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Syria’s Parliamentary Election Results look Alarmingly like Iraq 2005, which produced a Civil War
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Syria’s Parliamentary Election Results look Alarmingly like Iraq 2005, which produced a Civil War

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Syria’s parliamentary elections on October 5 raised alarm flags for me on several grounds. First, they were not conducted on […]

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A Gaza Ceasefire Is Not Enough: We Must Choose Life and Freedom

A Gaza Ceasefire Is Not Enough: We Must Choose Life and Freedom

10/12/2025 By Shamai Leibowitz

We Must Not Look Away from Palestine: Resisting Oppression and Pursuing Justice

We Must Not Look Away from Palestine: Resisting Oppression and Pursuing Justice

10/12/2025 By Roy Eidelson

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Feminism
Social Media Ridicule: Emirates' Gender Equality Award Winners All Men

Social Media Ridicule: Emirates’ Gender Equality Award Winners All Men

“Wow really nailed the diversity there. One of those dudes was wearing grey”

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Iran
Syria and Iran Sign Strategic Economic Plan, including Tartus Naval Base

Syria and Iran Sign Strategic Economic Plan, including Tartus Naval Base

There was also rehabilitation of the ports of Tartus and Latakia as well as construction of a 540 megawatt energy plant

AFP

Afghanistan
Trump & Taliban Close to Deal on US Withdrawal, but Risk of Free For All

Trump & Taliban Close to Deal on US Withdrawal, but Risk of Free For All

Trump decided last month to pull half of the 14,000-strong force from Afghanistan

AFP

Bahrain
Defying US, Bahrain Affirms Life Sentence against Shiite Leader “farcically” charged with Spying

Defying US, Bahrain Affirms Life Sentence against Shiite Leader “farcically” charged with Spying

Dubai (AFP) – A Bahraini court on Monday upheld a life sentence for opposition leader Sheikh Ali Salman for spying for Gulf rival Qatar, a […]

Natacha Yazbeck

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America's 7 Racist Exclusions:  From Muslim Visa Ban to 1930s Exclusion of Jews

America’s 7 Racist Exclusions: From Muslim Visa Ban to 1930s Exclusion of Jews

Revised.- ed. Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The two-year anniversary of Trump’s Muslim visa ban and Holocaust Remembrance Day have arrived more or less together, […]

Juan Cole

Climate Change
The Main Drag on Saving Planet from Boiling? The Super-Rich

The Main Drag on Saving Planet from Boiling? The Super-Rich

The United States, Russia, Saudi Arabia, and Kuwait all just happen to rate among the world’s most unequal nations.

Sam Pizzigati

Israel/ Palestine
One Dead as Israeli Squatter Mob Shoots Palestinians in Occupied West Bank

One Dead as Israeli Squatter Mob Shoots Palestinians in Occupied West Bank

Most countries view the settlements Israel has built there as illegal

Middle East Monitor

Israel/ Palestine
Israel pushes European Union to cease Funding NGOs backing BDS (Boycott)

Israel pushes European Union to cease Funding NGOs backing BDS (Boycott)

The EU responded by saying that it opposes BDS, however, will continue to defend freedom of speech

Maan News Agency

Pentagon
So Much Losing:  America's Small Unending Wars of the 21st Century

So Much Losing: America’s Small Unending Wars of the 21st Century

Endless war for any goal except to preserve the republic isn’t a measure of fortitude but the path to national suicide.

William J. Astore

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