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While Trump Fiddles, China declares Eurasia Open for Business at At Shanghai Cooperation Org. Summit
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While Trump Fiddles, China declares Eurasia Open for Business at At Shanghai Cooperation Org. Summit

Neil Thompson

Beijing raised its profile at the annual Shanghai Cooperation Council summit of non-Western countries just by providing a forum. London (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) […]

“Take the Cash in Hand:” Edward FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:12

“Take the Cash in Hand:” Edward FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:12

09/11/2025 By Juan Cole

Israeli Strike in Doha crosses a new Line from which Relations with Gulf may not Recover

Israeli Strike in Doha crosses a new Line from which Relations with Gulf may not Recover

09/11/2025 By Kristian Coates Ulrichsen

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Syria: Reports of Rebel Collapse in Deraa as al-Assad and Putin win Yet Again

Syria: Reports of Rebel Collapse in Deraa as al-Assad and Putin win Yet Again

The rebels say they have declared a ceasefire and have put down their arms after they negotiated through the Russians

Juan Cole

Iran
Sudden Shift in Iran as Hardliners back Centrist President Rouhani

Sudden Shift in Iran as Hardliners back Centrist President Rouhani

Frequently a target of attack by hardliners, Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani is benefiting from a sudden surge in support from his former critics

Marc Jourdier

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Contrary to Trump, Americans back Citizenship Path for Undocumented Immigrants

Contrary to Trump, Americans back Citizenship Path for Undocumented Immigrants

It turns out that government officials who think the majority of Americans want hard-line immigration policies are wrong

The Conversation

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Iran: Trump's Tweets have added $10 to cost of Oil, Upping cost of Gasoline

Iran: Trump’s Tweets have added $10 to cost of Oil, Upping cost of Gasoline

Hossein Kazempour Ardebili was quoted by the Iranian Press on Thursday as saying that Trump’s Twitter activity is roiling the oil markets

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Ireland Set to Pass Bill Banning Goods from Israeli Squatter Settlements in Palestine

Ireland Set to Pass Bill Banning Goods from Israeli Squatter Settlements in Palestine

A bill banning all goods from illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank is set to be approved by the Irish Parliament on July 11

TeleSur

UAE
United Arab Emirate Soldiers Tortured, Sexually Abused Yemeni Prisoners: UN

United Arab Emirate Soldiers Tortured, Sexually Abused Yemeni Prisoners: UN

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) engaged in ill-treatment, torture and sexual abuse across Yemen’s prisons according to the UN human rights office

Middle East Monitor

Israel/ Palestine
The Challenges and Strengths of Palestine’s ‘Orchestra’ of Civil Resistance

The Challenges and Strengths of Palestine’s ‘Orchestra’ of Civil Resistance

For Palestinians, the struggle is existential

Molly Wallace

Israel/ Palestine
Israel arrests 9 Bedouin Protesters as it Prepares to Bulldoze their Village

Israel arrests 9 Bedouin Protesters as it Prepares to Bulldoze their Village

Scuffles broke out on Wednesday between Israeli authorities and protesters who feared preparations were underway to raze a Bedouin village

AFP

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Trump sidelined as UN Security Council plus Germany Meet Iran's Rouhani in Vienna

Trump sidelined as UN Security Council plus Germany Meet Iran’s Rouhani in Vienna

Before Trump, the idea of the UN Security Council meeting without the US would have been hard to imagine

Juan Cole

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