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While Trump Fiddles, China declares Eurasia Open for Business at At Shanghai Cooperation Org. Summit
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While Trump Fiddles, China declares Eurasia Open for Business at At Shanghai Cooperation Org. Summit

Neil Thompson

Beijing raised its profile at the annual Shanghai Cooperation Council summit of non-Western countries just by providing a forum. London (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) […]

“Take the Cash in Hand:” Edward FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:12

“Take the Cash in Hand:” Edward FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:12

09/11/2025 By Juan Cole

Israeli Strike in Doha crosses a new Line from which Relations with Gulf may not Recover

Israeli Strike in Doha crosses a new Line from which Relations with Gulf may not Recover

09/11/2025 By Kristian Coates Ulrichsen

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Iran:  Khashoggi was Murdered because West Shielded Saudis from Criticism

Iran: Khashoggi was Murdered because West Shielded Saudis from Criticism

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment): According to the invaluable BBC Monitoring press surveys of Middle Eastern newspapers, the coverage of the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal […]

Juan Cole

Climate Change
With Rich pro-Carbon, only empowered Workers can Stop Climate Armageddon

With Rich pro-Carbon, only empowered Workers can Stop Climate Armageddon

The global reaction to two landmark new reports suggests the world could well lose that confrontation.

Sam Pizzigati

Israel/ Palestine
Israeli Squatters throw rocks on car of Palestinian Woman, Killing Her

Israeli Squatters throw rocks on car of Palestinian Woman, Killing Her

Ramallah (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) – A Palestinian woman died of her wounds after Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank threw stones at the car […]

AFP

Saudi Arabia
Turkey: Saudis “Not Cooperating” on Khashoggi Probe; Trump Threatens Riyadh

Turkey: Saudis “Not Cooperating” on Khashoggi Probe; Trump Threatens Riyadh

Istanbul (AFP) – Turkey on Saturday accused Saudi Arabia of failing to cooperate with a probe into the disappearance of a journalist inside its Istanbul […]

Stuart Williams

Climate Change
Future of Climate Activism: Dutch Court orders Gov't to Reduce CO2 Emissions Dramatically

Future of Climate Activism: Dutch Court orders Gov’t to Reduce CO2 Emissions Dramatically

An appeals court in the Netherlands has upheld a 2015 lower court ruling in a class action case that the Dutch government needs to do […]

Juan Cole

Saudi Arabia
Saudi Media Meet Collapses after Khashoggi Murder, but Trump Wants Business

Saudi Media Meet Collapses after Khashoggi Murder, but Trump Wants Business

By Clare BYRNE and Fabien ZAMORA | – Paris (AFP) – Donald Trump claims he is being “very tough” with Saudi Arabia and Britain has […]

AFP

Yemen
Yemen: Saudi-led War, Climate Change Creating Disastrous Water Shortage

Yemen: Saudi-led War, Climate Change Creating Disastrous Water Shortage

By Romy Haber | – ( Global Voices Online) – Yemen, the stage of one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world, is facing […]

Global Voices

BDS
NZ Boycotters Ridicule Israeli Court Fine for Lorde Cancellation

NZ Boycotters Ridicule Israeli Court Fine for Lorde Cancellation

BDS: “Israel has no right to police the political opinions of people across the world”

Middle East Monitor

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On not Writing Recommendation Letters for the Occupiers in Palestinian Territories

On not Writing Recommendation Letters for the Occupiers in Palestinian Territories

An Open Letter to the University of Michigan on Palestine

Juan Cole

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