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Jaw jaw is alway better than war war, but may take some prodding to yield peace. Photo: Reuters

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

A game changer for Syria?

by Omar Ashour April 14, 2017February 18, 2020

Australia has an opportunity to forge a better foreign policy beyond its backyard. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

AT Finance, Australia, China, Egypt, European Union, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Oceania, South Asia, United Kingdom, World

Australia foreign policy needs to look further afield than in its backyard

by Tristan Kenderdine April 13, 2017February 18, 2020

A recent anti-Trump demonstration in New York City (Midtown Manhattan). Photo: Asia Times/Doug Tsuruoka

Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Middle East, Syria, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

Trump’s Middle East supporters

by Barak Barfi April 11, 2017April 11, 2017

General Raheel Sharif, will head the IMCTC, a Saudi military initiative by Crown Prince MBS. Photo: Reuters / Mian Khursheed (File)

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Egypt, India, Iran, Iraq, Malaysia, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, Syria, Turkey

Pakistan’s unease about military alliance veers on farce

by F.M. Shakil April 3, 2017February 18, 2020

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, Egypt, European Union, India, Israel, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Oceania, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

UAE’s increasing role in China’s security calculus

by Christina Lin March 29, 2017March 29, 2017

A Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) interceptor is launched during a successful intercept test. Photo: Reuters

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, Egypt, Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Philippines, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, World

The (real) reason China doesn’t like South Korea’s missile defenses

by Grant Newsham March 28, 2017

Demonstrators send off white doves from the beach as they protest in support of US President Donald Trump during a rally in Huntington Beach, California, on March 25, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Patrick T. Fallon

China, Egypt, European Union, India, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

The Arab Spring and the Western Winter

by Ishac Diwan March 28, 2017

Chinese workers help construct a new port in the southern Israeli city of Ashdod in April 2016. The Ashdod port and another one in Haifa are scheduled to start operating at the end of 2021. Photo: Reuters/Amir Cohen

Beijing, China, Egypt, European Union, Iran, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Middle East, Syria, Taiwan, Turkey, World

Israel and Turkey important to Silk Road’s Mideast segment

by Christina Lin March 27, 2017March 27, 2017

Photo: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention / Wikimedia Commons

AT Finance, Australia, Egypt, India, Middle East, Oceania, South Asia, World

Gonad-chomping bacteria to be unleashed on dengue virus

by Anusha Venkat March 27, 2017February 18, 2020

Workers unload packed meat from a truck in Sao Paulo, June 3, 2015. REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker

Australia, China, Egypt, European Union, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Shanghai, South Korea, World

China lifts ban on imports of meat from Brazil

by Reuters March 26, 2017February 18, 2020

Michael Flynn delivers a statement at the White House on February 1, 2017. He was later fired as US national security adviser. Photo: Reuters/Carlos Barria

Afghanistan, AT Finance, China, Egypt, European Union, Germany, Iraq, Israel, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Philippines, Russia, South Asia, Syria, United Kingdom, World

Smearing Gorka may mark return of US yellow journalism

by Christina Lin March 22, 2017

sand oil economy

Egypt, Iran, Middle East, Russia, World

Why economists missed the Arab Spring

by Hassan Hakimian March 22, 2017March 27, 2017

A member of the youth wing of the National Front, Malaysia's ruling coalition, holds a placard at a protest at the North Korea embassy, following the murder of Kim Jong-nam in Kuala Lumpur. Photo: Reuters/Athit Perawongmetha

AT Finance, Beijing, Cambodia, China, Egypt, European Union, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Middle East, Myanmar, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Philippines, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, Thailand, Vietnam, World

Tougher scrutiny for North Korean-Southeast Asian ties

by Bertil Lintner March 20, 2017February 18, 2020

The IRGC have shown they are ready to shed blood in Syria. Photo: AFP

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Beijing, China, Egypt, European Union, France, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Thailand, Turkey, World

Why has Iran wrecked its economy to fund war in Syria?

by David P. Goldman March 14, 2017February 18, 2020

An ice sculpture of the Olympic rings is seen during the Pyeongchang Winter Festival, near the venue for the opening and closing ceremony of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea, February 10, 2017. Photo: Kim Hong-Ji/Reuters

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, Taiwan, United Kingdom, World

Asia’s Olympic moment has its roots in Cold War politics

by Stefan Huebner March 12, 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

Chinese traditional dance teams perform during the inauguration ceremony of the Yanbu Aramco Sinopec Refining Company project in 2016. With the drop in oil prices, Saudi Arabia and Iran, are both eagerly courting China for investment. Photo: AFP, Fayez Nureldine

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Egypt, European Union, France, Hong Kong, India, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Malaysia, Middle East, New Zealand, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, Taiwan, World

China, the wild card in the Israel-Palestine peace process

by Ng Weng Hoong March 4, 2017March 4, 2017

It's more than a long-shot, but if a $1 billion plan to kidnap Kim is adopted, Kim Jong-un's going to have to watch his back. Photo: KCNA via Reuters

AT Finance, China, Egypt, Malaysia, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea, World

North Korea uses hi-tech digital tools to spy on citizens

by Reuters March 3, 2017February 18, 2020

Supporters of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak hold up his pictures as they wait for him to be transferred to a court, in front of Maadi military hospital in Cairo, Egypt, March 2, 2017. Photo: Mohamed Abd El Ghany/Reuters

Egypt, Middle East

Mubarak acquitted of protester deaths

by Agence France-Presse March 2, 2017February 18, 2020

AT Finance, China, Egypt, France, Iran, Malaysia, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, World

The Daily Brief for Thursday, 2 March 2017

by Richard Cook March 2, 2017

Like their two heavyweight wrestlers seen here battling it out for gold at last year's Olympics, Egypt and Iran have been great rivals for centuries. But they have also proved great sources of stability and repositories of civilization. Photo: Reuters

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

Egyptian-Iranian détente a boon for the region and beyond

by Seyed Hossein Mousavian and Yassin El-Ayouty March 1, 2017March 3, 2017

Russian Deputy Ambassador to the UN Vladimir Safronkov votes against a United Nations Security Council resolution to ban the supply of helicopters to the Syrian government. Photo: Reuters/Mike Segar

China, Egypt, France, Middle East, Russia, Syria, United Kingdom, World

Russia, China block UN sanctions on Syria over gas attacks

by Reuters March 1, 2017February 18, 2020

Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei speaking at the international conference on Palestine in Tehran. Photo: Asia Times.

China, Egypt, India, Iran, Jordan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, World

Letter from Tehran: Trump ‘the bazaari’

by Pepe Escobar March 1, 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

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Egypt, India, Middle East, South Asia, World

A Writer’s Café, evolving tramlines of life

by Raja Murthy February 13, 2017February 12, 2017

Vladimir Putin has many things to toast internationally, but domestic unrest is growing. Photo: Reuters/Sergei Karpukhin

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Cambodia, China, Egypt, European Union, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Philippines, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, Vietnam, World

Can Russia project power while battered by economic woes?

by Emanuele Scimia February 10, 2017February 9, 2017

Does Donald Trump walking away from TPP hand trade clout in Asia to China? Photo: AFP/Saul Loeb

Australia, China, Egypt, European Union, Germany, Iran, Japan, Mexico, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Russia, South Asia, United Kingdom, World

Is Trump’s America against the world?

by Xuan Loc Doan February 6, 2017February 6, 2017

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

Anarchy in Athens, ISIS in Syria... anger is the thread that ties them together. Photo: Reuters

China, Egypt, European Union, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, World

Look back in anger, unplugged

by Pepe Escobar February 4, 2017February 18, 2020

A billboard at the Trump International Golf Club Dubai. Photo: AFP / Karim Sahib

AT Finance, Egypt, India, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

Why Middle Eastern nations support Trump’s immigration halt

by Spengler February 3, 2017February 18, 2020

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