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Pakistan Army Chief General Qamar Bajwa talks with Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman in December 2016. Photo: Courtesy Pakistan Army

Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Saudis want Imran Khan to back ‘anti-terror alliance’

by Kunwar Khuldune Shahid August 24, 2018February 18, 2020

An image grab from a July 05, 2014 propaganda video allegedly shows the leader of the Islamic State jihadist group, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, addressing Muslim worshipers at a mosque in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul. Photo: AFP / Al-Furqan Media

France, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

IS leader makes call to arms after year of silence

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse August 23, 2018February 18, 2020

The falling lira is making it difficult for many Turks to make ends meet. Photo: iStock

China, European Union, France, Iran, Italy, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

Could Turkey trigger the next global financial crisis?

by Vijay Prashad August 23, 2018

Bangladeshi students stand on a road amid teargas during clashes with police in the protest in Dhaka on August 5, 2018, after the death of two students in a road accident. Photo: AFP / Munir Uz Zaman

Bangladesh, China, India, Iran, Middle East, South Asia

Police detain 97 for social media posts during Dhaka protest

by Suryatapa Mukherjee August 23, 2018February 18, 2020

Photo: iStock

European Union, Germany, Iran, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, South Korea, World

Germany calls for end to US hegemony in global payments system

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

Growing hostility toward the US is creating opportunities for China. Photo: iStock

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Europe, Japan, China and Russia line up against US

by David P. Goldman August 22, 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.

India, Iran, Middle East, South Asia, World

Kerala flood disaster ‘made worse by bad development’

by Rejimon Kuttappan August 22, 2018February 18, 2020

來自地緣政治超級群組的樂句可能會把惡魔釋放出來。相片：iStock

China, Iran, Middle East, Shanghai

被制裁小組將會如何應對？

by Pepe Escobar August 21, 2018February 18, 2020

2018年8月9日，一名伊拉克小販在首都巴格達展示出售的伊朗貨幣。在其主要盟友德黑蘭和華盛頓的交戰中，伊拉克經濟可能受美國對伊朗重啟制裁影響，成為最嚴重附帶損害。相片：AFP / Ahmad Al-Rubaye

Iran, Middle East

巴格達努力應對美國對伊朗的制裁

by Omar al-Jaffal August 21, 2018February 18, 2020

Tugboats dock the oil tanker 'Daniel' carrying crude oil imported from Iran at the Port of Zhoushan in eastern China's Zhejiang province in March. Photo: AFP

China, India, Iran, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, World

China shifts to Iranian tankers ahead of oil import ban: report

by Asia Times staff August 21, 2018February 18, 2020

Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel take to the stage during a meeting at the German government guesthouse in Meseberg. Photo: AFP/Sergey Guneev/Sputnik

China, European Union, France, Germany, Iran, Jordan, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

From Baltic Sea to Black Sea, Russia aims for a win-win

by Pepe Escobar August 20, 2018February 18, 2020

Photo: AFP/Tatyana Zenkovich

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

The West must face reality in Turkey

by Richard N. Haass August 19, 2018August 19, 2018

European Union flag with fabric structure. Image: iStock

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

Can Europe learn to stop worrying and love power?

by Zaki Laïdi August 19, 2018August 19, 2018

Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan acknowledges supporters during a rally at the conservative Justice and Development Party headquarters in Istanbul, following the results of a nationwide referendum. Photo: AFP/Bulent Kilic

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Turkey’s ongoing crisis could fracture NATO

by Marshall Auerback August 19, 2018

Photo: Reuters/Raheb Homavandi

Beijing, China, India, Iran, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea

US says ready to slap sanctions on China over Iran oil imports

by Asia Times staff August 17, 2018February 18, 2020

An Iraqi peddler displays Iranian currency for sale in the capital Baghdad, on August 9, 2018. Caught in the crossfire between its key allies Tehran and Washington, Iraq's economy could suffer the heaviest collateral damage from the US reimposing sanctions against Iran. AFP / AHMAD AL-RUBAYE

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

Baghdad grapples with ‘curse’ of US sanctions on Iran

by Omar al-Jaffal August 17, 2018February 18, 2020

One riff from a geopolitical supergroup and the hounds of hell could break loose. Photo: iStock

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So what will The Sanctioned supergroup do?

by Pepe Escobar August 17, 2018February 18, 2020

Baliwasan coast, Zamboanga City. Photo by Google Maps.

AT Finance, Iran, Malaysia, Middle East, Philippines

Mga ilegal na migranteng Filipino, naharang pauwi galing Sabah

by Asia Times staff August 17, 2018February 18, 2020

Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani (L) and Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan during their meeting after an official welcoming ceremony at Presidential Complex in Ankara, Turkey, on August 15, 2018. Photo: AFP/Murat Kula/Anadolu Agency

China, Egypt, European Union, Germany, Iran, Israel, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Riding on Qatari wings, multipolarity arrives in the Middle East

by M.K. Bhadrakumar August 16, 2018February 18, 2020

Yemeni children vent anger against Riyadh and Washington on August 13, 2018, as they take part in a mass funeral in the northern Yemeni city of Saada, a stronghold of the Iran-backed Houthi rebels, for children killed in an air strike by the Saudi-led coalition last week. Photo: AFP / Stringer

Iran, Israel, Middle East, United Kingdom, World

The hour when children die: What is going on in Yemen?

by Vijay Prashad August 16, 2018

The massage parlor (center) in Taipei City, Taiwan. Photo: Google Maps

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WNI dan warga Tiongkok ditangkap dalam penggerebekan panti pijat

by Asia Times staff August 15, 2018

الرئيس التركي رجب طيب أردوغان

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

US-Turkish alliance reaches the point of no return

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

儘管受到美國制裁威脅，德黑蘭居民的生活如常。相片：Anadolu Agency / Fatemeh Bahrami

Iran, Middle East

對伊朗發動經濟戰即對歐亞融合宣戰

by Pepe Escobar August 15, 2018February 18, 2020

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi (C) is welcomed by officials upon his arrival in Ankara, Turkey on August 14, 2018. The Iraqi leader over the weekend canceled a scheduled visit to Tehran after announcing his government would adhere to US sanctions on Iran. Photo: Anadolu Agency/Muhammed Selim Korkutata

Iran, Iraq, Middle East, World

Iraqi PM downplays sanctions on Tehran

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse August 14, 2018February 18, 2020

Saudi Crown Prince and Defense Minister Mohammed bin Salman (center) and the chairman of Jordan's Joint Chiefs of Staff, Lieutenant-General Mahmoud Freihat (left), appear with other defense ministers and officials of the 41-member Saudi-led Muslim counterterrorism alliance, formed in 2015. Photo: AFP / Fayez Nureldine

Afghanistan, Bahrain, Cyprus, Egypt, European Union, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

‘Arab NATO’ faces challenges, question marks

by Jonathan Gorvett August 14, 2018February 18, 2020

Presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto greets his supporters after registering his candidacy for 2019 elections in front of General Elections Commission (KPU) office, Jakarta, August 10 2018. Photo: Andalou via AFP Forum/ Eko Siswono Toyudho

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Prabowo’s past haunts his electoral future

by John McBeth August 14, 2018February 18, 2020

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev walk along a Caspian Sea embankment while participating in the Fifth Caspian Summit in Aktau, Kazakhstan. Photo: Sputnik/Aleksey Nikolskyi

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All hands on deck: the Caspian sails towards Eurasia integration

by Pepe Escobar August 14, 2018February 18, 2020

In the first speech by a Chinese head of state to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, in January 2017, President Xi Jinping proclaimed his country the champion of an open global economy and that there is 'no point' in blaming economic globalization for the world's problems. China seeks to play a greater role in world trade amid rising protectionism in the US and Europe. Photo: AFP / Fabrice Coffrini

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Globalization with Chinese characteristics

by Barry Eichengreen August 14, 2018

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Bangladesh, India, Iran, Middle East, South Asia

Pan-India opposition unity remains a dream

by Sagarneel Sinha August 14, 2018

Life carries on in Tehran despite the threat of US sanctions. Photo: Anadolu Agency/Fatemeh Bahrami

Afghanistan, Beijing, China, European Union, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, Turkey, World

Economic war on Iran is war on Eurasia integration

by Pepe Escobar August 14, 2018February 18, 2020