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Kurdish soldiers stand guard in Arbil, Kurdistan, Iraq. Photo: iStock

European Union, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Middle East, Syria, Turkey, World

Like the Palestinians, the Kurds deserve a state

by Shlomo Avineri October 28, 2017October 28, 2017

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Saudi Arabia's King Salman attend a welcoming ceremony ahead of their talks in the Kremlin in Moscow on October 5, 2017. Photo: Sputnik via Reuters

Afghanistan, China, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

The House of Saud bows to the House of Putin

by Pepe Escobar October 9, 2017February 18, 2020

Rohingya refugees stand by the road in the rain outside their camp near Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, October 3, 2017. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj

AT Finance, Bangladesh, Germany, Jordan, Middle East, Myanmar, South Asia, Turkey, World

UN looks to Gulf states to save Rohingya refugees

by Reuters and Jim Pollard October 4, 2017February 18, 2020

Manal Al-Sharif drives her car in Dubai on October 22, 2013. She is among the Saudi women who defied the country's laws in the fight to be allowed to take to the wheel. Photo: AFP / Marwan Naamani

Australia, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Middle East, Oceania, Syria, World

Freedom of the roads comes after long battle for Saudi women

by Sami Moubayed September 27, 2017February 18, 2020

A boy rides a bicycle with the flag of Kurdistan in Tuz Khurmato, Iraq on Sept. 24, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Thaier Al-Sudani

Afghanistan, AT Finance, China, European Union, France, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

The inconvenient Kurds

by Spengler September 25, 2017

A missile is launched during a drill in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency in Pyongyang on August 30, 2017. Photo: KCNA via Reuters

AT Finance, China, European Union, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Jordan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, World

Time to retrieve missiles, nail Pyongyang’s acquisition networks

by Stephen Bryen September 21, 2017

Protesters rally at Düsseldorf Airport on September 12, 2017, against the German government's decision to deport migrants who have been denied asylum. The sign reads: 'Against deportation'. Photo: Reuters / Wolfgang Rattay

China, European Union, Germany, India, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

Does Europe have a death wish?

by Norman A. Bailey September 13, 2017

Jordan in Kowloon. Photo: Google Maps

China, Hong Kong, Jordan, Middle East

Woman in critical condition after injection in beauty parlor

by Asia Times staff September 12, 2017February 18, 2020

Two women visit a job fair in Berlin for migrants and refugees on January 25, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Fabrizio Bensch

Afghanistan, European Union, Germany, Israel, Jordan, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, Syria, World

Germany’s refugee crisis through the looking-glass

by Spengler September 11, 2017

A girl looks out from a bullet-riddled bus in a rebel-held part of the southern city of Deraa, in Syria, July 9, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Alaa Al-Faqir

China, Egypt, India, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

Latest talks see US yield to Russia over southern Syria

by Sami Moubayed September 2, 2017February 18, 2020

A veiled Muslim bride waits for the start of a mass marriage ceremony in Ahmedabad. Photo: Reuters / Amit Dave

Bangladesh, Egypt, India, Iraq, Jordan, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia

The ramifications of Supreme Court’s judgment on triple talaq

by Amrita Mukherjee August 24, 2017

What do Donald's Asia bankers think about his tax cuts? Photo: Reuters/Kevin Lamarque

China, Iran, Jordan, Mexico, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Korea, Syria, World

US policy paradox: How to lose friends and influence nothing

by Adam Garrie August 18, 2017

Syrian Democratic Forces fighters on their way to Raqqa. Photo: Reuters/Rodi Said

Jordan, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

Despite Russia tensions, US sees success in Syria cease-fire

by Asia Unhedged August 11, 2017February 18, 2020

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Israel, Jordan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, Syria, World

The Daily Brief for Wednesday, 9 August 2017

by Paul Muir August 9, 2017

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Israel, Jordan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, Syria, World

The Daily Brief for Wednesday, 9 August 2017

by Paul Muir August 9, 2017August 9, 2017

Rebel fighters prepare to fire mortar shells toward forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Quneitra province, bordering the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, on June 24, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Alaa Al-Faqir

AT Finance, Beijing, China, India, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Philippines, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, World

Oil bonanza in Golan may help grease wheels for BRI

by Christina Lin August 9, 2017August 9, 2017

Jason Greenblatt (C), U.S. President Donald Trump's Middle East envoy, sits next to Tzachi Hanegbi (L), Israeli Minister of Regional Cooperation and Mazen Ghoneim, head of the Palestinian Water Authority, during a news conference in Jerusalem July 13, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Ronen Zvulun

Israel, Jordan, Middle East

Israeli and Palestinian officials agree on something: water

by Asia Unhedged August 2, 2017February 18, 2020

Central, Hong Kong Island.
Photos: Google Maps, Wikimedia Commons

China, Hong Kong, Israel, Jordan, Middle East

Jewel thief believed to have swallowed diamonds

by Asia Times staff July 28, 2017February 18, 2020

Photo: iStock / Getty

Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Middle East, World

Fostering Arab entrepreneurs

by Philippe Le Houérou July 23, 2017February 18, 2020

People walk past a construction site at the Chinese part of the China-Kazakhstan Horgos International Border Cooperation Center (ICBC), in Horgos, China, May 12, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Shamil Zhumatov

AT Finance, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Beijing, Brunei, China, Egypt, European Union, India, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Malaysia, Middle East, Pakistan, Philippines, Russia, Singapore, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Syria, Thailand, Turkey, World

BRI could signal boom for worldwide ‘localization’ services

by Doug Tsuruoka July 16, 2017February 18, 2020

The defendant stayed in a McDonald's restaurant in Jordan for several weeks before he killed a man. Photo: Google Maps

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

Man who claimed to kill for devil gets life sentence

by Asia Times staff July 13, 2017February 18, 2020

Russian President Vladimir Putin talks to US President Donald Trump at the G20 summit in Hamburg. Photo: Reuters/Carlos Barria

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

Trump is right about challenging Russia over Syria

by Spengler July 10, 2017

AT Finance, China, Germany, India, Jordan, Middle East, Russia, Singapore, South Asia, Syria, Taiwan, World

The Daily Brief for Monday, 10 July 2017

by Richard Cook July 10, 2017

A girl looks out from a bullet-riddled bus in a rebel-held part of the southern city of Deraa, in Syria, July 9, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Alaa Al-Faqir

Germany, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

US-Russian ceasefire agreement holding in southwest Syria

by Ellen Francis July 10, 2017February 18, 2020

Photo: Reuters/Carlos Barria

AT Finance, China, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, Turkey, World

Putin and Trump stage-manage a win-win meeting

by Pepe Escobar July 8, 2017February 18, 2020

Cross-carrying mourners march after the funeral of Coptic Christians who were killed in Minya, Egypt, on May 26. Photo: Mohamed Abd El Ghany/Reuters

Egypt, European Union, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Middle East, Syria, World

Decimation of Mideast Christians a threat to peace

by Todd Royal July 6, 2017

Indian Shiite Muslim demonstrators burn an effigy of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi during a protest in New Delhi on June 9, 2017. Photo: AFP

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

Military chief could be new commander of ISIS

by Sami Moubayed July 5, 2017February 18, 2020

The US flag flies over the war crimes courtroom in Camp Justice at the US Naval Base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba in a photo reviewed by the US Department of Defense. Photo: AFP/Michelle Shephard/ Toronto Star

AT Finance, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Jordan, Malaysia, Middle East, Pakistan, Singapore, South Asia, Syria, Thailand, World

Bali bomber trial fraught with legal risks

by John McBeth July 4, 2017February 18, 2020

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Hong Kong, Jordan, Middle East, Philippines, Russia, Syria, Thailand, World

The Daily Brief for Thursday, 29 June 2017

by Richard Cook June 29, 2017

Rebel fighters prepare to fire mortar shells toward forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Quneitra province, bordering the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, on June 24, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Alaa Al-Faqir

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

Russia quietly begins building third military base in Syria

by Sami Moubayed June 29, 2017February 18, 2020