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Scientists Prove Justinian’s Plague, which Continued through the Rise of Islam, was Caused by Y. Pestis
Archaeology

Scientists Prove Justinian’s Plague, which Continued through the Rise of Islam, was Caused by Y. Pestis

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The first recorded world-historical pandemic took place in the Roman Empire and Sasanian Iran, as well as neighboring areas such […]

Yemen: Journalists under Assault

Yemen: Journalists under Assault

09/14/2025 By Human Rights Watch

The 21st Century has a before and after Gaza: Brazilian Author Frei Betto,

The 21st Century has a before and after Gaza: Brazilian Author Frei Betto,

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Bangladesh
The Moment the Nepal earthquake hit

The Moment the Nepal earthquake hit

BBC News | – “Video shows the moment earthquake hit Nepal… a powerful earthquake that struck Nepal, wrecking many historic buildings. The quake measured 7.9 […]

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Palestine
The women of Palestine: caught between the occupation and patriarchy

The women of Palestine: caught between the occupation and patriarchy

By Ebru Buyukgul | ( Your Middle East) | – Around this time two years ago, Mona Mahajna, a 30-year-old mother of three, was found […]

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Displaced and Refugees
115 Children Killed:  Saudi Arabia's War on Yemen by the Numbers

115 Children Killed: Saudi Arabia’s War on Yemen by the Numbers

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) – Since the beginning of the Saudi air campaign against the Houthi movement in Yemen on March 26 until […]

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History
Gallipoli:  Prince Charles, Prince Harry in Turkey Honor 130,000 War Dead on Both Sides

Gallipoli: Prince Charles, Prince Harry in Turkey Honor 130,000 War Dead on Both Sides

Euronews | – “World leaders have gathered at the World War I battle sites of the Gallipoli campaign to mark 100 years since the British-led […]

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censorship
Saudi Arabia, Iran, Azerbaijan among Top 10 Worst Censors: Media Watchdog

Saudi Arabia, Iran, Azerbaijan among Top 10 Worst Censors: Media Watchdog

By Valentina Ieri | – UNITED NATIONS, (IPS) – While technology has given millions greater freedom to express themselves, in the world's 10 most censored […]

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Climate Change
BP Defends Tar Balls still washing up in Gulf

BP Defends Tar Balls still washing up in Gulf

ThinkProgress | – Confronted with BP tar balls still washing up on Gulf shores, a spokesman denies the toxic chemicals are harmful, sidestepping the damage […]

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Iran
Iran: US, Israel dare not attack us; anyway if they could have, they would have

Iran: US, Israel dare not attack us; anyway if they could have, they would have

RT | — “With a nuclear deal around the corner, Russia’s decision to proceed with the sale of the sophisticated S-300 missile defense system to […]

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Constitution
US admits it has no Idea who it is Assassinating by Drone

US admits it has no Idea who it is Assassinating by Drone

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) – The tragic deaths last January, just now being revealed, of two Western hostages in drone strikes on a […]

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Egypt
Is Iranian power on the rise?

Is Iranian power on the rise?

By Brian M. Downing | (Informed Comment) – As the Iranian nuclear talks neared preliminary agreement, and as the Houthis drove into southern Yemen, world […]

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