Arab World

By Amira Osman | – Where there is revolution, there’s a central gathering point – just think of Egypt’s Tahrir Square, Taksim Square in Istanbul and Habib Bourguiba Avenue in Tunisia. They all captured the world’s imagination as places where the power of the masses couldn’t be ignored. As an architect who studies urban public […]

Green Energy

Emirates aiming for 30% Renewables by 2030; Good for an Oil State, but not Nearly Enough for Paris

Global Voices

By Sania Aziz Rahman | – (Globalvoices.org) – UAE wants to get 30% of energy from clean energy by 2030 Posted 23 April 2019 22:15 GMT A parabolic trough which collects solar heat in Abu Dhabi called “Shams 1″. Image credit: Masdar via Flickr In January, the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) published a report […]

Yemen

The Ugly American: Trump Vetoes Congressional Resolution to get out of Yemen

Middle East Monitor

By Abdulaziz Kilani | – Last week, US President Donald Trump vetoed a Congressional resolution that would have ended American support for the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen, thereby issuing his second veto since he took office in the White House. This was expected, and is a sign that, regardless of the criticism that America is […]

Saudi Arabia

Youth among 37 Executed by Saudis had Repudiated Confessions as result of Torture

Human Rights Watch

Beirut (Human Rights Watch) – Saudi Arabia’s government announced the mass execution of 37 men on April 23, 2019 in various parts of the country, Human Rights Watch said today. At least 33 of the 37 were from the country’s minority Shia community and had been convicted following unfair trials for various alleged crimes, including […]

Featured

Saudi Mass Execution of Shiites draws UN, NGO Condemnation and raises tensions with Iran

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Saudi authorities tweeted Wednesday that they had executed 37 persons. Two of the bodies were hung from light poles in public as a warning to the Saudi public to avoid any sort of dissidence. The widely condemned step came while the kingdom was hosting a two-day economic forum that attracted […]

Saudi Arabia

Comedian Hasan Minhaj Calls out Jared Kushner at Gala, Demands Release of Saudi Woman Dissident

Middle East Monitor

Comedian Hasan Minhaj recently slammed US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and special adviser Jared Kushner to his face for support for Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler, Anadolu reports. Addressing a New York City gathering celebrating the release of the annual Time magazine list of the 100 most influential people, Minhaj referenced the Kingdom’s detention of […]

Saudi Arabia

Revolutionary Sudan granted $3 bn. by Saudis & Emirates, Hostile to Democracy

Middle East Monitor

Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) said on Sunday they had agreed to send Sudan $3 billion worth of aid, throwing a lifeline to its new military leaders after protests led to the ouster of President Omar al-Bashir. The two countries will deposit $500 million with the Sudanese central bank and send the […]

Algeria

How Algerians Used Nonviolent Civil Resistance to unseat a President for Life

International Center for Nonviolent Conflict

By Mohamed Nabil Bennaidja | – International Institute on Nonviolent Conflict | Minds of Movement ) – Since late February, Algerians have been protesting every Friday on the streets of the capital Algiers and other major cities to demand the departure of the regime that has ruled the country since independence in 1962. Friday protests […]

Green Transportation

Saudi Aramco Worried Electric Cars ‘Could Result in Substantial Costs’

Climate Home News

By Megan Darby | – ( Climate Home News ) = Climate lawsuits, clean energy and electric cars pose threats to Saudi Aramco’s mammoth profits, according to a historic public disclosure this winter. The state oil producer netted $111 billion in 2018, more than tech giants Apple and Alphabet combined, it revealed in a bond […]