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Yemeni pro-government forces in the port city of Hodeida on December 17. Photo: AFP

France, Middle East, World

Britain putting forward UN resolution on Yemen ceasefire

by Asia Times staff December 20, 2018February 18, 2020

Lebanese soldiers monitor the border with Israel near the southern Lebanese village of Meiss el-Jabal on December 16. Photo: AFP

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

Netanyahu urges UN action over Hezbollah ‘attack tunnels’

by Asia Times staff December 20, 2018February 18, 2020

More than 700,000 Rohingya refugees who fled violence in Myanmar in 2017 now live in camps near Cox's Bazar in southern Bangladesh. But a British move in the UN to set a timeline for them to be returned may not succeed. Photo: AFP / Masfiqur Sohan

AT Finance, Bangladesh, China, France, Middle East, Myanmar, Russia, South Asia, United Kingdom, World

Russia, China may veto British move in UN on Rohingya return

by Bertil Lintner December 19, 2018February 18, 2020

UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura speaks after a meeting in Geneva on Tuesday. Photo: AFP

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

Russia, Turkey, Iran push for new Syrian constitution

by Asia Times staff December 19, 2018February 18, 2020

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men gather near the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem's Old City. Photo: AFP

Australia, France, Israel, Middle East, Oceania, World

Arab League calls on Australia, Brazil to respect international law

by Asia Times staff December 19, 2018February 18, 2020

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at Saudi Arabia's 2019 budget meeting in Riyadh. Photo: AFP

France, Middle East, World

Saudi Arabia announces budget deficit for 6th straight year

by Asia Times staff December 19, 2018February 18, 2020

Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdel-Mahdi addresses parliament in Baghdad in October. Photo: AFP

France, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, World

Iraq approves 3 new ministers

by Asia Times staff December 19, 2018February 18, 2020

The Taishan Nuclear Power Plant in southern China's Guangdong province. Photo: Handout

China, European Union, France, Hong Kong, Macau, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Korea, World

Controversial nuclear reactor goes live in southern China

by Frank Chen December 18, 2018February 18, 2020

The US Senate passed two resolutions that have angered Riyadh. Photo: iStock

France, Middle East, World

Saudi Arabia lashes out at ‘interference’ by US Senate

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

الرئيس السوداني عمر البشير. صورة Ebrahim Hamid / Anadolu Agency

France, Jordan, Middle East, Syria, World

Sudan’s president visits Syria

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

The Bank of International Settlements said, "Investors appeared unnerved by poor forward visibility of results." Image: iStock

China, European Union, France, World

BIS warns of ‘bumps’ in post-stimulus banking path

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

رئيس الوزراء الإسرائيلي بنيامين نتنياهو وإبنه يائير في القدس. صورة : AFP

France, Israel, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, World

Facebook blocks Israeli PM’s son for anti-Muslim posts

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

A gas explosion occurs at a restaurant in Sapporo City at around 8:30 pm on Sunday. Photo: AFP

France, Japan, Northeast Asia, World

Japan blast injures 42

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

Hamas leader Ismail Haniya addresses a rally in Gaza City on Sunday. Photo: Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto

France, Israel, Middle East, World

Hamas leader praises West Bank ‘resistance’ attacks

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

Photo: iStock

Beijing, China, France, Iran, Middle East, World

Ambassador meets with 2nd Canadian detained in China

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

Image: iStock

Afghanistan, France, South Asia, World

Trump to review case of soldier charged with killing Afghan

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

Illustration: iStock

France, Middle East, Syria, Turkey, World

Car bomb ‘kills 9, wounds dozens’ in Syria’s Afrin

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

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

France, Middle East, Turkey, World

Thousands protest against Turkey’s rising cost of living

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

Farmers pile up chili peppers onto a tractor on a farm in Shenyang, Liaoning province. Photo: Reuters/Stringer

Australia, China, European Union, France, Italy, Oceania, World

Climate change on the menu

by Riccardo Valentini December 16, 2018

Protesters wearing yellow vests (gilets jaunes) demonstrate against rising costs of living on the Champs-Elysees in Paris on December 8, 2018. Photo: Lucas Barioulet / AFP

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

European disarray looks doomed to continue

by Richard N. Haass December 16, 2018

Pakistani writer Fatima Bhutto. Credit: AFP via Aurimages/Ulf Andersen

Afghanistan, AT Finance, France, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

Fatima Bhutto: ‘Everything is political, if you do it right’

by Muhammad Cohen December 16, 2018February 18, 2020

Japan's nuclear power export business has been ravaged by the Fukushima power plant disaster. Photo: AFP / Yomiuri Shimbun

France, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Korea, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

Sun setting on Japan’s nuclear export sector

by Todd Crowell December 16, 2018February 18, 2020

Illustration: iStock

France, Iraq, Middle East, Syria, World

Fighters take main ISIS hub

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

Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakse is expected to step down on Saturday. Photo: AFP

France, India, South Asia, Sri Lanka, World

Sri Lankan strongman quitting

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

Photo: Reuters/Stringer

China, European Union, France, World

Stocks slide as data fuels global slowdown fears

by Asia Times staff December 14, 2018February 18, 2020

The past year saw the emergence of several declared rivals to Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim ben Hamad Al Thani s rule but the 38-year-old remains in power and was confident enough to launch his first cabinet reshuffle in November. Photo: AFP/Mehdi Taamallah/NurPhoto

Bahrain, France, Iran, Kuwait, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, World

Qatar, asserting independence, to leave OPEC in 2019

by Jonathan Gorvett December 14, 2018February 18, 2020

A customer counts 1,000 peso bills after converting her dollars at a money shop in the suburban financial district of Makati 24 August 2003 . The Philippine currency, languishing at levels last seen two and a half years ago, is expected to breach its historic low against the US dollar amid persistent political concerns, analysts say. The peso has been hitting records lows recently and is now hovering above the 55-to the dollar mark. AFP PHOTO Joel NITO / AFP PHOTO / JOEL NITO

AT Finance, Cambodia, China, European Union, France, Germany, Italy, Myanmar, South Asia, Sri Lanka, United Kingdom, World

The political roots of falling wage growth

by Jayati Ghosh December 13, 2018

Cardinal George Pell is being prosecuted for child sexual offences in Melbourne, Australia. Photo: AFP

Australia, France, Oceania, World

Pope shuns scandal-hit Australian cardinal

by Asia Times staff December 12, 2018February 18, 2020

A demonstrator holds a picture of murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi during a gathering outside the Saudi Arabian Consulate in Istanbul on October 25. Photo: AFP

Australia, Bahrain, Egypt, France, Middle East, Oceania, Syria, United Kingdom, World

The Khashoggi killing: impunity is the norm

by Leon Willems December 12, 2018

Protesters wearing yellow vests (gilets jaunes) demonstrate against rising costs of living on the Champs-Elysees in Paris on December 8, 2018. Photo: Lucas Barioulet / AFP

Egypt, France, Middle East, World

السلطات المصرية تحظر بيع السترات الصفراء خوفاً من تقليد مظاهرات فرنسا

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse December 11, 2018January 31, 2019

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