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Removing Syria Sanctions is a Win for the People, Whatever Trump’s Motives
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Removing Syria Sanctions is a Win for the People, Whatever Trump’s Motives

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Syrians are rejoicing at the announcement on Tuesday by President Donald J. Trump that he will lift U.S. economic sanctions […]

Syria faces renewed Sectarian Violence as Government Fails to deliver Inclusivity

Syria faces renewed Sectarian Violence as Government Fails to deliver Inclusivity

05/14/2025 By The Conversation

Can we Even Remember it? How America was Disappeared before our Eyes

Can we Even Remember it? How America was Disappeared before our Eyes

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Cohen May be Sacrificing Trump for a Deal: Experts

Cohen May be Sacrificing Trump for a Deal: Experts

New York (AFP) – The dramatic leak of a taped conversation between Donald Trump and his longtime attorney signals an aggressive new strategy by Michael […]

Jennie Matthew

Syria
Syria: ISIL kills 220, mostly minority Druze, in Massive attacks on Southeast

Syria: ISIL kills 220, mostly minority Druze, in Massive attacks on Southeast

Southeast Syria is one of the Terrorist Group’s Last Enclaves

Rouba El Husseini

China
Tripolarity:  Are Trump, Putin & Xi Divvying up the World?

Tripolarity: Are Trump, Putin & Xi Divvying up the World?

The pundits and politicians generally take it for granted that President Trump lacks a coherent foreign policy. They believe that he acts solely out of […]

Michael T. Klare

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How Trump has made Iran’s Rouhani a Hostage of the Hardliners

How Trump has made Iran’s Rouhani a Hostage of the Hardliners

Washington has effectively shut the door on new negotiations

Shahram Akbarzadeh

Donald Trump
"Reject the Evidence of your Ears:" Trump, Orwell, & Cohen Bunny Tape

“Reject the Evidence of your Ears:” Trump, Orwell, & Cohen Bunny Tape

Trump’s success stems in large part from his hucksterism, from his disregard for facts and his ability to pull the wool over the eyes of […]

Juan Cole

Saudi Arabia
Fearful of Prince Bin Salman, Wealthy Saudis seek to Invest Abroad

Fearful of Prince Bin Salman, Wealthy Saudis seek to Invest Abroad

Wealthy Saudis are uneasy about investing their millions in the Kingdom due to the policies of Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman. The purge ordered by […]

Middle East Monitor

UAE
Top UN Court Rebukes United Arab Emirates over Treatment of Qataris

Top UN Court Rebukes United Arab Emirates over Treatment of Qataris

The Hague (AFP) – The UN’s top court Monday ordered the United Arab Emirates to protect the rights of Qatari citizens, wading into a bitter […]

AFP

Iraq
Qatar plans Expansion of US-Leased Al-Udeid Airbase to Battle Extremists

Qatar plans Expansion of US-Leased Al-Udeid Airbase to Battle Extremists

Doha (AFP) – The US and Qatar plan to expand Al-Udeid airbase, the biggest military facility used by Washington in the Gulf as it battles […]

AFP

Pakistan
Unease as Imran Khan invokes Blasphemy in Pakistan Election

Unease as Imran Khan invokes Blasphemy in Pakistan Election

Islamabad (AFP) – Pakistan’s politicians, including PM hopeful Imran Khan, are mainstreaming extremism by invoking hardline issues like blasphemy to get votes, analysts say, warning […]

Gohar Abbas

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