News Aggregator – Informed Comment https://www.juancole.com Thoughts on the Middle East, History and Religion Mon, 13 Oct 2014 04:20:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.8.10 First-rate care on your doorstep when Cleveland Clinic opens in Abu Dhabi https://www.juancole.com/2014/10/doorstep-cleveland-clinic.html https://www.juancole.com/2014/10/doorstep-cleveland-clinic.html#comments Mon, 13 Oct 2014 04:20:28 +0000 http://www.juancole.com/news/2014/10/doorstep-cleveland-clinic The Cleveland Clinic’s reputation for excellence in health care has been hard won and deserved. For the first time, the company is taking its brand beyond the US and Canada to provide UAE residents with all the benefits of that reputation, without the travel. Mitya Underwood reports

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7Emirates Run to benefit Al Jalila Foundation https://www.juancole.com/2014/10/7emirates-benefit-foundation.html https://www.juancole.com/2014/10/7emirates-benefit-foundation.html#comments Tue, 07 Oct 2014 15:14:11 +0000 http://www.juancole.com/news/2014/10/7emirates-benefit-foundation The goal is to raise Dh777,000 to support disabled children in the UAE whose family cannot afford treatment.

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RAK Zoo opens its doors to the public https://www.juancole.com/2014/09/opens-doors-public.html https://www.juancole.com/2014/09/opens-doors-public.html#comments Tue, 23 Sep 2014 19:54:06 +0000 http://www.juancole.com/news/2014/09/opens-doors-public RAK Zoo opened its doors for the first time on Tuesday with its owner and residents positive it will help boost tourism in the emirate.

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Kerry sees role for Iran in ISIS war, France joins air campaign https://www.juancole.com/2014/09/france-joins-campaign.html https://www.juancole.com/2014/09/france-joins-campaign.html#comments Fri, 19 Sep 2014 20:44:00 +0000 http://www.juancole.com/news/2014/09/france-joins-campaign U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Friday that Iran had a role to play in a global coalition to tackle ISIS militants, as France carried out its first airstrike against the jihadists in Iraq.

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Hurricane cuts off communication with Chabad in Baja California https://www.juancole.com/2014/09/hurricane-communication-california.html https://www.juancole.com/2014/09/hurricane-communication-california.html#comments Tue, 16 Sep 2014 16:32:00 +0000 http://www.juancole.com/news/2014/09/hurricane-communication-california Rabbi and 9-month-pregnant wife in early labor have not been heard from since Monday evening

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President Erdoğan to participate in key TÜSİAD meeting https://www.juancole.com/2014/09/president-participate-meeting.html https://www.juancole.com/2014/09/president-participate-meeting.html#comments Fri, 12 Sep 2014 18:01:00 +0000 http://www.juancole.com/news/2014/09/president-participate-meeting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will join a meeting hosted by Turkey’s top business group next week, in a possible sign of improved relations with the group

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US Open round-up: Stan Wawrinka tells fan to ‘shut up’ en route to third round https://www.juancole.com/2014/08/wawrinka-route-third.html https://www.juancole.com/2014/08/wawrinka-route-third.html#comments Thu, 28 Aug 2014 07:14:06 +0000 http://www.juancole.com/news/2014/08/wawrinka-route-third In the heat of the moment, locked in a suddenly tight match after midnight at Flushing Meadows, Australian Open champion Stan Wawrinka snapped at a rowdy spectator, telling him to “shut up”.

An hour later, his 6-3, 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 victory over 91st-ranked Thomaz Bellucci of Brazil in the second round of the US Open complete, Wawrinka was able to laugh about the exchange.

“At the end of the day, they start to get a little bit drunk,” Wawrinka said at his news conference, shaking his head and chuckling. “It was OK. I had to talk to a few of them. At the end, it’s normal. Everybody was into the match. That’s OK. It can happen.”

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Israeli official confirms US nixed arms sale; PM blamed for icy ties https://www.juancole.com/2014/08/israeli-official-confirms.html https://www.juancole.com/2014/08/israeli-official-confirms.html#comments Thu, 14 Aug 2014 06:31:00 +0000 http://www.juancole.com/news/2014/08/israeli-official-confirms WSJ report of frayed relations between Washington and Jerusalem, including combative Obama-Netanyahu phone call, sparks firestorm among Israeli politicians

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Iran’s elite Guards fighting in Iraq to push back ISIS https://www.juancole.com/2014/08/elite-guards-fighting.html https://www.juancole.com/2014/08/elite-guards-fighting.html#comments Sun, 03 Aug 2014 20:21:00 +0000 http://www.juancole.com/news/2014/08/elite-guards-fighting In early July, hundreds of mourners gathered for the funeral of Kamal Shirkhani in Lavasan, a small town northeast of Tehran.

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