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Vietnam on the Nile? With Chinese investment, Egypt turns to Solar Panel Manufacturing
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Vietnam on the Nile? With Chinese investment, Egypt turns to Solar Panel Manufacturing

Juan Cole

If Egyptians manage their affairs well, they could become the Vietnam of the Middle East with regard to solar panel production.

Facing protests and new Threats from Trump, is the Iranian Regime on its last legs?

Facing protests and new Threats from Trump, is the Iranian Regime on its last legs?

01/06/2026 By The Conversation

Trump’s anti-Climate Policies are Driving up Insurance Costs for Homeowners

Trump’s anti-Climate Policies are Driving up Insurance Costs for Homeowners

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The Economist Pulls 'Anti-Semitic' Cartoon on Barack Obama and Iran

The Economist Pulls 'Anti-Semitic' Cartoon on Barack Obama and Iran

The Economist removed a cartoon from an article on its internet edition that has been characterized as anti-Semitic. Click here for the rest of the […]

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'Palestine' Soccer Team Agrees To Yank 1-State Map From Jersey

'Palestine' Soccer Team Agrees To Yank 1-State Map From Jersey

Chile’s top soccer league has penalized the Palestine Football Club with a fine after playing in three official matches wearing uniforms showing the entire map […]

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Syria accused of systematic torture and 11,000 executions: Report

Syria accused of systematic torture and 11,000 executions: Report

Three former international prosecutors have accused Syria of large-scale killing and torture in a report based on evidence of a defector

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Human Rights
Israeli Policy Divides Palestinian Families

Israeli Policy Divides Palestinian Families

(By AFP) Israel policy splits Palestinian families (via AFP) Israel’s restrictions on Palestinian movement between Gaza and the West Bank is separating relatives and making […]

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Inequality
Unbalanced:  85 Super-Wealthy own as Much as Half the World's Population

Unbalanced: 85 Super-Wealthy own as Much as Half the World’s Population

(By Andrea Germanos) The global elite have rigged the rules so that "economic growth looks more like a winner-take-all system" that undermines democracy and threatens […]

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Iraq
Healing Iraq’s Rift requires less Black and White Thinking

Healing Iraq’s Rift requires less Black and White Thinking

(By Nelson Lowhim) The news from Iraq has grown dire lately. Al Qaeda has taken over certain cities (hotbeds of insurgency in earlier times) and […]

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Juan Cole
Many Thanks for Warm Support, Successful Fundraiser

Many Thanks for Warm Support, Successful Fundraiser

(By Juan Cole) I just wanted to thank from the bottom of my heart everyone who donated to our annual fundraiser, which was enormously successful […]

Juan Cole

Bashar al-Assad
Massive War Crimes:  Syrian Regime Tortured, Starved, Murdered 11,000 Prisoners

Massive War Crimes: Syrian Regime Tortured, Starved, Murdered 11,000 Prisoners

(By Juan Cole) A new report by three respected jurists argues that photographic evidence provided by a defector from the Syrian police proves systematic torture […]

Juan Cole

Iran says it starts implementing nuclear deal

Iran says it starts implementing nuclear deal

TEHRAN: Iran’s state TV says the country has halted its most sensitive uranium enrichment work as part of a landmark deal struck with world powers. […]

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