Moscow, Russia | AFP | – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (R) and his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu, pictured August 2018, met to coordinate ground operations in Syria after the announced US military pullout Russia and Turkey on Saturday agreed to coordinate ground operations in Syria after the shock announcement of a US military withdrawal, […]
Archives for December 2018
Germany’s Electricity 38% Renewable in 2018, more than Coal for 1st Time
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Germany, a pioneer in renewables among the advanced industrial economies, now gets 38% of its electricity from renewables. In the United States the proportion of electricity generated by renewables is only about 20%, about half as much as Germany, because of the opposition to green energy of Big Oil, Big […]
Saudi Women Trample Face Veils in Social Media Protest
Saudi women are stepping on the face veils some are made to wear in the conservative kingdom and posting it on social media with the hashtag “the niqab under my foot“. The campaign marks the latest protest against strict dress codes for women in Saudi Arabia, who are required to wear abayas – loose, all-covering […]
1,451 War Crimes: Ashrawi Condemns new Squatter Housing as Israeli Settler Colonialism
RAMALLAH (Ma’an) — Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) Executive Committee Member Hanan Ashrawi strongly condemned the Israeli Civil Administration’s decision to approve for the establishment of 1,451 new settlement units in the occupied West Bank and to advance plans for the construction of 837 additional units. Ashrawi said, in a statement released on Thursday, that “Today’s […]
Amos Oz, Renowned Israeli Novelist and Critic of Expansionist Right, Dies at 79
Jerusalem | AFP | – Amos Oz, who died of cancer Friday aged 79, was a celebrated Israeli novelist and passionate peace advocate whose stirring memoir “A Tale of Love and Darkness” became a worldwide bestseller. His daughter Fania Oz-Salzberger confirmed his death on Twitter, calling him “a wonderful family man, an author, a man […]
With Trump Ready to Leave Afghanistan, can Qatar Broker a Peace?
BY SAID SABIR IBRAHIMI | – (Political Insights) – Over the past few years, Qatar has shown itself to be an influential actor in Afghanistan’s peace making efforts. Said Sabir Ibrahimi examines Qatar’s efforts and what it can do to further the prospects of peace in Afghanistan. Qatar has emerged as a conflict resolution actor […]
Abandoned by Trump, Syrian Kurds frantically turn to Moscow for Protection from Turkey
Anton Lavrov, a military analyst, writes in the pro-Putin Russian newspaper Izvestia that the withdrawal of US troops from northeast Syria will mainly affect the fate of the Kurds (via BBC Monitoring). He notes that the US has provided the YPG with armored vehicles and antitank missiles and a great deal of ammunition. These medium […]
Banking Giant HSBC Divests from Israel Arms Manufacturer
Human rights groups have claimed a major victory after HSBC, one of the largest banking and financial services organisations in the world, confirmed that it fully divested from Israeli drone manufacturer Elbit Systems, which sells weapons to the Israeli military used in attacks on Palestinians. As part of the campaign, over 24,000 people emailed HSBC […]
$100 Bn.: Cost in 2018 of Climate Crisis Caused by Burning Fossil Fuels
2018 saw at least one major climate-induced disaster on every inhabited continent on Earth. Climate change-induced disasters cost nations at least US$100 billion in 2018, a watchdog said Thursday, warning the spate of deadly wildfires, floods and superstorms was “a shadow” of things to come if greenhouse gas emissions aren’t slashed. This year is set […]
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