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Marina South Pier, Singapore. Photo: Google Maps

AT Finance, Indonesia, Middle East, Singapore

Indonesian worker lauds employer for treating her well

by Asia Times staff December 27, 2018February 18, 2020

Photo: Wikimedia

Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Benazir Bhutto’s 11th death anniversary: a lady larger than life

by Imad Zafar December 27, 2018December 27, 2018

Singapore’s State Courts. Photo: Google Maps

AT Finance, Indonesia, Middle East, Singapore

Woman jailed 31 months for abusing Indonesian worker

by Asia Times staff December 27, 2018February 18, 2020

Photo: iStock.

AT Finance, Middle East, Vietnam

Qatar Airways triển khai các chuyến bay thẳng đến Đà Nẵng

by Asia Times staff December 27, 2018February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania greet members of the US military during an unannounced trip to Al Asad Air Base in Iraq on Wednesday. Photo: AFP

AT Finance, France, Iraq, Mexico, Middle East, Syria, Vietnam, World

Trump surprises troops in Iraq

by Asia Times staff December 27, 2018February 18, 2020

Ali Shamkhani, secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of Iran, speaks during the first meeting of national security secretaries of Afghanistan, China, Iran, India and Russia in Tehran in September. Photo: AFP

Afghanistan, Iran, Middle East, South Asia

Iran in talks with Taliban as US prepares Afghan troop drawdown

by Asia Times staff December 27, 2018February 18, 2020

الحي المسيحي بدمشق في عيد الميلاد المجيد. صورة: Mahmoud Nouelati

Middle East, Syria

احتفالات عيد الميلاد المجيد تعود إلى دمشق

by سامي مبيض December 27, 2018February 18, 2020

Israeli medical cannabis producers are expected to generate significant government revenue. Image: iStock

France, Israel, Middle East, World

Green light for weed exports

by Asia Times staff December 27, 2018February 18, 2020

A US Army serviceman sits on the tailgate of a helicopter in the Afghan capital Kabul on April 24, 2017. Photo: AFP

Afghanistan, Iran, Jordan, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Afghanistan economic policy amplifies drawdown chorus

by Gary Kleiman December 26, 2018December 26, 2018

صورة نشرتها وكالة الأخبار السورية سانا في 15 سبتمبر/أيلول 2018 وقالت أنها لقوات الدفاع السوري تتصدى لقذائف إسرائيلية قال الإعلام السوري الرسمي أنها استهدفت مطار دمشق الدولي. صورة: Handout / SANA / AFP

Israel, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

إسرائيل تطلق قذائف على سوريا، وروسيا تعترض

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse December 26, 2018January 31, 2019

الرئيس المصري السابق محمد حسني مبارك يدلي بشهادته في إعادة محاكمة قادة جماعة الإخوان المسلمين بتهمة التخطيط لاقتحام السجون في 2011 في 26 ديسمبر/كانون الأول 2018. صورة: Mohamed el-Shahed / AFP

Egypt, Middle East

الرئيس المصري السابق مبارك يظهر لأول مرة منذ 2011 كشاهد في قضية اقتحام السجون

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse December 26, 2018January 31, 2019

فلسطينيون مسيحيون في إحتفالية إضاءة شجرة أعياد الميلاد في مدينة غزة في 22 ديسمبر/كانون الأول. صورة: Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto

Israel, Middle East, Palestine

بالنسبة لمسيحيي غزة، لا طريق لبيت لحم

by محمد دهمان December 26, 2018February 18, 2020

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo shakes hands with Indian Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj on September 6, 2018. Photo: AFP/Prakash Singh

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, India, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Mexico, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Syria, World

Recent US moves reflect its shifting focus to Indo-Pacific

by Manoj Kumar Mishra December 26, 2018

Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif leaves the Supreme Court after the land case hearing in Islamabad on December 4, 2018. Photo: AFP/Farooq Naeem

Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia

Pakistan army suspected of role in Nawaz’s jail term

by Kunwar Khuldune Shahid December 26, 2018February 18, 2020

Yemeni pro-government forces cheer as they ride in the back of a pickup truck mounted with a machine gun in an industrial district in the eastern outskirts of the port city of Hodeida on November 18. Photo: AFP

Egypt, European Union, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Middle East, Syria, Turkey, World

Divide in Middle East is about nationalism, not a conflict within Islam

by Omer Taspinar December 26, 2018

A convoy of ships follows an ice breaker on the Arctic's Northern Sea Route. Photo: iStock

Beijing, China, European Union, Iran, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, World

China’s advances in Arctic may pose security threat to Canada

by Emanuele Scimia December 26, 2018February 18, 2020

Dammam, Saudi Arabia. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Repatriated workers will be offered jobs in infrastructure

by Asia Times staff December 26, 2018February 18, 2020

Kuala Lumpur police headquarters in Malaysia. Photo: Google Maps

AT Finance, Bangladesh, China, India, Middle East, Philippines, South Asia, Turkey, Vietnam

74 women arrested for alleged prostitution in raid on club

by Asia Times staff December 26, 2018February 18, 2020

Vehicles and structures of the US-backed forces are seen on the outskirts of Manbij in northern Syria on December 26, 2018. Pro-Turkish armed groups have reinforced their presence on the outskirts of the city as Ankara threatens a new offensive against Kurdish forces. President Trump's announcement that he will pull troops out of the country has left the Kurds exposed to attack. Photo: Delil Souleiman / AFP

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

US troop withdrawal heralds the New Syria

by M.K. Bhadrakumar December 26, 2018February 18, 2020

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas attends a Christmas midnight mass at Saint Catherine's Church, in the Church of the Nativity, traditionally recognized by Christians to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, on Tuesday, December 25, 2018. Photo: AFP / Nasser Nasser / Pool

European Union, Israel, Middle East, World

Bethlehem’s mayor conveys message of hope

by Anton Salman December 26, 2018

Pope Francis delivers his Christmas address from the balcony of St Peter's Basilica in Vatican City. Photo: AFP

France, Israel, Middle East, Syria, World

Christmas message: Pope appeals for Middle East peace

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

فلسطينيون مسيحيون في إحتفالية إضاءة شجرة أعياد الميلاد في مدينة غزة في 22 ديسمبر/كانون الأول. صورة: Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto

Egypt, Israel, Middle East

For Gaza’s Christians, no route to Bethlehem

by Mohammed Dahman December 25, 2018February 18, 2020

Photo: AFP

European Union, France, Iran, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Turkey warns France against supporting Kurdish militia

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

الرئيس السوداني عمر البشير. صورة Ebrahim Hamid / Anadolu Agency

بعد مقتل 37، تظاهرات السودان تتجه للقصر الرئاسي

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse December 25, 2018January 31, 2019

عربة إطفاء ومسؤولي الأمن في موقع الهجوم على وزارة الخارجية الليبية في العاصمة طرابلس في 25 ديسمبر/كانون الثاني 2019. صورة: Mahmud TURKIA / AFP

مقتل شخص في تفجير انتحاري بوزارة الخارجية الليبية

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse December 25, 2018January 31, 2019

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani addresses parliament in Tehran on December 25. Photo: AFP

China, France, India, Iran, Middle East, South Asia, Turkey, World

Iran unveils budget to counter ‘cruel’ American sanctions

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

Chinese President Xi Jinping finishes his speech during a ceremony to mark the 40th anniversary of China's 'reform and opening up' in Beijing. Photo: AFP

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Shanghai, South Asia, South Korea, Taiwan, World

US trade war raises the specter of new Cold War

by Sebastien Falletti December 25, 2018February 18, 2020

Police mounted the operation after receiving information from an undercover officer and arrested a Vietnamese woman in Tun Mun district for drug trafficking. Photo: Google Maps

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

Vietnamese woman arrested while delivering 7.3 kg of heroin

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

الحي المسيحي بدمشق في عيد الميلاد المجيد. صورة: Mahmoud Nouelati

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

Christmas makes a comeback in Damascus

by Sami Moubayed December 25, 2018February 18, 2020

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the Knesset in Jerusalem on Monday. Photo: AFP

France, Israel, Middle East, World

Israel to hold early elections

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