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Vietnam on the Nile? With Chinese investment, Egypt turns to Solar Panel Manufacturing
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Vietnam on the Nile? With Chinese investment, Egypt turns to Solar Panel Manufacturing

Juan Cole

If Egyptians manage their affairs well, they could become the Vietnam of the Middle East with regard to solar panel production.

Facing protests and new Threats from Trump, is the Iranian Regime on its last legs?

Facing protests and new Threats from Trump, is the Iranian Regime on its last legs?

01/06/2026 By The Conversation

Trump’s anti-Climate Policies are Driving up Insurance Costs for Homeowners

Trump’s anti-Climate Policies are Driving up Insurance Costs for Homeowners

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Afghanistan
Afghanistan Pivots Economically to Central Asia as it Seeks to End Dependence on Pakistan

Afghanistan Pivots Economically to Central Asia as it Seeks to End Dependence on Pakistan

By Farangis Najibullah ( RFE/RL ) – Afghanistan is seeking to significantly bolster trade with the oil-rich countries of Central Asia as it attempts to […]

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Donald Trump
How Trump is Savaging the Poor: the New Victory Gardens

How Trump is Savaging the Poor: the New Victory Gardens

( Tomdispatch.com ) – Do you have a silver card? I do. I live in New London, Connecticut, and while I don’t get EBT (Electronic […]

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Democratic Party
Democrats in Congress Are Out of Touch With Constituents on Israeli Genocide

Democrats in Congress Are Out of Touch With Constituents on Israeli Genocide

San Francisco (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – Last month, some House members publicly acknowledged that Israel has been committing genocide in Gaza. It’s a […]

Norman Solomon

Israel/ Palestine
Workers Rights and Palestine Solidarity: Clover in South Africa

Workers Rights and Palestine Solidarity: Clover in South Africa

When dairy workers made common cause with Palestine solidarity activists, the result was radical love in the public square   Maya Bhardwaj United against Clover […]

Open Democracy

Israel/ Palestine
Israel’s War: Gaza’s Once-Growing Economy is Nearing Total Collapse

Israel’s War: Gaza’s Once-Growing Economy is Nearing Total Collapse

By Dalia Alazzeh, University of the West of Scotland and Shahzad Uddin, University of Essex (The Conversation) – Gaza is going through one of the […]

The Conversation

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200 Luminaries from the Arts and Business World demand release of “Palestinian Mandela”

200 Luminaries from the Arts and Business World demand release of “Palestinian Mandela”

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Patrick Wintour at The Guardian reports that some 200 prominent literary, cultural and political figures have signed an open letter […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Iraq’s 2025 Elections reveal a Democracy without Belief

Iraq’s 2025 Elections reveal a Democracy without Belief

By Bamo Nouri, City St George’s, University of London The Conversation – Iraqis went to the polls on November 11 to vote in parliamentary elections. […]

The Conversation

Nuclear weapons
A Thermonuclear Hair Trigger

A Thermonuclear Hair Trigger

( Tomdispatch.com ) – It’s been 20 years since I retired from the Air Force and 40 years since I first entered Cheyenne Mountain, America’s […]

William J. Astore

Climate Crisis
Have we Reached Peak Fossil Fuels? Wind & Solar met all New Energy Demand in Q1-Q3 ’25

Have we Reached Peak Fossil Fuels? Wind & Solar met all New Energy Demand in Q1-Q3 ’25

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Richard Black and other analysts at the Ember energy consultancy find that all new electricity demand in the first three […]

Juan Cole

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