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Egypt slow rolled Solar, EVs and now Israel has Cut off its Fossil Gas amid Iran War
Egypt

Egypt slow rolled Solar, EVs and now Israel has Cut off its Fossil Gas amid Iran War

Juan Cole

Egypt’s inertia on green energy and EV’s is bringing the pain, as the virtual closure of the Strait of Hormuz provoke an energy price shock

In the Shadow of War, Israeli Settler Violence against Palestinians Intensifies

In the Shadow of War, Israeli Settler Violence against Palestinians Intensifies

03/18/2026 By Human Rights Watch

Donald Trump’s Racism Mirrors Jeffrey Epstein’s

Donald Trump’s Racism Mirrors Jeffrey Epstein’s

03/18/2026 By Clarence Lusane

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Syria
France’s Macron slams Trump as Unreliable Ally over Syria Withdrawal

France’s Macron slams Trump as Unreliable Ally over Syria Withdrawal

N’Djamena, Chad | AFP | – French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday criticised US President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw American forces from Syria, saying […]

AFP

Displaced and Refugees
Trump Deporting undocumented Iraqis at risk of Arrest, Torture in Iraq

Trump Deporting undocumented Iraqis at risk of Arrest, Torture in Iraq

(Beirut) – The United States government has deported at least 30 of a planned 1,400 people originally from Iraq back to their country, in some […]

Human Rights Watch

Afghanistan
What Trump Ousting of SecDef Mattis Means for Russia, Syria & Afghanistan

What Trump Ousting of SecDef Mattis Means for Russia, Syria & Afghanistan

By Scott Lucas | – The last adult in the Trump White House playground has gone – and the president is throwing his toys around. […]

The Conversation

Coal
Germany Closes Last Coal Mine, Step toward Ending Era of Dirty Coal

Germany Closes Last Coal Mine, Step toward Ending Era of Dirty Coal

Germany closed down its last active coal mine and bade farewell to a centuries-old industry which played an important role in the country’s economy. Germany […]

TeleSur

Featured
With Trump leaving, Syrian Kurds seeking Support of Damascus, Moscow against Turkey

With Trump leaving, Syrian Kurds seeking Support of Damascus, Moscow against Turkey

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Secretary of Defense James Mattis resigned on Thursday in part because he felt his president was violating the code of […]

Juan Cole

Immigration
Supreme Court Slaps down Trump Automatic Denial of Asylum to Migrants

Supreme Court Slaps down Trump Automatic Denial of Asylum to Migrants

Washington, DC | AFP | – The Supreme Court dealt President Donald Trump’s attempt to crack down on illegal immigration a blow Friday when it […]

AFP

Israel/ Palestine
As Trump adopts Likud Positions, Russia Offers to Mediate Israel-Palestine Conflict

As Trump adopts Likud Positions, Russia Offers to Mediate Israel-Palestine Conflict

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Moscow is offering to host meetings between chief Palestinian and Israeli officials in a bid to resolve the ongoing […]

TeleSur

Yemen
Tales of Displaced Yemenis: Two Camps, Same Tragedy

Tales of Displaced Yemenis: Two Camps, Same Tragedy

By Khaled Mohammed | – Khokha, Yemen | AFP | – More than two million Yemenis have been displaced by the conflict between the Saudi-backed […]

AFP

Qur'an
Islamophobia and the Misuse of History:  Iran, Alexander the Great and the Qur’an

Islamophobia and the Misuse of History: Iran, Alexander the Great and the Qur’an

As I mentioned earlier, an anonymous troll going by “Kirby” has attacked my new book Muhammad: Prophet of Peace amid the Clash of Empires I […]

Juan Cole

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