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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

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

Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomes Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in May 2018. Photo: Sputnik via Reuters/ Mikhail Klimentyev

Afghanistan, China, Iran, Israel, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Syria, World

Giving air-defense system to Syria threatens broader war

by Stephen Bryen and Shoshana Bryen September 26, 2018February 18, 2020

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

AT Finance, China, Egypt, Germany, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Mexico, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, Singapore, Syria, World

Trump on Kim: What a difference a year makes

by Keshia Badalge September 26, 2018February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump addresses the UN General Assembly in New York on September 25, 2018. Photo: AFP / Bryan R. Smith

Germany, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Trump vows more sanctions on Iran after November 5

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse September 26, 2018February 18, 2020

A Rohingya girl grieves outside of a UNHCR tent in Bangladesh in a file photo. Photo: Reuters/Soe Zeya Tun Photo

AT Finance, Australia, Bangladesh, China, European Union, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Middle East, Myanmar, Northeast Asia, Oceania, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Syria, Thailand, World

A deeper look at Myanmar’s genocidal intent

by Angshuman Choudhury September 25, 2018February 18, 2020

Donald Trump. / AFP PHOTO / Brendan Smialowski

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, Germany, Iraq, Israel, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Taiwan, Vietnam, World

Trump’s America: Establishment under siege

by Alexander Casella September 25, 2018September 25, 2018

A Russian S-300 air defense system launches a missile. Photo: Reuters/Maxim Shemetov

Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

With eyes on Iran, Bolton warns against Russia-Syria missile deal

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

Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Maj. Gen. Igor Konashenkov speaks to the media next to a graphic of an incident in which a Russian warplane was shot down by a Syrian air defense unit last week. Photo: Grab from video released by Defense Ministry / Sputnik /AFP

Israel, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

Russia to supply S-300 air defense system to Syria

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse September 24, 2018February 18, 2020

A member of Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps carries an injured child at the scene of an attack on a military parade on September 22, 2018 in the southwestern Iranian city of Ahvaz. Photo:
AFP / ISNA / Shayan Haji Najaf

Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Syria

24 killed, dozens wounded in ‘terrorist’ attack in Iran

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse September 22, 2018February 18, 2020

The Chinese and Pakistan flags. Photo: Asia Times graphic

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Pakistani army chief’s diplomatic mission in China

by Zamir Awan September 21, 2018September 21, 2018

An image taken from Hezbollah's al-Manar TV on Sept 19 shows Hassan Nasrallah, the head of Lebanon's militant Shiite movement Hezbollah, giving a televised address from an undisclosed location. Photo: AFP

Iran, Israel, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

Hezbollah to Syria’s Kurds: ‘Don’t bet on the Americans’

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse September 20, 2018February 18, 2020

A Russian jet takes off from the Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier in the eastern Mediterranean off the Syrian coast during a strike against Islamic State (IS) positions in Syria in Nov 2016. Photo: AFP / screen grab from Russian Defense Ministry video.

AT Finance, Germany, Iran, Israel, Malaysia, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

Russian plane was shot down by Syrian air-defense unit

by Stephen Bryen September 20, 2018February 18, 2020

Yemeni children vent anger against Riyadh and Washington on August 13, 2018, as they take part in a mass funeral in the northern Yemeni city of Saada, a stronghold of the Iran-backed Houthi rebels, for children killed in an air strike by the Saudi-led coalition last week. Photo: AFP / Stringer

Afghanistan, France, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, Syria, United Kingdom, World

Yemen’s descent into hell: a Saudi-American war of terror

by Rajan Menon September 20, 2018

Members of the Islamic Society USA participate in an initiative to help Turkey shore up its currency. Members bought 100 Turkish lira (worth US$16.23) for US$200 on September 14. Photo: Anadolu Agency/Mohammed Elshamy

Middle East, Syria, Turkey

Turkey slashes investment requirements for citizenship

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse September 20, 2018February 18, 2020

Photo: Anadolu Agency via AFP/Nataliy Zemboska

Iran, Israel, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

Downed aircraft tests Russia’s patience with Israeli air power

by Asia Times staff September 19, 2018February 18, 2020

A Russian Il-20 military plane crashed off the coast of Syria Monday, killing 15 servicemen. It was shot down in error by Syrian air defense systems responding to an incursion by Israeli warplanes. Photo: Aleksandr Tarasenkov / Russian Defence Ministry

Israel, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

Russia blames Israel for deadly warplane downing by Syria

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse September 19, 2018February 18, 2020

A Russian bodyguard stands near President Vladimir Putin as he talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during their meeting in the Black Sea resort of Sochi. Photo: AFP/Sputnik/Alexander Zemlianichenko

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

Erdogan and Putin agree to a Syria DMZ

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

Uyghur jihadis: some shy, some not. Photo: Radio Alwan

Afghanistan, China, Iran, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

Central Asian jihadis dig in for Idlib battle

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse September 17, 2018February 18, 2020

US Pentagon chief Jim Mattis delivers his speech during the first plenary session at the 16th Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), Shangri-La Dialogue Summit in Singapore on June 3, 2017.
The annual Shangri-La Dialogue is attended by defense ministers from around the region and runs from June 2 to 4. Photo: AFP/Roslan Rahman

AT Finance, China, European Union, Iran, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, World

After Mattis, a US military adrift?

by Richard A. Bitzinger September 17, 2018

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Middle East, Syria, World

敘利亞分治後或使新疆不穩？

by Christina Lin September 17, 2018September 17, 2018

Syrians in government-controlled areas voted on Sunday. Image: iStock

Middle East, Syria

Syrians cast ballots in first local elections since 2011

by Asia Times staff and agencies September 17, 2018February 18, 2020

A Syrian opposition fighter takes a selfie as fighters walk through Syria in front of Turkish troops near the Syrian border at Hassa, Hatay province, on January 22, 2018. Photo: AFP/Bulent Kilic

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

Syrian Kurds remain a thorny issue between Turkey and the US

by Emanuele Scimia September 15, 2018

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After Syria’s partition, will Xinjiang be destabilized?

by Christina Lin September 13, 2018September 13, 2018

A Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army fighter. Reuters/Khalil Ashawi

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

Turkey steps up arms supplies to rebels in Idlib: Report

by Asia Times staff September 13, 2018February 18, 2020

Smoke rises in the Syrian village of Kafr Ain in the southern countryside of Idlib province after an air strike on September 7. Photo: AFP/Anas al-Dyab

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

There’s at least one more ugly battle brewing in Syria

by Vijay Prashad September 12, 2018

Smoke rises in the Syrian village of Kafr Ain in the southern countryside of Idlib province after an air strike on September 7. Photo: AFP/Anas al-Dyab

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

US talks Syria air strikes with UK, France

by Asia Times staff September 12, 2018February 18, 2020

Syrian families flee bombardment on Idlib, the country's last rebel-held province, toward the border with Turkey. Photo: AFP/Muhammad Haj Kadour

European Union, Iran, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

Turkey pleads for Idlib accord as displaced people mass

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse September 11, 2018February 18, 2020

China's President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet at the 2018 Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok on September 11, 2018. Photo: Russian Presidential Press and Information Office / Anadolu Agency

AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, Germany, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

Putin’s big bang in the Russian Far East

by Andrew Salmon September 11, 2018February 18, 2020

Adolph Hitler. Photo: Flickr Commons

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

How ‘brutal dictators’ get access to evil

by David Simmons September 11, 2018September 12, 2018