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German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the Trudering festival in Munich, May 28, 2017. Photo: Reuters

Afghanistan, European Union, Germany, Iran, Italy, Lebanon, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Syria, United Kingdom, World

Merkel throws Trump into the Briar Patch

by David P. Goldman May 30, 2017February 18, 2020

Supporters of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani celebrate his re-election victory in Tehran on May 20, 2017. Photo: TIMA via Reuters

China, Iran, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

The Rouhani factor: A winning referendum on reform in Iran

by Abbas Milani May 23, 2017

Map of Syria: iStock

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Partition will be a disaster for Syria

by Manish Rai May 19, 2017May 19, 2017

Men play chess in front of a damaged building in Maaret al-Naaman, Idlib province. Photo: Reuters / Khalil Ashawi

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

Syria looking more like a chessboard than a battlefield

by Sami Moubayed May 16, 2017February 18, 2020

Photo: iStock

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China’s rational mix of hard and soft power

by Emanuele Scimia May 11, 2017May 12, 2017

An internally displaced Syrian boy from Raqqa city carries a bag of goods inside a camp in Ain Issa, Raqqa Governorate, Syria, on May 2, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Rodi Said

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

What chance Astana deal giving Syria lasting peace?

by Sami Moubayed May 8, 2017February 18, 2020

A Hezbollah fighter on patrol in an orange orchard near the town of Naqura on the Lebanese-Israeli border on April 20. مقاتل بحزب الله يقوم بالحراسة بجانب مدينة ناقورة على الحدود اللبنانية الإسرائيلية في 20 إبريل/نيسان.Photo: AFP

Egypt, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Middle East, Syria, World

The drums are beating for a third Lebanon war

by Sami Moubayed April 28, 2017February 18, 2020

A recent anti-Trump demonstration in New York City (Midtown Manhattan). Photo: Asia Times/Doug Tsuruoka

Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Middle East, Syria, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

Trump’s Middle East supporters

by Barak Barfi April 11, 2017April 11, 2017

The THEL's pointer-tracker seen at the White Sands laser test facility. Photo: US Army Space & Missile Defense Command via Wikimedia Commons

Beijing, China, Israel, Lebanon, Mexico, Middle East, Russia, World

Mothballed Star Wars laser could test China space supremacy

by Angelo M Codevilla April 11, 2017February 18, 2020

'David's Sling' is among Israel's anti-missile defense systems. Photo: Wikipedia

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

Hezbollah remains a potent military threat for Israel

by Manish Rai March 31, 2017

Demonstrators send off white doves from the beach as they protest in support of US President Donald Trump during a rally in Huntington Beach, California, on March 25, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Patrick T. Fallon

China, Egypt, European Union, India, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

The Arab Spring and the Western Winter

by Ishac Diwan March 28, 2017

A Syrian family is carried to safety from areas controlled by Islamic State jihadists near Raqqa in Syria on November 9, 2016. Photo: AFP/Delil Souleiman

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

ISIS stares at defeat and Syria at uncertain future

by MK Bhadrakumar March 25, 2017February 18, 2020

Hezbollah members salute during the funeral of fighter Mohamad al-Shami, who was killed during clashes in Syria's Aleppo. Photo: Reuters/Ali Hashisho

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

Hezbollah’s war in Syria isn’t over yet

by Salman Rafi March 22, 2017March 22, 2017

US Army General Joseph Votel told the Senate Armed Services Committee last week that he believes Iran poses the greatest long-term threat to stability in the Middle East. He said the US must find ways to address the root causes of instability to engender lasting positive results in the region. Photo: AFP/Jim Watson

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

Iran is the number one enemy for the US – again

by Salman Rafi March 16, 2017March 16, 2017

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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Is China becoming a responsible power?

by Xuan Loc Doan March 16, 2017March 17, 2017

The IRGC have shown they are ready to shed blood in Syria. Photo: AFP

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Beijing, China, Egypt, European Union, France, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Thailand, Turkey, World

Why has Iran wrecked its economy to fund war in Syria?

by David P. Goldman March 14, 2017February 18, 2020

We Spin a World by Amy Cheng, USA

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Feast on first event to kick off Hong Kong Art Week

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

King Abdullah II and Vladimir Putin. The Jordanian leader has been silently supportive of Russia's military intervention in Syria. Photo: AFP

Afghanistan, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Syria, World

Revamped jihadi militia opens new chapter of violence

by Sami Moubayed March 4, 2017February 18, 2020

Palestinian singer Yaqoub Shaheen, after winning TV show, Arab Idol, performed a patriotic song while wearing the Palestinian flag on his shoulders, singing the line: “My pledge and my oath, my blood is Palestinian”. Photo: REUTERS

Israel, Lebanon, Middle East

Palestinian’s TV victory ‘historic day’

by Reuters March 1, 2017February 18, 2020

Iraqi rapid response forces advancing towards the south of Mosul. Donald Trump won the Republican primaries and the general election in part by attacking the Iraq War, which he likened to “throwing rocks into a hornets’ nest.” Photo: Reuters

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

Trump, McMaster and the Petraeus legacy

by Spengler February 28, 2017February 18, 2020

People take part in a demonstration against Syria's President Bashar al-Assad government during the United Nations Geneva IV conference. REUTERS

France, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

The latest UN Syria talks will fail, just like the last ones

by Sami Moubayed February 26, 2017February 18, 2020

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani speaks during a news conference in Islamabad. Photo: Reuters/Faisal Mahmood

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

The US should change its approach to Iran

by Manish Rai February 13, 2017February 13, 2017

Photo: Reuters/Dmitri Lovetsky

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

Understanding Trump’s embrace of ‘the killer’ Putin

by Salman Rafi February 10, 2017February 10, 2017

A member of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) stands guard near the village of Bir Fawaz, 20km north of Raqqa on February 8, 2017. Photo: AFP / Delil Souleiman

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

What kind of Syria awaits the war-ravaged?

by Seema Sengupta February 9, 2017February 18, 2020

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani speaks during a news conference in Islamabad. Photo: Reuters/Faisal Mahmood

China, Iran, Lebanon, Middle East, World

US administration tightens sanctions, Iran hits back

by Reuters February 4, 2017February 18, 2020

Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Afghanistan, China, India, Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Syria, World

Iran seeks strategic depth in Pakistan ties

by M.K. Bhadrakumar January 27, 2017

An Iranian woman walks past a mural on the wall of the former US embassy in the Iranian capital Tehran. Photo: AFP / ATTA KENARE

China, European Union, France, Germany, Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, Syria, United Kingdom, World

Is Trump shredding the Iran deal the least of our problems?

by Rajan Menon January 13, 2017January 13, 2017

Israeli security forces stand next to newly-installed concrete blocks in the predominantly Palestinian East Jerusalem neighbourhood of Jabal Mukaber on December 9 2016, a day after a Palestinian from the area committed a truck ramming attack, killing four Israeli soldiers. Photo: AFP

Egypt, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, Syria, World

Hamas powerless as ISIS gains ground in Palestine

by Sami Moubayed January 11, 2017February 18, 2020

Struggling to escape Khomeini's shadow: Former Iranian president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani casts his ballot in a 2012 parliamentary election in Tehran, with an image of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the late founder of the Islamic Republic, looming behind him. Photo: Reuters/Stringer

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

Hashemi Rafsanjani: Iranian president and kingmaker

by Sami Moubayed January 9, 2017February 18, 2020

An Iranian woman walks past a mural on the wall of the former US embassy in the Iranian capital Tehran. Photo: AFP / ATTA KENARE

Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, South Asia, Syria, World

If Trump overrules nuclear deal, Iran may turn to ISIS

by Farhad Rezaei January 4, 2017February 18, 2020

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