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Saudi Arabia in Modern History
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Saudi Arabia in Modern History

Marc Martorell Junyent

Book Review – David Commins, “Saudi Arabia: A Modern History” (Yale University Press: New Haven and London, 2025). Munich (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – […]

Greek Protesters block military Cargo bound for Israel

Greek Protesters block military Cargo bound for Israel

08/14/2025 By Global Voices

Israel must allow independent Investigations of Palestinian Journalist Killings – and let international Media into Gaza

Israel must allow independent Investigations of Palestinian Journalist Killings – and let international Media into Gaza

08/14/2025 By The Conversation

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Buddhism
Militant Buddhist Monks stir attacks on innocent Muslims in Myanmar

Militant Buddhist Monks stir attacks on innocent Muslims in Myanmar

AJ+ “Buddhist monks were a symbol of hope and defiance during the dark years of Myanmar’s military dictatorship. But as the country opens up to […]

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Afghanistan
Climate Change:  Afghanistan on Front Line (& You Thought the Taliban were Bad)

Climate Change: Afghanistan on Front Line (& You Thought the Taliban were Bad)

By Joe Dyke (IRIN) MAZAR-I-SHARIF, November 2014 (IRIN) – In northern Afghanistan, the residents don’t often use the phrase – most don’t even know it. […]

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Christianity
The Real Jesus was Bill O'Reilly's Worst Nightmare - Reza Aslan

The Real Jesus was Bill O’Reilly’s Worst Nightmare – Reza Aslan

Cenk Uygur (The Young Turks) “The Jesus of history was the exact opposite of everything Fox News host Bill O’Reilly thinks, according to religious scholar […]

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Daesh/ ISIL calls for Terror attacks on Saudi Arabia

Daesh/ ISIL calls for Terror attacks on Saudi Arabia

By Juan Cole | — Daesh, the brutal terrorist group the US calls ISIL or ISIS, is calling for attacks in Saudi Arabia. A voice […]

Juan Cole

Drones
Stealth Drone Proliferation:  Iranians Reverse engineer captured US Spy Drone

Stealth Drone Proliferation: Iranians Reverse engineer captured US Spy Drone

Press TV: | “Iran has released a video showing the test flight of an Iranian-made version of the captured US RQ-170 spy drone. The stealth […]

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Apartheid
Starving Gazans of Protein:  Israeli Navy destroys Palestinian Fishing Boat

Starving Gazans of Protein: Israeli Navy destroys Palestinian Fishing Boat

GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — | Israeli naval boats on Wednesday evening fired at and sank a Palestinian fishing boat in the sea off the coast […]

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Iran
Tehran says it has responded to some letters sent by President Obama

Tehran says it has responded to some letters sent by President Obama

Press TV | “A senior Iranian official says Tehran has responded to some of the letters sent by US President Barack Obama. The secretary of […]

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Top 5 Disasters If GOP Senate derails Iran talks

Top 5 Disasters If GOP Senate derails Iran talks

By Juan Cole | The Republican Party is already conniving at ways to derail the US-Iran negotiations over Tehran’s civilian nuclear enrichment program. When they […]

Juan Cole

Militarization
Rehab for Empire Addiction:  Uncle Sam on the Couch

Rehab for Empire Addiction: Uncle Sam on the Couch

By Tom Engelhardt (Tomdispatch.com) [What follows is a transcript of a therapy session between the American Empire and a psychiatrist whose name we at TomDispatch have agreed not to […]

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