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Vietnam on the Nile? With Chinese investment, Egypt turns to Solar Panel Manufacturing
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Vietnam on the Nile? With Chinese investment, Egypt turns to Solar Panel Manufacturing

Juan Cole

If Egyptians manage their affairs well, they could become the Vietnam of the Middle East with regard to solar panel production.

Facing protests and new Threats from Trump, is the Iranian Regime on its last legs?

Facing protests and new Threats from Trump, is the Iranian Regime on its last legs?

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Top Ten Upheavals in the Arab World Today

Top Ten Upheavals in the Arab World Today

1. In response to the sting of defeat at the UN, Israel announced it is building a further 3,000 Israel squatter housing units on Palestinian […]

Juan Cole

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"The world is melting even Faster than we Thought" (Young Turks Video)

“The world is melting even Faster than we Thought” (Young Turks Video)

The Young Turks cover a new report on carbon emissions and climate change.:

Juan Cole

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Palestinians Boisterously Celebrate the UNGA Vote, Raising the Sign of “194” (OSC)

Palestinians Boisterously Celebrate the UNGA Vote, Raising the Sign of “194” (OSC)

The USG Open Source Center carries summaries of Arabic news reports from Palestinian wire services on the reaction of the Palestinians on Friday to Thursday’s […]

Juan Cole

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Whistleblower Bradley Manning:  “I thought I was going to die in a cage.” (Democracy Now!)

Whistleblower Bradley Manning: “I thought I was going to die in a cage.” (Democracy Now!)

Amy Goodman’s Democracy Now! reports on the testimony of government whistleblower Bradley Manning in which he said he thought he was going to die “in […]

Juan Cole

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Palestinian Legal strategy against Israel: The Real Prize is Europe

Palestinian Legal strategy against Israel: The Real Prize is Europe

The United Nations General Assembly voted overwhelmingly to accord Palestine the status of “Observer State” on Thursday, with 138 countries voting in favor of the […]

Juan Cole

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Israeli Reaction to UN Vote: Politicians Burn Palestinian Flag, Pundits fear International Criminal Court

Israeli Reaction to UN Vote: Politicians Burn Palestinian Flag, Pundits fear International Criminal Court

The USG Open Source Center translates Hebrew press reports and reaction in Israel to the UN bestowal of “Observer State” status on the Palestinians, including […]

Juan Cole

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In Rebuke to Obama, Netanyahu-- Much of Western Europe to Support Palestine as UN Observer State

In Rebuke to Obama, Netanyahu– Much of Western Europe to Support Palestine as UN Observer State

The confidence scam that Israel and the United States have been running on the Palestinians, of a “peace process,” is finally about to meet a […]

Juan Cole

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AP Punked on Iran by Junk Science Graph (Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists)

AP Punked on Iran by Junk Science Graph (Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists)

Yousaf Butt and Ferenc Dalnoki-Veress write at The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists: This week the Associated Press reported that unnamed officials “from a country […]

Juan Cole

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Machowski:  We're already at War with Iran, though Ayatollahs have not decided to Weaponize Nukes (Video)

Machowski: We’re already at War with Iran, though Ayatollahs have not decided to Weaponize Nukes (Video)

Matthew Machowski, current Visiting Research Fellow at the School of Physics and Astronomy, Queen Mary, University of London and an experienced Middle East analyst gives […]

Juan Cole

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