Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu bombed the building being used by civilian Hamas negotiators in Doha, Qatar, […]
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The Surprising Reasons Oil Prices Keep Falling
By Marcelle Arak and Sheila Tschinkel | (The Conversation) | – – Global stock markets have been in a tailspin this week. And the sinking […]
71 UK doctors call on World Medical Association to Expel Israel over Torture
Ma’an News Agency | – – ‘BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — A group of British doctors is pushing for the World Medical Association (WMA) to expel the […]
How Bad Is The Violence In Iraq?
AJ+ | (Video News Report) | – – “A UN report on the violence in Iraq from January 2014 to October 2015 makes for sober […]
Turkey-Russia Tensions Spike as Russia moves into Northern Syria
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Russian air strikes in Syria are coming closer and closer to the Turkish border in Latakia […]
Flint’s water crisis is a blatant example of environmental injustice
Robert D. Bullard | (The Conversation) | – – Many observers see race and class as factors in Flint, Michigan’s drinking water crisis. Earlier this […]
Airbnb profits from Israeli theft of Palestinian Land with Squatter Listings
AJ+ | (Video News Report) | – – “Palestinians are angry at Airbnb. The website advertises dozens of homes located in illegal Israeli settlements.” Israeli […]
Iranian Pres. Rouhani slams Hard Liners: Ban on Liberal Candidates makes Parliamentary Vote Pointless
By Golnaz Esfandiari | ( RFE/RL) | – – Iran’s president has criticized the mass disqualification of candidates in next month’s parliamentary elections, suggesting the […]
Iraq: Facebook Group debunks hate-provoking Urban Legends on Social Media
Mustafa Habib | (Niqash.org) | – – An extremist ‘hero’ with a mortar in his shoulder. A secret plot bringing the Iraqi Kurdish and the […]
The Surprising Reason we Keep Falling for ISIL/ Daesh Propaganda
Haroro J. Ingram | (The Conversation) | – – The rise of [the so-called] Islamic State [group] (IS) has reaffirmed what al-Qaeda and the Taliban […]