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Turkiye hosts Largest Solar Power Plant of any European Country, as its Solar Installations Surge to 3.1 GW in H1
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Turkiye hosts Largest Solar Power Plant of any European Country, as its Solar Installations Surge to 3.1 GW in H1

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Turkiye [Turkey] is a European country, since part of its territory lies in Europe. So the following sentence is true: […]

Palestinian Statehood is winning major new Supporters at UN – but symbolic Action won’t make it happen

Palestinian Statehood is winning major new Supporters at UN – but symbolic Action won’t make it happen

09/20/2025 By The Conversation

Protesting UC Berkeley handing Names of Faculty and Students  to Dept. of Education

Protesting UC Berkeley handing Names of Faculty and Students to Dept. of Education

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Saudi Official views Lebanon as "at war with us"

Saudi Official views Lebanon as “at war with us”

Riyadh’s struggle with Iran and Hizbullah sours relationship with Beirut

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Saudi-led forces close air, sea, land access to Yemen

Saudi-led forces close air, sea, land access to Yemen

Move will worsen world’s worst Humanitarian Crisis

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The GOP Plot Against America’s 99%

Trump is governing as a Pluto-Populist

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Saudi Arabia: Is the Prince fighting on too many Fronts?

Saudi Arabia: Is the Prince fighting on too many Fronts?

Carool Kersten | (OpenDemocracy.net) | – – The Saudi crown prince moves towards concentrating absolute power in his own hands, while escalating tensions on several […]

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Top 4 Things Paradise Papers tell us about Super-Rich

Top 4 Things Paradise Papers tell us about Super-Rich

Tax avoidance is a booming industry

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Lebanon Hizbullah leader: Saudis dictated Hariri resignation

Lebanon Hizbullah leader: Saudis dictated Hariri resignation

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The Secretary-General of Hizbullah, the Lebanese party-militia, Hassan Nasrullah, gave a major speech Sunday in the […]

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Trump: Why didn't 'Samurai Japan' shoot down N. Korea Missiles?

Trump: Why didn’t ‘Samurai Japan’ shoot down N. Korea Missiles?

TeleSur | – – The revelation comes after Trump warned that Asia should fear a robust military stance by Japan, “a warrior nation.” A perplexed […]

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Congress’ Tax Plan is a give-way to the Rich, not a Reform

Congress’ Tax Plan is a give-way to the Rich, not a Reform

True tax reform would help working and middle classes

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Kurds didn't Get Independence, US Support or even Democracy

Kurds didn’t Get Independence, US Support or even Democracy

By Reese Erlich | ( 48hills.org | – – I stood at a border crossing as thousands of Yazidis and other refugees fled ISIS attacks […]

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