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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

Holy Wigs, Fatman!

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Egypt, France, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Vietnam, World

Donald as Dark Knight is mirror into America’s tortured soul

by William J. Astore January 27, 2017February 18, 2020

AT Finance, Australia, Bangladesh, China, Egypt, Greater Bay Area, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Middle East, Oceania, Pakistan, South Asia, World

A rising tide of Islamic intolerance

by David Hutt January 26, 2017February 18, 2020

Donald Trump was the most vocal anti-China candidate in the 2016 US presidential election. Photo: Reuters/Shannon Stapleton

AT Finance, Bangladesh, China, Egypt, European Union, Germany, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, Turkey, Vietnam, World

The birth of a new nationalist world order under Trump

by John Feffer January 25, 2017January 25, 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

US Army Lieutenant General Michael Flynn. DoD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo.

China, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, World

Fighting talk: understanding Michael Flynn

by Doug Tsuruoka January 20, 2017February 18, 2020

A Chinese Peoples' Liberation Army (PLA) soldier stands to attention. Beijing is lifting pay for troops and aiming to boost welfare for disbanded servicemen with the creation of a Veterans Affairs Ministry. Photo: AFP/Isaac Lawrence

Beijing, China, Egypt, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Middle East, Russia, World

Is China the new custodian of the Middle East?

by Shazar Shafqat January 16, 2017January 15, 2017

Myanmar’s Aung La N Sang tries his hardest against Russian Vitaly Bigdash on January 14, 2017. Photo: One Championship

AT Finance, Australia, Cambodia, Egypt, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Middle East, Myanmar, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Philippines, Russia, World

MMA veteran too strong for Mynamar’s Aung La N Sang

by Asia Times staff January 15, 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

An MQ-1B Predator remotely piloted aircraft flies overhead during a 2013 training mission in Nevada.

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Egypt, European Union, India, Iraq, Israel, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, United Kingdom, World

China’s drones are going global. So are its drone strikes

by Scott N. Romaniuk January 11, 2017January 10, 2017

Photo: KCNA via Reuters

Afghanistan, AT Finance, China, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Maldives, Middle East, Nepal, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Philippines, South Asia, South Korea, Timor Leste, World

North Korea famine focus misses the starving children of India

by Johan Nylander January 4, 2017February 18, 2020

Members of Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Forces' infantry unit stand to attention. Photo: Reuters/Kim Kyung-hoon

China, Egypt, European Union, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Middle East, Nepal, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, United Kingdom, World

Japan’s road to United Nations membership, 1956

by John J. Metzler December 24, 2016December 24, 2016

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

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

Chafed at Syria snub, Obama punishes Putin’s chef

by M.K. Bhadrakumar December 24, 2016

Smoke rises as seen from a rebel-held area of Aleppo, Syria December 12, 2016. Photo: Reuters/Abdalrhman Ismail

Egypt, France, Germany, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Why it’s possible to anticipate a Syrian peace process

by M.K. Bhadrakumar December 16, 2016December 16, 2016

Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi attends during signing of agreements ceremony with Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir (unseen) at the El-Thadiya presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt October 5, 2016. Picture taken October 5, 2016. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

AT Finance, China, Egypt, European Union, India, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Jordan, Lebanon, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Philippines, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

China, Egypt, and the new Middle East alignment

by Christina Lin December 15, 2016December 15, 2016

New order: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and Chinese Presdient Xi Jinping. Photo: Reuters/Damir Sagolj

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Egypt, Iran, Middle East, Russia, Singapore, South Asia, Turkey, World

Turkey takes China’s mantle as top jailer of journalists

by Elana Beiser of CPJ December 14, 2016February 18, 2020

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Bahrain, Egypt, Middle East, Syria, Turkey

The fall of Aleppo may initiate the end of the ‘revolution’

by Manish Rai December 10, 2016December 9, 2016

Members of the Taliban in Ghazni province, Afghanistan. File Photo: Reuters

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Egypt, Indonesia, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Middle East, Philippines, Singapore, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

How the US ends up training al-Qaeda and ISIS collaborators

by Christina Lin December 10, 2016December 9, 2016

It looks harmless, but is really deadly. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Egypt, European Union, India, Iraq, Middle East, Pakistan, Philippines, South Asia, Syria, Thailand, Turkey, World

Why your bath tub is more deadly than terror attacks

by Johan Nylander December 3, 2016February 18, 2020

Kim Jong-un back in the black book? Photo: KCNA via Reuters

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

UN slaps new sanctions on North Korea targeting coal exports

by Reuters December 1, 2016February 18, 2020

Yi Gang, the governor of the People's Bank of China. Photo: AFP/Imaginechina

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

PBOC says yuan strong, stable when viewed against currency basket

by Lin Wanxia November 28, 2016February 18, 2020

Donald Trump gets a thumbs up from US consumers

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Egypt, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Philippines, South Asia, South Korea, World

China watchers expect Beijing to test Trump early on

by Bill Gertz November 16, 2016February 18, 2020

Singapore students get interactive. Photo: AFP Photo / Simin Wang

AT Finance, China, Egypt, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Italy, Japan, Laos, Macau, Malaysia, Mexico, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Philippines, Russia, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Vietnam, World

Singaporeans among top English speakers; Hong Kong slides

by Johan Nylander November 14, 2016February 18, 2020

An MQ-1B Predator remotely piloted aircraft flies overhead during a 2013 training mission in Nevada.

AT Finance, Chengdu, China, Egypt, Hong Kong, Iraq, Israel, Middle East, South Asia, World

Armed drones: China’s next big arms export?

by Richard A. Bitzinger November 11, 2016November 11, 2016

Jamal Yunos, centre, shakes hands with supporters at a protest against the online news portal Malaysiakini on Saturday. Photo: MOHD RASFAN / AFP

AT Finance, Egypt, Malaysia, Middle East, Thailand, Turkey

Malaysian ‘Red Shirt’ firebrand warns of political violence

by Agence France-Presse November 10, 2016February 18, 2020

Iraqi special forces take part in an operation against Islamic State militants in Kokjali, west of Mosul, Iraq November 2, 2016. Photo: Reuters/Thaier Al-Sudaini

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

Mosul and Aleppo merge into battles for the sake of politics

by M.K. Bhadrakumar November 8, 2016

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump holds a campaign rally in Green Bay, Wisconsin, U.S. October 17, 2016. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

Afghanistan, China, Egypt, European Union, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

The sleepwalkers and Mr Trump

by Spengler November 5, 2016November 6, 2016

Students take part in an exam in Seoul, South Korea. Photo: REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

China, Egypt, Hong Kong, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Oceania, South Asia, South Korea, World

US college-entrance test scores annulled for Asian students

by Reuters November 4, 2016February 18, 2020

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