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An image grab from propaganda video released by ISIS shows fighters with the trademark Jihadists flag. Photo: AFP

Middle East, Syria

Oscar nominee Derki went undercover with Syria’s jihadists

by Sami Moubayed January 29, 2019February 18, 2020

Middle East, Syria, Turkey

بلا مأوى في شوارع تركيا، «الشعلة» تجذب الأطفال السوريين

by أحمد ظاظا January 29, 2019February 18, 2020

Middle East, Syria, Turkey

Homeless in Turkey, Syrian orphans turn to ‘the flame’

by Ahmad Zaza January 26, 2019February 18, 2020

AT Finance, Middle East, Philippines, Syria, World

Manila grants four foreigners Filipino citizenship

by Asia Times staff January 23, 2019February 18, 2020

Muhammad al-Masri, 75, holds a piece of clothing at his house in Jobar, eastern Ghouta. Photo: Reuters / Ali Hashisho

Middle East, Syria

Damascus in the ‘stone age’ as services and supplies fail

by Sami Moubayed January 23, 2019February 18, 2020

Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, United States, World

Former Syrian opposition chief promotes tribal force for stability

by Sami Moubayed January 21, 2019February 18, 2020

Israel, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

Israel’s Syria bombing ineffective against Iran, alienates Russia

by Shaiel Ben-Ephraim January 21, 2019February 18, 2020

Middle East, Syria

Syrian Kurds, government plan for US withdrawal

by Sami Moubayed January 18, 2019February 18, 2020

A Syrian army soldier stands guard outside Manbij, Aleppo Province, Syria. Photo: AFP

Middle East, Syria

Why what happens in Syria is important

by Norman A. Bailey January 17, 2019

Middle East, Syria

Syria’s antiquities slowly coming back to life

by Sami Moubayed January 16, 2019February 18, 2020

Afghanistan, Middle East, South Asia, Syria

Western mercenaries locked, loaded and ready to go

by Andrew Salmon and David Isenberg January 15, 2019February 18, 2020

Egypt, Iran, Israel, Middle East, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Syria

On a mission from God: Pompeo messages evangelicals from the Middle East

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse January 15, 2019February 18, 2020

Indonesian President Joko Widodo looks out to sea in a December 2018 government handout photo.

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, China, Indonesia, Israel, Malaysia, Middle East, Oceania, Philippines, Singapore, Syria, Taiwan, Timor Leste, Vietnam, World

Indonesia arming up in the South China Sea

by John McBeth January 11, 2019February 18, 2020

Metal fence with barbed wire on a Britain flag. Separation concept, borders protection.Social issues on refugees or illegal immigrants. image istock

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

Refugees used as bogeymen as UK prepares to leave EU

by Jonathan Gornall January 11, 2019

لاجئين سوريين داخل خيمة غمرتها المياه في مخيم جب جنين، بوادي البقاع القريب من الحدود السورية في 7 يناير/كانون الأول 2019، بينما تعاني المنطقة من عاصفة وسيول. صورة: HASSAN JARRAH / AFP

Lebanon, Middle East, Syria

وفاة طفلة سورية جرفتها السيول في مخيم بلبنان

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse January 10, 2019January 31, 2019

Cardinal Richelieu's abode, beneath the streets of Paris. Photo: AFP/Gilles Targat

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

Cardinal Richelieu’s ghost returns

by Spengler January 10, 2019January 10, 2019

Symbols of the three religions - Judaism, Christianity and Islam With a German flag. Image: iStock

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

Berlin hopes Mosque tax will give rise to ‘German Islam’

by Faisal Al Yafai January 10, 2019

Geir Pedersen, left, when he was UN coordinator for Lebanon, walks past a damaged mosque during a tour of the devastated town of Bint Jbeil in Lebanon with Hezbollah deputy Hassan Fadlallah, second left, in March 2007. Pedersen now has the post of UN envoy for Syria. Photo: AFP / Mahmoud Zayat

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

UN Syria envoy assumes post as Arabs restore links with Assad

by Sami Moubayed January 7, 2019February 18, 2020

Jeremy Corbyn, leader of the Labour Party, waves as he leaves his home to attend the count for his seat in Britain's general election, in London, on June 9, 2017. REUTERS/Eddie Keogh

European Union, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Middle East, Syria, United Kingdom, World

What rise of Jeremy Corbyn means for the Middle East

by Martin Newland January 7, 2019

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) speaks with US national security adviser John Bolton, after their meeting in Jerusalem on Sunday. Photo: AFP

France, Iran, Israel, Middle East, Syria, World

US withdrawal from Syria ‘must not endanger allies’

by Asia Times staff January 7, 2019February 18, 2020

Illustration: iStock

Bahrain, France, Iran, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

Opposition urges Arab states not to mend ties with Syria

by Asia Times staff January 7, 2019February 18, 2020

Interior view of the Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium which will take center-stage in the 2019 AFC Asian Cup in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Photo: AFP

AT Finance, Australia, Bahrain, China, Egypt, European Union, Iran, Japan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Philippines, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, Thailand, Vietnam, World

Qatar faces challenges on and off the field at Asian Cup

by John Duerden and David Harding January 6, 2019February 18, 2020

Illustration: iStock

France, Middle East, Syria, World

Jihadists advance against insurgents in northern Syria

by Asia Times staff January 5, 2019February 18, 2020

Image: iStock

Afghanistan, France, Middle East, South Asia, Syria, World

Taliban blames US, Afghan forces for most civilian deaths

by Asia Times staff January 5, 2019February 18, 2020

Russian President Vladimir Putin with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Kremlin in Moscow on May 9, 2018. Photo: AFP/Sergei Ilnitsky

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

Netanyahu, Putin hold talks

by Asia Times staff January 5, 2019February 18, 2020

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei made a key appointment on Sunday. Photo: Handout via Reutersdelivers a speech in a meeting with military commanders in Tehran, Iran, February 7, 2017. Leader.ir/Handout via REUTERS

China, France, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Tehran the master of fake news in Mideast

by Hussain Abdul-Hussain January 4, 2019

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

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

US pullout from Syria could improve Turkish-Kurdish relations

by Omer Taspinar January 3, 2019

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

Afghanistan, China, European Union, France, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

Trump’s Syria withdrawal is a chance for peace

by Jeffrey D. Sachs January 3, 2019

A convoy of US forces' armored vehicles near the village of Yalanli, on the western outskirts of the northern Syrian city of Manbij, in early 2018. The United States is preparing to withdraw its troops from Syria, a major move that throws into question America's role in the region. Photo: AFP/Delil Souleiman

Afghanistan, Bahrain, Beijing, China, Cyprus, Egypt, European Union, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Middle East, Northeast Asia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

Can China help Syria and the Mideast exit war economies?

by Christina Lin January 3, 2019January 3, 2019

Acting US Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan, arrives at the Pentagon in Washington, DC, on Wednesday. Photo: AFP

China, France, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

New Pentagon chief says focus is on ‘China, China, China’

by Asia Times staff January 3, 2019February 18, 2020