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Iraqi soldiers march during a ceremonial military drill marking the first anniversary of Iraq's victory over the Islamic State. Photo: Ameer Al Mohammedaw/dpa

Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Syria

Iraq says it may deploy troops in Syria

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

شاركت قوات الحماية المدنية الجزائرية في تدريب مشترك في شمال الجزائر في 17 أبريل/نيسان 2018. شارك في التدريب أكثر من 1000 منقذ من فرنسا وتونس وأسبانيا وإيطاليا وبولندا والبرتغال. صورة: RYAD KRAMDI / AFP

وفاة شاب بعد سقوطه في بئر تثير الغضب في الجزائر

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

وزير الخارجية اليمني خالد اليماني (يسار) وممثل الحوثيين محمد عبد السلام يتصافحون أمام الأمين العام للأمم المتحدة أنطونيو جوتيريس في السويد في 13 ديسمبر/كانون الأول 2018. صورة: AFP

Middle East, World, Yemen

فريق من الأمم المتحدة يصل الحديدة لمراقبة اتفاق وقف إطلاق النار

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse December 24, 2018January 31, 2019

سوريون يتظاهرون ضد الحكومة ويطالبون بالإفراج عن المعتقلين، في بلدة معرة النعمان في 28 سبتمبر/أيلول 2018. صورة: OMAR HAJ KADOUR / AFP

Middle East, Syria, World

تقرير لواشنطن بوست: حكومة الأسد تسرع من وتيرة إعدام المساجين السياسيين

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse December 24, 2018January 31, 2019

Supporters of Pakistan former prime minister Nawaz Sharif shout slogans against the Supreme Court decision during a protest in Karachi on December 24, 2018. - Former Pakistani leader Nawaz Sharif was sentenced to seven years in prison for corruption on December 24, state media reported, the latest conviction in a series of allegations which saw him ousted from power last year. (Photo by ASIF HASSAN / AFP)

China, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, Turkey

Sharif jailed – but masters may be losing control of game

by Imad Zafar December 24, 2018December 24, 2018

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, Iran, Middle East, South Asia, Syria

Daraa’s resurgent resistance has lessons for the Syrian regime

by Haid Haid December 24, 2018

North District Hospital in Sheung Shui, Hong Kong. Photo: Google Maps

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

Two Filipina domestic workers pass away before Christmas

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

Like lottery tickets, there is a high probability that cryptocurrencies are worthless. But there is also an extremely small outside chance that they will be worth a great deal someday, for reasons that currently are difficult to anticipate. Photo: iStock

China, Germany, Iran, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, Syria, World

Bitcoin: a digital lottery ticket for a dystopian future?

by Kenneth Rogoff December 24, 2018February 18, 2020

Deputy Assistant Commissioner of Police Goh Wee Khern presented the Public-Spiritedness Award to the passenger. Photo: Singapore police

AT Finance, Indonesia, Middle East, Singapore

Indonesian manager praised for catching thieves on plane

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

Penang Sessions Court, Malaysia. Photo: Google Maps

AT Finance, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Middle East

Wanita Malaysia bayar ganti rugi kepada pekerja Kamboja yang dianiaya

by Asia Times staff December 24, 2018

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

Afghanistan, China, European Union, India, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Syria, Turkey, World

Is Donald Trump signaling adieu to allies?

by Prakash Katoch December 24, 2018

Rohingya refugees wait roadside for aid at Thaingkhali makeshift refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, September 14, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Danish Siddiqui

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Bangladesh, Iraq, Kuwait, Lebanon, Middle East, Myanmar, Pakistan, South Asia, United Kingdom, World

Asia’s version of Palestine emerging in Bangladesh

by Bertil Lintner December 24, 2018February 18, 2020

لكي تنجو من ألعاب الواقع الافتراضي، تحتاج إصبع سريع ومعدة قوية. صورة: Ophelie Surcouf/Asia Times

Middle East, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, World

In Seoul, virtual reality can make you dizzy and scared

by Ophelie Surcouf December 24, 2018February 18, 2020

Chief justice William Rehnquist administers the Presidential Oath of Office to George H W Bush during his January 20, 1989, inauguration ceremony at the United States Capitol. Photo: Wikipedia

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

On getting in and out of a swamp

by Norman A. Bailey December 24, 2018

Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3 in Manila, the Philippines. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

AT Finance, Cyprus, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Philippines, South Korea

Human-trafficking victims bound for Korea rescued in Manila

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

US President Donald Trump (R) talks with India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi as they attend a working session during the G20 summit in Hamburg, northern Germany, on July 8, 2017. Photo: AFP/ Michael Kappeler/Pool

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, India, Iran, Israel, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, World, Wuhan

Why the US pushed the ‘India office’ out of the Pentagon

by Atta Rasool Malik December 24, 2018

Sun Tzu's "The Art of War" could be game-changer in the Trade War. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, China, European Union, India, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, South Asia, United Kingdom, World

Making China great again

by Jan Krikke December 24, 2018

Al Muraqqabat in Dubai where the incident took place. Photo: Google Maps

AT Finance, Egypt, Middle East, Philippines

Cleaner accused of molesting Filipina in her sleep

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

Kurdish fighters attend the funeral of a Syrian Democratic Forces fighter in the town of Tal Tamr in Syria's northeastern Hasakeh province on December 21. Observers say the planned withdrawal of American forces from Syria will put Kurdish fighters in Turkey's crosshairs. Photo: AFP

France, Middle East, Syria, Turkey, World

Trump, Erdogan vow to avoid Syria power vacuum

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

US President Donald Trump and Deputy Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan attend a cabinet meeting at the White House in July. Photo: AFP

Afghanistan, France, Middle East, South Asia, Syria, World

Trump to replace defense head Mattis with deputy Shanahan

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

Afghan Taliban militants celebrate a ceasefire on the outskirts of Jalalabad on June 16, the second day of Eid. Photo: AFP

Afghanistan, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Trump’s Afghan withdrawal could pave the way for peace

by M.K. Bhadrakumar December 24, 2018February 18, 2020

فتح مسلح النار على إسرائيليين في 9 ديسمبر/كانون الأول بالقرب من مستوطنة عوفرا الإسرائيلية بالضفة الغربية صورة:AFP

Israel, Middle East, Palestine

الاقتحامات الإسرائيلية تحرج السلطة الفلسطينية

by محمد دهمان December 24, 2018February 18, 2020

صادق المهدي، رئيس الوزراء السوداني السابق والقائد المعارض يحاوطه مساندون في جامع في مدينة أم درمان في 19 ديسمبر/كانون الأول 2018. صورة: ASHRAF SHAZLY / AFP

قائد معارض: 22 قتلوا في مظاهرات السودان

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse December 23, 2018January 31, 2019

صورة أصدرتها الرئاسة المصرية في 2 يونيو/حزيران للرئيس المصري عبد الفتاح السيسي يلقي خطاب أثناء إلقائه القسم لمدم رئاسية ثانية بالبرلمان في القاهرة. صورة: EGYPTIAN PRESIDENCY / AFP

Egypt, Middle East

محكمة مصرية تبدأ نظر دعوى تطالب بتمديد الرئاسة

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse December 23, 2018January 31, 2019

French President Emmanuel Macron blamed excessive nationalism for stoking the fires of World War I. Photo: Wikipedia

Afghanistan, Germany, Israel, Middle East, South Asia, World

In defense of nationalism

by Yael (Yuli) Tamir December 23, 2018

Target Malaria is soon scheduled to begin implementing a plan in West and Central Africa to release genetically modified “male sterile” (non-gene-drive) mosquitoes: Photo: iStock

Australia, Egypt, Middle East, New Zealand, Oceania, World

Cutting corners on consent

by Zahra Moloo December 23, 2018

The recent wave of violence in the West Bank highlights the desperate state of the Palestinian Authority. Photo:: iStock

China, European Union, India, Israel, Jordan, Middle East, South Asia, World

Why the Palestinian Authority is the main roadblock to peace

by Joseph Dana December 23, 2018

An Israeli naval officer holds the mooring rope of the INS Tanin, a Dolphin AIP class submarine, on its arrival at a naval base in the northern Israeli city of Haifa. Photo: AFP

AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, Israel, Italy, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Shanghai, South Asia, World

Is China getting too close to Israel?

by Richard S Ehrlich December 23, 2018February 18, 2020

Photo: AFP

Beijing, China, Iran, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, World

Ottawa demands Beijing release Canadian detainees

by Andrew Salmon and wires December 22, 2018February 18, 2020

US president John F Kennedy at Rice University in Houston on September 12, 1962. Photo: Wikipedia

AT Finance, Australia, China, European Union, Middle East, Oceania, South Asia, World

For climate safety, call in the engineers

by Jeffrey D. Sachs December 22, 2018