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The Sam Ratulangi PB 1600 was found drifting off the coast of Myanmar. Photo: Yangon Police / Facebook

AT Finance, Bangladesh, China, Indonesia, Iran, Middle East, Myanmar, South Asia, Taiwan

‘Kapal hantu’ berbendera Indonesia ditemukan di pesisir Myanmar

by Asia Times staff September 6, 2018

President Donald Trump has blamed Pakistan for failures in the continuing conflict in Afghanistan. Image: iStock/Juanmonino

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Bangladesh, China, India, Iran, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, South Asia, South Korea, World

When will Pakistan’s military leadership gain political wisdom?

by Haroun Mir September 5, 2018

Turkish Treasury and Finance Minister Berat Albayrak speaks during a presentation to announce his economic policy in Istanbul. Photo: AFP

Iran, Middle East, Turkey

Turkish banking crisis threatens state finances

by David P. Goldman September 5, 2018February 18, 2020

Iran sanctions.Photo: iStock

AT Finance, China, European Union, Iran, Middle East, Myanmar, Russia, Turkey, World

Can Donald Trump’s sanctions break Iran?

by Hassan Hakimian September 4, 2018September 4, 2018

Cashed in: yuan coins are placed over the eyes of Franclin on a 100 dollar banknote. Photo: iStock

China, European Union, France, Germany, Iran, Middle East, Shanghai, World

Trump’s misguided policies will displace the dollar

by Jeffrey D. Sachs September 4, 2018September 4, 2018

Indonesia's President Joko Widodo salutes during the country's 73rd Independence Day celebrations at the presidential palace in Jakarta on August 17, 2018.Photo: AFP/Sonny Tumbelaka

AT Finance, Indonesia, Iran, Middle East, Northeast Asia

Military minds aim to keep Widodo in power

by John McBeth September 4, 2018February 18, 2020

Brexit talks . Image: iStock

China, European Union, France, Germany, India, Iran, Israel, Italy, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Syria, United Kingdom, World

Sustaining Europe’s security trio

by Volker Perthes September 4, 2018

US President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting on July 18, 2018, at the White House in Washington, DC. In a file photo taken on May 2, 2018, a handout picture provided by the Iranian presidency shows President Hassan Rouhani giving a speech on Iranian TV in Tehran. Photo: AFP and Iranian Presidency / Nicholas Kamm and Handout

Beijing, China, France, Germany, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Middle East, Syria, World

Iran stock escape numbs sanctions pain

by Gary Kleiman September 4, 2018

A Long March-3A carrier rocket lifts off from the Xichang Center in China's Sichuan province. Photo: AFP

Beijing, China, Iran, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, Shanghai, World

Lift-off for China’s controversial corporate colossus

by Gordon Watts September 1, 2018February 18, 2020

Iran oil exports will likely drop to just over 2 million barrels a day pushing the rial lower. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, China, European Union, Germany, India, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Turkey, World

Crashing currency chaos spreads across the Global South

by Pepe Escobar August 31, 2018February 18, 2020

A handout picture provided by the office of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on May 23, 2016, shows Rouhani (left) arriving for a press briefing with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (right) and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani after signing a three-way transit agreement regarding Iran's southern Chabahar port. Photo: AFP / Iranian Presidential handout

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

India risks losing big in Afghanistan

by Haroun Mir August 31, 2018

Turkish gold trader Reza Zarrab is shown in this courtroom sketch as he appears in Manhattan federal court last April. Photo: Reuters/Jane Rosenberg

Iran, Middle East, Russia, Turkey, World

FBI investigation into Turkey-Iran dealings ‘far from over’

by Asia Times staff August 31, 2018February 18, 2020

The Middle East. Map: iStock

Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

Will there be a sea change in the Middle East?

by Norman A. Bailey August 31, 2018

Waving flags of Bangladesh and India. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, Bangladesh, Beijing, Bhutan, China, India, Iran, Middle East, Myanmar, Nepal, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, World

Dhaka bringing Beijing and New Delhi closer

by Khalid Ibn Muneer August 30, 2018

Buses depart as civilians are evacuated from the Shiite villages of Fuaa and Kafraya in Syria's northwestern Idlib province after a deal was reached last month between Iran and Syrian opposition groups. Photo: AFP/ Ahmed Rahhal / Anadolu Agency

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

In Syria’s Idlib, a battle without Iran or chemicals

by Manhal Bareesh August 30, 2018February 18, 2020

The US and Pakistani flags. Photo: iStock

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

To stabilize Afghanistan, US needs to review its China-Pakistan policy

by Prakash Katoch August 30, 2018

Cranes tower above the first, 602-meter-long quay at the Gwadar port in Baluchistan on the southernmost tip of Pakistan last October. This is the site of what is supposed to become a giant trade port as part of China's 'New Silk Roads'. Photo: AFP/ DPA

AT Finance, China, France, Germany, India, Iran, Malaysia, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Turkey, World

The New Silk Roads are just pieces in a giant puzzle

by Pepe Escobar August 29, 2018February 18, 2020

Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman addresses the media during a visit to the Israel-Syria border. Photo: AFP / Jalaa Marey

Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, Syria

Israel aims for Middle East with new ‘precision rocket’

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse August 28, 2018February 18, 2020

US President Barack Obama and Republican President-elect Donald Trump shake hands during a transition planning meeting in the Oval Office at the White House. Photo: AFP/Jim Watson

AT Finance, Germany, Iran, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, World

Past failures to punish white-collar crime helped produce Trump

by Marshall Auerback August 28, 2018

Palembang City, Indonesia. Photo: Google Maps

AT Finance, India, Indonesia, Iran, Middle East, South Asia

Bayi di Indonesia diberi nama ‘Asian Games’

by Asia Times staff August 27, 2018August 27, 2018

Iranian MPs engage in discussions while the economy minister speaks during a parliamentary session in Tehran on August 26, 2018, before a vote that saw Masoud Karbasian impeached.
Photo: AFP / Atta Kenare

European Union, France, Iran, Middle East, World

Iran’s finance minister impeached as sanctions bite

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse August 27, 2018February 18, 2020

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe embraces her daughter Gabriella following her temporary release from prison. Photo: AFP

Iran, Middle East

Heartbreak as British-Iranian charity worker sent back to jail

by Asia Times staff and agencies August 27, 2018February 18, 2020

Tehran has given Syria's regime political, financial, and military backing throughout the country's seven-year uprising. Photo: iStock

Iran, Middle East, Syria

Tehran ‘to help rebuild’ Syria

by Asia Times staff and agencies August 27, 2018February 18, 2020

F-14 tomcat shadows on NATO flag. 3d render. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, China, European Union, Hong Kong, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

Is there really such a thing as NATO airspace?

by Christina Lin August 27, 2018August 27, 2018

US President Donald Trump, center, is seen with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, left, and US National Security Advisor John Bolton as he talks to the press at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit in Brussels on July 12. Photo: AFP/ Brendan Smialowski

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Australia, Brunei, China, European Union, France, Germany, Iran, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Middle East, New Zealand, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Russia, Singapore, South Asia, United Kingdom, Vietnam, World

Can Donald Trump unite the world (against himself)?

by Dilip Hiro August 25, 2018August 25, 2018

British Airways is resuming service to Pakistan, which is seen as a vote of confidence in the country's security situation. Photo: iStock

European Union, France, Iran, Israel, Middle East, United Kingdom, World

Why international airlines are leaving Iran

by Esfandyar Batmanghelidj August 25, 2018February 18, 2020

Russian President Vladimir Putin dances with
Austrian Foreign Minister Karin Kneissl at her wedding on August 18, 2018. Photo: Screen grab courtesy of RT

China, European Union, France, Germany, India, Iran, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Turkey, World

Putin’s wedding trip seals marriage of convenience with Merkel

by Pepe Escobar August 25, 2018February 18, 2020

Manado City, Indonesia. Photo: Wikimedia Commons, Christian Setiawan

AT Finance, Indonesia, Iran, Middle East, Philippines

Warga Filipina yang ditangkap karena memancing secara ilegal di Indonesia akhirnya dipulangkan

by Asia Times staff August 25, 2018August 25, 2018

An Iranian woman walks past the shuttered window of the closed offices of a travel agency showing the logos of various air lines in the capital Tehran. AFP / STRINGER

European Union, France, Germany, Iran, Middle East, World

European airlines take flight from Tehran

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse August 24, 2018February 18, 2020

Iraqis shout slogans during ongoing protests in the southern city of Basra on August 5, 2018. Photo: AFP/Haidar Mohammed Ali

AT Finance, France, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, South Asia, World

Deadly discontent plagues Iraq’s oil-rich south

by Omar al-Jaffal August 24, 2018February 18, 2020