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A Russian S-300 air defense system launches a missile. Photo: Reuters/Maxim Shemetov

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

With eyes on Iran, Bolton warns against Russia-Syria missile deal

by Asia Times staff September 25, 2018February 18, 2020

Beirut, the capital of Lebanon. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

AT Finance, Lebanon, Middle East, Philippines

Filipina forced into prostitution after arriving in Lebanon

by Asia Times staff September 20, 2018February 18, 2020

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

Lebanon's Beqaa Valley, where cannabis farmers have lived outside the law for decades, might soon be growing and exporting their crops legally. Photo: Asia Times/Ari Paul

Lebanon, Middle East, World

In Lebanon, consensus grows for cannabis legalization

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse 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

A Russian Navy vessel fires Kalibr cruise missiles at ISIS targets in Syria from the Mediterranean Sea. Photo: Russian Federation Ministry of Defense

Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

Russia to hold ‘large-scale’ drills in Mediterranean

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse August 31, 2018February 18, 2020

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

Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman addresses the media during a visit to the Israel-Syria border. Photo: AFP / Jalaa Marey

Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, Syria

Israel aims for Middle East with new ‘precision rocket’

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse August 28, 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

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

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

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, Germany, India, Lebanon, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, Syria, World

Looking deeper into Bangladesh’s teen revolution

by Shafquat Rabbee August 6, 2018

US President Donald Trump, right, shakes hands with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman at the White House on March 20 in Washington DC. Photo: AFP/ Mandel Ngan

Afghanistan, AT Finance, China, Egypt, European Union, India, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Lebanon, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, Shanghai, Singapore, South Asia, Syria, World

An ‘Arab NATO’ and America’s militarized Mideast policy

by Christina Lin August 3, 2018

The Saudi Arabian frigate HMS Al-Dammam maneuvers into position, with its helicopter circling overhead during Exercise Eager Lion in 2014. Photo: US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Jesse A. Hyatt/Wikipedia Commons

AT Finance, China, European Union, France, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Lebanon, Middle East, Singapore, Syria, Taiwan, World

Did the Houthis sink a warship or hit an oil tanker?

by Stephen Bryen July 28, 2018February 18, 2020

An Omani man drives a motorcycle through the flooded streets of Nizwa, Oman, after monsoon rains touched down. Photo: iStock

European Union, India, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Middle East, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

Climate change, politics and conflict: the Middle East’s volatile mix

by Jonathan Gorvett July 28, 2018February 18, 2020

An Iranian woman raises her fist through the smoke of tear gas at the University of Tehran. Photo: AFP

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

Facing protests at home, Iran supports terror abroad

by Joseph Hammond July 21, 2018

Given the scale and duration of MENA’s refugee crisis, the focus should be shifted from temporary to semi-permanent solutions, Photo: iStock

China, European Union, Iraq, Japan, Jordan, Lebanon, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Syria, World

African, Middle Eastern refugee crises demand long-term solutions, not quick fixes

by Nasser Saidi July 14, 2018February 18, 2020

China's President Xi Jinping, right, and Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah, center, arrive for the 8th Ministerial Meeting of China-Arab States Cooperation Forum at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Wednesday. Photo: AFP/ Wang Zhao

Beijing, China, Germany, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

China’s silky charming of Arabia

by Pepe Escobar July 11, 2018February 18, 2020

Illustration: iStock

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

Syria’s future uncertain as Assad gains ground

by Nicos Panayiotides July 7, 2018

An Israeli Air Force F-35 Lightning II fighter. Photo: AFP/Jack Guez

Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East

Israel hosts UAE military delegation to review F-35s: report

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

The short-range version of the Spyder missile unit can carry four Python-5 or Derby surface-to-air missiles in any combination. Photo: Handout

AT Finance, Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, Singapore, World

Singapore activates new, high-tech air defense system

by Asia Times staff July 5, 2018February 18, 2020

Syrian government tanks and soldiers take positions in the town of Western Ghariyah, about 15km east of the southern embattled city of Daraa. Photo: AFP/ SANA handout released on June 30, 2018.

AT Finance, China, France, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

Eagle-meets-Bear and the Syria tug-of-war

by Pepe Escobar July 5, 2018February 18, 2020

Department of Foreign Affairs in Manila. Photo: Google Maps

AT Finance, Lebanon, Middle East, Philippines

Two Filipino maids found dead in Lebanon and Saudi

by Asia Times staff June 19, 2018February 18, 2020

Photo: iStock

AT Finance, China, European Union, India, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, New Zealand, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Russia, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, World

Missing from the Singapore Summit: Iran

by Stephen Bryen June 19, 2018

Anthony Bourdain filming CNN's Parts Unknown in Berlin, Germany, on January 5, 2018. Photo: Courtesy David Scott Holloway/CNN.

Cyprus, France, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, World

Anthony Bourdain remembered: Mysterious ‘Mr Wolf’ speaks out

by Dave Makichuk June 13, 2018August 8, 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

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

Johanne Jazmin Tan Jabines won the 38th International Public Speaking Competition in London with her speech 'One Hour at A Time'. Photo: Facebook

AT Finance, China, Hong Kong, Lebanon, Middle East, Philippines, Thailand, World

Student wins speaking contest in UK lauding overseas workers

by Asia Times staff May 25, 2018February 18, 2020

An Israeli Air Force F-35 Lightning II fighter jet performs during an air show. Photo: AFP/Jack Guez

Israel, Lebanon, Middle East

Israeli air force chief takes heat for revealing F-35 photo

by Asia Times staff May 25, 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