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Lebanon’s Solar Capacity surged since 2020 to 1.5 gigawatts, as Homeowners tired of Blackouts
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Lebanon’s Solar Capacity surged since 2020 to 1.5 gigawatts, as Homeowners tired of Blackouts

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Lebanese Ministry of Energy has let three bids for new solar farms of 15 megawatts each, for a total […]

Syria: Israel Forcibly Displaces Villagers in Occupied South

Syria: Israel Forcibly Displaces Villagers in Occupied South

09/29/2025 By Human Rights Watch

A Strategy for Controlling an Out-of-Control Government: Alliance, Defiance, Noncompliance

A Strategy for Controlling an Out-of-Control Government: Alliance, Defiance, Noncompliance

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Why I Left the Far-Right: Joram van Klaveren's Journey to Islam (Video)

Why I Left the Far-Right: Joram van Klaveren’s Journey to Islam (Video)

Emir-Stein Center | Video Clip | – “From extreme nationalism and far-right politics to compassion and empathy, watch the incredible transformation story of Joram van […]

Juan Cole

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The Saudi Axis and Israel's Drone War on the Shiite Crescent

The Saudi Axis and Israel’s Drone War on the Shiite Crescent

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – In the past week, Linah al-Saafin at Al Jazeera English points out, an Israeli drone hit a Hizbullah target in […]

Juan Cole

Feminism
The Political Marginalization of Palestinian Women in the Israeli-Occupied West Bank

The Political Marginalization of Palestinian Women in the Israeli-Occupied West Bank

By Yara Hawari | – While Palestinian women have always faced political marginalization, developments since the Oslo Accords have caused them to endure perhaps even […]

Al-Shabaka

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India, Infringing Basic Freedoms, must Restore Kashmir’s Internet, Phones

India, Infringing Basic Freedoms, must Restore Kashmir’s Internet, Phones

Shutdown Affects Essential Services, Harms Economy

Human Rights Watch

Donald Trump
Rouhani in Abrupt About-Face Says US must Reenter Nuclear Accord, Drop Sanctions before any Talks

Rouhani in Abrupt About-Face Says US must Reenter Nuclear Accord, Drop Sanctions before any Talks

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Tuesday backtracked on the willingness he had seemed to express to meet US President Donald […]

Juan Cole

Yemen
Saudi-led coalition in Yemen undergoes emergency repairs after Internal Faction-Fighting

Saudi-led coalition in Yemen undergoes emergency repairs after Internal Faction-Fighting

( Al-Bab.com) – The Saudi-led coalition waging war on Yemen’s Houthis is undergoing emergency repairs following last week’s armed clashes between rival anti-Houthi forces. The […]

Brian Whitaker

Israel/ Palestine
Israel's Harsh Collective Punishment of Gaza Palestinians aims at Ethnic Cleansing

Israel’s Harsh Collective Punishment of Gaza Palestinians aims at Ethnic Cleansing

By Motasem A Dalloul | @abujomaaGaza | – A Palestinian pharmacist from the Gaza Strip, Tamer Al-Sultan, 38, passed away last week in a hospital […]

Middle East Monitor

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Iran: All of a Sudden, Rouhani & Trump are Willing to Meet, Bucking their Hard Liners

Iran: All of a Sudden, Rouhani & Trump are Willing to Meet, Bucking their Hard Liners

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Fars News Agency reports that on Monday morning in the wake of Iranian foreign minister Javad Zarif’s meeting with his […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Jewish Liberalism v. Jewish Nationalism:  How Trump's tweets on Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib Pitched an Old Divide

Jewish Liberalism v. Jewish Nationalism: How Trump’s tweets on Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib Pitched an Old Divide

By Noam Pianko |- President Trump recently asked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to deny entry to two Democratic congresswomen planning to visit Israel. Representatives […]

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