Environment

The Middle East Continues to Fail on Climate Action

Juan Cole / TomDispatch Apr 17, 2024 Despite record heat waves and biblical floods, Middle Eastern leaders continue to do as little as possible to combat the reality of climate change. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Environment

COP28 Chief: There’s ‘No Science’ to Phasing Out Fossil Fuels

Jake Johnson / Common Dreams Dec 4, 2023 "This dismisses decades of work by IPCC scientists," said one expert. "Disgraceful." Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

U.S. to Send Troops to Saudi Arabia, Hold Off on Striking Iran

LOLITA C. BALDOR and ROBERT BURNS / The Associated Press Sep 21, 2019 The move is a show of restraint after talk of all-out war amid major tensions over drone attacks on Saudi oil facilities. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Will Americans Let Trump Start a World War for Israel and Saudi Arabia?

Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J.S. Davies / Independent Media Institute  Sep 19, 2019 If we fail to speak out now, passionately and vociferously, we may learn it's too late to rein in our venal, warmongering ruling class. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

U.N. Chief Warns Paris Climate Goals Still Not Enough

AYA BATRAWY and MALAK HARB / The Associated Press Jun 30, 2019 Antonio Guterres paints a grim picture of "grave climate emergency" as he urges nations to take immediate steps on coal and more. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Yemeni Rebels Strike Saudi Airport Ahead of Pompeo Visit

AYA BATRAWY and DARLENE SUPERVILLE / The Associated Press Jun 23, 2019 One person dies in attack by the Iranian-allied Houthis as the secretary of state heads to the region to talk to Saudis and UAE about Iran. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

U.S. Warns Airliners Flying in Persian Gulf Amid Iran Tensions

JON GAMBRELL / The Associated Press May 18, 2019 American diplomats caution that commercial airliners risk being "misidentified" in a region crucial to global air travel. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Saudi Arabia Couldn’t Ask for Better Coverage From Corporate Media

Esha Krishnaswamy / FAIR May 16, 2019 A spate of recent articles lays bare the willingness of the press to carry water for the increasingly brutal regime of Mohammed bin Salman. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Hell We’ve Unleashed on Yemen

Mashal Hashem and James Allen / TomDispatch May 16, 2019 U.S. defense contractors and their lobbyists use a business model that counts innocent Yemenis' deaths as the cost of doing business. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

U.S. Pulls Nonessential Staff From Iraq Amid Mideast Tensions

JON GAMBRELL and PHILIP ISSA / The Associated Press May 15, 2019 The White House, which has embarked on a maximalist sanctions campaign against Iran, has yet to specify what the threats are in the region. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

U.S. Pulls Forces From Libya as Fighting Approaches Capital

RAMI MUSA and SAMY MAGDY / The Associated Press Apr 7, 2019 An unspecified number of U.S. troops leave as a Libyan commander's forces advance toward Tripoli and clash with rival militias. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Middle East Autocrats Bought Our Think Tanks Long Ago

Ben Freeman / TomDispatch Feb 24, 2019 The foreign funding of think tanks is a vital part of the way other governments try to influence policy in this country. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )