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“Real Estate Bonanza:” The Sordid U.S. Plan for the Post-Genocide Gaza
Donald Trump

“Real Estate Bonanza:” The Sordid U.S. Plan for the Post-Genocide Gaza

Dan Steinbock

When the bombing of Gaza will finally cease, the U.S. administration will push the post-genocide opportunity for property development. In this quest, Tony Blair is […]

“In this batter’d Caravanserai:” FitzGerald’s translation of the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:16

“In this batter’d Caravanserai:” FitzGerald’s translation of the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 1:16

09/22/2025 By Juan Cole

As Gaza bleeds, Israel plans its next move: Annexing the Palestinian West Bank

As Gaza bleeds, Israel plans its next move: Annexing the Palestinian West Bank

09/22/2025 By Middle East Monitor

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Gulf War: As Biden bombs Iraqis, 30 years on the consequences of Desert Storm are still with us

Gulf War: As Biden bombs Iraqis, 30 years on the consequences of Desert Storm are still with us

By Lorena De Vita and Amir Taha | – It was a short message to end a short war. On February 26 1991, Iraqi foreign […]

The Conversation

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By the End of the Year, Germany will have a Million Electric Cars on the Road out of 4.7 mn Total

By the End of the Year, Germany will have a Million Electric Cars on the Road out of 4.7 mn Total

By Sören Amelang | – Germany will probably reach its target of having one million fully electric or plug-in hybrid cars on the road this […]

Clean Energy Wire

US Foreign Policy
Yemen: a war with no military solution ... and perhaps no political solution either

Yemen: a war with no military solution … and perhaps no political solution either

( Al-Bab.com) – The Yemeni city of Marib lies 120 km to the east of the capital, Sana’a, with mountainous territory in between. It was […]

Brian Whitaker

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Why the US needs to get out of Syria: Biden orders Bombing that kills 17 in Proxy dance with Iran

Why the US needs to get out of Syria: Biden orders Bombing that kills 17 in Proxy dance with Iran

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Al-Quds al-`Arabi [Arab Jerusalem]’ reports that at least seventeen fighters were killed in U.S. air strikes on Thursday night on […]

Juan Cole

censorship
Saudi Arabia: Proposed Reforms Neglect Basic Rights:  Ongoing Repression, Absence of Civil Society Impede Progress

Saudi Arabia: Proposed Reforms Neglect Basic Rights: Ongoing Repression, Absence of Civil Society Impede Progress

( Human Rights Watch) – (Beirut) – Saudi Arabia recently announced a series of important and necessary reforms, but ongoing repression and a lack of […]

Human Rights Watch

China
Biden, Climate Change, and China: A New Cold War equals A Scalding Planet

Biden, Climate Change, and China: A New Cold War equals A Scalding Planet

( Tomdispatch.com ) – Slowing the pace of climate change and getting “tough” on China, especially over its human-rights abuses and unfair trade practices, are […]

Michael T. Klare

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Facebook's news blockade in Australia shows how tech giants are swallowing the web

Facebook’s news blockade in Australia shows how tech giants are swallowing the web

By Jennifer Grygiel | – When Facebook disabled Australians’ access to news articles on its platform, and blocked sharing of articles from Australian news organizations, […]

The Conversation

CIA
Biden's New Mideast: In Nadir of US-Saudi Relations, release planned of CIA report Accusing Crown prince of Murder

Biden’s New Mideast: In Nadir of US-Saudi Relations, release planned of CIA report Accusing Crown prince of Murder

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Biden administration will release a Central Intelligence Agency report concluding that crown prince Mohammed Bin Salman, 35, of Saudi […]

Juan Cole

censorship
Why Google's Plans for a Saudi-Based Cloud are So Dangerous: Riyadh may demand Private Customer Data

Why Google’s Plans for a Saudi-Based Cloud are So Dangerous: Riyadh may demand Private Customer Data

By Dahlia Kholaif | – ( Global Voices ) – Tech giant Google plans to establish a new Google Cloud region in Saudi Arabia. Access […]

Global Voices

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