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While Trump Fiddles, China declares Eurasia Open for Business at At Shanghai Cooperation Org. Summit
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While Trump Fiddles, China declares Eurasia Open for Business at At Shanghai Cooperation Org. Summit

Neil Thompson

Beijing raised its profile at the annual Shanghai Cooperation Council summit of non-Western countries just by providing a forum. London (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) […]

“Take the Cash in Hand:” Edward FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:12

“Take the Cash in Hand:” Edward FitzGerald’s Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:12

09/11/2025 By Juan Cole

Israeli Strike in Doha crosses a new Line from which Relations with Gulf may not Recover

Israeli Strike in Doha crosses a new Line from which Relations with Gulf may not Recover

09/11/2025 By Kristian Coates Ulrichsen

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Usama Bin Laden Has Resurfaced With 20

Usama Bin Laden Has Resurfaced With 20

*Usama Bin Laden has resurfaced with a 20 minute tirade broadcast by al-Jazirah, calling on his followers to attack the United States and to carry […]

Juan Cole

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Asharq Al Awsat Has Gotten Hold Of

Asharq Al Awsat Has Gotten Hold Of

*Asharq al-Awsat has gotten hold of a confidential Iraqi memo that outlines Saddam’s plan for a diplomatic blitz in the Arab world after the end […]

Juan Cole

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Hosni Mubarak President Of Egypt Was

Hosni Mubarak President Of Egypt Was

Hosni Mubarak, the president of Egypt, was asked at a mini-summit of Arab governments (Syria, Libya, Egypt and the head of the Muslim League) whether […]

Juan Cole

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Dawn Karachi Reported That Council Of

Dawn Karachi Reported That Council Of

*Dawn (Karachi) reported that the Council of Saudi Ulema (clergy) issued a fatwa that prohibits attacks by Muslims on non-Muslims. The ruling says that one […]

Juan Cole

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According To Ali Nurizadeh In Asharq Al

According To Ali Nurizadeh In Asharq Al

According to Ali Nurizadeh in Asharq al-Awsat, the British government has given Iranian Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi an undertaking that in the aftermath of the […]

Juan Cole

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Colin Powell Did Good Job At Un

Colin Powell Did Good Job At Un

*Colin Powell did a good job at the UN Security Council in making the case that Iraq has tried to thwart the weapons inspectors and […]

Juan Cole

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History News Network 2 04 03 Fact

History News Network 2 04 03 Fact

History News Network 2-04-03: Fact & Fiction Did Saddam Gas the Kurds? In a recent New York Times op-ed, Stephen Pelletiere argued that the March, […]

Juan Cole

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Iranian Courts Get This Have According

Iranian Courts Get This Have According

*The Iranian courts–get this–have according to some sources sentenced two pollsters to 7-8 years in prison because their poll showed that a majority of Iranians […]

Juan Cole

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Saudi Astronaut Sultan B

Saudi Astronaut Sultan B

Saudi astronaut Sultan b. Salman b. Abdul-Aziz, the first Arab Muslim in space, said that the accident in which the shuttle Columbia was destroyed was […]

Juan Cole

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