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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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Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
Paris attacker Salah Abdeslam Captured in Brussels Firefight

Paris attacker Salah Abdeslam Captured in Brussels Firefight

Euractiv.com | – – The most-wanted fugitive from November’s Paris attacks, Salah Abdeslam, was wounded and caught in a shootout in Brussels on Friday (18 […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Israeli Gov’t violations of Palestinian Journalists’ Rights reached new Peak in 2015

Israeli Gov’t violations of Palestinian Journalists’ Rights reached new Peak in 2015

Ma’an News Agency | – – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — A Palestinian press freedoms watchdog on Thursday said 2015 had seen an “unprecedented” increase in Israeli […]

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Bernie Sanders
Sanders politely Avoids AIPAC & sharing Stage with pro-Netanyahu Warmongers

Sanders politely Avoids AIPAC & sharing Stage with pro-Netanyahu Warmongers

TeleSur | – – The Vermont senator said that he would send comments to AIPAC on Monday and requested that the organization present them to […]

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Peace
Where are the Women?  Syrian, other Peace Talks need female Representation

Where are the Women? Syrian, other Peace Talks need female Representation

By Tharanga Yakupitiyage | (Inter Press Service) | – – UNITED NATIONS, Mar 17 2016 (IPS) – “When it comes to peace talks, women have […]

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Putin:  Russia can ramp back up in Syria "within hours"

Putin: Russia can ramp back up in Syria “within hours”

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The pan-Arab daily al-Hayat (Life) summarized Russian sources on Thursday’s speech by Russian president Vladimir Putin: […]

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Climate Change
Climate Godzilla Stirs:  Heat and CO2 Records 'Obliterated'

Climate Godzilla Stirs: Heat and CO2 Records ‘Obliterated’

By James Dyke | (The Conversation) | – – And another one bites the dust. The year 2014 was the warmest ever recorded by humans. […]

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Democratic Party
Dear Candidates:  What's the US Military for and What exactly do you want from the Mideast?

Dear Candidates: What’s the US Military for and What exactly do you want from the Mideast?

by Peter Van Buren | ( Tomdispatch.com) The nuances of foreign policy do not feature heavily in the ongoing presidential campaign. Every candidate intends to […]

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Bernie Sanders
New York Times Edits Pro-Bernie Article Into Hit Piece

New York Times Edits Pro-Bernie Article Into Hit Piece

Cenk Uygur | (The Young Turks Video Report) | – – “Interesting development: The New York Times wrote a positive story about Bernie Sanders… for […]

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Russia
Putin's Syria Gambit: Surprising Views of Russian Pundits on What Moscow Achieved

Putin’s Syria Gambit: Surprising Views of Russian Pundits on What Moscow Achieved

By Robert Coalson | ( RFE/RL ) | – – As Russian warplanes continued their partial withdrawal from Syria two days after President Vladimir Putin […]

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