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Saudis to invest Billions in Renewable Power in Turkiye, incl. 2 Gigs of New Solar
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Saudis to invest Billions in Renewable Power in Turkiye, incl. 2 Gigs of New Solar

Juan Cole

Cheap solar and wind can replace imports of expensive and possibly unreliable fossil gas as well as imports of expensive and polluting black coal

What is Israel planning for Palestinians in the West Bank?

What is Israel planning for Palestinians in the West Bank?

02/08/2026 By Middle East Monitor

Why Futuristic “Smart Cities” Like Saudi Arabia’s Neom are Destined to Fail

Why Futuristic “Smart Cities” Like Saudi Arabia’s Neom are Destined to Fail

02/08/2026 By The Conversation

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John McCain and Lindsey Graham Want to invade Falluja Yet Again

John McCain and Lindsey Graham Want to invade Falluja Yet Again

(By Juan Cole) There were conflicting reports on Sunday morning about whether the Iraqi government and its allied tribal levies had regained control of the […]

Juan Cole

Human Rights
Gaza: the challenges faced by the young women (Video of the Day)

Gaza: the challenges faced by the young women (Video of the Day)

France24 does what no US news channel will, reporting on the challenges facing young women in occupied Gaza Related article: Gaza power plant back online […]

Juan Cole

Afghanistan
The Politics of War Casualty Counts, from the "GWOT" to Syria

The Politics of War Casualty Counts, from the “GWOT” to Syria

(By Michael Munk) Counting the casualties of war is a highly political exercise. We recall the competition for promotion and decoration between US military commanders […]

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Bringing medieval Persian verse to the West: Dick Davis Interview

Bringing medieval Persian verse to the West: Dick Davis Interview

PBS Newshour’s Jeff Brown interviews Dick Davis, among the foremost Persian scholars and translators of our time, on the delights and glories of Persian poetry. […]

Juan Cole

al-Qaeda
Iraq's Sunni Civil War

Iraq’s Sunni Civil War

(By Juan Cole) The attempt launched earlier this week by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS or ISIL) to take and hold city […]

Juan Cole

No parallel organization within state can be tolerated, particularly inside judiciary: President Gül

No parallel organization within state can be tolerated, particularly inside judiciary: President Gül

President Abdullah Gül has expressed his concerns over claims relayed by several high-level officials of a ‘gang within the state’ aiming to topple the government

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al-Qaeda
Iraq: Government assault as Sunni Extremists Take al-Anbar City Quarters

Iraq: Government assault as Sunni Extremists Take al-Anbar City Quarters

(By AFP) Clashes kill 32 civilians in Iraq’s Anbar (via AFP) Fighting killed at least 32 civilians on Friday in the Anbar province cities of […]

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Climate Change
Australia burns, swelters in Hottest Year on Record (Climate Instability Story of the Day)

Australia burns, swelters in Hottest Year on Record (Climate Instability Story of the Day)

(By AFP) Australia endures hottest year on record (via AFP) Australia experienced its hottest year on record in 2013, the Bureau of Meteorology said Friday, […]

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Pakistan
Former Pakistan Dictator suffers "heart problem" on Way to Treason Trial

Former Pakistan Dictator suffers “heart problem” on Way to Treason Trial

(by AFP) Musharraf suffers ‘heart problem’ on way to treason hearing (via AFP) Pakistan’s former military ruler Pervez Musharraf was rushed to hospital Thursday after […]

Juan Cole

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