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Lebanon’s Solar Capacity surged since 2020 to 1.5 gigawatts, as Homeowners tired of Blackouts
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Lebanon’s Solar Capacity surged since 2020 to 1.5 gigawatts, as Homeowners tired of Blackouts

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Lebanese Ministry of Energy has let three bids for new solar farms of 15 megawatts each, for a total […]

Syria: Israel Forcibly Displaces Villagers in Occupied South

Syria: Israel Forcibly Displaces Villagers in Occupied South

09/29/2025 By Human Rights Watch

A Strategy for Controlling an Out-of-Control Government: Alliance, Defiance, Noncompliance

A Strategy for Controlling an Out-of-Control Government: Alliance, Defiance, Noncompliance

09/29/2025 By Tomdispatch

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Israel/ Palestine
Will New Crown Prince in Riyadh Usher in Open Saudi-Israeli Alliance?

Will New Crown Prince in Riyadh Usher in Open Saudi-Israeli Alliance?

TeleSur | – – The young Saudi king-in-waiting has been hailed as a “modernizer” for his open support of normalizing ties with the Israeli occupation, […]

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The Millennial's Palace Coup in Saudi Arabia: How Dangerous?

The Millennial’s Palace Coup in Saudi Arabia: How Dangerous?

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The epic battle in the Trump White House between Jared Kushner, the Orthodox Jewish son-in-law, and […]

Juan Cole

Donald Trump
Trump’s Love Affair With the Saudis

Trump’s Love Affair With the Saudis

By William D. Hartung | ( Tomdispatch.com) | – – At this point, it’s no great surprise when Donald Trump walks away from past statements […]

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Iraq
1/2 of World’s Civilian War Deaths were in Syria, Iraq & Yemen during past Half-Decade

1/2 of World’s Civilian War Deaths were in Syria, Iraq & Yemen during past Half-Decade

By IPS World Desk | (Inter Press Service) | – – ROME/GENEVA (IPS) – Between 2010 and 2015, nearly half of all civilian war deaths […]

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Inequality
3 mn will own 70% of US Wealth generated by 320 mn by 2021

3 mn will own 70% of US Wealth generated by 320 mn by 2021

TeleSur | – – Even though the rising inequality is a global phenomenon, it is especially pronounced in the United States, the study noted. According […]

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Bashar al-Assad
Russo-US dog fights over Syria?

Russo-US dog fights over Syria?

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Yara Bayoumi at Reuters reports on the complicated minuet being danced by Russia, the Syrian Air […]

Juan Cole

Islam-hatred
What's Wrong with the March against Sharia?

What’s Wrong with the March against Sharia?

The Bridge Initiative . | – – ACT for America hosted a series of marches “against sharia” in 27 cities across the United States. To […]

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Saudi Arabia
Habitual Labor abuser Saudi Arabia elected to UN body Promoting Workers

Habitual Labor abuser Saudi Arabia elected to UN body Promoting Workers

By Brian Whitaker | ( Al-Bab.com ) | – – In a grotesque development earlier this week, Saudi Arabia – a world leader in the […]

Juan Cole

Islamophobia
Surprise!  The discourse of Anti-Muslim Hatred led to attack on Mosque-Goers in London

Surprise! The discourse of Anti-Muslim Hatred led to attack on Mosque-Goers in London

By Bharath Ganesh | (The Conversation) | – – Following the attack on a group of Muslim worshippers in Finsbury Park that left one person […]

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