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Wildfire “Apocalypse” in Türkiye as Temperature rises to Record 122.9º F.
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Wildfire “Apocalypse” in Türkiye as Temperature rises to Record 122.9º F.

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Türkiye is facing “apocalyptic” wildfires according to one official in the northwest Bursa region. Temperatures in central Anatolia hit an […]

Egypt needs more drinkable Water – how windy coastal Resorts could help

Egypt needs more drinkable Water – how windy coastal Resorts could help

07/28/2025 By The Conversation

Easy Money for War Profiteers in the Age of Trump

Easy Money for War Profiteers in the Age of Trump

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The spectacular Capture of Aleppo by Opposition Forces plunges Syria into an uncertain Future

The spectacular Capture of Aleppo by Opposition Forces plunges Syria into an uncertain Future

By Mehmet Ozalp, Charles Sturt University (The Conversation) – The forgotten Syrian civil war has again flared up with the spectacular capture of Aleppo by […]

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Shiite Iraqi PM to Türkiye: Baghdad will not be a Mere Spectator as Sunni Radicals take Syria

Shiite Iraqi PM to Türkiye: Baghdad will not be a Mere Spectator as Sunni Radicals take Syria

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammad Shia’ al-Sudani called Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday and read him the riot act […]

Juan Cole

Hizbullah
Truce in Lebanon: Can Diplomacy Rise from the Ruins?

Truce in Lebanon: Can Diplomacy Rise from the Ruins?

( Code Pink ) – On November 26th, Israel and Lebanon signed an agreement for a 60-day truce, during which Israel and Hezbollah are both […]

Medea Benjamin and Nicholas J.S. Davies

Donald Trump
Bankrupting the Planet: The Trump Tempest

Bankrupting the Planet: The Trump Tempest

( Tomdispatch.com ) – Give him credit. As a start, for that first surprise victory in 2016. No, I didn’t fully get it at the […]

Tom Engelhardt

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“Trump is the one to Blame” for Current Iran Crisis:  An Interview with Gary Sick (Pt. 2)

“Trump is the one to Blame” for Current Iran Crisis: An Interview with Gary Sick (Pt. 2)

This is part II of Fariba Amini’s two-part interview with Columbia University Political Scientist and former National Security Council Adviser (to President Jimmy Carter) Gary […]

Fariba Amini

Israel
US Arms Used in Illegal Israeli Strike on Lebanese Journalists, raising Questions of American Liability

US Arms Used in Illegal Israeli Strike on Lebanese Journalists, raising Questions of American Liability

Three Killed, Four Injured in Apparent War Crime

Human Rights Watch

Hayat Tahrir
How Hayat Tahrir al-Sham  evolved from Radicalism to ruler of Northern Syria

How Hayat Tahrir al-Sham evolved from Radicalism to ruler of Northern Syria

By Sara Harmouch, American University A major offensive has seen rebel groups in Syria retake the country’s second city, Aleppo – and demonstrated the growing […]

The Conversation

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Why is Iran so Central to US Policy?   An Interview with Doyen of US Iran Experts, Gary Sick (Pt. 1)

Why is Iran so Central to US Policy? An Interview with Doyen of US Iran Experts, Gary Sick (Pt. 1)

Gary Sick was the national security advisor to President Jimmy Carter.   He was present at the White House during some turbulent times- the Iranian revolution, […]

Fariba Amini

Israel/ Palestine
Israel Committing War Crimes, Ethnic Cleansing in N. Gaza: Former Minister of Defense Moshe Yaalon

Israel Committing War Crimes, Ethnic Cleansing in N. Gaza: Former Minister of Defense Moshe Yaalon

( Middle East Monitor ) – Former Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon accused the army on Sunday of committing war crimes in the northern Gaza […]

Middle East Monitor

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