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Trump to Xi: ‘Hold our Beer’ – EVs majority of Chinese New Car Sales, as Exports rocket 74%
China

Trump to Xi: ‘Hold our Beer’ – EVs majority of Chinese New Car Sales, as Exports rocket 74%

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Car News China reports that in the first half of 2025, consumers in that country bought 10,891,000 passenger vehicles. But […]

Iran’s President Says Rebuilding Nuclear Sites Futile Without Talks With Washington

Iran’s President Says Rebuilding Nuclear Sites Futile Without Talks With Washington

08/12/2025 By Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty

Beyond Recognition: Is a Palestinian State even Possible Anymore?

Beyond Recognition: Is a Palestinian State even Possible Anymore?

08/12/2025 By The Conversation

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Egypt
Egypt: Fundamentalist Morsi Defies both Protesters & Military Ultimatum, says Obama Backs Him

Egypt: Fundamentalist Morsi Defies both Protesters & Military Ultimatum, says Obama Backs Him

Egyptian President Muhammad Morsi’s support in his own government began crumbling on Monday. Ten independent members of the Egyptian upper house or senate (Majlis al-Shura) […]

Juan Cole

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Snowden:  US now using deprivation of Citizenship as a Weapon

Snowden: US now using deprivation of Citizenship as a Weapon

Edward Snowden released a statement from Moscow on Monday, slamming Barack Obama for revoking his passport and rendering him stateless and unable to seek asylum […]

Juan Cole

Russia
Baikonur, Kazakhstan:  Unmanned Russian rocket crashes (spectacular video)

Baikonur, Kazakhstan: Unmanned Russian rocket crashes (spectacular video)

At the Baikonur Space Station in Kazakhstan, an unmanned Russian Proton M rocket booster went sideways and crashed this morning. Here’s the video from Russian […]

Juan Cole

Domestic Surveillance
How Internet Censorship Really Works

How Internet Censorship Really Works

The Berkman Center points out that the internet is not a public space. It is a private space that tolerates some public speech; but not […]

Juan Cole

Egypt
"Egypt my Beautiful Country - Helwa Ya Baladi": a slide show of simpler times set to Dalida's Hit Song

“Egypt my Beautiful Country – Helwa Ya Baladi”: a slide show of simpler times set to Dalida’s Hit Song

Egypt is in for a hard week. To take the edge off let’s enjoy Mina Nabil Ramzy’s slide show of nostalgia for Egypt in simpler […]

Juan Cole

Egypt
How Egypt’s Michelle Bachmann became President and Plunged the Country into Chaos (Cole at Truthdig)

How Egypt’s Michelle Bachmann became President and Plunged the Country into Chaos (Cole at Truthdig)

My column is out at Truthdig, “How Egypt’s Michelle Bachmann became President and Plunged the country into Chaos”. Excerpt: “Despite Egypt’s sagging economy, Morsi did […]

Juan Cole

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Biggest Demonstrations in Egyptian History:  Millions Demand President Morsi Step Down

Biggest Demonstrations in Egyptian History: Millions Demand President Morsi Step Down

The Egyptian military estimated that “millions” of Egyptian demonstrated on Sunday to demand early presidential elections, only one year into the four-year term of President […]

Juan Cole

Government surveillance
Furious European Parliament Members Warn US Spying could Derail Free Trade Agreement

Furious European Parliament Members Warn US Spying could Derail Free Trade Agreement

European Union officials are furious about revelations that the US is spying on them and on Continental Europeans as vigorously as it spies on China. […]

Juan Cole

UAE
Dubai's Underwater Hotel

Dubai’s Underwater Hotel

Construction of the Water Discus underwater hotel of Dubai may be begun soon, and it will be finished in five years, according to Colin Simpson […]

Juan Cole

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