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A Russian tank goes through its paces. The Vostok 2018 war games start on Tuesday. Photo: AFP/Sefa Karacan/Anadolu Agency

Beijing, China, European Union, India, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, Syria, World

The view from Moscow? A powerful signal to the world

by Giovanni Pigni September 11, 2018February 18, 2020

Kashmiri youths wave the flags of Pakistan and Islamic State (ISIS) during clashes between protesters and Indian government forces in Srinagar. Photo: AFP

India, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, Syria

Division among Muslim radicals spurs fear of civil war in Kashmir

by Majid Hyderi September 10, 2018February 18, 2020

Palestinian schoolchildren chant slogans and raise the victory gesture over a UN flag during a protest at a United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) school, financed by US aid, in the Arroub refugee camp near Hebron in the occupied West Bank on September 5, 2018.
Photo: AFP / Hazem Bader

European Union, Germany, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Middle East, New Zealand, Oceania, Russia, Syria, United Kingdom, World

US pulling funds on UNRWA is an assault on refugees

by Gordon Brown September 10, 2018

Illustration: iStock

Iraq, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

Russia accuses US of using white phosphorus ordnance

by Asia Times and agencies September 10, 2018February 18, 2020

The New York Times front page, dated August 9, 1974, on President Richard Nixon's resignation. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, Bangladesh, Beijing, Cambodia, China, Iraq, Laos, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Vietnam, World

‘Resistance’ runs amok in the US Deep Throat War

by Pepe Escobar September 9, 2018February 18, 2020

Terrorists, Photo: iStock

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Indonesia, Iraq, Middle East, Philippines, South Asia, Syria, World

In the ruins of the caliphate, ISIS rears its ugly head

by Joseph Hope September 8, 2018September 8, 2018

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, shakes hands with his Russian leader Vladimir Putin during a meeting in Tehran on September 7, 2018. Photo: AFP / Kirill Kudryavtsev

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

Turkey, Russia seek Idlib consensus in Tehran

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse September 7, 2018February 18, 2020

Chinese servicemen and military equipment on the way to Vostok 2018 military exercises at Zabaikalsk unloading station. Photo: AFP/Evgeny Yepanchintsev/Sputnik

AT Finance, Beijing, Chengdu, China, India, Israel, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, World

Russia’s massive military exercise with China aimed at Pacific leverage

by Stephen Bryen September 7, 2018February 18, 2020

Chinese troops. Photo: AFP

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Beijing, China, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Shanghai, South Asia, Syria, Vietnam, World

Is Beijing deploying PLA troops in Afghanistan?

by Joseph Hope September 6, 2018September 6, 2018

Photo: AFP/Andrew Harnik

Afghanistan, AT Finance, China, India, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Middle East, Myanmar, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Philippines, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Vietnam, World

The way forward for US-Pakistan relations

by Zamir Awan September 4, 2018September 4, 2018

A Philippine soldier is seen through a hole in a wall of a damaged building in the Islamic State sieged city of Marawi on the southern island of Mindanao, August 30, 2017. Photo: AFP/Ferdinandh Cabrera

AT Finance, Iraq, Middle East, Philippines, South Asia, Syria

Islamic State blasts back in the Philippines

by Bong S Sarmiento September 4, 2018February 18, 2020

Brexit talks . Image: iStock

China, European Union, France, Germany, India, Iran, Israel, Italy, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Syria, United Kingdom, World

Sustaining Europe’s security trio

by Volker Perthes September 4, 2018

US President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting on July 18, 2018, at the White House in Washington, DC. In a file photo taken on May 2, 2018, a handout picture provided by the Iranian presidency shows President Hassan Rouhani giving a speech on Iranian TV in Tehran. Photo: AFP and Iranian Presidency / Nicholas Kamm and Handout

Beijing, China, France, Germany, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Middle East, Syria, World

Iran stock escape numbs sanctions pain

by Gary Kleiman September 4, 2018

A Russian Navy vessel fires Kalibr cruise missiles at ISIS targets in Syria from the Mediterranean Sea. Photo: Russian Federation Ministry of Defense

Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

Russia to hold ‘large-scale’ drills in Mediterranean

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse August 31, 2018February 18, 2020

The Middle East. Map: iStock

Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

Will there be a sea change in the Middle East?

by Norman A. Bailey August 31, 2018

A Russian navy vessel is seen off the Syrian port of Tartus in late July. Photo: AFP / SANA

Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, Syria, World

Operation Sea Shield seen as a Russian power projection

by Giovanni Pigni August 30, 2018February 18, 2020

Buses depart as civilians are evacuated from the Shiite villages of Fuaa and Kafraya in Syria's northwestern Idlib province after a deal was reached last month between Iran and Syrian opposition groups. Photo: AFP/ Ahmed Rahhal / Anadolu Agency

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

In Syria’s Idlib, a battle without Iran or chemicals

by Manhal Bareesh August 30, 2018February 18, 2020

Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, Iraq, Middle East, Philippines, Syria

Mga Filipino, binalaan na ng gobyerno ukol sa mga pekeng mga trabaho sa Dubai

by Asia Times staff August 30, 2018February 18, 2020

Admiral Grigorovich class frigate AdmIral Essen sails through the Bosphorus on Aug. 26 on its way to the Mediterranean Sea. Photo: Twitter

Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Russia’s fleet to counter US moves ahead of Syrian offensive

by Asia Times staff August 29, 2018February 18, 2020

Protesters shout slogans and wave Palestinian flags during a demonstration against the US president's decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, near the American embassy in Amman. Photo: AFP/Ahmad Abdo

European Union, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Middle East, Syria, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

US cuts to Palestinians stir existential fears in Jordan

by Jonathan Gorvett August 29, 2018February 18, 2020

Idlib, Syria. Map: Wikimedia Commons

Middle East, Syria, Turkey, World

Civilians in peril as Syrian regime readies for attack

by Asia Times and agencies August 29, 2018February 18, 2020

Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, Iraq, Middle East, Philippines, Syria

Govt warns Filipinos of fake job offers in Dubai

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

Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman addresses the media during a visit to the Israel-Syria border. Photo: AFP / Jalaa Marey

Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, Syria

Israel aims for Middle East with new ‘precision rocket’

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse August 28, 2018February 18, 2020

New US special representative to North Korea Steve Biegun speaks after being named by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, left, at the State Department in Washington DC, on August 23, 2018.A planned return trip by Pompeo was canned by the president shortly after. Photo: AFP / Nichola Kamm

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, World

Denuclearization stalled as Kim outplays Trump

by Andrew Salmon August 27, 2018February 18, 2020

Tehran has given Syria's regime political, financial, and military backing throughout the country's seven-year uprising. Photo: iStock

Iran, Middle East, Syria

Tehran ‘to help rebuild’ Syria

by Asia Times staff and agencies August 27, 2018February 18, 2020

F-14 tomcat shadows on NATO flag. 3d render. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, China, European Union, Hong Kong, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

Is there really such a thing as NATO airspace?

by Christina Lin August 27, 2018August 27, 2018

An image grab from a July 05, 2014 propaganda video allegedly shows the leader of the Islamic State jihadist group, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, addressing Muslim worshipers at a mosque in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul. Photo: AFP / Al-Furqan Media

France, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

IS leader makes call to arms after year of silence

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse August 23, 2018February 18, 2020

Children standing near the wooden boat on cracked earth. Metaphor for Global warming and Climate change. Photo: iStock

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

Reality denial in the Anthropocene epoch

by David Simmons August 23, 2018

The falling lira is making it difficult for many Turks to make ends meet. Photo: iStock

China, European Union, France, Iran, Italy, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

Could Turkey trigger the next global financial crisis?

by Vijay Prashad August 23, 2018

Growing hostility toward the US is creating opportunities for China. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, China, European Union, Germany, India, Iran, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

Europe, Japan, China and Russia line up against US

by David P. Goldman August 22, 2018February 18, 2020

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