Middle East – Page 147 – Asia Times

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European Union, Middle East, Syria, Turkey, World

Syrians in Turkey feel the sting of dire currency crisis

by Ahmad Zaza September 28, 2018February 18, 2020

AT Finance, Cambodia, China, European Union, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Philippines, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, Thailand, Turkey, Vietnam, World

Asian Development Bank tallies bond traps

by Gary Kleiman September 28, 2018

The annual White Paper on the New Middle Class, published by financial writer and Zhejiang University professor, Wu Xiaobo, shines light on the spending and investing habits of China’s burgeoning middle class.Photo: iStock

Beijing, China, Middle East, Turkey

China’s ‘new middle class’ still keen on crypto despite ban

by Luke Thompson September 28, 2018February 18, 2020

Jalan Tun Ali, Melaka, Malaysia. Photo: Google Maps

AT Finance, Bangladesh, China, Malaysia, Middle East, Singapore, South Asia, Vietnam

32 foreign sex workers, three men nabbed in Melaka raid

by Asia Times staff September 28, 2018February 18, 2020

Maldives President Abdulla Yameen votes at a polling station in the capital Male on September 23, 2018. Photo: AFP/Presidential Handout.

Beijing, China, India, Maldives, Middle East, South Asia, Sri Lanka, United Kingdom, World

Maldives teeters towards post-election chaos

by Bertil Lintner September 28, 2018February 18, 2020

Dubai, UAE. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, India, Middle East, Philippines, South Asia, Sri Lanka

Woman tried to sell her newborn baby to undercover Dubai cop

by Asia Times staff September 28, 2018February 18, 2020

Abu Dhabi, UAE. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, Middle East, Philippines

Alleged murderer pardoned after he hands over ‘blood money’

by Asia Times staff September 28, 2018February 18, 2020

CEO of JD.com Richard Liu Qiangdong arrives at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing to attend the opening ceremony of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference on March 3, 2018. Photo: Getty Images

Australia, China, Middle East, Oceania

All eyes on JD.com founder amid uncertainty on his status

by Ben Kwok September 28, 2018February 18, 2020

Tripoli, capital of Libya. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

AT Finance, Iraq, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Philippines, South Korea

Philippine govt bans Filipino workers being sent to Libya

by Asia Times staff September 28, 2018February 18, 2020

Happy Valley on Hong Kong Island. Photo: Google Maps

China, Hong Kong, Middle East

Drivers hit sidewalk to avoid domestic worker and dog

by Asia Times staff September 28, 2018February 18, 2020

Many expatriates think Taiwan (right) is a better place to live than Hong Kong. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, Bahrain, China, Hong Kong, Middle East, Singapore, Taiwan

Người nước ngoài: Chất lượng cuộc sống ở Hong Kong thua xa Đài Loan

by Asia Times staff September 28, 2018February 18, 2020

Like traditional Chinese Opera, what you see and what you get are two different things when it comes to Beijing's rhetoric and actions. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, Greater Bay Area, Hong Kong, Middle East, Philippines, Taiwan, World

Peeling away Beijing’s mask reveals true cost of China’s economic miracle

by Gordon Watts September 27, 2018February 18, 2020

Vietnam has ambitious designs for its fast-rising technology sector. Image: Getty Images/iStock

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Middle East, Myanmar, South Asia, Vietnam, World

Vietnam reaches for a homegrown tech revolution

by David Hutt September 27, 2018February 18, 2020

一張印有破裂的伊朗國旗和油桶的3D抽象圖。相片：iStock

India, Iran, Middle East, South Asia

印度是特朗普成功制裁伊朗的關鍵

by Joseph Hammond September 27, 2018

Tina(babyvietcong@Twitter) Photo courtesy of Twitter.

AT Finance, Bangladesh, China, Middle East, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, Vietnam, World

Girl posed as Vietnamese princess to avoid US school bullies

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

A view of Yemen's rebel-held Red Sea port of Hodeida on November 7, 2017. Photo: AFP / Abdo Hyder

France, Germany, Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, United Kingdom, World

In Yemen’s war, Saudis see Hodeida as Iran connection

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse September 27, 2018February 18, 2020

Fanling Magistrates' Court.
Photo: Google Maps

Coach molested me when I was 13, athlete tells court

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

US President Donald Trump speaks during 73rd session of the UN General Assembly. Photo: AFP/Timothy Clark

China, European Union, India, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, Turkey, World

No laughing matter: Trump’s speech threatens world order and peace

by Vijay Prashad September 27, 2018

Doha, capital of Qatar. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

AT Finance, India, Middle East, Nepal, Philippines, South Asia, World

Filipino migrant workers unpaid in Qatar project

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

The Sha Tin Magistrates' Courts. Photo: Google Maps

AT Finance, China, Hong Kong, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, Vietnam

Three asylum seekers jailed for working in Hong Kong

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

Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

AT Finance, Middle East, Pakistan, Philippines, South Asia

Filipino shot dead after stabbing manager in Saudi

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

US President Donald Trump walks across the South Lawn of the White House on Friday May 25. Photo: AFP/ Mandel Ngan

Middle East, Russia, World

Trump’s darkest days – so far

by Elizabeth Drew September 27, 2018

Detained Australian filmmaker James Ricketson speaks to journalists from a prison vehicle on his arrival at Phnom Penh court during his trial on August 16, 2018. Photo: AFP/Tang Chhin Sothy

AT Finance, Australia, Cambodia, China, European Union, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Oceania, South Asia, South Korea, Thailand, World

Cambodia ‘pardons’ Australian filmmaker as ploy to legitimize Hun Sen

by Sawathey Ek September 27, 2018

The woman cleaning the fourth-story window. Photo: Facebook/Time News International

China, Hong Kong, Middle East

Litrato ng babae na naglilinis ng mataas na bintana, nag-viral

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

abstract 3d illustration of cracked Iran flag and oil barrels. Image; iStock

Afghanistan, China, European Union, France, India, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, South Asia, South Korea, World

India is key to success of Trump’s Iran sanctions

by Joseph Hammond September 27, 2018September 27, 2018

The market at Pasar Besar Seremban, 70km south of Kuala Lumpur. Photo: Google Map

AT Finance, Indonesia, Malaysia, Middle East

Stall owners urge govt to treat refugee workers leniently

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

Scott Shay draws a bright line between monotheism and what he calls idolatry – the elevation of what is not God to the status of God.

AT Finance, China, Egypt, European Union, India, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, South Asia, World

Not by bread (or rice) alone

by David P. Goldman September 26, 2018February 18, 2020

An 'illegal recruiter' has been arrested in Manila for withholding a Filipino migrant worker's passport. Photo: iStock, Wikimedia Commons

AT Finance, Middle East, Philippines

Kinasuhan ng mga pulis ang isang recruiter matapos tumangging ibalik ang passport ng manggagawa

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

Riyadh in Saudi Arabia. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

AT Finance, Middle East, Philippines

Kinasuhan ang isang employer matapos ‘di umanong pilitin uminom ng bleach ang isang Filipina

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

Philippine Overseas Employment Administration. Photo: Google Maps

AT Finance, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Philippines, United Kingdom, World

Higit 300 Filipino, nawalan ng trabaho dahil sa ban sa Micronesia

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