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A controversial income tax bill that was approved on Sunday sparked summer protests in Jordan. Photo: AFP

Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Middle East, Syria, World

Jordan in crisis as new Prime Minister takes control

by Jonathan Gorvett June 6, 2018February 18, 2020

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo greeting Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on Monday. Photo: AFP

Afghanistan, Iraq, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

Slamming US threats, Turkey says F-35s will be delivered on time

by Asia Times staff June 6, 2018February 18, 2020

The flag of Russia painted on a cracked and peeling wall.

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

The Russian Gordian Knot begins to unravel

by Norman A. Bailey June 4, 2018June 4, 2018

US forces setting up a new base in Manbij, Syria. Photo: Reuters/Rodi Said

Iraq, Middle East, Syria, Turkey

US denies deal reached with Turkey on Kurdish withdrawal from Manbij

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

North Korea's Kim Jong-un. Photo: Kyodo/Reuters

AT Finance, Bangladesh, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Philippines, South Asia, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Syria, World

North Korean crypto bans and the missing $650 million

by Richard Cook May 29, 2018February 18, 2020

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Source: US State Department YouTube screen grab

Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Syria, World

Here’s why Pompeo’s 12 conditions on Iran deal have merit

by Bahauddin Foizee May 29, 2018

Iranians hold anti-US placards and shout slogans during a rally after Friday prayers in the capital Tehran on May 11, 2018, after President Trump withdrew the US from a nuclear accord signed in 2015. Photo: AFP

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Bahrain, Beijing, China, India, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

The Syria connection to Iran, Afghanistan and China

by Pepe Escobar May 29, 2018February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing in 2016. Photo: AFP

AT Finance, China, European Union, India, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam, World

The world according to Trump and Xi

by Brahma Chellaney May 27, 2018

Image: iStock

China, European Union, France, Germany, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, United Kingdom, World

The secret nuclear weapons program of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards

by Hans Rühle May 27, 2018

Iraqi supporters of Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr in Baghdad's Tahrir square on March 2, 2018. His cousin-in-law is a contender to become prime minister. Photo: AFP/Ahmad al-Rubaye

Iran, Iraq, Middle East, United Kingdom, World

The man who may become Iraq’s next Prime Minister

by Sami Moubayed May 24, 2018February 18, 2020

Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr was one of the big winners in the Iraq election. Photo: AFP/Haidar Hamdani

Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Middle East, Syria, Turkey, World

Iraqi voters undermine Trump’s Iran strategy

by M.K. Bhadrakumar May 24, 2018February 18, 2020

A Philippine soldier is seen through a hole in a wall of a damaged building in the Islamic State sieged city of Marawi on the southern island of Mindanao, August 30, 2017. Photo: AFP/Ferdinandh Cabrera

AT Finance, China, Indonesia, Iraq, Malaysia, Middle East, Philippines, South Asia, Syria

Where will ISIS strike next in the Philippines?

by Bong S Sarmiento May 23, 2018February 18, 2020

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Source: US State Department YouTube screen grab

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

US lays out 12 demands for waiving Iran sanctions

by Asia Times staff May 22, 2018February 18, 2020

Motorcycles burn following a blast at the Pentecost Church Central Surabaya (GPPS), in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia May 13, 2018, in this photo provided by Antara Foto. Antara Foto/ Handout Surabaya Government/ via REUTERS

AT Finance, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Middle East

ISIS di Indonesia: Identitas Nasional mengalahkan fanatisme agama

by Asia Times staff May 21, 2018

Ali Akbar Velayati, a top foreign policy adviser to Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, is seen at a news conference in Beirut on May 18, 2015. Photo: Reuters/Mohamed Azakir

Afghanistan, European Union, France, Germany, India, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

Tehran eyes path ahead after US withdrawal from nuclear pact

by Pepe Escobar May 21, 2018February 18, 2020

Aman Abdurrahman in a file photo. Photo: AFP/Bay Ismoyo

AT Finance, Indonesia, Iraq, Middle East, Philippines, South Asia, Syria, World

Islamic State in Indonesia: National identity trumps religious creed

by Abhishek Mohanty May 20, 2018May 21, 2018

US President Donald Trump shows the document reinstating sanctions against Iran. Photo: AFP / Saul Loeb

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

Europe must resist Trump’s dangerous Iran strategy

by Jeffrey D. Sachs May 19, 2018

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi attend a session of the St Petersburg International Economic Forum on June 2, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Stanislav Krasilnikov/Tass/Host Photo Agency/Pool

Beijing, China, European Union, India, Iraq, Israel, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, Syria, World

India’s Russia conundrum: a question of balance

by Tenzin Topden May 16, 2018

A US Air Force F-22 Raptor fighter jet flies over an apartment complex in Gwangju, South Korea, on May 16, 2018. Photo: Yonhap via Reuters

Iraq, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea

North cancels inter-Korean talks, threatens US summit

by Andrew Salmon May 16, 2018February 18, 2020

An Iraqi supporter of the Sairun list celebrates with portraits of Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, after results of Iraq's parliamentary election were announced in Baghdad on May 14, 2018. Photo: Reuters/Thaier al-Sudani

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

Iraq vote: Al-Sadr bloc’s strong showing deals blow to Iran

by Asia Times staff May 16, 2018February 18, 2020

A bird's eye view of the terminal of the Beijing Daxing Airport. Photo: Xinhua

Beijing, China, Iraq, Middle East, World

New Beijing airport aiming to be the world’s busiest

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

Indian Muslims offer prayers on a Friday in Gurgaon, a suburb of Delhi, under police protection. Photo: Inder Singh Bisht

Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Iraq, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, Syria

Tension rising near Delhi over Muslims praying in open spaces

by Inder SIngh Bisht May 14, 2018February 18, 2020

A Chinese, dressed as a Red Guard and holding a "Little Red Book" (quotations of Chairman Mao), performs in front of a portrait of the late Chairman Mao Zedong at a restaurant named "Red Classic" in Beijing April 7, 2006. "Red Classic" is a theme restaurant based on the Chinese Cultural Revolution which happened between 1966 to 1976. The restaurant is decorated with posters from the period while customers, served by waiters and waitress dressed as Red Guards, enjoy revolutionary songs and dance performances. REUTERS/Jason Lee - RTR1CBD4

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

On Westernization and de-Westernization

by Immanuel Fruhmann May 14, 2018

FILE PHOTO: Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks live on television after casting his ballot in the Iranian presidential election in Tehran, Iran June 12, 2009. REUTERS/Caren Firouz/File Photo

European Union, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

Between a rock and a hard place while living in interesting times

by Norman A. Bailey May 14, 2018

Police stand guard the site of a bomb blast at the Pentecost Church Central Surabaya, in East Java, Indonesia on May 13, 2018. Photo: Antara Foto via Reuters/Moch Asim

AT Finance, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Middle East, Philippines, Syria, Turkey

Islamic State church bombings rip Indonesia

by John McBeth May 14, 2018February 18, 2020

A silhouetted Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army fighter against the rebel group's flag. Photo: Youtube

AT Finance, Australia, Bangladesh, France, Iraq, Malaysia, Middle East, Myanmar, Oceania, Pakistan, South Asia, Syria, World

The curious disappearance of Myanmar’s Rohingya rebels

by David Scott Mathieson May 13, 2018February 18, 2020

Iranians burn an image of US President Donald Trump during an anti-US demonstration outside the former US embassy headquarters in the capital Tehran on May 9, 2018. Photo: AFP/Atta Kenare

AT Finance, European Union, France, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Singapore, South Korea, World

Axis of atoms: Washington, Tehran and Pyongyang

by William Pesek May 13, 2018February 18, 2020

A car drives past an election poster of Iraq's Prime Minister in the old town of Mosul. Photo: AFP / Ahmad Al-Rubaye

Iraq, Middle East, World

Hopes of a better tomorrow as Iraqis go to the polls

by Jonathan Gorvett May 12, 2018February 18, 2020

A group of mobile brigade policemen near an armored car at the Mobile Police Brigade headquarters in Depok, south of Jakarta. Photo: Reuters/Beawiharta

AT Finance, Indonesia, Iraq, Middle East, Syria

Five police, inmate dead in prison riot in Indonesia

by Asia Times staff May 11, 2018February 18, 2020

Missile fire is seen from Damascus, Syria on May 10, 2018. Photo: Reuters/ Omar Sanadiki

AT Finance, China, European Union, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Vietnam, World

Missile attacks reflect changing strategic landscape

by Stephen Bryen May 11, 2018February 18, 2020