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Cardinal Richelieu's abode, beneath the streets of Paris. Photo: AFP/Gilles Targat

China, European Union, France, Germany, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Cardinal Richelieu’s ghost returns

by Spengler January 10, 2019January 10, 2019

Rohingya Muslims, who fled government-sanctioned violence in Myanmar, sought refuge in Bangladesh, which now hosts more than one million people. Photo: iStock/Joel Carillet

AT Finance, Bangladesh, European Union, India, Middle East, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Saudi Arabia deports Rohingya with Bangladesh passports

by Bertil Lintner January 10, 2019February 18, 2020

Symbols of the three religions - Judaism, Christianity and Islam With a German flag. Image: iStock

European Union, Germany, Iraq, Middle East, Syria, Turkey, World

Berlin hopes Mosque tax will give rise to ‘German Islam’

by Faisal Al Yafai January 10, 2019

China's President Xi Jinping speaks during an event to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Message to Compatriots in Taiwan at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on January 2, 2019. - Taiwan's unification with the mainland is "inevitable", President Xi Jinping said on January 2, warning against any effort to promote the island's independence and saying China would not renounce the option of military force to bring it into the fold. (Photo by Mark Schiefelbein / POOL / AFP)

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Xi Jinping’s bold statements often backfire

by Xuan Loc Doan January 10, 2019

رهف محمد القنون البالغة من العمر 18 عام تصافح ضابط هجرة تايلاندي بمطار بانكوك. صورة: مكتب الهجرة التايلاندي/AFP

Middle East, Saudi Arabia

طلب لجوء من فتاة يتحدى الذراع الطويل للحكومة السعودية

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse January 10, 2019February 18, 2020

الناشط المصري أحمد دومة بعد الحكم عليه بالمؤبد في 4 فبراير/شباط 2015 في القضية المعروفة ب«أحداث مجلس الوزراء». حكمت محكمة الجنايات على الناشط في إعادة محاكمته في القضية في 9يناير/كانون الثاني 2019 بالسجن 15 عام. صورة: MOHAMED EL-RAAY / AFP

Egypt, Middle East

محكمة مصرية تقضي بالسجن 15 عام وغرامة 6 ملايين لناشط بارز

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse January 9, 2019January 31, 2019

The Grand Alliance led by Indian National Congress with all non-Bharatiya Janata Party allies. Photo: Twitter

India, Iran, Middle East, South Asia

Uttar Pradesh’s major regional parties join hands but hold their cards close

by Kanchan Srivastava @Ms_Aflatoon January 9, 2019February 18, 2020

بن علي يلدرم يتحدث للإعلام أثناء شغله منصب رئيس الوزراء في 27 يونيو/حزيران 2016. حكمت محكمة تركية على الصحفية بيلين أونكر بالسجن 13 أشهر في 8 يناير/كانون الثاني بتهمة التشهير بيلدرم، الذي يشغل الآن منصب رئيس البرلمان التركي. صورة: REUTERS/Umit Bektas

Middle East, Turkey

محكمة تركية تقضي بالسجن 13 شهر لصحفية بتهمة التشهير برئيس الوزراء السابق

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse January 9, 2019January 31, 2019

The cape cobra slid out of the tourist's jacket as she packed her luggage. Photo: stripper_oprah@Twitter.

Tourist in South Africa finds cobra in her jacket

by Asia Times staff January 9, 2019February 18, 2020

Abu Dhabi, UAE. Photo: iStock

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Emergency medical technician kinakailangan sa UAE

by Asia Times staff January 9, 2019February 18, 2020

Kuwait. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Kuwait, Middle East

Domestic worker naospital matapos magtangkang magpakamatay sa Kuwait

by Asia Times staff January 9, 2019February 18, 2020

Indian Muslims rally in Kolkata against the Assam government and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to demand the immediate withdrawal of the National Register of Citizens on July 31, 2018. Photo: Debajyoti Chakraborty / NurPhoto / AFP

Bangladesh, India, Israel, Middle East, South Asia

Narrow Assamese identity thrives amid shameful citizenship process

by Suraj Gogoi January 9, 2019February 18, 2020

Tin Shui Wai in the New Territories where the incident took place. Photo: Google Maps

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

Hong Kong man charged with raping Indonesian employee

by Asia Times staff January 9, 2019February 18, 2020

Saudi Arabia is looking to hire 1,000 Filipino nurses. Photo: iStock

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Up to 1,000 Filipino nurses needed in Saudi Arabia

by Asia Times staff January 9, 2019February 18, 2020

A marijuana field at sunset. Photo: iStock/Getty Images

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Asia’s budding interest in corporate cannabis

by Nile Bowie January 9, 2019February 18, 2020

The Sha Tin Magistrates' Courts. Photo: Google Maps

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

Indonesian woman, HK employer jailed for illegal employment

by Asia Times staff January 9, 2019February 18, 2020

Ousted former Thai prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra greets supporters as she arrives at the Supreme Court in Bangkok, Thailand, July 21, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Athit Perawongmetha

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Thailand’s exiled Shinawatras making waves abroad

by Shawn W. Crispin January 9, 2019February 18, 2020

Abu Dhabi, UAE. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, Middle East, Philippines

Abu Dhabi plastics plant will offer 7,000 manufacturing jobs

by Asia Times staff January 9, 2019February 18, 2020

رهف محمد القنون البالغة من العمر 18 عام تصافح ضابط هجرة تايلاندي بمطار بانكوك. صورة: مكتب الهجرة التايلاندي/AFP

AT Finance, Australia, Kuwait, Middle East, Oceania, Philippines, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

Saudi woman’s asylum bid challenges kingdom’s reach abroad

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse January 9, 2019February 18, 2020

A Chinese Navy Type 054A frigate enters the port of Havana on November 10, 2015. Work on Pakistan's first Chinese frigate has now started. Photo: AFP/Yamil Lage

AT Finance, Beijing, China, India, Middle East, Pakistan, Shanghai, Singapore, South Asia, Turkey

Pakistan’s new Chinese-built frigate is no game changer

by Emanuele Scimia January 9, 2019February 18, 2020

A Chinese investor walks past a screen displaying stocks rising (red is up and green is down) across the board in Shanghai. Photo: AFP

AT Finance, Australia, Bangladesh, Beijing, China, India, Indonesia, Kuwait, Middle East, Oceania, Pakistan, Philippines, Shanghai, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, World

Asia market sputter spoils spirit

by Gary Kleiman January 9, 2019

Photo: iStock

China, Hong Kong, Iran, Middle East

Manggagawang Filipina, tinanggal sa trabaho sa pamamagitan ng text message

by Asia Times staff January 8, 2019February 18, 2020

Abu Dhabi, UAE. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

AT Finance, Middle East, Philippines

Domestic Worker sa Abu Dhabi, tumanggap ng kotse mula sa amo

by Asia Times staff January 8, 2019February 18, 2020

Tseung Kwan O Hospital in the New Territories. Many Hong Kong hospitals had a shortage of beds for those with the flu. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

China, Hong Kong, Jordan, Middle East

Flu kills nine people in three days in Hong Kong

by Asia Times staff January 8, 2019February 18, 2020

The alleged massage parlour operated on Zhongzheng Road in Yonghe District of New Taipei City. Photo: Google Maps

AT Finance, China, Middle East, Taiwan, Vietnam

Masseuses in Taiwan arrested for offering sexual services

by Asia Times staff January 8, 2019February 18, 2020

A Philippine lawmaker wants returning Filipino domestic workers to retrain as welders. Photo: iStock

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Lawmaker wants returning domestic workers to work as welders

by Asia Times staff January 8, 2019February 18, 2020

District Court in Wan Chai, Hong Kong Island.Photo: Asia Times

China, Hong Kong, Middle East

Woman pleads guilty to stabbing husband’s mistress

by Asia Times staff January 8, 2019February 18, 2020

المستشارة الألمانية أنجيلا ميركل والرئيس المصري عبد الفتاح السيسي في مؤتمر صحفي على هامش مؤتمر للشراكة مع أفريقيا أقيم في برلين في 30 أكتوبر/تشرين الأول 2018. صورة: John MACDOUGALL / AFP

Egypt, Germany, Middle East, World

الحكومة الألمانية تحقق في اختفاء اثنين من مواطنيها مزدوجي الجنسية في مصر

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse January 8, 2019January 31, 2019

رئيس الوزراء الإسرائيلي بنيامين نتنياهوصورة: Reuters / Maxim Shemetov

Israel, Middle East

نتنياهو يطلب مواجهة الشهود في قضايا الفساد الموجهة ضده

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse January 8, 2019January 31, 2019

Abu Dhabi, UAE. Photo: iStock

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Emergency medical technicians needed in UAE

by Asia Times staff January 8, 2019February 18, 2020

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