Iraq strikes Back: Kurds under air travel ban, Turkey blocks Oil
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The Iraqi parliament on Wednesday passed a…
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The Iraqi parliament on Wednesday passed a…
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Saudi Arabia's King Salman issued a decree…
By Juan Cole | (informed Comment) | - - I'm not sure what Donald Trump thinks…
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Iraq strikes Back: Kurds under air travel ban, Turkey blocks Oil
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The Iraqi parliament on Wednesday passed a resolution demanding that the Iraqi army take control of the province of Kirkuk and reclaim the…Taliban target SecDef Mattis Helicopter in Kabul, hit Airport
TeleSur | - - U.S. forces responded with an airstrike but one of the missiles went off course in a “malfunction,” causing several casualties. Kabul's airport has been attacked by militants during…The Biggest Impediment to Saudi Women Was Never the Driving Ban
By Medea Benjamin | (Foreign Policy in Focus) | - - No matter their age, Saudi women are treated like minors — to the point that many require permission from their sons…Saudi King seeks Recognition for letting Women Drive, a basic right
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Saudi Arabia's King Salman issued a decree on Tuesday permitting women to drive as of June of next year. Saudi Arabia was the…Is Trump setting US course toward War with China?
By Alfred W. McCoy | ( Tomdispatch.com) | - - [This piece has been adapted and expanded from Alfred W. McCoy’s new book, In the Shadows of the American Century: The Rise…Saudi Arabia: Official Hate Speech Targets Minorities
Human Rights Watch | - - Incitement Leads to Discrimination Against Shia, Other Groups (Beirut) – Some Saudi state clerics and institutions incite hatred and discrimination against religious minorities, including the country’s…Iraq: Kurdish Independence Vote Spurs Mideast Tension
TeleSur | - - The referendum has provoked large-scale military movements along the Iraqi Kurdish region's borders. Some 8.4 million Iraqi Kurds have voted in a referendum on whether to secede from…Germany: Will strong Neo-Fascist showing push Merkel to the Right?
By Patricia Hogwood | (The Conversation) | - - Angela Merkel will continue as chancellor of Germany. But following an election that saw the rise of smaller parties – most notably the…How Arab Nationalism & Fundamentalism pushed away the Kurds
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The Kurdistan referendum held today is probably not as likely to produce immediate turmoil in the Middle East as some pundits would have…Merkel barely holds on as Neo-Fascists enter German Parliament
By Catherine Stupp | ( EURACTIV.com ) | - - Angela Merkel's CDU came in first place--but lost a huge amount of supporters. The far-right AfD will move into the Bundestag for…Rohingya crisis: this is what genocide looks like
By Alicia de la Cour Venning | (The Conversation) | - - The world is witnessing a state-orchestrated humanitarian catastrophe on the Myanmar-Bangladesh border. The latest UN figures show a staggering 370,000…As Muslims rally for the Rohingya, what About the Rest of Us?
By John Feffer | ( Foreign Policy in Focus ) | - - If only Muslims reach out to help the Rohingya, the international community will suffer another blow to its reputation.…US will Ease Restrictions on Drones, Expand Usage
TeleSur | - - Speaking last month of reducing restrictions on drone usage, President Trump resorted to biblical language, saying "retribution will be fast and powerful." The United States is preparing to…Iranian Leader: Trump is “Disturbed,” speaks like a Cowboy or Mobster
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Iranian hardliners are still responding to Trump's speech at the UN Monday, in which he accused Iran of backing terrorism and called the…Tweeting while the Planet Burns: Dystopia 2025
By Tom Engelhardt | ( Tomdispatch.com ) | - - It’s January 2025, and within days of entering the Oval Office, a new president already faces his first full-scale crisis abroad. Twenty-four…Yemen’s Children Are Being Shelled While the World Sits Back
By Kristine Beckerle | ( Human Rights Watch) | - - Deadly Attack in Taizz Shows Need for International Inquiry Yemenis were again mourning their children this weekend – this time in…The Anti-Bouazizi: Did Russia try to ‘flash mob’ a Trump Victory?
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Russian internet trolls linked to an oligarch close to Vladimir Putin went beyond just posting meme-making posters exalting Donald Trump and demeaning Hillary…How did the Persecution of Burma’s Rohingya Arise?
By Engy Abdelkader, JD, LL.M. | (The Conversation) | - - Some 420,000 Rohingya Muslims, a religious and ethnic minority community in Myanmar, have fled to neighboring Bangladesh since August this year.…Much of U.S.’s Puerto Rico “Destroyed” by 138 mi/hr Storm, Pleads with Trump for Aid
By TeleSUR | - - Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rossello has asked U.S. President Donald Trump to declare the island a “disaster” area. Hurricane Maria tore across Puerto Rico as the strongest…Israel threatens Bedouin communities with Forced Relocation
Ma'an News Agency | - - BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) -- Israeli forces have notified residents of the Bedouin village of Khan al-Ahmar that they are at risk of imminent forcible transfer from their…