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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?

01/06/2026 By The Conversation

Trump’s anti-Climate Policies are Driving up Insurance Costs for Homeowners

Trump’s anti-Climate Policies are Driving up Insurance Costs for Homeowners

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O'Donnell wonders why Monkeys aren't still evolving into Humans

O’Donnell wonders why Monkeys aren’t still evolving into Humans

Bill Maher on his HBO television show Friday night played another clip of Christine O’Donnell, the Republican candidate for senator from Delaware, from the 1990s. […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Rumsfeld, Bush and the Supreme War Crime

Rumsfeld, Bush and the Supreme War Crime

Joyce Battle at the National Security Archive has used the Freedom of Information Act to spring classified documents from 2001 about the Bush administration’s sneaky […]

Juan Cole

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Ahmadinejad Mugs for Cameras, Blames USG for 9/11 Attacks

Ahmadinejad Mugs for Cameras, Blames USG for 9/11 Attacks

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s outrageous speech at the United Nations, in which he blamed the US government for staging the September 11 attacks against itself, […]

Juan Cole

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Tomdispatch:  Decline of US Empire Not So Bad

Tomdispatch: Decline of US Empire Not So Bad

Tom Engelhardt is fine reading for a Thursday.

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Mass Protests as Israeli Contractor Kills two in Palestinian East Jerusalem

Mass Protests as Israeli Contractor Kills two in Palestinian East Jerusalem

The poor Palestinians of East Jerusalem have few assured human or civil rights. Anyone may do anything to them at any time, and they have […]

Juan Cole

Afghanistan
Makdisi:  The Tragedy of Obama’s Middle East Policy

Makdisi: The Tragedy of Obama’s Middle East Policy

Ussama Makdisi writes in a guest column for Informed Comment: In the tragic story of U.S-Arab relations, no era has been as violent as our […]

Juan Cole

Afghanistan
9 US GIs Killed in Afghan Heli Crash as Violence Grows

9 US GIs Killed in Afghan Heli Crash as Violence Grows

A helicopter crash in Zabul near Qandahar in southern Afghanistan left 9 American troops dead and 3 other persons (one an American civlian) wounded. The […]

Juan Cole

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Obama dismisses Iran War Prospects, overrules Clinton

Obama dismisses Iran War Prospects, overrules Clinton

The Obama administration is clearly trying to send signals to Iran during the General Assembly session of the United Nations that Washington is open to […]

Juan Cole

Pakistan
100,000 Children at Risk in Pakistan, Sindh Flooding Continues

100,000 Children at Risk in Pakistan, Sindh Flooding Continues

5 more villages were drowned in Sindh on Monday, and more people were cut off from the outside world by waters splashing down from a […]

Juan Cole

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