Sami Moubayed, Author at Asia Times

Israel's then Chief of staff Yitzhak Rabin talks to soldiers in the field during the Six-Day War. Photo: Israeli Government Press Office via Flickr

Egypt, European Union, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

Opening of 1967 Israeli archives disturbs old Arab wounds

by Sami Moubayed June 5, 2017February 18, 2020

Qatar's Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim al-Thani. 3Photo: AFP / Fayez Nureldine

Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, Syria, World

Qatar, Saudi Arabia open crack in united front against Iran

by Sami Moubayed May 31, 2017February 18, 2020

A view of damaged buildings near the ancient Umayyad mosque in Aleppo. Photo: AFP / Joseph Eid

Egypt, Iraq, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Russia strives to present itself as the rebuilder of Aleppo

by Sami Moubayed May 29, 2017February 18, 2020

Egypt, Iran, Israel, Middle East, Syria, World

Trump’s spiritual tour to begin with Saudi desert tryst

by Sami Moubayed May 18, 2017February 18, 2020

Men play chess in front of a damaged building in Maaret al-Naaman, Idlib province. Photo: Reuters / Khalil Ashawi

Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Syria looking more like a chessboard than a battlefield

by Sami Moubayed May 16, 2017February 18, 2020

An internally displaced Syrian boy from Raqqa city carries a bag of goods inside a camp in Ain Issa, Raqqa Governorate, Syria, on May 2, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Rodi Said

Egypt, Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

What chance Astana deal giving Syria lasting peace?

by Sami Moubayed May 8, 2017February 18, 2020

Ebrahim Raisi speaks in Mashhad, Iran. Photo: handout via Reuters

Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, South Asia, Syria, World

Iran’s frontrunners both well-connected to Arab Shiites

by Sami Moubayed May 2, 2017February 18, 2020

A Palestinian boy uses a torch to burn a mock Israeli army post as part of a drill during a graduation ceremony for members of Palestinian National Security Forces loyal to Hamas, in Gaza City, on January 22, 2017. Photo: Reuters

Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Middle East, Syria, Turkey, World

Hamas’ acceptance of Israel is a result of necessity

by Sami Moubayed May 2, 2017February 18, 2020

A Hezbollah fighter on patrol in an orange orchard near the town of Naqura on the Lebanese-Israeli border on April 20. مقاتل بحزب الله يقوم بالحراسة بجانب مدينة ناقورة على الحدود اللبنانية الإسرائيلية في 20 إبريل/نيسان.Photo: AFP

Egypt, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Middle East, Syria, World

The drums are beating for a third Lebanon war

by Sami Moubayed April 28, 2017February 18, 2020

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Photo: Reuters

Iran, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Turkey seeks its role in Syrian endgame

by Sami Moubayed March 30, 2017February 18, 2020

A Russian helicopter flies over the Temple of Bel in the historic city of Palmyra, Syria. Photo: Reuters

France, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

Syrian talks resume but an escalating war may tweak agenda

by Sami Moubayed March 24, 2017February 18, 2020

A man purported to be Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi makes an appearance at a mosque in Mosul, in 2014. Photo: Reuters / social media

Afghanistan, European Union, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, South Asia, Syria, United Kingdom, World

Abu Bakr back in Syria, readying for battle against US

by Sami Moubayed March 20, 2017February 18, 2020

Saudi Arabia's King Salman speaks with Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak during a Memorandum of Understanding signing ceremony in Putrajaya, Malaysia February 27, 2017. REUTERS/Edgar Su

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Middle East, Northeast Asia, South Asia, United Kingdom, World

Saudi King starts Japan leg of Asia tour

by Sami Moubayed March 11, 2017February 18, 2020

US military vehicles en-route to Syrian city of Manbij.

Iraq, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

US military enters Syria in what looks like deal with Russia

by Sami Moubayed March 9, 2017February 18, 2020

King Abdullah II and Vladimir Putin. The Jordanian leader has been silently supportive of Russia's military intervention in Syria. Photo: AFP

Afghanistan, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Syria, World

Revamped jihadi militia opens new chapter of violence

by Sami Moubayed March 4, 2017February 18, 2020

People take part in a demonstration against Syria's President Bashar al-Assad government during the United Nations Geneva IV conference. REUTERS

France, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

The latest UN Syria talks will fail, just like the last ones

by Sami Moubayed February 26, 2017February 18, 2020

The rise of Malaysian jihadis is a worry for the nation's moderate Muslim leaders. Photo: Reuters

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Iraq, Malaysia, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Syria, World

A Malaysian jihadist’s journey through Facebook to Syria

by Sami Moubayed February 21, 2017February 18, 2020

When hopes were high: Libyan men ritually slaughter two camels to celebrate the liberation of the country in Martyr's Square, Tripoli, on October 23, 2011. Photo: AFP

Egypt, European Union, France, Iraq, Italy, Kuwait, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

ISIS thriving in Libya 6 years after revolt against Gaddafi

by Sami Moubayed February 17, 2017February 18, 2020

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Indonesia, Iraq, Malaysia, Middle East, Philippines, South Asia, Syria

The Philippines: a new source of grass roots for ISIS?

by Sami Moubayed February 12, 2017February 18, 2020

Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters hold up their weapons in the north of Raqqa city, Syria February 3, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Rodi Said

Beijing, China, Egypt, India, Iran, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, World

When the guns go silent who foots the bill? China is ready

by Sami Moubayed February 6, 2017February 18, 2020

Failed state: poverty and a lack of hope is playing into the hands of extremists. But is that also playing into the hands of global interests? Photo: Reuters

Afghanistan, Egypt, France, Israel, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

Is Syria’s Idlib being groomed as Islamist killing ground?

by Sami Moubayed January 29, 2017February 18, 2020

On track? Syrians wave at passengers riding a train across Aleppo's devastated eastern districts for the first time in more than four years, on January 25. Photo: AFP

Egypt, Iran, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Syrians review their new constitution … in Moscow

by Sami Moubayed January 27, 2017February 18, 2020

Israeli security forces stand next to newly-installed concrete blocks in the predominantly Palestinian East Jerusalem neighbourhood of Jabal Mukaber on December 9 2016, a day after a Palestinian from the area committed a truck ramming attack, killing four Israeli soldiers. Photo: AFP

Egypt, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, Syria, World

Hamas powerless as ISIS gains ground in Palestine

by Sami Moubayed January 11, 2017February 18, 2020

Struggling to escape Khomeini's shadow: Former Iranian president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani casts his ballot in a 2012 parliamentary election in Tehran, with an image of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the late founder of the Islamic Republic, looming behind him. Photo: Reuters/Stringer

European Union, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Kuwait, Lebanon, Middle East, Syria, World

Hashemi Rafsanjani: Iranian president and kingmaker

by Sami Moubayed January 9, 2017February 18, 2020

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Opening of 1967 Israeli archives disturbs old Arab wounds

Qatar, Saudi Arabia open crack in united front against Iran

Russia strives to present itself as the rebuilder of Aleppo

Trump’s spiritual tour to begin with Saudi desert tryst

Syria looking more like a chessboard than a battlefield

What chance Astana deal giving Syria lasting peace?

Iran’s frontrunners both well-connected to Arab Shiites

Hamas’ acceptance of Israel is a result of necessity

The drums are beating for a third Lebanon war

Turkey seeks its role in Syrian endgame

Syrian talks resume but an escalating war may tweak agenda

Abu Bakr back in Syria, readying for battle against US

Saudi King starts Japan leg of Asia tour

US military enters Syria in what looks like deal with Russia

Revamped jihadi militia opens new chapter of violence

The latest UN Syria talks will fail, just like the last ones

A Malaysian jihadist’s journey through Facebook to Syria

ISIS thriving in Libya 6 years after revolt against Gaddafi

The Philippines: a new source of grass roots for ISIS?

When the guns go silent who foots the bill? China is ready

Is Syria’s Idlib being groomed as Islamist killing ground?

Syrians review their new constitution … in Moscow

Hamas powerless as ISIS gains ground in Palestine

Hashemi Rafsanjani: Iranian president and kingmaker

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