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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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UN must hold Perpetrators accountable for War Crime of Hospital Bombings: HRW

UN must hold Perpetrators accountable for War Crime of Hospital Bombings: HRW

Human Rights Watch | – – An airstrike on April 27, 2016, that hit al-Quds Hospital and surrounding areas, killed 58 civilians, including medical staff […]

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'Monstrous' violence in Aleppo as 'Regime of Calm' begins in rest of Syria

‘Monstrous’ violence in Aleppo as ‘Regime of Calm’ begins in rest of Syria

by Juan Cole: The US and the Russian Federation agreed Friday that from Saturday there would be a “regime of calm” in most of Syria. […]

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Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
ISIL Digging in Against new US Troops in Syria

ISIL Digging in Against new US Troops in Syria

By By James Miller| ( RFE/RL ) | – – On June 29, 2014, when Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi gave a speech from the Great Mosque […]

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Islam-hatred
Ted Cruz turns away delegation of own Muslim Constituents, Smears them as 'Extremists'

Ted Cruz turns away delegation of own Muslim Constituents, Smears them as ‘Extremists’

Written by Bridge Initiative Team | Bridge | – – If anything is part and parcel of American democracy, it’s the idea that voters can, […]

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Iraq
Will it ever be 'Mission Accomplished'?  Why Baghdad is Still Insecure

Will it ever be ‘Mission Accomplished’? Why Baghdad is Still Insecure

By Mustafa Habib | (Baghdad) | (Niqash.org) | – – The outskirts of Baghdad are very dangerous these days. Islamic State fighters hide here, mounting […]

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Democratic Party
Could Hillary Clinton's promise of a gender-equal cabinet change US Politics forever?

Could Hillary Clinton’s promise of a gender-equal cabinet change US Politics forever?

By Dee Goddard | (The Conversation) | – – At a recent “Town Hall” debate Hillary Clinton announced that she would appoint a cabinet that […]

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Syria: As fierce Fighting reignites, Aleppo on brink of 'Humanitarian Disaster'

Syria: As fierce Fighting reignites, Aleppo on brink of ‘Humanitarian Disaster’

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Syria’s largest city, Aleppo has seen a worrying outbreak of violence in the past week that […]

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Bernie Sanders
Chomsky:  Sanders Mobilizes Force That Could Change the Country

Chomsky: Sanders Mobilizes Force That Could Change the Country

TeleSur | – – During a public event on Tuesday, renowned professor Noam Chomsky took time to reflect on the political impact of the Bernie […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Seven members of Israeli ‘terror cell’ indicted for dozens of attacks on Palestinian civilians & property

Seven members of Israeli ‘terror cell’ indicted for dozens of attacks on Palestinian civilians & property

By Celine Hagbard | (IMEMC) | – – Updated. On Monday, an Israeli court indicted seven Israelis, including two sons of a leading rabbi, a […]

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