Faisal Al Yafai, Author at Asia Times

FILE PHOTO: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas heads a Palestinian cabinet meeting in the West Bank city of Ramallah July 28, 2013. REUTERS/Issam Rimawi/Pool/File Photo

Opinion

Palestine elections will be last gasp of a passing generation

by Faisal Al Yafai January 20, 2021January 20, 2021

Opinion

Closing unhappy chapter with Qatar, GCC refocuses on Iran

by Faisal Al Yafai January 6, 2021January 6, 2021

Opinion

Iran goes abroad to stop protests at home

by Faisal Al Yafai December 28, 2020December 28, 2020

Opinion

Sisi’s visit to France part of long-running drama over Turkey

by Faisal Al Yafai December 9, 2020December 9, 2020

The Azraq camp for Syrian refugees in northern Jordan. Image: AFP PHOTO / Ahmad ABDO

Opinion

Biden will open doors wider to refugees, but it won’t be enough

by Faisal Al Yafai November 26, 2020November 26, 2020

Opinion

Ethnic feuds shatter Ethiopia’s fragile calm

by Faisal Al Yafai November 16, 2020November 16, 2020

Opinion

Leaders of Iraq, Lebanon should side with protesters

by Faisal Al Yafai November 3, 2020November 3, 2020

Opinion

Macron’s dangerous dance with the far right

by Faisal Al Yafai October 15, 2020October 15, 2020

Opinion

Why Middle East’s newest proxy battlefield is Libya

by Faisal Al Yafai September 30, 2020September 30, 2020

Opinion

European disarray pushes Iran, Turkey into China camp

by Faisal Al Yafai September 17, 2020September 19, 2020

Opinion

Lebanon’s ‘anagram’ problem

by Faisal Al Yafai September 4, 2020September 4, 2020

Opinion

Macron’s ‘savior complex’ not helping former colonies

by Faisal Al Yafai August 20, 2020August 20, 2020

Opinion

Jihadis could soon claim first victory in West Africa

by Faisal Al Yafai August 7, 2020August 7, 2020

Opinion

Divisions over Libya spreading across Mediterranean

by Faisal Al Yafai July 23, 2020July 23, 2020

Smoke rises over Mosul during clashes between Iraqi forces and Islamic State militants. Photo: Reuters/Khalid al Mousily

Opinion

A second ISIS wave is lurking in the dark

by Faisal Al Yafai July 11, 2020July 10, 2020

Opinion

Caesar Act will only create new victims in Syria

by Faisal Al Yafai June 24, 2020June 24, 2020

Opinion

Iraq’s choice: Be like Singapore or Lebanon

by Faisal Al Yafai May 29, 2020May 29, 2020

Opinion

Syria turns on the man who bankrolled the war

by Faisal Al Yafai May 16, 2020May 18, 2020

Opinion

Difference between the West and ‘the rest’ erased

by Faisal Al Yafai May 3, 2020May 1, 2020

Opinion

Mideast embraces tech it previously worried over

by Faisal Al Yafai April 16, 2020April 16, 2020

In this photo taken on November 26, 2015, weapons and ISIS flags recovered from members of a criminal gang who pledged allegiance to ISIS are displayed in Palimbang town, Sultan Kudarat province, on the southern island of Mindanao. Eight members of a criminal gang that pledged allegiance to Islamic State jihadists were killed in a firefight with the military in the southern Philippines, officials said November 27. AFP PHOTO / STR / AFP PHOTO / STR

Opinion

New breeding grounds for terrorists forming

by Faisal Al Yafai April 2, 2020April 2, 2020

Opinion

Can the Middle East adapt as the West has had to?

by Faisal Al Yafai March 20, 2020March 20, 2020

Opinion

Coronavirus thawing cold diplomatic relations

by Faisal Al Yafai March 9, 2020March 9, 2020

Opinion

US has opened door to Taliban rule in Afghanistan

by Faisal Al Yafai March 5, 2020March 5, 2020

Opinion

Hardliners’ victory could help Iran avoid war with US

by Faisal Al Yafai February 27, 2020February 27, 2020

Opinion

EU has learned nothing from mistakes on Libya

by Faisal Al Yafai February 21, 2020February 21, 2020

People hold a giant banner reading 'We are the people' during a march organized by the right-wing populist 'Pro Chemnitz' movement, on September 7, 2018, in Chemnitz, the flashpoint eastern city that saw protests marred by neo-Nazi violence. Photo: AFP / John MacDougall

Germany, Middle East, Turkey, World

Why Germany is right to be wary of Turkish schools

by Faisal Al Yafai February 13, 2020February 18, 2020

Iran, Iraq, Middle East, United States, World

Iraq’s new prime minister is being set up to fail

by Faisal Al Yafai February 6, 2020February 18, 2020

Cyprus, Egypt, European Union, France, Israel, Italy, Middle East, Russia, Turkey, World

Europeans push themselves to the margins in Libya

by Faisal Al Yafai January 23, 2020February 18, 2020

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Palestine elections will be last gasp of a passing generation

Closing unhappy chapter with Qatar, GCC refocuses on Iran

Iran goes abroad to stop protests at home

Sisi’s visit to France part of long-running drama over Turkey

Biden will open doors wider to refugees, but it won’t be enough

Ethnic feuds shatter Ethiopia’s fragile calm

Leaders of Iraq, Lebanon should side with protesters

Macron’s dangerous dance with the far right

Why Middle East’s newest proxy battlefield is Libya

European disarray pushes Iran, Turkey into China camp

Lebanon’s ‘anagram’ problem

Macron’s ‘savior complex’ not helping former colonies

Jihadis could soon claim first victory in West Africa

Divisions over Libya spreading across Mediterranean

A second ISIS wave is lurking in the dark

Caesar Act will only create new victims in Syria

Iraq’s choice: Be like Singapore or Lebanon

Syria turns on the man who bankrolled the war

Difference between the West and ‘the rest’ erased

Mideast embraces tech it previously worried over

New breeding grounds for terrorists forming

Can the Middle East adapt as the West has had to?

Coronavirus thawing cold diplomatic relations

US has opened door to Taliban rule in Afghanistan

Hardliners’ victory could help Iran avoid war with US

EU has learned nothing from mistakes on Libya

Why Germany is right to be wary of Turkish schools

Iraq’s new prime minister is being set up to fail

Europeans push themselves to the margins in Libya

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