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Pakistan now gets 25% of its Electricity from Solar, Plans Solar Panel factory
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Pakistan now gets 25% of its Electricity from Solar, Plans Solar Panel factory

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Only about 20 countries globally get a quarter or more of their power from solar.

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Protesting the U of Arkansas for Removing Middle East Center Director over her Condemnation of the Bombing of Iran

Protesting the U of Arkansas for Removing Middle East Center Director over her Condemnation of the Bombing of Iran

12/17/2025 By Committee on Academic Freedom

Who’s Responsible When a Military Order is Illegal? (Don’t Ask Donald Trump!)

Who’s Responsible When a Military Order is Illegal? (Don’t Ask Donald Trump!)

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America’s Major Challenges in Middle East Policy, 2017

America’s Major Challenges in Middle East Policy, 2017

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The incoming Trump administration is riven by a profound division between those determined to avoid deep […]

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Rethinking The Cost of War

Rethinking The Cost of War

By Mike Hixenbaugh for The Virginian-Pilot, and Charles Ornstein, ProPublica | – – There are many ways to measure the cost of U.S. involvement in […]

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2016 mean till the end:  New Year's Eve Massacre in Istanbul

2016 mean till the end: New Year’s Eve Massacre in Istanbul

Aljazeera English | (Video News Report) | – – Aljazeera English: “Dozens killed in Istanbul nightclub shooting”

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Palestine 2017: Time to embrace the Globe, give up on US

Palestine 2017: Time to embrace the Globe, give up on US

By Ramzy Baroud | (Ma’an News Agency) | – – There is no doubt that the UN Security Council condemnation of Israel on Friday, December […]

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Top Eight Mideast Stories of 2016 that Shaped our World

Top Eight Mideast Stories of 2016 that Shaped our World

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – In 2016, the Middle East continued to be a major focus of the US public, and […]

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Employment
Even in the Trump Era, Inequality can be Reduced

Even in the Trump Era, Inequality can be Reduced

By Josh Hoxie | (Otherwords.org) | – – With Washington looking hopeless, it’s up to local communities to close the gap between the richest and […]

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Syria
Syria:  Now that the US has Failed, what does 2017 Hold?

Syria: Now that the US has Failed, what does 2017 Hold?

By Christopher R. Hill | (Project Syndicate) | – – DENVER – The end of the fighting in Aleppo will not end the Syrian war, […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Does   Israel's UN Tantrum Actually Further Palestine's Struggle?

Does Israel’s UN Tantrum Actually Further Palestine’s Struggle?

TeleSur | – – Though the motion is largely symbolical, Israel’s heavy retaliation has further isolated the apartheid state while increasing support for Palestine. Israel’s […]

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Corruption
Trump’s Extreme Oligarchy

Trump’s Extreme Oligarchy

By Simon Johnson | ( Project Syndicate) | – – WASHINGTON, DC – US President-elect Donald Trump is filling his cabinet with rich people. According […]

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