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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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Hizbullah
Lebanon PM Hariri Resigns in fear for Life, Slamming Iran

Lebanon PM Hariri Resigns in fear for Life, Slamming Iran

Long known for Saudi Ties, Hariri Accuses Tehran of trying to Destroy Arab World

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religion
Does Religion Cause Violence?

Does Religion Cause Violence?

By Maxwell Kennel | (The Conversation) | – – It’s a common question that arises when discussing religion, politics and world crises, particularly apparent terrorist […]

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Displaced and Refugees
Voices of Yemen’s ‘Forgotten War’ Speak Out, Despite Legal Barriers

Voices of Yemen’s ‘Forgotten War’ Speak Out, Despite Legal Barriers

Global Advocacy Netizen Report | (GlobalVoices.org) Yemeni blogger Afrah Nasser was awarded this year’s International Free Press Award for her work covering the conflict in […]

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Displaced and Refugees
Escaping Death: Meet The Rohingya Muslim Refugees Fleeing Myanmar (Video)

Escaping Death: Meet The Rohingya Muslim Refugees Fleeing Myanmar (Video)

AJ+ | (Video News Clip) | – – “Late at night, Dudu Mia and his family wash up on the shores of Bangladesh. Their village […]

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Africa
Rick Perry has it Backwards: Oil causes Mass Rape

Rick Perry has it Backwards: Oil causes Mass Rape

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Somehow Secretary of Energy Rick Perry managed to find Africa, and while he was there, he […]

Juan Cole

Environment
With 75% fall in flying Insects, Call for pesticide ban

With 75% fall in flying Insects, Call for pesticide ban

By Samuel White | EurActiv.com | – – Scientists have raised the alarm after a study 27 years in the making found the biomass of […]

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Bashar al-Assad
Syrian Army Liberates City of Deir Ezzor from ISIL

Syrian Army Liberates City of Deir Ezzor from ISIL

TeleSur | – – This marks a decisive defeat for the terrorist group which has seen its territory shrink at an exponential rate during 2017. […]

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Colonialism
Abbas:  British gov't should recognize Palestine on Balfour centenary

Abbas: British gov’t should recognize Palestine on Balfour centenary

Ma’an News Agency | – – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — The office of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas released a statement on Thursday, the centenary of the […]

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Iran's Khamenei to Putin: Isolate US by dumping the Dollar

Iran’s Khamenei to Putin: Isolate US by dumping the Dollar

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The president of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin visited Tehran on Wednesday for consultations with President […]

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