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Archives for June 2019

Yemen
In War-Torn Yemen a Mother and 6 Newborns Die every Two Hours during Labor

In War-Torn Yemen a Mother and 6 Newborns Die every Two Hours during Labor

Middle East Monitor

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) stated that “every two hours, a mother and six newborns die in Yemen due to complications in pregnancy or childbirth.” The data was included in a report issued by the organisation, Monday. UNICEF explained that “the years of war in Yemen have led to worsening the condition of women […]

Featured
Bipartisan move in Congress to Cancel Trump’s Stealth $8 bn Arms sale to Saudis

Bipartisan move in Congress to Cancel Trump’s Stealth $8 bn Arms sale to Saudis

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Dan De Luce at NBC News reports on a bipartisan attempt in Congress to block Trump’s sidelining of the legislature in fast-tracking an $8 bn arms sale to Saudi Arabia that includes components useful in building ballistic missiles. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo justified the step on the grounds of […]

Climate Crisis
After Immigration, Europe’s Next Big Left-Right Divide is Climate Action

After Immigration, Europe’s Next Big Left-Right Divide is Climate Action

Clean Energy Wire

By Rachel Waldholz | – ( Clean Energy Wire) – The European elections delivered major gains for Green parties in several countries, as voters signalled a strong desire for more aggressive action on climate change. In Germany, the Green surge was especially strong. The party doubled its support, coming in second to Chancellor Angela Merkel’s […]

Israel/ Palestine
As Trump Supports  Israel’s West Bank Annexation, Lawmakers and Rights Advocates Condemn Plan to Commit ‘War Crime’

As Trump Supports Israel’s West Bank Annexation, Lawmakers and Rights Advocates Condemn Plan to Commit ‘War Crime’

Common Dreams

By Julia Conley | (Commondreams.org) – “That is not the path to peace, that is the road to an endless conflict.” A top Trump administration official signaled Saturday that the U.S. would welcome Israel’s reported plan to break international law by annexing parts of the West Bank, angering advocates for Palestinian rights. U.S. Ambassador to […]

Featured
No, WSJ, Palestinians have Not given up on National Rights

No, WSJ, Palestinians have Not given up on National Rights

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Wall Street Journal yesterday trolled he Palestinians with a breathless head line that “some” Palestinians are giving up on having their own state. Anyone who has been following the Palestine issue knows that for some time a plurality of Palestinians has swung behind a one-state solution and now want […]

Solar Energy
Europe’s largest solar plant unveiled amid Spanish renewable rebirth

Europe’s largest solar plant unveiled amid Spanish renewable rebirth

Climate Home News

€300 million [$340mn] investment plan comes amid buoyant optimism for Spain’s long suffering solar sector Spanish utility giant Ibedrola has laid out a plan to build Europe’s largest solar power plant in the country. The company is currently consulting the environment ministry over building a 590-megawatt solar farm in the Western region of Extramadurra, it […]

Israel/ Palestine
Jared Kushner doesn’t get to Decide ‘What the Palestinian People Want’

Jared Kushner doesn’t get to Decide ‘What the Palestinian People Want’

Middle East Monitor

Ramona Wadi | @walzerscent | – US President Donald Trump’s “deal of the century” and the forthcoming economic summit in Bahrain have reaped a multitude of analysis, not least from US officials themselves. Jared Kushner, senior advisor to US President Donald Trump, has now undertaken to impose his definitions regarding the difference between the Palestinian […]

Syria
Russia/Syria: Flurry of Prohibited Weapons Attacks

Russia/Syria: Flurry of Prohibited Weapons Attacks

Human Rights Watch

( Human Rights Watch ) – (Beirut) – The Russian–Syrian joint military operation has used internationally banned and other indiscriminate weapons in unlawful attacks on civilians in northwest Syria in recent weeks, Human Rights Watch said today. According to the United Nations, the area is home to 3 million civilians, at least half of whom […]

Donald Trump
Top 5 Ways The Moon is part of Mars

Top 5 Ways The Moon is part of Mars

Juan Cole

Trump tweeted that the moon is a part of Mars. People cried dementia, but here are some alternative ideas as to what he meant. 1. It is true that meteors strike Mars and send Mars soil and dust to the moon. And vice versa. 2. Both the moon and Mars (and earth) congealed from space […]

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