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Turkiye hosts Largest Solar Power Plant of any European Country, as its Solar Installations Surge to 3.1 GW in H1
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Turkiye hosts Largest Solar Power Plant of any European Country, as its Solar Installations Surge to 3.1 GW in H1

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Turkiye [Turkey] is a European country, since part of its territory lies in Europe. So the following sentence is true: […]

Palestinian Statehood is winning major new Supporters at UN – but symbolic Action won’t make it happen

Palestinian Statehood is winning major new Supporters at UN – but symbolic Action won’t make it happen

09/20/2025 By The Conversation

Protesting UC Berkeley handing Names of Faculty and Students  to Dept. of Education

Protesting UC Berkeley handing Names of Faculty and Students to Dept. of Education

09/20/2025 By Committee on Academic Freedom

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Tunisia Had Successful Democratic Elections, but can the New President face down the Political Elites

Tunisia Had Successful Democratic Elections, but can the New President face down the Political Elites

By Omar Safi | – The election of Kais Saied, a 61-year-old former law professor and political outsider, to the Tunisian presidency was not surprising: […]

The Conversation

Lebanon
Lebanon: Security Forces Use Excessive Force Against Protesters

Lebanon: Security Forces Use Excessive Force Against Protesters

Riot Police Fired on Crowds with Tear Gas and Rubber Bullets

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No, Trump's Withdrawal from Syria is not Like Obama Leaving Iraq

No, Trump’s Withdrawal from Syria is not Like Obama Leaving Iraq

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Some observers are likening Trump’s abrupt departure from Syria and President Barack Obama’s withdrawal from Iraq in 2011. The two […]

Juan Cole

Donald Trump
Trump Blows it Big Time in Syria: Dumps Kurds as the Empire Crumbles

Trump Blows it Big Time in Syria: Dumps Kurds as the Empire Crumbles

In less than two weeks, President Donald Trump has managed to create a massive and avoidable crisis in Syria. By greenlighting the Turkish invasion of […]

Reese Erlich

Democracy
Thank You, Tunisia: The only Democracy in the Middle East

Thank You, Tunisia: The only Democracy in the Middle East

By Mohammad Ayesh | – The overwhelming election victory of Tunisia’s new President, Kais Saied, and the statements he made in its aftermath send a […]

Middle East Monitor

Donald Trump
Dem Leadership brands as "Shameful" Pence's Agreement for Turkey "Pause" in Kurdish Areas

Dem Leadership brands as “Shameful” Pence’s Agreement for Turkey “Pause” in Kurdish Areas

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Mariam Khan at ABC News reports that yesterday speaker of the house Nancy Pelosi and Senate minority Leader Chuck Schumer […]

Juan Cole

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The Greening of the New Deal

The Greening of the New Deal

The Great Depression and the Climate Crisis, New Deals Then and Now

Tomdispatch

Israel/ Palestine
Are Israel Lobbies Primary Threat to First Amendment? Report Exposes Right-Wing Effort to Ban Criticism of Israel in US Schools

Are Israel Lobbies Primary Threat to First Amendment? Report Exposes Right-Wing Effort to Ban Criticism of Israel in US Schools

By Jessica Corbett, staff writer | – ( Commondreams.org) – “Fanatical Zionists are pushing U.S. state legislatures to pass sweeping new restrictions on free speech.” […]

Common Dreams

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By rejecting stereotypes, Slam and Ramy show us authentic Arab Muslim men on screen

By rejecting stereotypes, Slam and Ramy show us authentic Arab Muslim men on screen

By Sherene Idriss | – There is a long history of damaging stereotypes of Arab and Muslim men on screen. Because of this, audiences from […]

The Conversation

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