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The Greater Middle East Reacts to British Exit from EU
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The oil-rich Gulf Cooperation countries may see additional buying opportunities in the British market after Brexit. […]
The Middle East Dimension of Brexit
Middle East Eye | (Video News Report) | Brexit will affect Syrian and other Refugees at Calais, intelligence sharing on ISIL, and Palestine-Israel diplomacy among […]
Why did UK leaving European Union hit your Retirement Account so Hard?
By Andre Spicer | (The Conversation) | – – Despite reassurances that we shouldn’t listen to the experts, the financial markets have gone and behaved […]
Did Trump-Style Islamophobia break up the European Union?
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – In a historic referendum, the United Kingdom has voted to leave the European Union. The motivations […]
Iraq after ISIL: Liberated Ramadi 80% Damaged, has only gotten $1 mn from Gov’t
By Kamal al-Ayash | Ramadi | (Niqash.org) | – – As the clean up in Ramadi continues, locals and officials are applying for reconstruction aid. […]
Britain votes to leave the EU, what happens next?
By Gavin Barrett | (The Conversation) | – – Britain [is leaving] the EU. This is having an immediate effect on markets. It will have […]
Will Gov. Cuomo’s executive order against Israel Boycott strengthen movement?
By Tekendra Parmar | ( Waging Nonviolence ) | – – On June 5, Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed an executive order to create a blacklist […]
As Putin Slams NATO, Russia loses Patience with US-Backed Rebels in Syria
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – On Wednesday President Vladimir Putin addressed the Russian parliament on the 75th anniversary of Nazi Germany’s […]
Palestine’s ‘prayer for rain’: How Israel uses water as a weapon of war
By Ramzy Baroud | ( Ma’an News Agency) | – – Entire communities in the West Bank either have no access to water or have […]