Informed Comment - Part 1061

Morocco’s Visitation of the Poor honors Sufi Muslim Saint

by Hamza Mekouar | – Moulay Driss Zerhoun (Morocco) (AFP) – It’s dubbed the “pilgrimage of the poor” — every summer, tens of thousands of […]

AFP

Israel/ Palestine

Israel to Build 1,000 More Squatter Units on Usurped Palestinian Land

Jerusalem (AFP) – Israeli authorities on Wednesday approved plans for more than 1,000 settlement homes in the occupied West Bank, the Peace Now NGO said, […]

AFP

Iran

Trump Iran Sanctions Knee-Cap Baghdad’s Recovery from ISIL Catastrophe

(Middle East Monitor) – The Iraqi government is worried about US sanctions imposed on Iran, which seem to have a negative impact on the Iraqi […]

Middle East Monitor

China

As Trump dismantles American Power, China bids to Become Sole Superpower

(Tomdispatch.com) – As the second year of Donald Trump’s presidency and sixth of Xi Jinping’s draws to a close, the world seems to be witnessing […]

Alfred W. McCoy

Donald Trump

Unindicted Co-Conspirator again in White House: A Turning Point in American History

Historians will mark August 21, 2018, as a turning point in American history. President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer pleaded guilty to 8 counts of criminal […]

Juan Cole

Corruption

Guilty: Trump Campaign Head Manafort Hid Russian Millions in Foreign Bank Accounts

by W.G. Dunlop | – Alexandria (United States) (AFP) – Donald Trump’s former campaign chief Paul Manafort was found guilty of tax and bank fraud […]

AFP

Climate Change

Trump unleashes Coal, boosting Greenhouse Gases and deadly Global Heating

Washington (AFP) – President Donald Trump’s administration announced a plan Tuesday to weaken regulations on US coal plants, giving a boost to an industry that […]

Ivan Couronne

Saudi Arabia