Informed Comment - Part 1826

Syria to Afghanistan: US Military Policy hasn’t Solved the Zone of Crisis & may Enlarge it

By Amin Saikal, author of Zone of Crisis: Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran and Iraq The Middle East and its wider eastern environs are in the grip […]

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Energy

US strikes ISIL oil fields in Quest to Defund it: But will it Replace oil with Fracking?

By Juan Cole Sawt al-Iraq [Voice of Iraq] reports that during the past two days, Saudi, UAE and American fighter jets attacks small oil refineries […]

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Energy

Munich aims to get all its Energy from Renewables by 2025

Siemens “From 2015, DanTysk will supply up to 1.3 billion kWh of electricity – and will also help Munich achieve a more sustainable energy supply […]

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GCC

What Arab partners will get in return for strikes on Syria

By Lars Berger The decision by President Obama to launch missile and air strikes against Islamic State (IS) and the al-Qaeda affiliate “Khorasan” in Syria […]

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Apartheid

Israeli forces re-open Holy Aqsa Mosque compound after heavy clashes

JERUSALEM (Ma’an) — Hundreds of Palestinian Muslim worshipers were allowed to access the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in the Old City of Jerusalem on Wednesday at […]

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Islamic State of Iraq and Syria

Hidden Camera Reveals Chilling Life Under ISIS Control

The Young Turks: “”A mother, with an AK-47 slung over her shoulder, walks her child to a playground. A man driving a car orders a […]

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Bashar al-Assad

Syrian Media Hail America as Damascus Ally, Support UN Ban on Foreign Fighters

by Juan Cole Aljazeera Arabic reports on the reaction in Syria to US air strikes against ISIL, which included attacks on Wednesday on their oil […]

Juan Cole

Iran

Is this Iranian the most powerful man in Iraq?

BBC “Gabriel Gatehouse reports for BBC Newsnight on the secretive Iranian General described as the most powerful man in Iraq.” BBC Newsnight: “Is this Iranian […]

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Barack Obama