Informed Comment - Part 1209

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 […]

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Displaced and Refugees

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)

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?

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

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

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Featured

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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China

Heating with Coal Takes 3 Years off Your Life: China Study

Feng Hao | (ChinaDialogue) | – – Lives in northern China are shorter than in the south because of air pollution from heating, reports Feng Hao In […]

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Islamophobia

Ignoring Rohingya Ethnic Cleansing is Creating another Palestine

Middle East Monitor | – – The international community must act swiftly on the Rohingya crisis or the world will create another Palestine. That was […]

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Fossil Fuels