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Turkiye hosts Largest Solar Power Plant of any European Country, as its Solar Installations Surge to 3.1 GW in H1
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Turkiye hosts Largest Solar Power Plant of any European Country, as its Solar Installations Surge to 3.1 GW in H1

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Turkiye [Turkey] is a European country, since part of its territory lies in Europe. So the following sentence is true: […]

Palestinian Statehood is winning major new Supporters at UN – but symbolic Action won’t make it happen

Palestinian Statehood is winning major new Supporters at UN – but symbolic Action won’t make it happen

09/20/2025 By The Conversation

Protesting UC Berkeley handing Names of Faculty and Students  to Dept. of Education

Protesting UC Berkeley handing Names of Faculty and Students to Dept. of Education

09/20/2025 By Committee on Academic Freedom

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Mother Of Murdered Israeli Teen Condemns anti-Palestinian Violence

Mother Of Murdered Israeli Teen Condemns anti-Palestinian Violence

“With the Israeli army saying it is commencing a new military operation against Gaza, and Hamas vowing revenge, the words of a mother of a […]

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Surveillance
German who spied on Parliament for NSA recruited by CIA

German who spied on Parliament for NSA recruited by CIA

By Nadia Prupis The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) took part in a spying operation against Germany that led to the arrest of a double agent […]

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Iraq
Iraq: Al-Baghadi Criticizes Wealthy Gulf Leaders, as Russia, Iran, Gun for Him

Iraq: Al-Baghadi Criticizes Wealthy Gulf Leaders, as Russia, Iran, Gun for Him

By: Sami Kleib There was no mention of Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki in Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s speech. However, he did make a statement that […]

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Apartheid
Gaza by the Numbers: Who the People are, how They got There

Gaza by the Numbers: Who the People are, how They got There

By Juan Cole Population of Palestinians of Gaza: 1.7 million Number of Palestinians in Gaza whose families were expelled as refugees from their homes in […]

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Exiled Governor of Mosul: We Need Local Troops to Take it Back

Exiled Governor of Mosul: We Need Local Troops to Take it Back

niqash | Special Correspondent | Erbil | Prominent Sunni Muslim politician, Atheel al-Nujaifi, who is also the governor of Ninawa province in-exile, talks about why […]

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Apartheid
Palestinians attack Jerusalem Rail to Protest Annexation of Arab East

Palestinians attack Jerusalem Rail to Protest Annexation of Arab East

By Hanna Baumann The destruction of tram stations during the protests in East Jerusalem is much more than vandalism, it shows that Palestinians are not […]

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Oil-Rich Iran Planning To Spend $60 Million On Solar PV This Year

Oil-Rich Iran Planning To Spend $60 Million On Solar PV This Year

By James Ayre The US’s sometimes pseudo-antagonist, Iran, is apparently planning to spend $60 million on solar PV power projects this year, according to recent […]

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90% of NSA Data from non-Targets, 1/2 accounts had info on US Citizens

90% of NSA Data from non-Targets, 1/2 accounts had info on US Citizens

By Jon Queally Washington Post reveals unprecedented look at how 'voyeuristic' spy agency manages private communications it collects New reporting by the Washington Post based […]

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5 Most alarming Developments in Iraq

5 Most alarming Developments in Iraq

By Juan Cole 1. Airstrikes killed 7 and wounded 30 in Mosul on Sunday. But it isn’t clear who was flying the planes! The US […]

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