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Egypt brings Africa’s Largest Wind Farm Online on Red Sea Coast, Powers 1.1 mn. Households
Egypt

Egypt brings Africa’s Largest Wind Farm Online on Red Sea Coast, Powers 1.1 mn. Households

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The only place I’ve ever heard of along the Egyptian mainland’s Red Sea coast is the resort city of Hurghada […]

Israel confines most Palestinians in Gaza to just 21 sq mi., Kills 112 in One Day

Israel confines most Palestinians in Gaza to just 21 sq mi., Kills 112 in One Day

07/13/2025 By International Middle East Media Center

What do the Bible, the Quran and the Torah say about the Justification for War?

What do the Bible, the Quran and the Torah say about the Justification for War?

07/13/2025 By The Conversation

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Russia
Putin:  Syria's Al-Assad welcome to Refuge in Russia

Putin: Syria’s Al-Assad welcome to Refuge in Russia

Vladimir Putin | (Der Bild) | – – Excerpt from part II of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s interview in the German publication, Der Bild, on […]

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Constitution
The Best Way to Close Guantanamo? Give It Back to Cuba

The Best Way to Close Guantanamo? Give It Back to Cuba

By Alli McCracken | (Foreign Policy in Focus) | – – In one fell swoop, President Obama could erase the stain of Guantanamo and make […]

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Counter-Terrorism
Politics, not just Bombs, will defeat ISIL/ Daesh

Politics, not just Bombs, will defeat ISIL/ Daesh

By Frank-Walter Steinmeier | (Project Syndicate) | – – BERLIN – The November 13 terrorist attacks in Paris – which struck at the heart of […]

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Israel
Why Arson was suspected in Fire at Offices of Israeli Human Rights & Peace Group B'Tselem

Why Arson was suspected in Fire at Offices of Israeli Human Rights & Peace Group B’Tselem

Nir Hasson | Haaretz | (Video News Report) | – – Update: N.B. an investigation by the Jerusalem fire brigade appears to have concluded that […]

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African-Americans
Oregon Standoff: What If The Armed Men Were Muslim Or Black?

Oregon Standoff: What If The Armed Men Were Muslim Or Black?

Jessica Sherry | AJ+ | (Video News Report) | – – “The Ammon Bundy–led armed occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon isn’t […]

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Displaced and Refugees
Beset by  Loneliness and Memories, Syrian Refugees Struggle even in Safe Spaces

Beset by Loneliness and Memories, Syrian Refugees Struggle even in Safe Spaces

By Silvia Boarini | (Inter Press Service) | – – ZARQa, Jordan (IPS) – Emelline Mahmoud Ilyas is an outgoing 35-year-old mother of three from […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Majority of Jerusalem Palestinians detained in 2015 were minors

Majority of Jerusalem Palestinians detained in 2015 were minors

Ma’an News Agency | – – JERUSALEM (Ma’an) — Israeli forces detained more than 1,900 Palestinians from occupied East Jerusalem in 2015, the majority of […]

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Pentagon
How We Learned to Stop Worrying About People and Love the Bombing

How We Learned to Stop Worrying About People and Love the Bombing

By Rick Shenkman | (Tomdispatch.com) | – – After Senator Ted Cruz suggested that the United States begin carpet bombing Islamic State (IS) forces in […]

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Authoritarianism
How the fate of Syria's al-Assad divides the GOP Field: Cruz, Trump, Rubio

How the fate of Syria’s al-Assad divides the GOP Field: Cruz, Trump, Rubio

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Foreign policy is not a strong suit for most of the Republican candidates for president. Many […]

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