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European Union, Middle East, Syria, Turkey, World

Erdogan base rejects refugees, pressuring EU pact

by Jonathan Gorvett October 5, 2019February 18, 2020

Tensions ratchet up in Cyprus gas dispute

by Jonathan Gorvett July 1, 2019February 18, 2020

Middle East, Turkey

Turkey’s president journeys to the G20 amid a sea of troubles

by Jonathan Gorvett June 27, 2019February 18, 2020

World

Hopes and fears after opposition victory in Istanbul

by Jonathan Gorvett June 25, 2019February 18, 2020

China, Iran, Kuwait, Middle East, Saudi Arabia

A bridge to China: Kuwait’s Silk City

by Jonathan Gorvett May 13, 2019February 18, 2020

Israel, Jordan, Middle East, Palestine, United States, World

Palestinian camps on the brink amid UNRWA cuts

by Jonathan Gorvett May 6, 2019February 18, 2020

China, European Union, World

Hungary ponders pitfalls of Chinese rail line

by Jonathan Gorvett April 15, 2019February 18, 2020

Bahrain, Jordan, Lebanon, Middle East, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates

Aramco bond sale highlights growing Gulf debt

by Jonathan Gorvett April 12, 2019February 18, 2020

China, European Union, World

China-EU Summit faces challenging times

by Jonathan Gorvett April 8, 2019February 18, 2020

European Union, United Kingdom, World

Brexit chaos leaves dismay in Asia-Pacific

by Jonathan Gorvett April 3, 2019February 18, 2020

Middle East, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, United States, World

From Venezuela to NOPEC, trying times for OPEC

by Jonathan Gorvett February 27, 2019February 18, 2020

Uncategorized

Gulf states see risk, opportunity as Brexit nears

by Jonathan Gorvett February 25, 2019February 18, 2020

Photo: Reuters

United Kingdom, World

Brexit alarm bells ring in the UK and Asia

by Jonathan Gorvett January 29, 2019February 18, 2020

The past year saw the emergence of several declared rivals to Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim ben Hamad Al Thani s rule but the 38-year-old remains in power and was confident enough to launch his first cabinet reshuffle in November. Photo: AFP/Mehdi Taamallah/NurPhoto

Afghanistan, Bahrain, China, Iran, Israel, Middle East, South Asia, World

Blockade beat, World Cup ahead

by Jonathan Gorvett December 30, 2018February 18, 2020

Saudi Arabia's consulate in Istanbul, where journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed. Photo: AFP/ Yasin Akgul

Bahrain, Iran, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Syria, World

Saudi Arabia gets back to basics

by Jonathan Gorvett December 29, 2018February 18, 2020

The past year saw the emergence of several declared rivals to Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim ben Hamad Al Thani s rule but the 38-year-old remains in power and was confident enough to launch his first cabinet reshuffle in November. Photo: AFP/Mehdi Taamallah/NurPhoto

Bahrain, France, Iran, Kuwait, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, World

Qatar, asserting independence, to leave OPEC in 2019

by Jonathan Gorvett December 14, 2018February 18, 2020

Sri Lankan workers bury the bodies of 41 suspected Tamil Tiger combatants recovered by government forces after heavy fighting in the island's north in January 2009, in Vavuniya. The country's political crisis has cast a cloud over efforts to reveal what happened to thousands of people who disappeared during the civil war. Photo: AFP / STR / aj

Northeast Asia, South Asia, Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka’s crisis clouds fate of 20,000 missing people

by Jonathan Gorvett December 12, 2018February 18, 2020

The 16th century Chapel of St George in the centre of Kormakitis. Photo: Jonathan Gorvett

Cyprus, Lebanon, Middle East, Syria, Turkey

Maronites of northern Cyprus dwindling in bureaucratic limbo

by Jonathan Gorvett November 13, 2018February 18, 2020

The Turkish vessel Piri Reis leaves the port of Izmir in September 2011 for gas exploration off the divided island of Cyprus. Photo: AFP

AT Finance, Cyprus, Egypt, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Lebanon, Middle East, Northeast Asia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

Mediterranean gas hunt threatened by Cyprus stand-off

by Jonathan Gorvett October 29, 2018February 18, 2020

一名阿曼男子坐在單桅帆船上，沿著與伊朗接壤的霍爾木茲海峽沿阿曼海岸巡航。相片：AFP / Marwan Naamani

Australia, Iran, Middle East, Oceania

無懼美國制裁阿曼計劃建連接伊朗的天然氣管道

by Jonathan Gorvett October 5, 2018February 18, 2020

An Omani man rests on a dhow cruising off the coast of Oman along the Strait of Hormuz bordering Iran. Photo: AFP/Marwan Naamani

AT Finance, Australia, India, Iran, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Oceania, South Asia, World

Oman plans pipeline to Iran as US sanctions loom

by Jonathan Gorvett October 2, 2018February 18, 2020

信徒在阿曼首都馬斯喀特的Sayyida Mazoon清真寺祈禱。相片：AFP / Giuseppe Cacace

阿曼青年充滿不確定性的未來

by Jonathan Gorvett October 2, 2018February 18, 2020

Worshippers pray at Muscat's Sayyida Mazoon mosque in the Gulf sultanate of Oman. Photo: AFP / Giuseppe Cacace

Bahrain, India, Kuwait, Middle East, South Asia, World

Omani youth see an uncertain future

by Jonathan Gorvett October 1, 2018February 18, 2020

Protesters shout slogans and wave Palestinian flags during a demonstration against the US president's decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, near the American embassy in Amman. Photo: AFP/Ahmad Abdo

European Union, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Middle East, Syria, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

US cuts to Palestinians stir existential fears in Jordan

by Jonathan Gorvett August 29, 2018February 18, 2020

With the rental market in crisis, Dubai's economy isn't looking up at the moment. Photo: iStock

Bahrain, India, Kuwait, Middle East, South Asia

Gulf grapples with ‘silent’ economic crisis

by Jonathan Gorvett August 21, 2018February 18, 2020

Saudi Crown Prince and Defense Minister Mohammed bin Salman (center) and the chairman of Jordan's Joint Chiefs of Staff, Lieutenant-General Mahmoud Freihat (left), appear with other defense ministers and officials of the 41-member Saudi-led Muslim counterterrorism alliance, formed in 2015. Photo: AFP / Fayez Nureldine

Afghanistan, Bahrain, Cyprus, Egypt, European Union, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

‘Arab NATO’ faces challenges, question marks

by Jonathan Gorvett August 14, 2018February 18, 2020

季風雨降臨後，一名男子騎電單車穿過阿曼尼日瓦（Nizwa）的水淹街道。相片：iStock

Jordan, Middle East

氣候變化、政治問題和衝突造成中東的混亂局面

by Jonathan Gorvett August 6, 2018February 18, 2020

An Omani man drives a motorcycle through the flooded streets of Nizwa, Oman, after monsoon rains touched down. Photo: iStock

European Union, India, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Middle East, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

Climate change, politics and conflict: the Middle East’s volatile mix

by Jonathan Gorvett July 28, 2018February 18, 2020

Saudi Defence Minister and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, left, is locked in a dispute with Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, right. File photos: AFP / Fayez Nureldine

Bahrain, Egypt, European Union, Iran, Kuwait, Middle East, World

Saudi canal plans signal Qatar crisis still raging

by Jonathan Gorvett July 22, 2018February 18, 2020

A man carries a child rescued from rubble after Syrian regime and Russian air strikes in the rebel-held town of Nawa, 30km north of Daraa in southern Syria on June 26. Syria's army launched an assault on Daraa on Tuesday, after a week of bombardment on the nearby countryside caused mass displacement. Photo: AFP/ Ahmad al-Msalam

European Union, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

Cauldron in Syria’s southwest traps thousands

by Jonathan Gorvett June 29, 2018February 18, 2020