - - It began with an electrifying text message from a Yazidi member of a network dedicated to freeing Yazidis (an…Demand-Side Slavery, Libyan Instability and European Crime Networks
Neil Thompson | (Informed Comment) | - - After several years in which refugees and migration have featured heavily in the Western media narrative, a disturbing correlation between human trafficking and conflict…