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Pakistan now gets 25% of its Electricity from Solar, Plans Solar Panel factory
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Pakistan now gets 25% of its Electricity from Solar, Plans Solar Panel factory

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Only about 20 countries globally get a quarter or more of their power from solar.

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Protesting the U of Arkansas for Removing Middle East Center Director over her Condemnation of the Bombing of Iran

Protesting the U of Arkansas for Removing Middle East Center Director over her Condemnation of the Bombing of Iran

12/17/2025 By Committee on Academic Freedom

Who’s Responsible When a Military Order is Illegal? (Don’t Ask Donald Trump!)

Who’s Responsible When a Military Order is Illegal? (Don’t Ask Donald Trump!)

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Turkey:  Is Twitter Mightier than Prime Minister Erdogan?

Turkey: Is Twitter Mightier than Prime Minister Erdogan?

(By Erdağ Göknar via IslamiCommentary) Erdağ Göknar Claiming that Twitter has not responded to Turkish court requests to suspend specific accounts, the Turkish communications ministry […]

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Egypt Shocks the World with Plan for Mass Execution of 528 Muslim Brothers

Egypt Shocks the World with Plan for Mass Execution of 528 Muslim Brothers

(By Juan Cole) An Egyptian court in the provincial center of El Minya on Monday shocked the world by sentencing 528 persons to death in […]

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Pakistan for global efforts against nuclear terrorism

Pakistan for global efforts against nuclear terrorism

THE HAGUE: Pakistan assured world community that it is considering ratification of the 2005 Amendment to the Convention on Physical Protection of Nuclear Material (CPPNM) […]

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Jimmy Carter:  I send Landmail because of NSA Surveillance "Abuse"

Jimmy Carter: I send Landmail because of NSA Surveillance “Abuse”

NBC’s Meet the Press interviewed former president Jimmy Carter on Sunday, and he complained that the National Security Agency probably has him under electronic surveillance. […]

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Human Rights
The Frightening Israeli Army used on Palestinian Children (Australian TV)

The Frightening Israeli Army used on Palestinian Children (Australian TV)

Australian Broadcast Co. and Journeyman Pictures: “The Frightening Israeli Army Used On Palestinian Children”: For more on Israeli arrests and abuse of Palestinian children see […]

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Economy
Gaza's Palestinians, Besieged by Israel, turn to Solar Power

Gaza’s Palestinians, Besieged by Israel, turn to Solar Power

Here’s an excellent AFP film clip and article from a couple weeks ago that I think deserves a wider audience. Gazans turn to solar power […]

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Why Romney is Wrong that Obama's Syria Policy Emboldened Putin

Why Romney is Wrong that Obama’s Syria Policy Emboldened Putin

(By Juan Cole) On Face the Nation on Sunday, Mitt Romney slammed President Obama’s policies toward Russia as “naive” and called the country a “geopolitical […]

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Africa
Saudi Arabia Again Fails Human Rights 101 (UNHRC)

Saudi Arabia Again Fails Human Rights 101 (UNHRC)

The [United Nations’] Human Rights Council’s review of Saudi Arabia comes at a time of serious concern about the rights situation in the country. Authorities […]

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Climate Change
Coal, Gas & Oil are Huge Water Hogs; Solar is a Water Saver

Coal, Gas & Oil are Huge Water Hogs; Solar is a Water Saver

Solar Power Is A Huge Water Saver (World Water Day Infographic) (via Clean Technica) Every year on this day since 1993, the community of nations […]

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