Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Al Jazeera bureau chief in Tehran, Abdul Qader Fayez, reports from “informed sources” in Tehran that Iran’s clerical Leader, […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The True Flag: Theodore Roosevelt, Mark Twain, and the Birth of American Empire
Review of “The True Flag: Theodore Roosevelt, Mark Twain, and the Birth of American Empire” by Stephen Kinzer By the final decade of the 19th […]
“Hypocritical Clergymen”- How the Trump-Pompeo Slam of Iran Backfires
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s rant against Iran on Sunday accused the leadership of that country of hoarding the country’s wealth, behaving like a mafia, […]
“UNIMPRESSED”: Iran Throws Shade on Trump’s All-Caps Twitter Threat
Washington (AFP) – Tensions are mounting between Donald Trump and Iran — the US president’s raw tweet threatening Tehran was met Monday with a similarly […]
The Other Caged Kids: UN Rights Chief Calls out Israel on Palestinians
United Nations (United States) (AFP) – The United Nations rights chief on Monday demanded that Israel either give more than 400 detained Palestinian children their […]
Israel Tightens Control of Palestinian E Jerusalem, with Trump’s Blessing
(OpenDemocracy.net) – After Trump’s decision to move the American embassy to Jerusalem, Israel has gained its ally’s backing to go even further in its control […]