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Pariah State: Israeli Cruise Ship, Rebuffed at Greek Island Ports over Gaza Genocide, becomes Flying Dutchman
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Pariah State: Israeli Cruise Ship, Rebuffed at Greek Island Ports over Gaza Genocide, becomes Flying Dutchman

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Extreme-right Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has managed to turn Israel into a 21st century version of the Flying Dutchman. […]

Gaza hunger deepens as 6,000 aid trucks await Entry: UN agency for Palestinian Refugees

Gaza hunger deepens as 6,000 aid trucks await Entry: UN agency for Palestinian Refugees

07/27/2025 By Middle East Monitor

Global Water Supplies Threatened by Overmining of Aquifers: New Study — ProPublica

Global Water Supplies Threatened by Overmining of Aquifers: New Study — ProPublica

07/27/2025 By ProPublica

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Shaikh Muhammad Al Fartousi Friday

Shaikh Muhammad Al Fartousi Friday

*Shaikh Muhammad al-Fartousi, the Friday prayers leader of the al-Hikmah Mosque in Shiite East Baghdad is one of many clergymen who have called for demonstrations […]

Juan Cole

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Three Of Most Senior Clerics In Najaf

Three Of Most Senior Clerics In Najaf

*Three of the most senior clerics in Najaf–Ali Sistani, Muhammad Sa`id al-Hakim and Bahr al-`Ulum met for the past two days. They agreed that security […]

Juan Cole

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Death Toll Of Bombings In Casablanca As

Death Toll Of Bombings In Casablanca As

The death toll of the bombings in Casablanca as I write is being given as over 20, with 60 wounded. Casablanca is the Mediterranean commercial […]

Juan Cole

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Baghdad Mosques Are Emerging As Safe

Baghdad Mosques Are Emerging As Safe

*Baghdad mosques are emerging as safe places for civil society dialogue, according to Abd al-Latif al-Sa`dun in al-Hayat. In the Mosque of Umm al-Tabul in […]

Juan Cole

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Iranian President Khatami Praised

Iranian President Khatami Praised

*Iranian President Khatami praised Lebanon for its traditions of multiculturalism and its brave resistance to Israeli occupation. He said it was impossible for a major […]

Juan Cole

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What I Am Hearing Is That One Of

What I Am Hearing Is That One Of

*What I am hearing is that one of the targets of the Riyadh bombing was the Saudi Arabian National Guard, which is headed by Prince […]

Juan Cole

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Update Death Toll Of Riyadh Blasts Is

Update Death Toll Of Riyadh Blasts Is

Update: The death toll of the Riyadh blasts is 20 noncombatants, with 194 injured. Nine of the dead are Americans. Nine bombers were killed by […]

Juan Cole

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Four Huge Blasts Shook Eastern Suburb

Four Huge Blasts Shook Eastern Suburb

*Four huge blasts shook an eastern suburb of Riyadh where many foreigners lived on Monday night/Tuesday morning. As I write, three are dead (reportedly two […]

Juan Cole

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Shiite Leader Ayatollah Baqir Al Hakim

Shiite Leader Ayatollah Baqir Al Hakim

*The Shiite leader Ayatollah Baqir al-Hakim, newly returned from Iran, has said, “We reject an imposed government,” and, “I fear neither the Americans nor the […]

Juan Cole

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