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Postal workers sort undelivered mail at the Palestinian central international exchange office in Jericho in the West Bank. Photo: Issam Rimawi / Anadolu Agency

Israel, Jordan, Middle East, World

Occupied mail: Palestinians retrieve parcels, held for years

by Tariq Kayal October 25, 2018February 18, 2020

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan holds hands with Iran's President Hassan Rouhani, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin after a summit on Syria on April 4. Photo: AFP / Adem Altan

Egypt, European Union, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Erdogan a threat to US effort to contain Iran

by Stephen Bryen October 24, 2018February 18, 2020

Jerusalem, capital of Israel. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

AT Finance, Bahrain, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Middle East, Philippines

Israel looking to hire about 5,000 Filipino workers

by Asia Times staff October 24, 2018February 18, 2020

Palm Jumeirah in Dubai, UAE. Photo: Google Maps

AT Finance, Jordan, Middle East, Philippines

Brit accused of selling stolen watch for 500,000 dirhams

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

العاهل الأردني الملك عبد الله

صورة: ا ف ب

Israel, Jordan, Middle East

الأردن ينهي العمل باتفاق الباقورة والغمر مع إسرائيل

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse October 22, 2018January 30, 2019

العاهل الأردني الملك عبد الله

صورة: ا ف ب

Israel, Jordan, Middle East

Jordan wants land back

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

A Chinese-made CH-5 reconnaissance and combat drone and its compatible missiles at the 11th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition in Zhuhai city in south China's Guangdong province on November 2, 2016.

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Egypt, Indonesia, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Middle East, Myanmar, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Armed drones: a bright spot in Chinese arms exports

by Richard A. Bitzinger October 17, 2018

Jamal Khashoggi was murdered when he visited the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on October 2. Photo: AFP

AT Finance, China, Egypt, Jordan, Middle East, Myanmar, Turkey, World

The martyrdom of Jamal Khashoggi

by Daoud Kuttab October 16, 2018

Jordanian police check vehicles at the Jaber border crossing between Jordan and Syria (Nassib crossing on the Syrian side) on the day of its reopening on October 15, 2018 in the Jordanian Mafraq governorate. - The main border crossing between Jordan and war-torn Syria reopened on October 15 after a three year closure, an AFP photographer reported. The black metal border gate was opened from the Jordanian side of the crossing at 8:00 am (0500 GMT) as more than a dozen police and customs officials stood nearby, the photographer said, while several cars bearing Jordanian license plates queued on the Syrian side ready to roll in. (Photo by Khalil MAZRAAWI / AFP)

Jordan, Middle East, Syria

فتح معبر حيوي يربط سوريا والأردن بعد 3 سنوات من الإغلاق

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse October 15, 2018January 30, 2019

Russian Defense Ministry personnel unload S-300 air defense missile systems from a transport plane at the Khmeimim air base in the south-east of the city of Latakia, Syria. Photo: AFP/Russian Defense Ministry

AT Finance, European Union, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Malaysia, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

The S-300 delivery to Syria is a threat to Israel and Russia

by Stephen Bryen October 7, 2018February 18, 2020

Scott Shay draws a bright line between monotheism and what he calls idolatry – the elevation of what is not God to the status of God.

AT Finance, China, Egypt, European Union, India, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, South Asia, World

Not by bread (or rice) alone

by David P. Goldman September 26, 2018February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump speaks during his meeting with Colombian President Iv·n Duque after his speech at the United Nations in New York September 25, 2018. Photo: AFP / Nicholas Kamm

AT Finance, China, Egypt, Germany, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Mexico, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, Singapore, Syria, World

Trump on Kim: What a difference a year makes

by Keshia Badalge September 26, 2018February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump addresses the UN General Assembly in New York on September 25, 2018. Photo: AFP / Bryan R. Smith

Germany, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Trump vows more sanctions on Iran after November 5

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse September 26, 2018February 18, 2020

Money dealers count Pakistani rupees and US dollars at an exchange in Islamabad. Photo: AFP/ Aamir Qureshi

China, Jordan, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia

Pakistan looks at IMF and Saudi Arabia for fiscal bailout

by FM Shakil September 20, 2018February 18, 2020

Tsing Yi in the New Territories. Photo: Google Maps

AT Finance, China, Hong Kong, Jordan, Middle East, Philippines

Mga Filipino, na-stuck sa isang tourist bus matapos manalasa ang bagyo sa Hong Kong

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

Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon. Photo: Facebook/Centre for Refugees

China, Hong Kong, India, Jordan, Middle East, Nepal, South Asia

Asylum seekers, ethnic groups help clean up after typhoon

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

Tsing Yi in the New Territories. Photo: Google Maps

AT Finance, China, Hong Kong, Jordan, Middle East, Philippines

Filipinos stuck in tourist bus as typhoon hits Hong Kong

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

A pangolin takes a quizzical look at freedom after forestry officials seized 245 of them, along with 64 protected black swamp turtles, from wildlife smugglers at Don Mueang Airport in Thailand. Photo: AFP via Bangkok Post / Sarot Meksophawannakul

AT Finance, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Laos, Macau, Malaysia, Middle East, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Singapore, South Asia, Thailand, Vietnam, World

Fight is on to save SE Asia’s exotic wildlife

by Dan Southerland 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

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

Amman, capital of Jordan. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

AT Finance, Israel, Jordan, Middle East, Philippines

Philippines and Jordan sign deal on workers’ protection

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

Palestinian schoolchildren chant slogans and raise the victory gesture over a UN flag during a protest at a United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) school, financed by US aid, in the Arroub refugee camp near Hebron in the occupied West Bank on September 5, 2018.
Photo: AFP / Hazem Bader

European Union, Germany, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Middle East, New Zealand, Oceania, Russia, Syria, United Kingdom, World

US pulling funds on UNRWA is an assault on refugees

by Gordon Brown September 10, 2018

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) stands next to the president of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte (L) during their meeting in Jerusalem September 3, 2018. Photo: AFP/Ronen Zvulun

AT Finance, Australia, China, European Union, Germany, Israel, Jordan, Middle East, Oceania, Philippines, South Asia, World

Guns, God and Hitler define Duterte’s tour of Israel

by Jason Castaneda September 5, 2018February 18, 2020

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas listens during a UN Security Council meeting. Photo: Luiz Rampelotto/ Europa Newswire

Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Middle East, United Kingdom, World

Kushner piques Palestinian interest with confederation plan

by Shaiel Ben-Ephraim September 5, 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

Protesters shout slogans and wave Palestinian flags during a demonstration against the US president's decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, near the American embassy in Amman. Photo: AFP/Ahmad Abdo

European Union, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Middle East, Syria, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

US cuts to Palestinians stir existential fears in Jordan

by Jonathan Gorvett August 29, 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

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

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

North Point, Hong Kong Island
Photo: Google Maps

China, Hong Kong, Jordan, Macau, Middle East, Shanghai

22 arrested at gambling dens as police target triad gangs

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