Syria – Page 25 – Asia Times

Australia's Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull shakes hands with Myanmar's State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, March 19, 2018. Photo: AAP via Reuters/Mick Tsikas

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Turnbull lends Suu Kyi a blind helping hand

by David Scott Mathieson March 20, 2018February 18, 2020

Former Hurriyat Conference chairman Syed Ali Shah Geelani. Photo Supplied

India, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, Syria

Kashmir separatist leader resigns as peace talks sputter

by Majid Hyderi March 20, 2018February 18, 2020

A file photo taken in March 2014 shows an Iraqi Kurd man walking in a graveyard for the victims of a gas attack by former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein in the Kurdish town of Halabja, 300km northeast of Baghdad. Some 2.4 million people are said to have been killed or died since the US invasion in 2003. Photo: AFP / Safin Hamed

Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Korea, Syria, United Kingdom, World

Shock and Awe revisited, as fighting drags on in Syria’s Ghouta

by Pepe Escobar March 20, 2018February 18, 2020

Symbolic of Sino-American relations, the flag of the United States of America and the flag of the People's Republic of China fly next to each other on a sunny, windy day. Photo: iStock

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Preserving the stability of a multipolar world order

by Hamza Liaquat March 19, 2018

Mike Pompeo. Photo: AFP

European Union, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

Pompeo will do Trump’s bidding with regard to the Middle East

by Sami Moubayed March 19, 2018February 18, 2020

Mike Pompeo is sworn in before testifying before the Senate (Select) Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, January 12, 2017, on his nomination to be director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in the Trump administration. Photo: AFP/Jim Watson

Afghanistan, China, European Union, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, World

Trump’s foreign policy enters new uncertain phase

by M.K. Bhadrakumar March 18, 2018

Mike Pompeo testifies during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on 'Worldwide Threats' on Feb. 13, 2018. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo

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

Pompeo’s rise ups odds of Middle East war

by Gregory Aftandilian March 18, 2018February 18, 2020

Putin attends a meeting with members of the Presidential Council for Civil Society and Human Rights in Moscow. Photo: Reuters / Yuri Kochetkov.

China, European Union, Germany, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, Syria, World

Putin’s election: Russia’s strategic outlook

by Anna Scherbakova March 17, 2018February 18, 2020

Turkish banknotes. Photo: iStock

Middle East, Syria, Turkey, World

Turkish lira eyes fresh record lows amid economic woes

by Asia Times staff March 17, 2018February 18, 2020

The Azraq camp for Syrian refugees in northern Jordan. Image: AFP PHOTO / Ahmad ABDO

Jordan, Middle East, Syria, World

Building the blocks for refugee identities

by Asia Times staff March 15, 2018February 18, 2020

Rex Tillerson boards his plane at the end of a five-country swing through Africa that turned out to be his swansong as US secretary of state. Photo: Reuters / Jonathan Ernst

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

Deconstructing the sacking of Rex Tillerson

by M.K. Bhadrakumar March 15, 2018

The United Nations Security Council meets to discuss North Korea on September 4, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Joe Penney

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The UN’s crimes of omission

by Nabil Fahmy March 15, 2018

Emergency workers in protective clothing are shown near the bench where former Russian intelligence officer Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia were found poisoned in Salisbury, Britain, March 13, 2018. Photo: Reuters / Henry Nicholls

Germany, Iraq, Middle East, Russia, Syria, United Kingdom, World

Dissecting the ‘dusty agent’ used in UK attack

by Stephen Bryen March 15, 2018

Rohingya refugees react as aid is distributed in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, September 21, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Cathal McNaughton

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UN suspects Myanmar is guilty of genocide

by Sai Wansai March 14, 2018February 18, 2020

Donald Trump's now former Secretary of State confers with the president in October 2017. Photo: Reuters

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

The Trump Doctrine’s search for a Trump Team goes on

by David P. Goldman March 14, 2018February 18, 2020

Bashar al-Assad grafitti. Photo: Flickr Commons

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

No hope for Syria while Assad remains in power

by M Shamsur Rabb Khan March 13, 2018March 13, 2018

Abandoned house vandalized with "I LOVE ISIS" graffiti in Marawi, southern Philippines on June 9, 2017. Photo: NurPhoto via AFP/Richard Atrero de Guzman

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ISIS alive and well in the Philippines

by Bong S Sarmiento March 12, 2018February 18, 2020

A file shot from Sept 2010 showing Lebanese women walking along the Beirut Corniche late in the afternoon. Photo: iStock

Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, Syria, World

111 women running in May election but Lebanon cool on female politicians

by Sami Moubayed March 12, 2018February 18, 2020

Chinese President Xi Jinping looks on after dropping his ballot during a vote on a constitutional amendment lifting presidential term limits, at the third plenary session of the National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, on March 11, 2018. Photo: Reuters / Jason Lee

Beijing, China, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Taiwan, World

Xi Jinping’s ‘rule for life’: dealing with two risks

by Emanuele Scimia March 12, 2018

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin meet in Ankara, Turkey, on December 11, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Umit Bektas

Australia, China, European Union, Germany, India, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, Turkey, World

Comparative thuggery challenging interests of US and its allies

by Norman A. Bailey March 12, 2018March 12, 2018

German Chancellor Angela Merkel walks away after posing for a family picture with other G20 leaders, including Chinese President Xi Jinping (2L). Photo: NurPhoto via AFP/Emmanuele Contini

Beijing, China, European Union, Germany, Middle East, Syria, World

China tops migrant issue as priority for Merkel: Report

by Asia Times staff March 6, 2018February 18, 2020

A new Cold War fomented by Russian President Vladimir Putin requires a stern response from the United States. The author says the US needs to make it clear that Americans are open to a more normal relationship with Russia if it acts with greater restraint.Image: iStock/Aquir

European Union, Iraq, Kuwait, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, Syria, World

The US must harden its response to Putin’s new Cold War

by Richard N. Haass March 4, 2018March 4, 2018

A woman walks past a Mahindra e2o electric car during a media preview in Bangalore. Photo: Reuters / Abhishek Chinnappa

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Electric vehicles are changing the world – and they’re just getting started

by Asit K Biswas and Cecilia Tortajada March 3, 2018February 18, 2020

UN soldiers look out on a post at Mount Avital, in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights near the Israeli-Syrian border on February 10, 2018. Photo: Reuters / Ammar Awad

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

Israel repeats past mistakes as it creates buffer zone in Syria

by Shaiel Ben-Ephraim March 3, 2018February 18, 2020

Kuwait. Photo: iStock

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Manila, Kuwait set to finalize pact on workers’ protection

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

In a file photo, Russia's ambassador to the UN, Vasily Nebenzya. speaks to members of the Security Council on February 24, 2018. On Monday, Russia vetoed a Western-backed resolution targeting Iran. Photo: Reuters / Eduardo Munoz

France, Germany, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

What the Russian veto on Yemeni war signifies

by M.K. Bhadrakumar March 1, 2018February 18, 2020

The Duterte government has banned Filipinos from working in Kuwait because of the gross abuse workers such as Demafelis have endured. Photo: iStock

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Maid was ‘unconscious before being stuffed into freezer’

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

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu touches a persimmon presented to him by Israeli youth movement members at the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem, on February 25, 2018. Photo: Reuters / Gali Tibbon

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

Netanyahu’s Faustian dilemma

by Shalom Lipner February 28, 2018February 18, 2020

MobilExxon is among the groups wanting to drill in the eastern Mediterranean in areas near Cyprus. With talk of pipelines being built to Europe, regional powers also want to clarify the status of seabed areas around the island. Photo: iStock

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Showdown over drilling vessel off Cyprus could spur more talks

by Jonathan Gorvett February 27, 2018February 18, 2020

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte wears a hardhat at the country's customs bureau. Photo: AFP/Ted Aljibe

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Does Duterte really care about overseas workers?

by Analiza Liezl Perez-Amurao February 26, 2018February 18, 2020

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