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Neymar takes part in a tournament in Santos, Brazil, on July 8, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Leonardo Benassatto

Bahrain, Egypt, France, Iran, Italy, Middle East, Northeast Asia, South Korea, World

Why Neymar’s US$264m transfer is ‘soft power’ play by Qatar

by Rene Slama August 4, 2017February 18, 2020

A Kuwait Finance House branch in Kuwait. Photo: AFP/Yasser Al-Zayyat

Bahrain, China, Egypt, Kuwait, Middle East, Turkey, World

Kuwait lender eyes China business amid Gulf saturation

by Asia Unhedged July 24, 2017February 18, 2020

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman. Photo: Reuters / Charles Platiau

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

A coup in the House of Saud?

by Pepe Escobar July 20, 2017February 18, 2020

People walk past a construction site at the Chinese part of the China-Kazakhstan Horgos International Border Cooperation Center (ICBC), in Horgos, China, May 12, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Shamil Zhumatov

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BRI could signal boom for worldwide ‘localization’ services

by Doug Tsuruoka July 16, 2017February 18, 2020

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif speaks in Prague on November 11, 2016.Photo: AFP/Michal Cizek

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Trump’s Iran policies are in a cul-de-sac

by M.K. Bhadrakumar July 16, 2017February 18, 2020

Bahrain, China, Egypt, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea, World

The Daily Brief for Wednesday, 12 July 2017

by Richard Cook July 12, 2017

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

Why some Arab countries want to shutter Al Jazeera

by Philip Seib July 11, 2017February 18, 2020

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

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

Qatar rejects Arab states’ accusations, UK’s Johnson flies to Saudi

by Reuters July 8, 2017February 18, 2020

People walk past the headquarters of the People's Bank of China in Beijing. Photo: Reuters

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China kicks off ‘Northbound’ bond trading on Monday

by Reuters July 2, 2017February 18, 2020

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. Photo: Reuters / Aaron P. Bernstein

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Tillerson urges Qatar, Saudi-led group to ‘lower rhetoric’

by Agence France-Presse June 26, 2017February 18, 2020

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Arab states issue 13-point ultimatum to Qatar, 10-day deadline

by Reuters June 25, 2017February 18, 2020

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

Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Lebanon, Middle East, Turkey

Qatar has 10 days to meet these 13 demands from Saudi Arabia

by Asia Unhedged June 24, 2017February 18, 2020

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The Daily Brief for Friday, 23 June 2017

by Richard Cook June 23, 2017

A man fishes as the sun sets in Doha, Qatar, June 15, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Naseem Zeitoon

Bahrain, Iran, Middle East, World

How long can Qatar’s economy withstand sanctions?

by Sami Moubayed June 22, 2017February 18, 2020

A still image taken from footage shot on June 18, 2017 and broadcast on Iranian television, purports to show missiles being fired from Iran into eastern Syria. Photo: IRINN via Reuters

Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

Five takeaways from Iran’s missile strike in Syria

by M.K. Bhadrakumar June 20, 2017February 18, 2020

Fans watch a World Cup qualifying match, in Doha, between Qatar and South Korea, in June. Photo: Reuters / Ibraheem Al Omari

Bahrain, European Union, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Middle East, Turkey, World

How the World Cup became a political football

by Simon Chadwick June 18, 2017February 18, 2020

China's Wu Lei in action against Syria's Amro Jeniat in their World Cup qualifying match. Photo: Reuters/Lai Seng Sin

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Late blow jolts China’s quest to reach second World Cup

by Agence France-Presse June 14, 2017February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump waves to the crowd during a rally in Ohio. Photo: Reuters/John Sommers

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Is Trump launching a new world order?

by Michael T. Klare June 13, 2017February 18, 2020

Tokyo foreign exchange traders watch monitors showing news of Britain's general election and the Japanese yen's exchange rate against the British pound on June 9, 2017. Photo: Reuters

Bahrain, European Union, Germany, Middle East, Russia, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

British pound heads for a rocky ride after UK election chaos

by Reuters June 11, 2017February 18, 2020

Foreign Minister of Qatar Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani attends a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Moscow, Russia on June 10, 2017. Photo: Anadolu Agency via AFP Forum/Sefa Karacan

Bahrain, Egypt, Germany, Iran, Kuwait, Middle East, Russia, Turkey, World

Qatar dispute deepens Middle East divisions

by Reuters June 11, 2017February 18, 2020

Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad al-Thani meets with US President Donald Trump in Riyadh, in June 2017. Photo: Reuters / Jonathan Ernst

Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Middle East, Syria, World

Qatar’s wait-and-see strategy

by Barak Barfi June 10, 2017June 10, 2017

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. Photo: Reuters

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Russia’s Lavrov calls for talks to ease Qatar stand-off

by Reuters June 10, 2017February 18, 2020

Souq Waqif market in Doha: Qatar's neighbors resent the country's ties to Muslim Brotherhood. Photo: Reuters

Afghanistan, Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Middle East, South Asia, Syria, Turkey

Trump berates Qatar as Gulf stand-off escalates

by Agence France-Presse June 10, 2017February 18, 2020

Doha, Qatar. Photo: Flickr Commons

Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Kuwait, Middle East, Syria, Turkey

Is Qatar kaput?

by Norman A. Bailey June 9, 2017June 10, 2017

Photo: Reuters

Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Syria, World

Qatar’s US$1 billion deal with Iran that broke the camel’s back

by Asia Unhedged June 6, 2017February 18, 2020

sand oil economy

Bahrain, Egypt, Middle East

Oil falls on fears Qatar rift threatens OPEC cuts

by Asia Unhedged June 5, 2017February 18, 2020

Photo: Reuters

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

Four Arab states sever ties with Qatar over ‘terrorism’

by Reuters 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

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 eases visas to lure investors, tourists to Far East

by Asia Times staff April 27, 2017February 18, 2020

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The Daily Brief for Thursday, 20 April 2017

by Richard Cook April 20, 2017