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Saudi Arabia in Modern History
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Saudi Arabia in Modern History

Marc Martorell Junyent

Book Review – David Commins, “Saudi Arabia: A Modern History” (Yale University Press: New Haven and London, 2025). Munich (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – […]

Greek Protesters block military Cargo bound for Israel

Greek Protesters block military Cargo bound for Israel

08/14/2025 By Global Voices

Israel must allow independent Investigations of Palestinian Journalist Killings – and let international Media into Gaza

Israel must allow independent Investigations of Palestinian Journalist Killings – and let international Media into Gaza

08/14/2025 By The Conversation

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Obama’s Pledge to Withdraw from Iraq and the Iraqi Reality; 2 US Soldiers Wounded; 7 Dead, 22 Injured in Bombings

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President Barack Obama will meet Wednesday, his first day on the job, with his secretary of defense, the chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff […]

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The Dream of Our Founders will Live On

The Dream of Our Founders will Live On

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"They even killed the cats!"

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King’s Anti-Imperialism and the Challenge for Obama

King’s Anti-Imperialism and the Challenge for Obama

The Martin Luther King, Jr. that most Americans know is the man who said, “I have a dream” at a massive rally 250,000 strong in […]

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Abraham, Booker T. and Barack; Three Speeches on the Way from Philadelphia

President-Elect Barack Obama on Saturday evoked Abraham Lincoln’s train procession to Washington DC, the last leg of which took the Great Emancipator from Philadelphia to […]

Juan Cole

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Israel Hits Another UN School before Ceasing Fire; On Ethnic and Civic Nationalisms

Israel Hits Another UN School before Ceasing Fire; On Ethnic and Civic Nationalisms

Israeli war planes stayed home on Sunday morning, sparing densely-populated Gaza the intense aerial bombardment to which it had been daily subjected for the previous […]

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Olmert Announces Ceasefire; Mearsheimer on Gaza

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Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has announced a ceasefire in the Israeli assault on the population of the Gaza Strip, beginning at midnight Saturday, Israeli […]

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3000 Abandoned Cars at Dubai Airport as Economy Turns Down

3000 Abandoned Cars at Dubai Airport as Economy Turns Down

Airport police in Dubai have found some 3,000 abandoned automobiles during the past 4 months, as Indian and other South Asians in the real estate […]

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Bahrain to Build Zero Emissions Skyscraper

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Bahrain is building the world’s first zero carbon emissions skyscraper: ‘ Thomas Lucking, of architectural firm Gerber Architekten, said they have designed a tower which […]

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