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Sulawesi, Indonesia. Photo: Wikimedia Commons.

AT Finance, Indonesia, Iran, Middle East, World

Kecelakaan feri di Sulawesi tewaskan 13 orang

by Asia Times staff September 18, 2018October 5, 2018

The Abu Sayyaf group are known to use small boats to attack and board civilian vessels. Photo by Wikimedia Commons.

AT Finance, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Middle East, Philippines

Pelaut Indonesia yang diculik Abu Sayyaf telah dibebaskan di Filipina

by Asia Times staff September 18, 2018October 5, 2018

A Russian bodyguard stands near President Vladimir Putin as he talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during their meeting in the Black Sea resort of Sochi. Photo: AFP/Sputnik/Alexander Zemlianichenko

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

Erdogan and Putin agree to a Syria DMZ

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse September 18, 2018February 18, 2020

Yogi Adityanath recites the oath as the new chief minister in Lucknow in 2017. Photo: REUTERS

India, Iran, Middle East, Nepal, South Asia

Bisht knows how to make a headline, but the news isn’t good

by Kanchan Srivastava September 17, 2018February 18, 2020

Uyghur jihadis: some shy, some not. Photo: Radio Alwan

Afghanistan, China, Iran, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

Central Asian jihadis dig in for Idlib battle

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse September 17, 2018February 18, 2020

US Pentagon chief Jim Mattis delivers his speech during the first plenary session at the 16th Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), Shangri-La Dialogue Summit in Singapore on June 3, 2017.
The annual Shangri-La Dialogue is attended by defense ministers from around the region and runs from June 2 to 4. Photo: AFP/Roslan Rahman

AT Finance, China, European Union, Iran, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, World

After Mattis, a US military adrift?

by Richard A. Bitzinger September 17, 2018

A Syrian opposition fighter takes a selfie as fighters walk through Syria in front of Turkish troops near the Syrian border at Hassa, Hatay province, on January 22, 2018. Photo: AFP/Bulent Kilic

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

Syrian Kurds remain a thorny issue between Turkey and the US

by Emanuele Scimia September 15, 2018

Photo: Reuters/Raheb Homavandi

European Union, Iran, Middle East, World

EU begins talks on Iran sanctions-evading payment scheme

by Asia Times staff September 15, 2018February 18, 2020

Map of China: iStock

AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, France, Germany, India, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, Singapore, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

After Syria’s partition, will Xinjiang be destabilized?

by Christina Lin September 13, 2018September 13, 2018

Defocused People Walking in modern hallway Photo: iStock

AT Finance, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, United Kingdom, Vietnam, World

Asylum seekers understate their ages to stay in Britain

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

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo shakes hands with Indian Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj on September 6, 2018. Photo: AFP/Prakash Singh

Afghanistan, Bangladesh, European Union, India, Iran, Israel, Japan, Middle East, Nepal, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Turkey, World

US-India 2+2 Dialogue: concerns for the whole region

by Zamir Awan September 13, 2018

Under Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, Hungary has become increasingly authoritarian. Photo: AFP/Frederick Florin

European Union, Germany, Iran, Middle East, Russia, United Kingdom, World

Growing nationalism could give Trump an edge over EU

by Raheem Kassam September 13, 2018February 18, 2020

Volunteers and rescue personnel evacuate local residents in an Indian Navy boat from a residential area in Aluva, Kerala, on August 17, 2018. Photo: AFP, Times of India/ RK Sreejith.

AT Finance, Bangladesh, India, Iran, Maldives, Mexico, Middle East, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, South Asia, Thailand, World

India should accept disaster assistance

by Shashi Tharoor September 13, 2018

Former domestic worker turned photographer Xyza Cruz Bacani is among Asia Society's Asia 21 Young Leaders Class of 2018, a network of young professionals across the Asia Pacific region. Photo: Facebook/Xyza Cruz Bacani

AT Finance, China, Hong Kong, Iran, Middle East, Philippines, World

Dating migranteng manggagawa, kabilang sa Asia’s top young leaders of 2018

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

A Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army fighter. Reuters/Khalil Ashawi

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

Turkey steps up arms supplies to rebels in Idlib: Report

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

Supporters of Turkish president Erdogan driving through Hamburg, Germany after his victory in the latest presidential elections. Kay Nietfeld/dpa

Iran, Middle East, Russia, Turkey, World

Erdogan takes wheel of Turkish wealth fund

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse September 12, 2018February 18, 2020

Iranian ambassador in Iraq Iraj Masjedi gives a press conference outside the new Iranian consulate in Basra on September 11, 2018, after the old building was set ablaze by protesters a few days earlier. Photo: AFP/Haidar Mohammed Ali

Iran, Iraq, Middle East, World

US blames Iran for attacks on diplomats in Iraq

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse September 12, 2018February 18, 2020

The Indian rupee. Photo: AFP

India, Iran, Middle East, South Asia

Indian rupee slides further to 72.91 against dollar

by Asia Times staff September 12, 2018February 18, 2020

Smoke rises in the Syrian village of Kafr Ain in the southern countryside of Idlib province after an air strike on September 7. Photo: AFP/Anas al-Dyab

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

There’s at least one more ugly battle brewing in Syria

by Vijay Prashad September 12, 2018

Smoke rises in the Syrian village of Kafr Ain in the southern countryside of Idlib province after an air strike on September 7. Photo: AFP/Anas al-Dyab

European Union, France, Iran, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

US talks Syria air strikes with UK, France

by Asia Times staff September 12, 2018February 18, 2020

Syrian families flee bombardment on Idlib, the country's last rebel-held province, toward the border with Turkey. Photo: AFP/Muhammad Haj Kadour

European Union, Iran, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

Turkey pleads for Idlib accord as displaced people mass

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse September 11, 2018February 18, 2020

Latika Chakravarty, 89, who makes beautiful bags from old fabrics and has become an online sensation. Photo: Supplied

Germany, India, Iran, Middle East, South Asia, World

The grandmother who turns old fabric into beautiful bags

by Chandni Doulatramani September 11, 2018February 18, 2020

The North-South Corridor. Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.

AT Finance, China, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Middle East

Bus ‘hilang kendali’ tabrak truk, 3 tewas

by Asia Times staff September 11, 2018October 5, 2018

The North-South Corridor. Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.

AT Finance, China, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Middle East, Singapore

Coach ‘out of control’ before it struck lorry, killing three

by Asia Times staff September 10, 2018February 18, 2020

PM Imran Khan, left, talks to US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, second right, as Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, center left, listens during their meeting at the PM's Office in Islamabad. Photo: AFP / Pakistan Press Information Dept / Ho

Afghanistan, China, India, Iran, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, World

Shuttle diplomacy focuses on Afghanistan

by Zamir Awan September 10, 2018

Workers clean up garbage from the Jakarta Bay area in March 2018. Indonesia held another big cleanup in August to publicize the problem and the need to curb the massive use of plastic bags. Photo: AFP/ Dasril Roszandi / NurPhoto

AT Finance, Australia, China, Indonesia, Iran, Middle East, Oceania, South Asia, World

Indonesia awash in a sea of plastic waste

by Asia Times staff September 9, 2018February 18, 2020

An Iraqi protester waves a national flag while demonstrating outside the burnt-down local government headquarters in the southern city of Basra on September 7. Photo: AFP / Haidar Mohammed Ali

China, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, World

Iraq protests threaten oil production and critical ports

by Omar al-Jaffal and Safa Khalaf September 9, 2018February 18, 2020

In foreign affairs, China has been able to use its experience of economic development to position itself as an alternative power to the United States. Photo: iStock

Beijing, China, European Union, Iran, Mexico, Middle East, Russia, Taiwan, World

Viva China! US stymied as Beijing extends influence into Latin America

by Tom Harper September 8, 2018February 18, 2020

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, shakes hands with his Russian leader Vladimir Putin during a meeting in Tehran on September 7, 2018. Photo: AFP / Kirill Kudryavtsev

Iran, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

Turkey, Russia seek Idlib consensus in Tehran

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse September 7, 2018February 18, 2020

رجل يقوم بتبديل ريالات إيرانية ودولارات أمريكية في مركز صرافة في طهران في أغسطس 2018. صورة: AFP / Atta Kenare

European Union, Iran, Middle East, World

Goldman Sachs say no to Bitcoin while Tehran says yes

by Richard Cook September 6, 2018February 18, 2020