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Ancient Nomadic Scythians Found to be Ethnically Diverse
Archaeology

Ancient Nomadic Scythians Found to be Ethnically Diverse

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The more genetic history that is done, the more it is clear that ancient ethnonyms, the names given supposed ethnicities, […]

Making it official: Famine strikes Gaza City

Making it official: Famine strikes Gaza City

08/24/2025 By Middle East Monitor

Ancient Iran’s Paradise Pleasure Gardens: Unimaginable Beauty and Opulence

Ancient Iran’s Paradise Pleasure Gardens: Unimaginable Beauty and Opulence

08/24/2025 By The Conversation

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Iraqi Kurdish Leaders' No-Good very Bad Year

Iraqi Kurdish Leaders’ No-Good very Bad Year

Histyar Qader | Erbil | (Niqash.org) | – – The end of the year brought strife to Iraqi Kurdistan, The northern region has to deal […]

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Iran
Tehran Police say Iranian Women won't be arrested over Dress Code

Tehran Police say Iranian Women won’t be arrested over Dress Code

Middle East Monitor | – – TEHRAN, IRAN – JUNE 5: Iranian women perform as they train Far East Fighting Arts to be able to […]

Juan Cole

Displaced and Refugees
Saudi Arabia Killed 68 Yemeni Civilians in Just 1 Day: UN

Saudi Arabia Killed 68 Yemeni Civilians in Just 1 Day: UN

TeleSur | – – A United Nations top official said warring sides in Yemen, especially the Saudi-led coalition, have no regard for human life. The […]

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Bashar al-Assad
Russia: Permanent Bases planned in Syria to fight Terrorism

Russia: Permanent Bases planned in Syria to fight Terrorism

By Juan Cole | (informed Comment) | – – The US military says that the number of ISIL fighters in eastern Syria has fallen from […]

Juan Cole

Displaced and Refugees
Egyptian parliament moves to make atheism a crime

Egyptian parliament moves to make atheism a crime

Brian Whitaker | ( al-Bab.com The Egyptian parliament’s committee on religion has announced plans to make disbelief in God a crime. Under the current law against […]

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Barack Obama
Barack Obama tells Prince Harry how he felt after Donald Trump's inauguration (Video)

Barack Obama tells Prince Harry how he felt after Donald Trump’s inauguration (Video)

Prince Harry/ Barack Obama | (BBC News Video) | – – “Barack Obama opens up about how he felt after Donald Trump’s inauguration as US […]

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Donald Trump
Is Trump's threat to sacred Bears Ears like Taliban blowing up Buddhas?

Is Trump’s threat to sacred Bears Ears like Taliban blowing up Buddhas?

George Nicholas | (The Conversation) | – – For many archaeologists, one of the darkest moments in memory was the destruction of the fourth and […]

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Donald Trump
Trump “not welcome” in UK after Neo-Nazi retweets: London Mayor

Trump “not welcome” in UK after Neo-Nazi retweets: London Mayor

Middle East Monitor | – – Describing London as the city of “tolerance, acceptance and diversity”, London Mayor Sadiq Khan, however, on Wednesday said President […]

Juan Cole

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Chess is Universal; Saudi Arabia isn't: Women's Boycott, Israeli Lawsuit

Chess is Universal; Saudi Arabia isn’t: Women’s Boycott, Israeli Lawsuit

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Saudi Arabia under the hyper-active crown prince Muhammad Bin Salman is undertaking rapid changes in society […]

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