Nations outside the US signal their scepticism about White House plans for an international naval operation to re-open the Strait of Hormuz
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Giza is in the News: Can You Pass the Egypt Quiz?
By Jeffrey Rudolph | – (Political Quizzes) – When widespread demonstrations forced Egypt’s long-time dictator, Hosni Mubarak, to resign as president in February 2011, it […]
Are Saudis Deploying Army of Sudanese child-soldiers in Yemen?
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – David Kirkpatrick of the New York Times caused an international stir by estimating that 20 percent of Sudanese fighters in […]
Rightwing Iran’s Policy in post-US Syria is to Block Kurdish Left
By Maysam Behravesh | – US President Donald Trump’s abrupt announcement last week of the withdrawal of American troops from Syria caught many people off […]
Europe, UK, France & Turkey Reject Israel’s Plans for new Squatter Homes in Palestine
Israel’s settlements in the West Bank are a violation of the 4th Geneva Convention, according to the United Nations. France, the United Kingdom (UK), the […]
Egypt Kills 40 ‘Terrorists’ in Crackdown after Giza Attack
Giza, Egypt | AFP | – Egyptian police killed 40 suspects in a crackdown on Saturday after a roadside bomb hit a tour bus claiming […]
Filling Vacuum Left by Trump, Russia & Turkey Coordinate on Syria
Moscow, Russia | AFP | – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (R) and his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu, pictured August 2018, met to coordinate ground […]
Germany’s Electricity 38% Renewable in 2018, more than Coal for 1st Time
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Germany, a pioneer in renewables among the advanced industrial economies, now gets 38% of its electricity from renewables. In the […]
Saudi Women Trample Face Veils in Social Media Protest
Saudi women are stepping on the face veils some are made to wear in the conservative kingdom and posting it on social media with the […]
1,451 War Crimes: Ashrawi Condemns new Squatter Housing as Israeli Settler Colonialism
RAMALLAH (Ma’an) — Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) Executive Committee Member Hanan Ashrawi strongly condemned the Israeli Civil Administration’s decision to approve for the establishment of […]
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