Syria – Page 36 – Asia Times

Donald Trump and Emmanuel Macron shake hands on July 13, 2017. Reuters / Alain Jocard

Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

Trump-Macron redux

by Asia Unhedged July 14, 2017February 18, 2020

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

The Daily Brief for Thursday, 13 July 2017

by Richard Cook July 13, 2017

Road to Aleppo: The Chinese don't forget that Syria controlled overland access to both Europe and Africa in ancient Silk Road times. Syrian forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad monitor traffic on the road to Aleppo in Syria on July 10, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Omar Sanadiki.

Beijing, China, European Union, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Middle East, Russia, Shanghai, Syria, Turkey, World

The New Silk Road will go through Syria

by Pepe Escobar July 13, 2017February 18, 2020

An ISIS suspect was arrested at Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi on Wednesday. Photo: Hindustan Times

India, Middle East, South Asia, Syria, Turkey

Kerala ISIS suspect arrested

by Asia Times staff July 12, 2017February 18, 2020

South Korea's President Moon Jae-in. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

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

World has much riding on South Korea’s President Moon

by William Pesek July 12, 2017February 18, 2020

AT Finance, China, India, Indonesia, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Syria, World

The Daily Brief for Tuesday, 11 July 2017

by Richard Cook July 11, 2017

Afghanistan, Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Middle East, South Asia, Syria, World

Why some Arab countries want to shutter Al Jazeera

by Philip Seib July 11, 2017February 18, 2020

A boatload of Syrian and Iraqi refugees nears the Greek Island of Lesbos. The Syrian civil war highlights the global crisis involving refugees and migrants, a crisis the author believes requires a new international migration system that recognizes all types of population movement between countries. Photo: Ggia/Wikipedia Commons

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Cambodia, China, Egypt, European Union, Iraq, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Philippines, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, Vietnam, World

The time has come for a new international migration system

by Alexander Casella July 11, 2017

Russian President Vladimir Putin talks to US President Donald Trump at the G20 summit in Hamburg in July 2017. Photo: Carlos Barria/ Reuters

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

Trump is undermining counterterrorism cooperation

by Tatiana Kanunnikova July 11, 2017July 11, 2017

A Kurdish Peshmerga fighter takes a selfie with children after recapturing the Fadiliya village from Islamic state militants, in Nawaran North of Mosul. Photo: Reuters / Air Jalal

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

Turkey’s market soars on Syria ceasefire prospects

by David P. Goldman July 10, 2017February 18, 2020

Russian President Vladimir Putin talks to US President Donald Trump at the G20 summit in Hamburg. Photo: Reuters/Carlos Barria

China, European Union, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Syria, World

Trump is right about challenging Russia over Syria

by Spengler July 10, 2017

AT Finance, China, Germany, India, Jordan, Middle East, Russia, Singapore, South Asia, Syria, Taiwan, World

The Daily Brief for Monday, 10 July 2017

by Richard Cook July 10, 2017

Uwe Parpart, chief strategist at Capital Link International, on CNBC's Street Signs show on July 10, 2017. Photo: CNBC screen grab

China, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Syria

Markets relieved after G-20: chief strategist

by Asia Times staff July 10, 2017February 18, 2020

A woman talking on the phone walks past an electronic board of the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) at the Korea Exchange (KRX) in Seoul, South Korea, January 20, 2016 REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

AT Finance, China, Mexico, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, World

Trump stumps South Korean markets more than any missile tests

by Dahee Kim and Cynthia Kim July 10, 2017February 18, 2020

A girl looks out from a bullet-riddled bus in a rebel-held part of the southern city of Deraa, in Syria, July 9, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Alaa Al-Faqir

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

US-Russian ceasefire agreement holding in southwest Syria

by Ellen Francis July 10, 2017February 18, 2020

Emmanuel Macron, like Donald Trump, personifies 'populism of the center'. Photo: AFP / Philippe Huguen

European Union, France, Germany, Middle East, Russia, Syria, United Kingdom, World

The Macron doctrine: frank, ambitious but open to compromise

by Zaki Laïdi July 9, 2017February 18, 2020

A member of the Iraqi security forces runs with his weapon during a fight. Photo: Reuters/Alaa Al-Marjani

Iraq, Middle East, Syria

‘Victory’ over Islamic State in Mosul imminent – Iraqi military

by Reuters July 8, 2017February 18, 2020

A protestor holding up a "Capitalism Kills" sign. Photo: Reuters/Hannibal Hanschke

China, Germany, Middle East, Syria, World

In Pictures: G20 summit protests in Hamburg

by Reuters July 8, 2017February 18, 2020

Photo: Reuters/Carlos Barria

AT Finance, China, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, Turkey, World

Putin and Trump stage-manage a win-win meeting

by Pepe Escobar July 8, 2017February 18, 2020

AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, India, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Vietnam, World

The Daily Brief for Friday, 7 July 2017

by Richard Cook July 7, 2017

Kurdish fighters from the YPG run across a street in Raqqa, Syria July 3, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Goran Tomasevic

Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

New front in Syria as Turks rout Kurds with Putin’s blessing

by Sami Moubayed July 7, 2017February 18, 2020

New Phoenix Park, Ministry of Home Affairs, Singapore. Photo: Google Maps

AT Finance, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Middle East, Singapore, South Asia, Syria

Two ‘radicalized’ maids repatriated to Indonesia

by Asia Times staff July 6, 2017February 18, 2020

Cross-carrying mourners march after the funeral of Coptic Christians who were killed in Minya, Egypt, on May 26. Photo: Mohamed Abd El Ghany/Reuters

Egypt, European Union, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Middle East, Syria, World

Decimation of Mideast Christians a threat to peace

by Todd Royal July 6, 2017

Map of Syria: iStock

Iran, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

Trump WH authorizes strikes on Iranian-backed forces in Syria

by Asia Unhedged July 6, 2017February 18, 2020

Indian Shiite Muslim demonstrators burn an effigy of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi during a protest in New Delhi on June 9, 2017. Photo: AFP

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

Military chief could be new commander of ISIS

by Sami Moubayed July 5, 2017February 18, 2020

A man purported to be Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi makes an appearance at a mosque in Mosul, in 2014. Photo: Reuters / social media

Afghanistan, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Syria, World

Abu Bakr dead? Unlikely, but if so another ‘caliph’ will emerge

by Sami Moubayed July 4, 2017February 18, 2020

The US flag flies over the war crimes courtroom in Camp Justice at the US Naval Base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba in a photo reviewed by the US Department of Defense. Photo: AFP/Michelle Shephard/ Toronto Star

AT Finance, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Jordan, Malaysia, Middle East, Pakistan, Singapore, South Asia, Syria, Thailand, World

Bali bomber trial fraught with legal risks

by John McBeth July 4, 2017February 18, 2020

Representational image: iStock

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

Is a US-Iran showdown imminent?

by Shazar Shafqat July 4, 2017July 5, 2017

Oilfield pump jack with a wind farm in the background. Fossil fuel exploration and output has led to a world glut and resulting downward pressure on prices, a trend that's unlikely to change for the foreseeable future. Photo: Armin Kubelbeck / Wikipedia

AT Finance, China, European Union, Iran, Iraq, Mexico, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, Syria, World

Oil prices continue to slide as US fossil-fuel supplies build

by Todd Royal July 3, 2017

Macron plays host to Russia's Putin at Versailles. Photo: Kremlin handout

France, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, Syria, United Kingdom, World

Macron shifts on Syria, rejects ‘Assad must go’, neoconservatism

by Asia Unhedged July 1, 2017February 18, 2020

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