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Nadia Murad (L) and Lamia Haji Bashar, public advocates for the Yazidi community in Iraq and survivors of sexual enslavement by the Islamic State jihadists, are awarded laureates of the 2016 Sakharov human rights prize at the European parliament in Strasbourg in 2016. Photo: AFP/ Frederick Florin

Iraq, Middle East, Syria

Yazidi activist Nadia Murad awarded Nobel Prize

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse October 5, 2018February 18, 2020

This handout photo provided by the official website of Iran's Revolutionary Guards via SEPAH News shows missiles being launched from an undisclosed location to target militants in eastern Syria early on October 1, 2018.Photo: AFP / Sepah News

Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Syria

Iran targets Islamic State bases in response to parade attack

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse October 1, 2018February 18, 2020

Kashmiri youths wave the flags of Pakistan and Islamic State (ISIS) during clashes between protesters and Indian government forces in Srinagar. Photo: AFP

India, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, Syria

Division among Muslim radicals spurs fear of civil war in Kashmir

by Majid Hyderi September 10, 2018February 18, 2020

A Philippine flag flutters as the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) anchors off Manila Bay, June 26, 2018. Photo: AFP/ Ted Aljibe

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, South Asia, World

US, Philippines floating back together again

by Richard Javad Heydarian September 6, 2018February 18, 2020

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) stands next to the president of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte (L) during their meeting in Jerusalem September 3, 2018. Photo: AFP/Ronen Zvulun

AT Finance, Australia, China, European Union, Germany, Israel, Jordan, Middle East, Oceania, Philippines, South Asia, World

Guns, God and Hitler define Duterte’s tour of Israel

by Jason Castaneda September 5, 2018February 18, 2020

A Philippine soldier is seen through a hole in a wall of a damaged building in the Islamic State sieged city of Marawi on the southern island of Mindanao, August 30, 2017. Photo: AFP/Ferdinandh Cabrera

AT Finance, Iraq, Middle East, Philippines, South Asia, Syria

Islamic State blasts back in the Philippines

by Bong S Sarmiento September 4, 2018February 18, 2020

An image grab from a July 05, 2014 propaganda video allegedly shows the leader of the Islamic State jihadist group, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, addressing Muslim worshipers at a mosque in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul. Photo: AFP / Al-Furqan Media

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

IS leader makes call to arms after year of silence

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse August 23, 2018February 18, 2020

Relations between Afghanistan and Uzbekistan have been warming up recently. Afghan President Ashraf Ghani speaks at the presidential palace in Kabul on July 15, 2018. Photo: Anadolu Agency/Haroon Sabawoon

Afghanistan, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Turkey, World

Taliban crosses the Rubicon with Tashkent meeting

by M.K. Bhadrakumar August 13, 2018February 18, 2020

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte gestures as he speaks during a press conference in Davao City, in the southern island of Mindanao on February 9, 2018. Photo: AFP

AT Finance, Philippines, South Asia, World

Lethal car bomb explodes Duterte’s peace drive

by Bong S Sarmiento July 31, 2018February 18, 2020

Indonesian anti-terror police stand guard near explosive materials and other evidence confiscated in raids on suspected militants during a media briefing at police headquarters in Jakarta in a file photo: Photo: Reuters/Beawiharta

AT Finance, Indonesia, Iraq, Malaysia, Middle East, Singapore, Syria

Indonesia drills to the roots of its terror problem

by John McBeth July 27, 2018February 18, 2020

Soldiers man a checkpoint along Mapandi bridge in Marawi City on the southern island of Mindanao, April 1, 2018. Photo: AFP/Ted Aljibe

AT Finance, Philippines, South Asia

Philippines teeters between war and peace

by Bong S Sarmiento July 26, 2018February 18, 2020

Syrian government soldiers stand flashing the victory gesture next to a picture of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad hanging on a tank at the Nassib border crossing with Jordan in the southern province of Daraa on July 7, 2018. Photo: AFP / Youssef Karwashan

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

What’s going to happen when Assad wins the war in Syria?

by Patrick Lawrence July 17, 2018

Syrian government tanks and soldiers take positions in the town of Western Ghariyah, about 15km east of the southern embattled city of Daraa. Photo: AFP/ SANA handout released on June 30, 2018.

AT Finance, China, France, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

Eagle-meets-Bear and the Syria tug-of-war

by Pepe Escobar July 5, 2018February 18, 2020

BJP leader and Union Minister for Law and Justice Ravi Shankar Prasad delivering a speech. Photo: AFP

India, Pakistan, South Asia

BJP attacks Congress over comments on Kashmir

by Asia Times staff June 22, 2018February 18, 2020

Anti-terror policemen stand guard following a bomb blast at police office in Surabaya, Indonesia May 14, 2018. Photo: Reuters/Beawiharta

AT Finance, Indonesia, Middle East, South Asia, Thailand

Under terror attack, Indonesia trades liberty for security

by John McBeth May 25, 2018February 18, 2020

A Philippine soldier is seen through a hole in a wall of a damaged building in the Islamic State sieged city of Marawi on the southern island of Mindanao, August 30, 2017. Photo: AFP/Ferdinandh Cabrera

AT Finance, China, Indonesia, Iraq, Malaysia, Middle East, Philippines, South Asia, Syria

Where will ISIS strike next in the Philippines?

by Bong S Sarmiento May 23, 2018February 18, 2020

Aman Abdurrahman in a file photo. Photo: AFP/Bay Ismoyo

AT Finance, Australia, Indonesia, Middle East, Oceania

Indonesia seeks lethal revenge against ISIS

by John McBeth May 21, 2018February 18, 2020

Aman Abdurrahman in a file photo. Photo: AFP/Bay Ismoyo

AT Finance, Indonesia, Iraq, Middle East, Philippines, South Asia, Syria, World

Islamic State in Indonesia: National identity trumps religious creed

by Abhishek Mohanty May 20, 2018May 21, 2018

A government worker removes ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) flags painted on to walls near Veteran Street in Surakarta City, Indonesia, in an attempt to discourage the promotion of the jihadist group in the region. Photo: AFP Forum/Agoes Rudianto

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Indonesia, Middle East, South Asia, Syria

Indonesia is Islamic State’s new frontline

by John McBeth May 17, 2018February 18, 2020

Indonesia President Joko Widodo (R) visits the bomb attack location at the Pentecost Church Central Surabaya (GPPS), in Surabaya, Indonesia May 13, 2018. Photo: Reuters/Beawiharta

AT Finance, Indonesia, South Asia, World

Is Indonesia’s Widodo soft on security?

by Erin Cook May 15, 2018February 18, 2020

Police stand guard the site of a bomb blast at the Pentecost Church Central Surabaya, in East Java, Indonesia on May 13, 2018. Photo: Antara Foto via Reuters/Moch Asim

AT Finance, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Middle East, Philippines, Syria, Turkey

Islamic State church bombings rip Indonesia

by John McBeth May 14, 2018February 18, 2020

A group of mobile brigade policemen patrols near the Mobile Police Brigade (Brimob) headquarters in Depok, south of Jakarta, Indonesia, May 9, 2018. Photo: Reuters/Beawiharta

AT Finance, Indonesia, Jordan, Middle East

Prison riot shows ISIS has lethal reach in Indonesia

by John McBeth May 11, 2018February 18, 2020

Police try to help wounded Afghan journalists, victims of a second blast, in Kabul on Monday. Photo: Reuters/Omar Sobhani

Afghanistan, European Union, France, South Asia, World

Kabul bombings kill 8 journalists, death toll at least 25

by Asia Times staff April 30, 2018February 18, 2020

A father of a member of the Hazara community, who was killed with others by unidentified gunmen, weeps over the death of his son at a hospital in Quetta, Pakistan. Photo: Reuters/ Naseer Ahme

Afghanistan, AT Finance, China, Pakistan, South Asia

ISIS targeting religious minorities and security forces in Balochistan

by F.M. Shakil April 24, 2018February 18, 2020

Outgoing Indian Ambassador to Afghanistan, Manpreet Vohra, shows his cricket prowess in Kabul. Photo: Courtesy of the Indian Embassy in Kabul

Afghanistan, India, Pakistan, South Asia, World

High civilian casualties in Afghanistan, while the world dithers

by Ruchi Kumar April 24, 2018February 18, 2020

A man cries beside an injured girl at a hospital after a suicide bomb attack in Kabul near a school where voters were registering for ID cards so they can vote in the upcoming election. Photo: Reuters/ Mohammad Ismail

Afghanistan, South Asia, World

Anger in Kabul over election after blast claims 63

by Ruchi Kumar April 23, 2018February 18, 2020

A man hangs a poster depicting Palestinian electrical engineer Fadi al-Batash, who was shot to death in Malaysia, on his family house in the northern Gaza Strip April 21, 2018. Photo: Reuters/Mohammed Salem

AT Finance, European Union, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Malaysia, Middle East, Myanmar, Russia, Syria, World

Killing draws Malaysia deeper into Middle East conflicts

by David Hutt April 23, 2018February 18, 2020

Debris and smoke are seen after an OV-10 Bronco aircraft released a bomb, during an airstrike, as government troops continue their assault against insurgents from the Maute group, who have taken over parts of Marawi city, Philippines.Photo: Reuters/Romeo Ranoco

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Malaysia, Philippines, South Asia

Anti-China sentiment rises from the ashes of Marawi

by Bong Sarmiento April 18, 2018February 18, 2020

Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri shakes hands with Saudi Arabia's King Salman in Riyadh. This photograph was released by the Saudi Royal Court on November 11, 2017. Photo: Handout via Reuters

China, European Union, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

Saudi Arabia aims to sway Lebanon elections

by Sami Moubayed April 15, 2018February 18, 2020

Police take part in a simulated gunmen attack demonstration for the public at a housing estate in Singapore December 10, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Edgar Su

AT Finance, China, European Union, Hong Kong, Middle East, Philippines, Singapore, World

Singapore plays up terrorism to curb liberties

by Kirsten Han March 23, 2018February 18, 2020