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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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Russia/Syria: Possibly Unlawful Russian Air Strikes

Russia/Syria: Possibly Unlawful Russian Air Strikes

Human Rights Watch | – – (New York) – At least two air strikes in northern Homs on October 15, 2015, that local residents believed […]

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Bashar al-Assad
Is Russia's offer of Parliamentary Elections in Syria Serious?

Is Russia’s offer of Parliamentary Elections in Syria Serious?

By Juan Cole | (informed Comment) | – – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said three surprising things Saturday in an interview with Rossiya 1. […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Jewish Squatter attack on Leader of Rabbis for Human Rights caught on Video

Jewish Squatter attack on Leader of Rabbis for Human Rights caught on Video

Ma’an News Agency | – – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — A Jewish settler on Friday attacked the head of the Israeli group Rabbis for Human Rights […]

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Iraqi Kurds Face Hard Diplomatic Choices Between the US and Russia

Iraqi Kurds Face Hard Diplomatic Choices Between the US and Russia

By Histyar Qader | (Niqash.org) | – – It is tough for Iraqi Kurdistan to turn down any kind of aid when it comes to […]

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Climate Change
Mexico's Patricia Megastorm so strong it broke scale used to measure hurricane intensity

Mexico’s Patricia Megastorm so strong it broke scale used to measure hurricane intensity

AJ+ | (Video Report | – – “Hurricane Patricia is the strongest ever recorded and headed for Mexico at Category 5 speeds. It’s so strong, […]

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Climate Change
‘Never Seen Anything Like This Before’ as 2015 Set to Be Hottest Year on Record

‘Never Seen Anything Like This Before’ as 2015 Set to Be Hottest Year on Record

By Jon Queally, staff writer | ( Commondreams.org) | – – With many eyes turning to UN talks in Paris, Earth continues to exhibit symptoms […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Forever Refugees - Palestinian Families expelled by Israelis to Syria lose Homes Again

Forever Refugees – Palestinian Families expelled by Israelis to Syria lose Homes Again

By: Mai Abu Moghli, Nael Bitarie, and Nell Gabiam | Ma’an News Agency | – – Similarly to their Syrian counterparts, Palestinians in Syria have […]

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Top Five Things Congress Should investigate instead of Benghazi

Top Five Things Congress Should investigate instead of Benghazi

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) – – The fruitless carnival barking that was the GOP Benghazi inquisition did the nation the disservice of taking […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Did US-Russia Tensions Help Bring Iraq Victory in Baiji and Anbar?

Did US-Russia Tensions Help Bring Iraq Victory in Baiji and Anbar?

By Mustafa Habib | (Niqash.org) Recently Iraqi anti-extremist forces have made some of the biggest gains in months. Iraqi military leaders explain how they beat […]

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