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Egypt slow rolled Solar, EVs and now Israel has Cut off its Fossil Gas amid Iran War
Egypt

Egypt slow rolled Solar, EVs and now Israel has Cut off its Fossil Gas amid Iran War

Juan Cole

Egypt’s inertia on green energy and EV’s is bringing the pain, as the virtual closure of the Strait of Hormuz provoke an energy price shock

In the Shadow of War, Israeli Settler Violence against Palestinians Intensifies

In the Shadow of War, Israeli Settler Violence against Palestinians Intensifies

03/18/2026 By Human Rights Watch

Donald Trump’s Racism Mirrors Jeffrey Epstein’s

Donald Trump’s Racism Mirrors Jeffrey Epstein’s

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Map of Lebanon by Religious Sect

Map of Lebanon by Religious Sect

Juan Cole

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GOP and 9/11 First Responders Bill: Jamiol

GOP and 9/11 First Responders Bill: Jamiol

Courtesy Paul Jamiol

Juan Cole

Iraq
Al-Khoei:  Why We Shouldn’t Be Celebrating Iraq’s New Government: Power-Sharing Means Nothing without Reconciliation

Al-Khoei: Why We Shouldn’t Be Celebrating Iraq’s New Government: Power-Sharing Means Nothing without Reconciliation

Hayder al-Khoei writes in a guest column for Informed Comment : 22/12/2010 Bickering is still very much the order of the day in Iraq. Prime […]

Juan Cole

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Map of Egypt: Regions

Map of Egypt: Regions

Map of regions of Egypt

Juan Cole

Iraq
Iraq has a Government:  Can we Please Come Home Now?

Iraq has a Government: Can we Please Come Home Now?

Iraq has marked three milestones this fall. The formal military mission of US troops was ended by President Obama on August 31, and while about […]

Juan Cole

Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia, Distribution of Annual Rainfall

Saudi Arabia, Distribution of Annual Rainfall

Found a better rainfall distribution map: Courtesy the National Center for Atmospheric Research, 2007

Juan Cole

Afghanistan
Obama’s 2010 Successes and Failures in the Middle East – Cole in Truthdig

Obama’s 2010 Successes and Failures in the Middle East – Cole in Truthdig

My new column at Truthdig.com is just out: “Obama’s 2010 Successes and Failures in the Middle East”. Excerpt: ‘ As 2010 dawned, President Barack Obama […]

Juan Cole

Islamophobia
Hating Muslims in America

Hating Muslims in America

Rep. Peter King (R-NY), the incoming chair of the House committee on Homeland Security has announced that he will hold hearings into the ‘radicalization’ of […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Iraq’s al-Maliki Rebuffed on Incomplete Cabinet

Iraq’s al-Maliki Rebuffed on Incomplete Cabinet

Al-Hayat writes in Arabic that prospective Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki faced severe opposition on Monday to his insistence on announcing the formation of a government […]

Juan Cole

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