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Saudis to invest Billions in Renewable Power in Turkiye, incl. 2 Gigs of New Solar
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Saudis to invest Billions in Renewable Power in Turkiye, incl. 2 Gigs of New Solar

Juan Cole

Cheap solar and wind can replace imports of expensive and possibly unreliable fossil gas as well as imports of expensive and polluting black coal

What is Israel planning for Palestinians in the West Bank?

What is Israel planning for Palestinians in the West Bank?

02/08/2026 By Middle East Monitor

Why Futuristic “Smart Cities” Like Saudi Arabia’s Neom are Destined to Fail

Why Futuristic “Smart Cities” Like Saudi Arabia’s Neom are Destined to Fail

02/08/2026 By The Conversation

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Saudi Op-Ed Welcomes Obama to the Middle East

Saudi Op-Ed Welcomes Obama to the Middle East

The USG Open Source Center translates an op-ed by Abd-al-Malik Ahmad Al Al-Shaykh welcoming president Obama to Saudi Arabia: Excerpts: Saudi Writer Hopes Obamas Visit […]

Juan Cole

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40 Taliban Killed in Waziristan; Iran Protests to Pakistan on Mosque Bombing

40 Taliban Killed in Waziristan; Iran Protests to Pakistan on Mosque Bombing

The Pakistani military claims to have completely taken over the city of Mingora, the largest in Swat, and says that the campaign in Malakand Division […]

Juan Cole

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Trying it on for size. Provided free by this site. The Web is a moving target. My old template started displaying oddly to some people, […]

Juan Cole

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US Soldier Killed Near Mosul; Maliki Gives up on Saudis

US Soldier Killed Near Mosul; Maliki Gives up on Saudis

An Iraqi guerrilla killed a US soldier with a grenade near Mosul on Friday, bringing the May total for deaths of US military personnel to […]

Juan Cole

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Army Takes Peochar

Army Takes Peochar

The Pakistani military claims to have taken the village of Peochar and to have cleared it of militants. It was the headquarters of Mulla Fazlullah, […]

Juan Cole

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Bombings in Peshawar Kill 12;

Bombings in Peshawar Kill 12;

The Tehrik-i Taliban Pakistan took further revenge on Thursday for the military campaign launched against it by the Pakistani military in the Swat Valley, by […]

Juan Cole

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Gingrich, Sotomayor and Hunting Giraffes

Gingrich, Sotomayor and Hunting Giraffes

Republican poobah Newt Gingrich has lambasted Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor as a ‘racist’ because she implied that a Latina woman could empathize with certain […]

Juan Cole

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US Soldier Killed; Abu Ghraib Photos show Rape

US Soldier Killed; Abu Ghraib Photos show Rape

Iraqi guerrillas deployed a roadside bomb to kill a US soldier in Baghdad on Wednesday. Guerrillas have killed at least 20 US troops in May, […]

Juan Cole

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Pakistani Taliban Claim Lahore Bombing; ISI Possible Target

Pakistani Taliban Claim Lahore Bombing; ISI Possible Target

The death toll in the Lahore bombing on Wednesday was announced to be 26, with 250 wounded. Aljazeera English suggests that an Inter-Services Intelligence building […]

Juan Cole

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