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Five states in the Middle East are discussing a common policy on hiring foreign maids. Advocacy group Migrants Rights has claimed that 90% of foreign domestic workers in the region are employed in Kuwait. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

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Mideast states look at common policy on foreign maids

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

A Chinese J-15 fighter jet lands on the deck of the Liaoning aircraft carrier during military drills. Photo: AFP

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How China, US are spawning a new great-power naval rivalry

by Alfred McCoy April 9, 2018

A THAAD interceptor is test-launched in Kodiak, Alaska, on July 11, 2017. Photo: Leah Garton / Missile Defense Agency / Handout via Reuters

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

Weapons for anyone: Trump and the art of the arms deal

by William D Hartung April 2, 2018

"Like many other companies, Facebook is exploring ways to leverage the power of blockchain technology," a company spokesman told Indian media, adding that a "new small team is exploring many different applications. We don’t have anything further to share." Photo: Reuters/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

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Under fire in US, Cambridge Analytica looks to Asia

by Alan Boyd March 22, 2018February 18, 2020

UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson. Photo: Flickr Commons

Bahrain, Iran, Kuwait, Middle East, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

What’s wrong with UK’s approach to the Middle East?

by Tatiana Kanunnikova March 7, 2018March 8, 2018

People walk in Mall of Qatar in Doha, on July 5, 2017. Photo: Reuters/ Naseem Zeitoon

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Qatar weathers the storm

by Jonathan Gorvett March 1, 2018February 18, 2020

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte wears a hardhat at the country's customs bureau. Photo: AFP/Ted Aljibe

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Does Duterte really care about overseas workers?

by Analiza Liezl Perez-Amurao February 26, 2018February 18, 2020

Workers are seen on the construction site for the Al-Wakrah Stadium, a World Cup venue designed by celebrated Iraqi-British architect Zaha Hadid, some 15 kilometers outside Doha, on February 6, 2018. Photo: Karim Jaafar / AFP

Bahrain, Egypt, European Union, France, Iran, Israel, Kuwait, Middle East, Syria, World

Saudi claims that Qatar to be stripped of World Cup: no basis

by Sami Moubayed February 26, 2018February 18, 2020

Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas in Manila. Photo: Wikimedia Commons, Ramon F Velasquez

AT Finance, Bahrain, China, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Kuwait, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, World

Filipino workers’ remittances hit record high in 2017

by Asia Times staff February 20, 2018February 18, 2020

Taiwanrdr President Tsai Ing-wen is seen at a welcome ceremony in Majuro in the Marshall Islands during her visit in November 2017. Photo: Twitter/ @iingwen

Bahrain, Beijing, China, European Union, Italy, Middle East, Taiwan, World

Taiwan running out of friends as Vatican prepares to defect

by Asia Times staff February 19, 2018February 18, 2020

The face of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on a billboard in Ankara. Photo: AFP/Adem Altan

Bahrain, China, Egypt, European Union, France, Iran, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

Turkey’s outreach hints at Ottoman revival

by Jonathan Gorvett February 18, 2018February 18, 2020

Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Manila. Photo: Wikimedia Commons, Mithril Cloud

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Duterte meets Filipino workers repatriated from Kuwait

by Asia Times staff February 14, 2018February 18, 2020

Bahrain is seen as a safer place where Filipinos can work in the Middle East. Photo: Wikimedia Commons, Wadiia

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Oman and Bahrain named as alternative workplaces

by Asia Times staff February 13, 2018February 18, 2020

Whirling dervishes. Photo: iStock

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Can Sufi gatherings change extremist mindsets?

by Ume Farwa February 6, 2018February 6, 2018

Australian infantrymen from the 5/7 Battalion Royal Australian Regiment display high-tech weapons and gadgets in a file photo: Photo: AFP

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Australia shoots for bigger gun sales

by Alan Boyd January 30, 2018February 18, 2020

Qatar players celebrate a goal against South Korea in a World Cup qualifying match in Doha, on June 13, 2017. Photo: Reuters/ Ibraheem Al Omari

Australia, Bahrain, China, Iran, Japan, Kuwait, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, World

Qatar boycott: ‘neutral’ Kuwait to host Gulf nations on football pitch

by John Duerden December 16, 2017February 18, 2020

Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman. Photo: Reuters

Afghanistan, Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

Seismic upheavals in the Middle East

by Norman A. Bailey December 6, 2017

Casinos are among the lures Russia is using to promote tourism and investment into the underpopulated but resource rich Far East region. Photo: Vitaliy Ankov / RIA Novosti / Sputnik

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Russia to extend free e-visa program to all Far East airports  

by Asia Times staff December 5, 2017February 18, 2020

Saad al-Hariri arrives in downtown Beirut to attend a military parade marking the 74th anniversary of Lebanon's independence on November 22, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Mohamed Azakir

Bahrain, Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, Syria

‘Truce’: Syria, the Saudis and Hariri’s resignation U-turn

by Sami Moubayed November 27, 2017February 18, 2020

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Israel willing to share intelligence with Saudis: Israeli army chief

by Asia Times staff November 17, 2017February 18, 2020

Bahrain, Beijing, China, Hong Kong, Lebanon, Middle East, World

Anthem protests likely to intensify as Beijing gets tough

by Kent Ewing November 15, 2017February 18, 2020

Donald Trump is hedging his bets on North Korea. Photo: Reuters/Kevin Lamarque

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Bahrain, Bangladesh, China, European Union, France, Germany, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Middle East, Myanmar, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Philippines, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, United Kingdom, World

The crack-up: Donald Trump and the fourth great shattering

by John Feffer October 28, 2017

The Seperation Wall between Israel and Palestine in Bethlehem. Photo: iStock / Getty

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

Will Palestinian reconciliation revive two-state solution?

by Daoud Kuttab October 21, 2017February 18, 2020

The Great Victory Royal Chariot is pulled during a funeral rehearsal for late Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej near the Grand Palace in Bangkok, Thailand, October 15, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Athit Perawongmetha

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New reign rally for Thai stocks?

by Shawn W. Crispin October 18, 2017February 18, 2020

Qatar Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani addresses the 72nd UN General Assembly in New York, on September 19, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Shannon Stapleton

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

Doha’s downfall: Qatar frozen out in Gaza, Syria, Lebanon

by Sami Moubayed October 10, 2017February 18, 2020

Manal Al-Sharif drives her car in Dubai on October 22, 2013. She is among the Saudi women who defied the country's laws in the fight to be allowed to take to the wheel. Photo: AFP / Marwan Naamani

Australia, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Middle East, Oceania, Syria, World

Freedom of the roads comes after long battle for Saudi women

by Sami Moubayed September 27, 2017February 18, 2020

The Free Port of Vladivostok: Wikimedia Commons

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Vladivostok waiting on tourism windfall with Russia’s new e-visa

by Inga Velanskaya September 22, 2017February 18, 2020

People shout slogans as they are stopped by police during a protest rally in Kolkata on September 11, 2017, against the killing of Rohingya in Myanmar. Photo: Reuters / Rupak De Chowdhuri

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Egypt, European Union, India, Indonesia, Iran, Kuwait, Malaysia, Middle East, Myanmar, Pakistan, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Syria, World

Why aren’t Muslim countries absorbing the Rohingya?

by Ghulam Rasool Dehlvi September 12, 2017September 13, 2017

Bahrain, Beijing, China, Egypt, Hong Kong, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, Taiwan, World

The Daily Brief for Monday, 11 September 2017

by Paul Muir September 11, 2017September 11, 2017

Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani attends the opening ceremony of the Hamad port in Doha, Qatar, on September 5, 2017. Photo: Qatar News Agency via Reuters

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

Gulf ‘talks’ turn sour, stirrings of Qatari opposition grow

by Sami Moubayed September 11, 2017February 18, 2020