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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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Plame Case Thrown Out National Security

Plame Case Thrown Out; National Security Imperilled A federal judge has thrown out the lawsuit of Valerie Plame Wilson against Bush administration figures Irv Lewis […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
4 Multinational Force Troops Killed

4 Multinational Force Troops Killed

4 Multinational Force troops Killed Turks Shell northern Iraq Turkey intensively shelled Kurdish PKK positions inside Iraq, drawing a sharp rebuke from the Iraqi side. […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Sunni Bloc Returns To Parliament Lat Is

Sunni Bloc Returns To Parliament Lat Is

Sunni Bloc Returns to Parliament ABC News Raw Footage The LAT is reporting that the Sunni Arab Iraqi Accord Front is ending its suspension of […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Two Deadlocked Parliaments Democratic

Two Deadlocked Parliaments Democratic

Two Deadlocked Parliaments The Democratic senators held an all night session Tuesday night, to underline that they are unable to get through their plan on […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Nie Iraq Fueling Al Qaeda Threat To Us

Nie Iraq Fueling Al Qaeda Threat To Us

NIE: Iraq Fueling al-Qaeda Threat to US Fred Kaplan at Slate points out that it does not take much reading between the lines to conclude […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
80 Dead In Kirkuk Bombings Lat Reports

80 Dead In Kirkuk Bombings Lat Reports

Dozens Massacred in Diyala 80 Dead in Kirkuk Bombings Sunni Arab gunmen massacred dozens of Shiite villagers near Muqdadiya in Diyala province the night of […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Egyptian Sudanese Jihadi Volunteers

Egyptian Sudanese Jihadi Volunteers

Egyptian, Sudanese Jihadi Volunteers Suspected by Iraq  This wire service compilation done by the Daily Star adds more information on foreign detainees in Iraq. As […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Few Foreign Fighters In Iraq Many Are

Few Foreign Fighters In Iraq Many Are

Few Foreign Fighters in Iraq; Many are Saudi Al-Maliki Says Iraqi Troops ready Manan Ahmed gives further insights into the motivations of the Glasgow bombers. […]

Juan Cole

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Are We Already At War Have Us Enabled

Are We Already At War Have Us Enabled

Are we Already at War? Have US-enabled Kurds killed 200 Iranian Troops? I got the below by anonymous email regarding a German news program last […]

Juan Cole

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