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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

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

The plant expansion is part of the infrastructure-centered economic development policy being pushed by the administration of President Joko Widodo. Photo: AFP

AT Finance, China, India, Indonesia, Middle East, South Asia, Turkey, World

Indonesia’s Widodo wobbles as the rupiah tumbles

by John McBeth September 7, 2018February 18, 2020

Pedestrians pass by a foreign exchange office in Istanbul on 9 August as the Turkish lira continues to lose value against major international currencies and inflation skyrockets. Photo: Diego Cupolo/NurPhoto

European Union, Middle East, Russia, Turkey, World

Turkey’s economy heads blindly towards stagflation

by Özlem Albayrak September 5, 2018February 18, 2020

Turkish Treasury and Finance Minister Berat Albayrak speaks during a presentation to announce his economic policy in Istanbul. Photo: AFP

Iran, Middle East, Turkey

Turkish banking crisis threatens state finances

by David P. Goldman September 5, 2018February 18, 2020

Photo: Anadolu Agency via AFP/Onur Coban

Middle East, Turkey

Economic woes in Turkey risk exposing dodgy investment vehicles

by David P. Goldman September 4, 2018February 18, 2020

Iran sanctions.Photo: iStock

AT Finance, China, European Union, Iran, Middle East, Myanmar, Russia, Turkey, World

Can Donald Trump’s sanctions break Iran?

by Hassan Hakimian September 4, 2018September 4, 2018

Iran oil exports will likely drop to just over 2 million barrels a day pushing the rial lower. Photo: iStock

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

Crashing currency chaos spreads across the Global South

by Pepe Escobar August 31, 2018February 18, 2020

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

People stand in front of a "debt clock" screen displaying Italy's public debt in Rome last February. Photo: AFP/Filippo Monteforte

Italy, Middle East, Turkey, World

Alarming Italian bond selloff overshadowed by Turkey, trade war

by David P. Goldman August 31, 2018February 18, 2020

Turkish gold trader Reza Zarrab is shown in this courtroom sketch as he appears in Manhattan federal court last April. Photo: Reuters/Jane Rosenberg

Iran, Middle East, Russia, Turkey, World

FBI investigation into Turkey-Iran dealings ‘far from over’

by Asia Times staff 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

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

Lawyer and human rights activist Sudha Bharadwaj, before she was arrested by the Pune police, leading to outrage across India. Photo: Courtesy Varsha Torgalkar

Bangladesh, Egypt, European Union, India, Israel, Middle East, South Asia, Turkey, World

Dissent is being muzzled across our planet

by Vijay Prashad August 30, 2018

Photo: Anadolu Agency via AFP/Serhat Cagdas

Middle East, Russia, Turkey, World

No contagion here

by David P. Goldman August 29, 2018February 18, 2020

Cranes tower above the first, 602-meter-long quay at the Gwadar port in Baluchistan on the southernmost tip of Pakistan last October. This is the site of what is supposed to become a giant trade port as part of China's 'New Silk Roads'. Photo: AFP/ DPA

AT Finance, China, France, Germany, India, Iran, Malaysia, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Turkey, World

The New Silk Roads are just pieces in a giant puzzle

by Pepe Escobar August 29, 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

F-35 prepares for landing. Photo: Reuters

Middle East, Russia, Turkey, World

US lawmakers visit Turkey to urge canceling S-400 deal

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

Photo: iStock

China, Germany, Mexico, Middle East, Turkey, World

What’s systemic and what’s idiosyncratic? The Anna Karenina market

by David P. Goldman 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

Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan acknowledges supporters during a rally at the conservative Justice and Development Party headquarters in Istanbul, following the results of a nationwide referendum. Photo: AFP/Bulent Kilic

China, European Union, Italy, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

Tough times for the tough guys

by Chris Patten August 26, 2018

Russian President Vladimir Putin dances with
Austrian Foreign Minister Karin Kneissl at her wedding on August 18, 2018. Photo: Screen grab courtesy of RT

China, European Union, France, Germany, India, Iran, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Turkey, World

Putin’s wedding trip seals marriage of convenience with Merkel

by Pepe Escobar August 25, 2018February 18, 2020

Close up of two children holding hands on the beach sand, summertime friendship concept. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Egypt, European Union, Italy, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, Turkey, World

Sister act: Baltimore and Bizerte join forces

by PK Semler August 25, 2018August 25, 2018

US National Economic Council Director Larry Kudlow said U.S. exports to China would double after the phase one deal which he said was “absolutely done”.

AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, France, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, Shanghai, Singapore, South Asia, Turkey, Vietnam, World

Art Laffer’s Chinese curve ball

by David P. Goldman August 25, 2018February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump at the White House with Fed chairman Jerome Powell Photo: Reuters/Carlos Barria

China, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, South Asia, Turkey

As Trump rages at the Fed, Asia has reasons to fear

by William Pesek August 23, 2018February 18, 2020