Wind powered all of Scotland in October & other Renewable Success Stories
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Wind and solar keep falling in price--…
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Wind and solar keep falling in price--…
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Al Jazeera Arabic reports that Hassan Nasrullah,…
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Roy Moore, the Republican candidate for senate…
Foreign Policy
Saudi failures, from Qatar to Yemen, bode ill for its Success in Lebanon
By Beverly Milton-Edwards | ( OpenDemocracy.net ) | - - Domestic politics in the Middle East especially in a country like Saudi Arabia never stays that way for long. Recent events in…Climate change victims need official refugee status: Oxfam
By Marion Candau | EURACTIV.fr | translated by Paola Tamma | - - With the COP23 climate conference ongoing in Bonn, Oxfam published a troubling report on people displaced by climate change.…Nasrullah: Saudi has declared war on Lebanon
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Al Jazeera Arabic reports that Hassan Nasrullah, the secretary-general of Hizbullah accused Saudi Arabia of declaring war on Lebanon and on his party.…Brazil: Huge Solar Plant to help get to 45% Renewables by 2030
AFP News Agency | (Video News Clip) | - - "Brazil has lagged far behind in the shift to solar power, but the biggest facility on the continent now being built in…Can we turn military spending into a budget for the people?
By Frida Berrigan | ( Waging Nonviolence) | - - Connecticut is the only state in the union that does not have a budget, and the state’s bills are being paid in…Saudi Arabia pulls Citizens from Lebanon as Beirut charges Hariri Jailed
Middle East Monitor | - - 1. Saudi bans Citizens from traveling to Lebanon: Saudi Arabia has advised its citizens against traveling to Lebanon and asked those in the country to leave…Will Asia emerge as world Leader, propelled by Green Energy Policies?
By John Feffer | (Foreign Policy in Focus) | - - China and South Korea could be game changers on climate — and create a more peaceful region in the process. There’s…Iraq & End of Women’s Rights: Girls Marriage age of 9?
Mustafa Habib | (Baghdad) | (Niqash.org) | - - Proposed changes to Iraq’s personal status law caused protests because they drop the legal age of marriage to 9. Even worse, the changes…Syria: If ISIL is dire threat, why isn’t its Defeat bigger News?
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The Syrian regime announced Wednesday that its army, supported by the Lebanese Shiite militia, Hizbullah and Iraqi Shiite militia, took control of the…Saudi Arabia urged to end Yemen blockade: Fear of Unprecedented Famine, Disease
By Jonathan Fenton-Harvey | (Informed Comment) | - - In a move to further suffocate Yemen, Saudi Arabia announced on Monday that it would close all land, air and sea borders to…Le Pen Stripped of Immunity for Tweeting Gruesome IS Images
TeleSur | - - Circulating "violent messages that incite terrorism or pornography or seriously harm human dignity" is a crime punishable in France by up to three years' imprisonment. France's National Assembly…Can we survive Trump’s Rage-Based Iran Policy?
By Daniel Brumberg | (Informed Comment) | - - Both his disciples and his detractors would probably agree that Trump speaks from the heart or gut rather than the head. His approach…Oil & Coal & Crop Burning turn Delhi into ‘Gas Chamber’ of Air Pollution
The Watchers | - - The Indian Medical Association declared a public health emergency on Tuesday, November 7, 2017, as toxic smog engulfed Indian capital Delhi. In some areas, Air Quality Index…Robots & Autocrats: Saudi Arabia’s Brave New World
By Brian Whitaker | ( Al-Bab.com) | - - Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is on a mission to shake up Saudi Arabia, the most change-resistant of Arab countries. Though still only…Saudi Official views Lebanon as “at war with us”
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The Christian-owned Beirut daily al-Nahar reports that the Saudi minister for Gulf Affairs, Thamer al-Sabhan, said Monday that Saudi Arabia would not accept…Saudi-led forces close air, sea, land access to Yemen
Middle East Monitor | - - The Saudi-led military coalition fighting against the Houthi movement in Yemen said on Monday it would close all air, land and sea ports to the Arabian…Saudi Arabia: Is the Prince fighting on too many Fronts?
Carool Kersten | (OpenDemocracy.net) | - - The Saudi crown prince moves towards concentrating absolute power in his own hands, while escalating tensions on several fronts. If Machiavelli were alive today, he…Lebanon Hizbullah leader: Saudis dictated Hariri resignation
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The Secretary-General of Hizbullah, the Lebanese party-militia, Hassan Nasrullah, gave a major speech Sunday in the wake of the resignation of prime minister…Trump: Why didn’t ‘Samurai Japan’ shoot down N. Korea Missiles?
TeleSur | - - The revelation comes after Trump warned that Asia should fear a robust military stance by Japan, "a warrior nation." A perplexed President Donald Trump once noted that he…Kurds didn’t Get Independence, US Support or even Democracy
By Reese Erlich | ( 48hills.org | - - I stood at a border crossing as thousands of Yazidis and other refugees fled ISIS attacks on Mosul and nearby cities. Tens of…