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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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What Obama should tell Netanyahu this Week (But won't)

What Obama should tell Netanyahu this Week (But won’t)

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Far right Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu is arriving in Washington, D.C., Monday, and will apparently […]

Juan Cole

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GOP Candidates' Clown Car hides Deadly intent to Enrich the Rich

GOP Candidates’ Clown Car hides Deadly intent to Enrich the Rich

By Karen Dolan | (Otherwords.org) | – – The GOP race may be a circus, but the candidates are dead serious about padding the pockets […]

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Immigration
No, Neocons:  US isn't facing 'Flood' of Syrian Refugees

No, Neocons: US isn’t facing ‘Flood’ of Syrian Refugees

By Bridge Initiative Team | – – In the wake of the Syrian refugee crisis, which has forced more than four million people to flee […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Israel Requesting Over $5 Billion in US Military Aid

Israel Requesting Over $5 Billion in US Military Aid

By IMEMC News | – – The Israeli government has made an initial request for its annual U.S. defense package to increase by as much […]

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Iraq
How can Iraqi PM al-Abadi defeat ISIL if his own Party has Turned on Him?

How can Iraqi PM al-Abadi defeat ISIL if his own Party has Turned on Him?

Mustafa Habib | Baghdad | (Niqash.org) | – – Nobody in Iraqi politics appears to like Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi much anymore. Some dislike him […]

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Entertainment
In 'Spectre,' James Bond becomes Edward Snowden

In ‘Spectre,’ James Bond becomes Edward Snowden

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The latest entry in the Daniel Craig reboot of the James Bond film franchise, Spectre , […]

Juan Cole

Environmentalism
How Climate Activists derailed Keystone XL Pipeline: Lessons for the Future

How Climate Activists derailed Keystone XL Pipeline: Lessons for the Future

Luis Hestres | (The Conversation) | – – Contrary to predictions from energy industry insiders, President Obama has rejected TransCanada’s application to build the Keystone […]

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Israel/ Palestine
In Palestine's Hebron district Israeli Occupation troops impose 'draconian' measures

In Palestine’s Hebron district Israeli Occupation troops impose ‘draconian’ measures

Ma’an News Agency | – – HEBRON (Ma’an) — As Hebron remains at the center of violence in the occupied Palestinian territory, Israeli rights group […]

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Climate Change
Keystone XL Cancelled: 8 yrs Later Obama finally moves against Tyranny of Oil

Keystone XL Cancelled: 8 yrs Later Obama finally moves against Tyranny of Oil

National Sierra Club | (Video Clip) | – – “ VICTORY! President Obama just announced that he will reject the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline.. […]

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