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Iran, Middle East

Iran’s looming Instagram ban shows hardliner disconnect

by Kourosh Ziabari January 22, 2019February 18, 2020

Why a 40-year-old mystery overshadows Lebanese politics

by Faisal Al Yafai January 22, 2019

Australia, China, Iran, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Russia, World

Russia will buy Bitcoin to avoid US sanctions, economist claims

by Luke Thompson January 10, 2019February 18, 2020

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

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

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UN Syria envoy assumes post as Arabs restore links with Assad

by Sami Moubayed January 7, 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

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Tehran the master of fake news in Mideast

by Hussain Abdul-Hussain January 4, 2019

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Syria withdrawal ‘will not affect’ US support for Israel

by Asia Times staff January 2, 2019February 18, 2020

Sadegh Amoli Larijani, the head of Iran's judiciary, is taking over as chairman of the powerful Expediency Council. Representational photo: iStock

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Iran judiciary chief to take charge of powerful council

by Asia Times staff December 31, 2018February 18, 2020

Women cheer during a friendly soccer match between Iran and Bolivia at Azadi Stadium in Tehran in October. Photo: AFP

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Iran’s national stadium to host women’s soccer team

by Asia Times staff December 31, 2018February 18, 2020

Ali Shamkhani, secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of Iran, speaks during the first meeting of national security secretaries of Afghanistan, China, Iran, India and Russia in Tehran in September. Photo: AFP

Afghanistan, Iran, Middle East, South Asia

Iran in talks with Taliban as US prepares Afghan troop drawdown

by Asia Times staff December 27, 2018February 18, 2020

Vehicles and structures of the US-backed forces are seen on the outskirts of Manbij in northern Syria on December 26, 2018. Pro-Turkish armed groups have reinforced their presence on the outskirts of the city as Ankara threatens a new offensive against Kurdish forces. President Trump's announcement that he will pull troops out of the country has left the Kurds exposed to attack. Photo: Delil Souleiman / AFP

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US troop withdrawal heralds the New Syria

by M.K. Bhadrakumar December 26, 2018February 18, 2020

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani addresses parliament in Tehran on December 25. Photo: AFP

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Iran unveils budget to counter ‘cruel’ American sanctions

by Asia Times staff December 25, 2018February 18, 2020

Iraqi soldiers march during a ceremonial military drill marking the first anniversary of Iraq's victory over the Islamic State. Photo: Ameer Al Mohammedaw/dpa

Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Syria

Iraq says it may deploy troops in Syria

by Asia Times staff December 25, 2018February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump speaks during his meeting with Colombian President Iv·n Duque after his speech at the United Nations in New York September 25, 2018. Photo: AFP / Nicholas Kamm

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Is Donald Trump signaling adieu to allies?

by Prakash Katoch December 24, 2018

رجل إيراني يقوم بتنظيم الرمان في متجره في وسط طهران في 21 ديسمبر/كانون الأول 2013، استعداداً لاحتفال «يلدا» السنوي، وهو تقليد زرادشتي قديم يعقد في أطول ليلة في العام. لا زال أغلبية الإيرانيين يحتفلون باليوم، إلا أن الكثير يجدون صعوبة في شراء الفاكهة والبضائع الأخرى التي تستخدم تقليدياً في هذا اليوم المميز. صورة: AFP/Behrouz Mehr

Iran, Middle East, World

In Iran under sanctions, a solstice without pomegranates

by Kourosh Ziabari December 21, 2018February 18, 2020

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

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Netanyahu urges UN action over Hezbollah ‘attack tunnels’

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

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

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Russia, Turkey, Iran push for new Syrian constitution

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

وزير الخارجية اليمني خالد اليماني (يسار) وممثل الحوثيين محمد عبد السلام يتصافحون أمام الأمين العام للأمم المتحدة أنطونيو جوتيريس في السويد في 13 ديسمبر/كانون الأول 2018. صورة: AFP

Iran, Middle East, World

Yemen rivals shake hands, agree to Hodeida ceasefire

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse December 13, 2018February 18, 2020

People take pictures of the first freight train from Shenzhen to Minsk, capital of Belarus, that set out of Yantian Port in Shenzhen in May 2017. Photo: Reuters / stringer

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How the New Silk Roads are merging into Greater Eurasia

by Pepe Escobar December 13, 2018February 18, 2020

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China, Iran, Middle East

Detention of Huawei CEO sparks strong protest from China

by Asia Times staff December 10, 2018February 18, 2020

Illustration: iStock

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Syrian forces fire on ‘hostile aerial targets’ near airport

by Asia Times staff December 10, 2018February 18, 2020

Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir arrives for a press conference at the Diriya Palace in the Saudi capital Riyadh during the Gulf Cooperation Council summit on Sunday. Photo: AFP

Egypt, France, Iran, Middle East, World

Riyadh: Arabs in talks with US for NATO-style security pact

by Asia Times staff December 10, 2018February 18, 2020

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France, Iran, Middle East, World

United Nations expects Yemen peace negotiations in 2019

by Asia Times staff December 10, 2018February 18, 2020

A South Korean Navy team prepares to move a North Korean mini-submarine which ran aground in September 1996. Photo: AFP

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Popularity of mini-submarines resurfaces

by Stephen Bryen December 9, 2018February 18, 2020

An Iranian trader counts money in Tehran's Grand Bazaar. Photo: Reuters/Raheb Homavandi

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Friday’s blockchain and crypto news, from Asia and beyond

by Pete Sabine December 7, 2018February 18, 2020

A policeman inspects the wreckage of a car bomb in the Iranian port city of Chabahar on Thursday. Photo: AFP

France, Iran, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Two killed, dozens wounded in attack on Iran police station

by Asia Times staff December 7, 2018February 18, 2020

Meng Wanzhou, deputy president and CFO of Huawei, was arrested in Canada early this month. Photo: Handout

Beijing, China, Hong Kong, Iran, Middle East, World

Arrest puts scions of Huawei’s Ren Zhengfei in spotlight

by Frank Chen December 6, 2018February 18, 2020

An oil tanker cruises towards the Strait of Hormuz. Photo: AFP/Marwan Naamani

China, Iran, Middle East

Iran threatens to close Hormuz strait as US squeezes oil exports

by Asia Times staff December 5, 2018February 18, 2020

A Hezbollah fighter on patrol in an orange orchard near the town of Naqura on the Lebanese-Israeli border on April 20. مقاتل بحزب الله يقوم بالحراسة بجانب مدينة ناقورة على الحدود اللبنانية الإسرائيلية في 20 إبريل/نيسان.Photo: AFP

Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, Northeast Asia, South Asia, Syria

Israel launches counter-tunnel Lebanese border operation

by Shaiel Ben-Ephraim December 4, 2018February 18, 2020

The eight environmentalists from the Persian Wildlife Heritage Foundation being held in Iran on charges related to espionage. Photo: © #anyhopefornature.

Iran, Middle East, South Asia, World

Conservationists held by Iran could face death penalty

by Mongabay December 2, 2018February 18, 2020