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US President Donald Trump and Saudi Arabia's King Salman. Photo: Reuters

Middle East, Turkey

Trump says ‘rogue killers’ may have murdered Saudi journalist

by Asia Times staff October 16, 2018February 18, 2020

Silhouette of young businessman pushing large stone uphill with copy space. Image: iStock

Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Mohsin Nawaz: A story of courage and perseverance

by Wasif Malik October 16, 2018

Philipines economic growth

Trump green lights foreign aid bill to counter China

by Asia Times staff October 16, 2018February 18, 2020

Jordanian police check vehicles at the Jaber border crossing between Jordan and Syria (Nassib crossing on the Syrian side) on the day of its reopening on October 15, 2018 in the Jordanian Mafraq governorate. - The main border crossing between Jordan and war-torn Syria reopened on October 15 after a three year closure, an AFP photographer reported. The black metal border gate was opened from the Jordanian side of the crossing at 8:00 am (0500 GMT) as more than a dozen police and customs officials stood nearby, the photographer said, while several cars bearing Jordanian license plates queued on the Syrian side ready to roll in. (Photo by Khalil MAZRAAWI / AFP)

Jordan, Middle East, Syria

فتح معبر حيوي يربط سوريا والأردن بعد 3 سنوات من الإغلاق

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse October 15, 2018January 30, 2019

Isaeli supporters of the right-wing Organization for Prevention of Assimilation in the Holy Land (LEHAVA) chant slogans outside the wedding hall where Mahmoud Mansour, an Arab-Israeli, and Morel Malcha, a Jewish-Israeli, were married on August 17, 2014. Photo: Gali Tibbon / AFP

Israel, Middle East

زواج يهودي من عربية مسلمة يثير سخط سياسيين إسرائيليين

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse October 15, 2018January 30, 2019

Indian flag with Nepali flag on a tree stump isolated. Image: iStock

AT Finance, Beijing, China, India, Nepal, South Asia, World

New Delhi’s idiocy and dilly-dallying must stop

by Bhim Bhurtel October 15, 2018

تمثال "عمود القوة" في ذكرى نساء الراحة بمدينة سان فرانسيسكو

الصورة: Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Japan, Northeast Asia, United States, World

تمثال “نساء الراحة” يوتر العلاقات بين أوساكا وسان فرانسيسكو

by Keshia Badalge October 15, 2018February 18, 2020

22-year-old U.S. citizen Lara Alqasem, who has been held by Israeli authorities for a week appears in court in Tel Aviv on October 11, 2018. Lara Alqasem has been in Israeli custody since arriving at Ben Gurion International Airport last Tuesday with a valid student visa. Mostafa Alkharouf / Anadolu Agency

Israel, Middle East, Palestine, United States, World

طالبة أمريكية من أصل فلسطيني تطعن على منعها من دخول إسرائيل

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse October 15, 2018January 30, 2019

Last week, Bitfinex was forced to make an announcement denying is was insolvent. 'As one of only a very few exchanges operating since 2013, with a small team and low operating costs, we do not entirely understand the arguments that purport to show us to be insolvent without providing any explanation about why.' Photo: bitfinex.com

Uncategorized

Tether to slip free as markets finally reject dollar parity?

by Asia Times staff October 15, 2018February 18, 2020

Smog over Beijing where a red alert for air pollution has been issued. Photo: Reuters

Perfume, hair gel blamed as Beijing blanketed in haze again

by Asia Times staff October 15, 2018February 18, 2020

السكة الحديد بين الكوريتين في شمال شرق جنوب كوريا هو أقل السكك الحديد إستخداماً في البلد

صورة: آندرو سالمون

AT Finance, China, European Union, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, World

Koreas plan to reconnect road and rail links

by Andrew Salmon October 15, 2018February 18, 2020

Anwar Ibrahim talks to reporters after being sworn in at Parliament in Kuala Lumpur on October 15, 2018. Photo: Adli Ghazali / Anadolu / AFP

AT Finance, Beijing, China, France, Malaysia, Middle East, South Asia, Turkey, World

Anwar returns to Parliament, vows to give Mahathir space

by Asia Times staff October 15, 2018February 18, 2020

Sharjah, UAE. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Pakistan, South Asia

Company denies negligence over concrete mixer driver’s death

by Asia Times staff October 15, 2018February 18, 2020

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi listens to a speaker at the India-Japan annual summit on September 14, 2017. Photo: AFP/Prakash Singh

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, European Union, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Philippines, Shanghai, Singapore, South Asia, Thailand, Vietnam, World

Trump, perennial problems, nudge Japan away from China

by William Pesek October 15, 2018February 18, 2020

China's Liaoning aircraft carrier with accompanying fleet. Photo: Reuters

Taiwan war game to mimic Chinese aircraft carrier attack

by Asia Times staff October 15, 2018February 18, 2020

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the 2017 Future Investment Initiative conference in Riyadh. Photo: AFP

Middle East, Turkey, World

Saudi ‘Davos’ under threat as more business leaders pull out

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse October 15, 2018February 18, 2020

Bithumb has secured its position as one of South Korea’s leading crypto-currency exchanges.
Photo: AFP/Jung Yeon-je

AT Finance, China, Hong Kong, Northeast Asia, Singapore, South Korea

Seoul crypto exchange Bithumb gets mainstream backing

by Luke Thompson October 15, 2018February 18, 2020

Bharatiya Janata Party politician and former minister MJ Akbar has denied the sexual harassment charges laid against him by more than a dozen women. Photo: AFP/Prakash Singth

India, South Asia, World

Minister files suit against sexual harassment accuser

by Asia Times staff October 15, 2018February 18, 2020

Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier is at the cutting-edge of US naval power. Photo: US Navy

Beijing, China, World

Sale of four US carriers would cut China trade deficit

by Gordon Watts October 15, 2018February 18, 2020

ولي العهد السعودي الأمير محمد بن سلمان . صورة: القصر الملكي السعودي via AFP/Bandar al-Jaloud

France, Germany, Middle East, World

بلاد عربية تعرب عن دعمها للسعودية في قضية خاشوقجي

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse October 15, 2018January 30, 2019

安華（中）於2018年9月29日在馬來西亞森美蘭州狄克森港的補選提名中心提交文件後與支持者會面。相片：Andalou Agency via AFP / Adli Ghazali

AT Finance, Malaysia

安華距離權力頂峰又近了一步

by Nile Bowie October 15, 2018February 18, 2020

Sai Kung in the New Territories. Photo: Google Maps

AT Finance, Indonesia, Middle East

Domestic worker’s screams scare burglar away from villa

by Asia Times staff October 15, 2018February 18, 2020

In this file photo taken on April 09, 2017, Egyptians wheel away a body near a church in Alexandria after a bomb blast struck worshippers gathering to celebrate Palm Sunday. - An Egyptian military court on October 11, 2018 sentenced 17 people to death over a series of suicide bombings of churches claimed by the Islamic State group that left dozens dead. Another 19 people were handed life prison terms and 10 were sentenced to between 10 and 15 years, judicial and security officials said. Photo: AFP

Egypt, Middle East

محكمة مصرية تقضي بإعدام 17 في وقائع تفجير كنائس

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse October 15, 2018January 30, 2019

Pasay City, Philippines. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

AT Finance, Philippines

Man arrested for beating up partner in Philippines

by Asia Times staff October 15, 2018February 18, 2020

City Plaza Shopping Center. Photo: Google Maps.

AT Finance, Singapore

Man jailed for knife attack while defending domestic workers

by Asia Times staff October 15, 2018February 18, 2020

A Google India office building in Hyderabad: AFP

India, South Asia

Google may rope in Flipkart, Paytm for Indian ‘shopping’ tab

by Asia Times staff October 15, 2018February 18, 2020

今年到目前為止，印尼盧比兌美元的匯率已經貶值超過10% 。相片：iStock / Getty Images

AT Finance, Indonesia

印尼盧比大幅貶值誘發危機隱憂

by John McBeth October 15, 2018February 18, 2020

Pakistani Finance Minister Asad Umar. Photo: Wikipedia

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Iran, Malaysia, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, Sri Lanka, World

Pakistan’s IMF plea a symptom of China’s debt-trap diplomacy

by Ali Salman Andani October 15, 2018

Farrer Road in Singapore. Photo: Google Maps

AT Finance, Middle East, Singapore

Video shows woman yelling at domestic worker in Singapore

by Asia Times staff October 15, 2018February 18, 2020

The Philippine Army Dragon Boat team was hailed as the overall champions after winning five gold medals at the 2018 ARA Waterways International Dragon Boat Festival. Photo: Facebook/ Philippine Army Dragon Boat Team

AT Finance, Australia, China, Hong Kong, Italy, Malaysia, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Russia, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, World

Philippine dragon boat team wins 5 gold medals in South Korea

by Asia Times staff October 15, 2018February 18, 2020

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