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Maurice Picow in Green Prophet : World climate change issues are being felt closer to home with recent disastrous flash flooding occurring in parts of Greece and Western Turkey. Some of these floods have been so bad that many are saying that they are the worst in years, with the heaviest rains in more than eight decades falling in and near Turkey’s largest city, Istanbul. So far, property damage alone in areas near Istanbul is estimated to be more than $ 100 million, and several people have bee

There have been signs of relief recently in the Middle East region, with a number of countries playing an active role to turn hostile parties into peace deal seekers. In mid-August, Syria and Lebanon agreed to normalize bilateral ties and demarcate their borders. The move is historic as Syria and Lebanon have not established diplomatic relations since their independence from the French colonial ...