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Three Filipino high school students represented the Philippines in the 22nd Junior Balkan Mathematical Olympiad held in Rhodes, Greece. Photo: Mathematics Training Guild-Philippines

AT Finance, Cyprus, France, Middle East, Philippines, South Asia, Turkey, World

Filipino students win mathematics medals in Greece

by Asia Times staff June 26, 2018February 18, 2020

Anthony Bourdain filming CNN's Parts Unknown in Berlin, Germany, on January 5, 2018. Photo: Courtesy David Scott Holloway/CNN.

Cyprus, France, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, World

Anthony Bourdain remembered: Mysterious ‘Mr Wolf’ speaks out

by Dave Makichuk June 13, 2018August 8, 2020

A worker on the Israeli Tamar platform in front of the Mari-B platform off the coast of Israel. Photo: AFP/Ahikam Seri

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

Will Saudi Arabia be the answer to Israel’s gas conundrums?

by Jonathan Gorvett June 5, 2018February 18, 2020

The website is basically a dating service. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Cyprus, Hong Kong, Middle East, Shanghai, Singapore, World

Will website test the tolerance of China’s market?

by Ben Kwok May 24, 2018February 18, 2020

Photo: AFP

Cyprus, Middle East, Turkey, World

Turkish lira’s freefall continues after Fitch statement

by Asia Times staff May 23, 2018February 18, 2020

Russian President Vladimir Putin with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Kremlin in Moscow on May 9, 2018. Photo: AFP/Sergei Ilnitsky

AT Finance, China, Cyprus, Egypt, France, India, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, Vietnam, World

The Russian-Israeli-Iranian conundrum in Syria

by M.K. Bhadrakumar May 15, 2018February 18, 2020

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks during a news conference at the EU-Turkey summit, in Varna, Bulgaria, on March 26. Erdogan accused the EU of being biased in the ongoing dispute over energy exploration work off the disputed island of Cyprus.
Photo: Petko Momchilov/Impact Press Group/NurPhoto

Cyprus, Egypt, European Union, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, Syria, Turkey, World

Greco-Turkish relations at a critical crossroads

by Nicos Panayiotides March 30, 2018March 31, 2018

MobilExxon is among the groups wanting to drill in the eastern Mediterranean in areas near Cyprus. With talk of pipelines being built to Europe, regional powers also want to clarify the status of seabed areas around the island. Photo: iStock

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

Showdown over drilling vessel off Cyprus could spur more talks

by Jonathan Gorvett February 27, 2018February 18, 2020

In 2015, Li Ka-shing encourages Hong Kong students taking a trip to Israel to 'observe, think, have fun and take care of each other.' Photo: Li Ka-shing Foundation

Beijing, China, Cyprus, Hong Kong, Middle East, World

What if Li Ka-shing donated all his money to Hong Kong govt?

by Ben Kwok February 13, 2018February 18, 2020

A still image obtained from social media shows the wreckage from a Russian military plane shot down by rebel forces near Idlib, Syria, on February 3. Photo via Reuters

Cyprus, European Union, Iran, Israel, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Russian-Turkish axis in Syria faces meltdown

by M.K. Bhadrakumar February 6, 2018February 18, 2020

Dumaguete City in the Philippines. Photo: Wikimedia Commons, Cristian Bortes

AT Finance, Cyprus, Jordan, Middle East, Philippines

Jordanian accused of illegally recruiting maids to Saudi

by Asia Times staff January 30, 2018February 18, 2020

French President Emmanuel Macron (left) meets with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, on January 5, 2018. Photo: Reuters / Ludovic Marin

Cyprus, European Union, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

Macron’s snub sends Erdogan further into Putin’s embrace

by Sami Moubayed January 8, 2018February 18, 2020

An illustration of a submarine in close quarters with an undersea communications cable. Photo: Policy Exchange

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Cyprus, Egypt, European Union, Hong Kong, India, Iran, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Philippines, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Taiwan, Turkey, World

Undersea cables the Achilles’ heel in lead-up to new cold war

by Doug Tsuruoka Editor at Large January 6, 2018February 18, 2020

Moscow, Russia. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, China, Cyprus, Hong Kong, Middle East, Philippines, Russia, Singapore, Turkey, World

Filipino maids warned not to accept jobs in Russia

by Asia Times staff January 4, 2018February 18, 2020

The Hong Kong government's headquarters in Admiralty Photo: Google Maps

AT Finance, China, Cyprus, Hong Kong, Middle East, Philippines, United Kingdom, World

Questions raised on who should be blamed for work visa halt

by Asia Times staff December 21, 2017February 18, 2020

A cashier counts Indian banknotes as customers wait in queues inside a bank in Chandigarh in December 2016. Photo: Reuters/Ajay Verma

Cyprus, Germany, India, Middle East, New Zealand, Oceania, South Asia, World

‘Bail-in’ clause in new bill puts Indian depositors at risk

by Devangshu Datta December 18, 2017

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin meet in Ankara, Turkey, on December 11, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Umit Bektas

China, Cyprus, Egypt, European Union, Iran, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, Syria, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

Turkey switches to full defiance of US, continues Putin courtship

by M.K. Bhadrakumar December 14, 2017

Representational image: iStock

Cyprus, India, Middle East, South Asia, Sri Lanka, United Kingdom, World

Sri Lankan constitution: The strategy of doublespeak

by Ana Pararajasingham October 25, 2017October 25, 2017

India has finalized the acquisition of Russia’s S-400 air defense missile system earlier in October. Photo: Russian Defence Ministry

China, Cyprus, Egypt, European Union, India, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, Turkey, World

Russia’s S-400 missile system: A new Middle East invasion

by Stephen Bryen October 13, 2017February 18, 2020

People react as they gather at Plaza Catalunya after voting ended for the banned independence referendum, in Barcelona, Spain October 1, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Susana Vera

Cyprus, European Union, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, World

The future of the EU at stake in Catalonia

by Pepe Escobar October 2, 2017February 18, 2020

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Cyprus, Middle East, Russia, Turkey, World

Russia has spy ship that taps undersea internet cables

by Asia Unhedged August 31, 2017February 18, 2020

Nick Xenophon in the South Australian capital of Adelaide, Australia, July 2, 2016. REUTERS/Matt Siegel

Australia, Cyprus, Middle East, New Zealand, Oceania

Another senator named in Australian citizenship crisis

by Reuters August 19, 2017February 18, 2020

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Australia, China, Cyprus, European Union, India, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Lebanon, Middle East, New Zealand, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Philippines, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, World

Failed states and threats of war pulling world to precipice

by Norman A. Bailey August 12, 2017

Russia's Far East region. Photo: Wikipedia commons.

AT Finance, Australia, China, Cyprus, France, India, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Russia, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, Sri Lanka, World

Russian minister explains why Far East investment is booming

by Alexander Ohkrimenko July 21, 2017February 18, 2020

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Lights, camera, action: we’re backing young talent in Udine

by Asia Times staff April 20, 2017February 18, 2020

The Nusseree Battalion, later known as the 1st Gurkha Rifles, circa 1857. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Brunei, China, Cyprus, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Middle East, Nepal, Northeast Asia, Singapore, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

Meet the Gurkhas, fearsome fighters with a 200-year history

by Tim I Gurung April 4, 2017February 18, 2020

Two US companies bilked of US$100 million in email fraud. Photo: Reuters/Kacper Pempel

China, Cyprus, Middle East, Taiwan

Taiwan’s Quanta Computer says name used in $100 million email fraud

by Reuters March 28, 2017February 18, 2020

The Eurasian Development Bank headquarters in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Economic cooperation among the Central Asian countries could get a shot in the arm from Chinese interest in the region. Photo: Shamil Zhumatov, Reuters

Afghanistan, Beijing, China, Cyprus, Iran, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, Turkey

China factor raising expectations for ECO’s prospects

by Altay Atli March 9, 2017

U.S. President Donald Trump waves as he leaves the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) headquarters after delivering remarks during a visit in Langley, Virginia U.S., January 21, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

Afghanistan, Cyprus, Egypt, European Union, France, Iraq, Italy, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, World

Trumpus Andronicus? What the Byzantine Empire can tell us

by Maximilian Lau January 22, 2017February 18, 2020

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during an event marking the opening of the Harel Tunnels, part of project to upgrade the Tel Aviv-Jerusalem highway, near Jerusalem January 19, 2017. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Cyprus, Egypt, European Union, Hong Kong, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, Shanghai, Singapore, South Asia, Syria, Thailand, Turkey, World

How Israel can align its strategy with China’s Silk Road

by Kevjn Lim January 21, 2017January 20, 2017