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Despite New Western Recognition of Palestine, the Israeli Gov’t is Coming for the West Bank
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Despite New Western Recognition of Palestine, the Israeli Gov’t is Coming for the West Bank

Mohammed Samaana

Belfast (Special to Informed Comment; feature) – As a native Palestinian, visiting my homeland is not just about seeing family and friends. It’s also about […]

An Unquenchable Thirst: The coming Water Scarcity

An Unquenchable Thirst: The coming Water Scarcity

09/24/2025 By Frida Berrigan

Middle East Studies Assn. Statement Concerning Trump’s 2025 Travel Bans

Middle East Studies Assn. Statement Concerning Trump’s 2025 Travel Bans

09/24/2025 By Middle East Studies Association

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Displaced and Refugees
World to 22 mn Refugees: Only 200K of You can be Helped

World to 22 mn Refugees: Only 200K of You can be Helped

Donald Trump is at the forefront of this scandalously cruel approach to refugees. But he’s not alone.

John Feffer

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Will the Price of Oil Collapse within a Decade, Driven off Cliff by Electric Vehicles?

Will the Price of Oil Collapse within a Decade, Driven off Cliff by Electric Vehicles?

The process is already well underway

Juan Cole

Syria
Syrian Government Recovers Economic Hub linking to Jordan, Gulf Oil States

Syrian Government Recovers Economic Hub linking to Jordan, Gulf Oil States

Syrian army soldiers burned a rebel flag Saturday after they and Russian military police took over the crucial Nassib post

AFP

Iran
World powers back Iran oil exports despite US sanctions threat

World powers back Iran oil exports despite US sanctions threat

Iran’s remaining partners in the 2015 nuclear deal vowed Friday to keep the energy exporter plugged into the global economy

AFP

Syria
In Syria's Douma, UN finds likely Chlorine use, but not by Rebels

In Syria’s Douma, UN finds likely Chlorine use, but not by Rebels

Laboratory tests so far have found possible evidence of chlorine use but no evidence of sarin or a similar nerve agent

Brian Whitaker

Pakistan
Pakistan ex-PM Sharif sentenced to 10 years for corruption

Pakistan ex-PM Sharif sentenced to 10 years for corruption

Pakistan’s former prime minister Nawaz Sharif was sentenced in absentia to 10 years in prison by a corruption court in Islamabad Friday

AFP

Pollution
Scandal-Ridden EPA Chief who favored Polluters Resigns in Favor of Coal Baron

Scandal-Ridden EPA Chief who favored Polluters Resigns in Favor of Coal Baron

Trump tweeted that Pruitt’s deputy, the former coal lobbyist Andrew Wheeler, would take over Monday as acting head of the agency

Jerome Cartillier

Green Energy
Even Oil Gulf Sovereign Wealth Funds Sign Macron’s Green Investment Pledge

Even Oil Gulf Sovereign Wealth Funds Sign Macron’s Green Investment Pledge

Six sovereign wealth funds including four Gulf states have pledged to boost efforts to fight climate change

AFP

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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

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