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Iran sanctions.Photo: iStock

Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Syria, World

The Democrats’ victory in Congress will hurt Iran

by Hussain Abdul-Hussain November 8, 2018November 8, 2018

Syrian government soldiers stand flashing the victory gesture next to a picture of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad hanging on a tank at the Nassib border crossing with Jordan in the southern province of Daraa on July 7, 2018. Photo: AFP / Youssef Karwashan

Iran, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

How the Syrian regime co-opts former rebel fighters

by Haid Haid November 7, 2018

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan attends a welcome ceremony in Beijing. Photo: AFP/Jason Lee

Afghanistan, AT Finance, China, France, Germany, India, Iran, Italy, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, Taiwan, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

Pakistan in the middle of Saudi, Iran and rival pipeline plans

by Pepe Escobar November 7, 2018February 18, 2020

Photo: Zakaria ABDELKAFI / AFP

France, Middle East, Syria, World

فرنسا تصدر مذكرة اعتقال بحق مسؤولين سوريين بتهم «جرائم حرب»

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse November 6, 2018January 30, 2019

Syrian refugee Doaa Al Zamel. Photo: Elena Dorfman / UNHCR

Middle East, Syria, World

Backlash over Syrian refugee’s story is about who has the right to speak

by Faisal Al Yafai November 6, 2018

AT Finance, China, European Union, Hong Kong, Iran, Middle East, Shanghai, Syria, Vietnam, World

Will Xi Jinping finally match his words with actions?

by Xuan Loc Doan November 6, 2018

لينا دانام

صورة: DPA
Dennis Van Tine

Middle East, Syria, United States, World

اختيار أمريكية لكتابة فيلم لهوليود عن أزمة اللاجئين السوريين يثير الجدل

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse November 6, 2018January 30, 2019

The iconic Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. Catholic clerics in the city are deeply concerned about a new law that gives Jews a special status. Photo: iStock

Cyprus, France, Israel, Jordan, Middle East, Syria, World

Catholic clerics demand repeal of Israel’s nation-state act

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

Illustration: iStock

France, Germany, Iran, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Assad, Russian envoy discuss Syria constitutional committee

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

Russian President Vladimir Putin at the St Petersburg International Economic Forum on May 25, 2018. Photo: Reuters/Sergei Bobylev/TASS

Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

The danger of an unpopular Putin

by Tikhon Dzyadko November 2, 2018

Photo: AFP

Israel, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

Israel-Russia tensions simmer over Syria

by Asia Times staff November 2, 2018February 18, 2020

German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Photo: AFP

AT Finance, European Union, Germany, Italy, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, South Asia, Syria, United Kingdom, World

If everything is so ‘wunderbar’ in Germany, why are the voters so unhappy?

by Marshall Auerback November 1, 2018

تظهر في هذه الصورة في 13 سبتمبر 2018 القوات المدعومة من الولايات المتحدة في ولاية دير الزور الشرقية، بالقرب من الحدود السورية العراقية.

Photo: Delil souleiman / AFP

Iraq, Middle East, Syria, United States, World

منظمة: الولايات المتحدة تنقل أجانب مشتبه بانتمائهم لداعش إلى العراق

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse October 31, 2018January 30, 2019

سوريون يزورون متحف دمشق الوطني. 28 أكتوبر، 2018.

صورة: LOUAI BESHARA / AFP

Photo: Louai Beshara / AFP

France, Middle East, Syria

المتحف الوطني السوري يستقبل الزائرين مجدداً بعد سنوات من الإغلاق

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse October 30, 2018January 30, 2019

The Turkish vessel Piri Reis leaves the port of Izmir in September 2011 for gas exploration off the divided island of Cyprus. Photo: AFP

AT Finance, Cyprus, Egypt, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Lebanon, Middle East, Northeast Asia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

Mediterranean gas hunt threatened by Cyprus stand-off

by Jonathan Gorvett October 29, 2018February 18, 2020

On February 19, 2017, Afghan General Abdul Raziq (C), police chief of Kandahar, poses during a graduation ceremony at a police training center in Kandahar province. (Photo by JAWED TANVEER / AFP)

Afghanistan, AT Finance, China, India, Iran, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Syria, World

Afghan turmoil continues without clear signs of peace

by Manoj Kumar Mishra October 29, 2018

US President Donald Trump with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman in the Oval Office at the White House. Photo: Mark Wilson / dpa for AFP

India, Iran, Middle East, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

How Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Trump are coordinating a plan to get away with murder

by Jefferson Morley October 28, 2018

Jamal Khashoggi was murdered when he visited the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on October 2. Photo: AFP

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, France, Germany, India, Iran, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

Summit in Istanbul as ramifications of the Khashoggi debacle roll on

by Pepe Escobar October 27, 2018February 18, 2020

Iraqi forces deploy on October 17, 2016 in the area of al-Shurah, some 45 kms south of Mosul, as they advance towards the city to retake it from the Islamic State (IS) group jihadists. Photo: AFP

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, South Asia, Syria, Vietnam, World

Why US leaders persist in waging losing wars – and how they win anyway

by William J. Astore October 26, 2018

يصل الصحفي الحر الياباني جومبي ياسودا (وسط) الذي اختطف في سوريا منذ ثلاثة أعوام إلى مطار ناريتا باليابان من اسطنبول في 25 أكتوبر 2018. وصف الصحفي فترة احتجازه الطويلة بالجحيم. Behrouz MEHRI / AFP

Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Syria

صحفي ياباني يعود اليوم لبلاده بعد ثلاثة سنوات من الاحتجاز في سوريا

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse October 25, 2018January 30, 2019

Iranian soldiers participate in military manoeuvres at Sistan-Baluchestan province, about 50 kilometers east of the city of Zahedan near the Pakistani border, on August 19. 2006. Photo: AFP/FARSNEWS/STR

Afghanistan, China, India, Iran, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, Syria

Tensions rise after kidnapping on Iran-Pakistan border

by FM Shakil October 25, 2018February 18, 2020

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan meets the king of Saudi Arabia, Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, at Al-Salam Royal Palace in Jeddah on September 19, 2018. Photo: AFP via Anadolu Agency

Beijing, China, Iran, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, Syria, Turkey

Pakistan wins $6-bn bailout from Saudis amid Khashoggi row

by Kunwar Khuldune Shahid October 25, 2018February 18, 2020

Bombs dropped from a B-1B Lancer strike an al-Qaeda torture house and prison in Zambraniyah in Iraq in 2008. Photo: AFP via Atlas Photo Archive/ USAF/ James Richardson

AT Finance, Beijing, Cambodia, China, India, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Laos, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, Syria, United Kingdom, Vietnam, World

Killer politicians: Curtain of deniability lifting

by Jeffrey D. Sachs October 25, 2018

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan meets the king of Saudi Arabia, Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, at Al-Salam Royal Palace in Jeddah on September 19, 2018. Photo: AFP via Anadolu Agency

China, India, Iran, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, Syria, World

Saudi aid, witch-hunts will not help Imran Khan deal with crises

by Imad Zafar October 25, 2018

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan holds hands with Iran's President Hassan Rouhani, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin after a summit on Syria on April 4. Photo: AFP / Adem Altan

Egypt, European Union, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Erdogan a threat to US effort to contain Iran

by Stephen Bryen October 24, 2018February 18, 2020

رئيس الوزراء الفرنسي إدوارد فيليب يتحدث أثناء تقديم خطة لمحاربة الإرهاب في وكالة المخابرات الفرنسية في يوليو/تموز 2018. صورة: GERARD JULIEN / AFP

France, Iraq, Middle East, Syria, World

فرنسا تستعد لتوطين أطفال الجهاديين الفرنسيين

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse October 24, 2018January 30, 2019

伊德利卜有傳單警告當地婦女不要嫁給那些身份不明的男人。相片：Supplied

Middle East, Syria

敘利亞外籍士兵的孩子前途迷惘

by Ahmad Zaza October 24, 2018February 18, 2020

A flyer in Idlib warning local women against marrying men whose identities they do not know. Photo: Supplied

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

In Syria, children of slain foreign fighters in limbo

by Ahmad Zaza October 22, 2018February 18, 2020

"Ruslan Boshirov", left, and "Alexander Petrov" listen to a question during their interview with RT in Moscow. Photo: Sputnik

AT Finance, European Union, Malaysia, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Bellingcat’s big Russia scoop confirmed

by Jefferson Morley October 21, 2018

India finalized the acquisition of Russia’s S-400 air defense missile system earlier in October. Photo: Sputnik/Igor Zarembo

France, India, Israel, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

India walking a tightrope with US and Russian defense systems

by Emanuele Scimia October 21, 2018February 18, 2020