Trump Pledged to Carpet Bomb ISIL, but Little Lebanon is Taking them On
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The Lebanese Army has mobilized to clean…
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The Lebanese Army has mobilized to clean…
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Steve Bannon by his own admission promoted…
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - A vehicular terror attack in Barcelona that…
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Hobby Lobby caught smuggling Iraqi Antiquities (TYT)
Cenk Uygur and Brett Erlich | (The Young Turks News Video) || - - "Hobby Lobby just got caught smuggling. Cenk Uygur and Brett Erlich, the hosts of The Young Turks, tell…Iraqi Gov’t declares “mighty Triumph” over ISIL in Mosul, as Sunni Press decries Casualties
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Al-Mada reports that 24 hours after Mosul was completely liberated from the hold of Daesh (ISIS, ISIL), Prime Minister Haydar al-Abadi visited it…G19 outmaneuvers climate Rogue Trump, ignores Donald & Ivanka
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - German Chancellor Angela Merkel ran rings around Trump at the G20 summit in Hamburg, where pictures show Donald sitting alone and being ignored…Al Jazeera Defies Saudi Bloc’s pressure to close: ‘Journalism itself is under Siege’
AJ+ | (Video News Report) | - - "Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the UAE and Bahrain want Al Jazeera - including AJ+ - to be shut down. Here’s what Al Jazeera journalists think…Syria: US & Russia Agree to Ceasefire, De-Escalation: But will it Hold?
TeleSur | - - Rex Tillerson praised the agreement as indicative of future cooperation in Syria, but also said that the United States still sees no "long-term role" for the Assad government.…When will gasoline cars be illegal? France throws its Beret into the Ring
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The answer to the question in the title depends very much on the precise question being asked and on the country. If we…G-20: Germany aims to isolate Trump on Paris Climate Plan
By Dave Keating | Euractiv.com | - - Angela Merkel wants all countries in the group except the US to sign up to a strong statement supporting the Paris Agreement but Saudi…New Neocon Mantra: Hit Iran, b/c like Soviet Union, it is Collapsing
By Jim Lobe | (Inter Press Service) | - - WASHINGTON, (IPS) - Iran hawks suddenly have a new mantra: the Islamic Republic is the Soviet Union in the late 1980s, and…Can Total’s Gas deal in Iran vindicate the Nuclear Deal?
By Meysam Tayebipour | (The Conversation) | - - Nine years ago, when sanctions were imposed on Iran by the international community, Total was the last Western energy company to suspend its…Do an Unstable President and a Reckless Prince threaten the World?
By Dilip Hiro | ( Tomdispatch.com) | - - The Middle East. Could there be a more perilous place on Earth, including North Korea? Not likely. The planet’s two leading nuclear armed…Why Mosul Matters
The Economist | (Video News Report) | - - "Mosul stands on the brink of recapture from Islamic State fighters, but the future of the city is uncertain. With several parties jostling…Saudi-Led Group: Qatar to be Sanctioned for ‘Negative’ Response to Demands
TeleSur | - - Saudi Arabia said restrictions on Qatar will continue, but it did not announce new sanctions against Doha. Foreign ministers from Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and…Record: Germany at 35% Renewables in Electricity Production
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - So far this year, over a third of German electricity has come from wind, solar, biomass and hydro, at 35%. That is 2…Iraqis Travel to Mosul to Celebrate Holy Day in a Show of Solidarity
By Sali Mahdy | (GlobalVoices.org) | - - A group of around 300 Iraqis recently traveled from south and central Iraq to Mosul to celebrate the Eid al-Fitr holiday with their newly…Iran’s ‘Trumpism’ Cartoon Contest Draws 1,600 Submissions
TeleSur | - - More than 1,600 artworks were submitted to the “International Trumpism Cartoon and Caricature Contest.” U.S. President Donald Trump and his policies are the themes of an international cartoon…Leftist Kurds with US Air Support breach Walls of ISIL Capital, enter Old City
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Al Jazeera reports that the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) supported by the US Air Force and other international allies, has breached the walls…Dutch Furious as Israel seizes Solar Panels donated to Palestinians
Ma'an News Agency | - - BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) -- The Netherlands has reacted with outrage after Israeli authorities seized dozens of solar panels in a remote occupied West Bank village that were…Iraq united to defeat ISIL, but can it avoid Break-up Afterwards?
By Dylan O’Driscoll | ( OpenDemocracy.net ) | - - Multiple segments of the population, including at elite level, have come together in the fight against IS and now the time has…With CNN Reporter Attack Video, Trump apes Seedy Dictators
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Trump has taken another big step toward becoming an African dictator. On Sunday he tweeted a video someone made for him that was…Gunmen Shoot at Mosque-goers in France, Injure 8, including Child
TeleSur | - - Avignon police are now searching for the suspects who fled the scene. In the southeastern city of Avignon in France’s Provence region, two hooded men pulled up to…