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Saudi Arabia in Modern History
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Saudi Arabia in Modern History

Marc Martorell Junyent

Book Review – David Commins, “Saudi Arabia: A Modern History” (Yale University Press: New Haven and London, 2025). Munich (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – […]

The Obliteration Doctrine, and the West’s Complicity

The Obliteration Doctrine, and the West’s Complicity

08/15/2025 By Dan Steinbock

No Country is an Island: Trump’s Destruct of Global Heath will Bite us on the Posterior

No Country is an Island: Trump’s Destruct of Global Heath will Bite us on the Posterior

08/15/2025 By William deBuys

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With new pro-Iran Iraq Coalition, Tehran Outmaneuvers Trump-Saudi-Israeli Axis

With new pro-Iran Iraq Coalition, Tehran Outmaneuvers Trump-Saudi-Israeli Axis

Trump allegedly complained to Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu that after the 2015 nuclear deal, the Iranians “think they can do anything they want”

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Agency: A Grassroots Nonviolent Palestinian Movement is Israel's worst Nightmare

Agency: A Grassroots Nonviolent Palestinian Movement is Israel’s worst Nightmare

Palestinian leaders can respond to US policy by pursuing full and equal rights for all its citizens

Yaser Alashqar

Immigration
America’s Asylum for Refugees under Trump (Cartoon)

America’s Asylum for Refugees under Trump (Cartoon)

Via: Jamiol’s World – Get Paul Jamiol’s latest book of political cartoons, Hatred Rising

Paul Jamiol

Iran
French Auto Maker Renault decides to Stay in Iran, Fight Trump Sanctions

French Auto Maker Renault decides to Stay in Iran, Fight Trump Sanctions

Renault will maintain its presence in Iran while taking measures to avoid the risk of penalties for breaching renewed US sanctions

AFP

Saudi Arabia
Retro Saudi Soap Opera set in Imaginary “Unveiled, Liberal” 1970s Infuriates Hardliners

Retro Saudi Soap Opera set in Imaginary “Unveiled, Liberal” 1970s Infuriates Hardliners

With scenes of unveiled women and mixed-sex musical soirees, a new Saudi Arabian soap opera is evoking nostalgia about the kingdom’s modern past

Middle East Monitor

Donald Trump
Americans won’t ‘Sit Up’ for Great Leader Trump, because They Don’t Approve of Him

Americans won’t ‘Sit Up’ for Great Leader Trump, because They Don’t Approve of Him

Fully 58% of Americans say that they have no or almost no areas of agreement with Trump

Juan Cole

Environment
Scott Pruitt at EPA isn't just Corrupt; He is a Saboteur

Scott Pruitt at EPA isn’t just Corrupt; He is a Saboteur

Scott Pruitt’s abuse of our environment is far more dangerous than his abuse of taxpayer money

Jill Richardson

Yemen
Yemen: Will the Battle for Hodeidah Bring a Solution or Disaster?

Yemen: Will the Battle for Hodeidah Bring a Solution or Disaster?

In Yemen, the long-expected military assault on the port city of Hodeidah began this morning

Brian Whitaker

Israel/ Palestine
Israeli Lawmaker: Supremacy of ‘Jewish Race’ Explains Support for Netanyahu

Israeli Lawmaker: Supremacy of ‘Jewish Race’ Explains Support for Netanyahu

Member of the Knesset Miki Zohar made the comments during a radio debate with veteran political journalist Dan Margalit

Middle East Monitor

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