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A male strip dancer was invited to perform in a Christmas party organized by three OFW groups in Tel Aviv on December 28, 2017. Photo: Niño Ruelo Barzaga

AT Finance, Israel, Middle East, Philippines

Stripper was hired by OFW groups, not us: Philippine govt

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

Palestinian teen Ahed Tamimi enters a military courtroom escorted by Israeli Prison Service personnel at Ofer Prison near the West Bank city of Ramallah on December 28, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Ammar Awad

Germany, Israel, Middle East, World

Israel’s diplomacy snatches defeat from the jaws of victory

by Shaiel Ben-Ephraim January 2, 2018February 18, 2020

A file pic of Mohammed Dahlan, a former Fatah security chief, in his office in Abu Dhabi in the UAE in Oct 2016. Photo: Reuters

Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Middle East

Exiled Fatah leader Dahlan planning political comeback

by Sami Moubayed January 1, 2018February 18, 2020

Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak gestures as he speaks during a rally against US President Donald Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, in Putrajaya, Malaysia December 22, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Lai Seng Sin

World

Palestine as political hobbyhorse in Malaysia

by Nile Bowie December 25, 2017May 27, 2021

Protesters in Jakarta hold signs during a rally to condemn President Donald Trumps's decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital. Photo: Reuters

AT Finance, Indonesia, Israel, Jordan, Malaysia, Middle East, Singapore, World

Indonesia shows its solidarity for the Palestinian cause

by Erin Cook December 20, 2017February 18, 2020

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan addresses members of parliament of his ruling AK Party (AKP) during a meeting at the Parliament in Ankara. Photo: Reuters/Umit Bektas

Afghanistan, Iran, Israel, Middle East, South Asia, Turkey, World

Turkey’s stance on Jerusalem limited to rhetoric

by Khalid Ibn Muneer December 19, 2017

US President Donald Trump gestures as he talks to the media on South Lawn of the White House in Washington before his departure to Camp David on December 16, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Yuri Gripas

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Egypt, European Union, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Iran, Israel, Japan, Malaysia, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Philippines, Russia, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, Vietnam, World

Trump offers a daring program to restore US dominance

by David P. Goldman December 18, 2017February 18, 2020

An Israeli flag is seen near the Dome of the Rock, in Jerusalem's Old City on the compound known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as the Temple Mount, on December 6, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Ammar Awad

Beijing, China, Egypt, European Union, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Time for China to join the Middle East Quartet

by Emanuele Scimia December 13, 2017

Russia's President Vladimir Putin walks with his counterparts Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey, and Hassan Rouhani of Iran after a joint news conference in Sochi, Russia, on November 22, 2017. Photo: Sputnik / Mikhail Klimentyev / Kremlin via Reuters

Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

How Jerusalem issue plays into Iranian, Turkish (and Russian) hands

by M.K. Bhadrakumar December 11, 2017

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a session of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament, in Jerusalem, on November 13, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Ronen Zvulun

Australia, Egypt, Iraq, Israel, Middle East, Oceania, Syria

Netanyahu continues to look the other way as pressure mounts

by Sami Moubayed December 11, 2017February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump and ‪Vice President Mike Pence‬ arrive for Trump to deliver remarks recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel at the White House, on December 6, 2017. Photo: Jonathan Ernst

Israel, Jordan, Middle East, World

With his Jerusalem play, Trump grasps a nettle others feared

by Sami Moubayed December 7, 2017February 18, 2020

An Israeli flag is seen near the Dome of the Rock, in Jerusalem's Old City on the compound known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as the Temple Mount, on December 6, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Ammar Awad

Egypt, France, Germany, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Lebanon, Middle East, Northeast Asia, South Asia, Syria, United Kingdom, World

Humiliation – the only path to peace for the Middle East

by Spengler December 7, 2017February 18, 2020

Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman. Photo: Reuters

Afghanistan, Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

Seismic upheavals in the Middle East

by Norman A. Bailey December 6, 2017

A Palestinian protester hurls back a tear gas canister fired by Israeli troops during clashes in the West Bank village of Qusrah, December 1, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Mohamad Torokman

European Union, Israel, Middle East, Turkey, World

Israeli troops on high alert for Wednesday ‘day of rage’

by Asia Times staff December 6, 2017February 18, 2020

Jerusalem's Old City and the Dome of the Rock. Photo: Reuters / Ammar Awad

Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Middle East, World

Trump tells Arab leaders US to move embassy to Jerusalem

by Asia Times staff December 6, 2017February 18, 2020

In one of Reuters' pictures of the year for 2017, Kurdish fighters fire rifles at a drone operated by Islamic State militants in Raqqa, Syria, on June 16, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Goran Tomasevic

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

No takers yet for US ceasefire in Euphrates valley

by M.K. Bhadrakumar December 5, 2017

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani, Russia's Vladimir Putin and Turkey's Recep Erdogan meet in Sochi, Russia. Photo: Sputnik / Mikhail Metzel via Reuters

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

The rise and fall of Turkey’s Erdogan

by M.K. Bhadrakumar November 23, 2017February 18, 2020

Saudi men chat in front of a poster of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during the "MiSK Global Forum" held under the slogan "Meeting the Challenge of Change" in Riyadh, on November 15, 2017. Photo: AFP / Fayez Nureldine

Afghanistan, Beijing, China, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

Mohammad bin Salman and the new balance of power

by Spengler November 22, 2017February 18, 2020

Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

Israel willing to share intelligence with Saudis: Israeli army chief

by Asia Times staff November 17, 2017February 18, 2020

Iran, Iraq, Israel, Kuwait, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Russia, Turkey, Iran meeting to discuss Syria strategy

by M.K. Bhadrakumar November 17, 2017February 18, 2020

A man speaks on the phone as he walks past posters depicting Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, November 9, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Faisal Al Nasser

China, Hong Kong, Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, Syria, United Kingdom, World

Trump backs purge of Saudi royal family – at a price

by M.K. Bhadrakumar November 9, 2017February 18, 2020

Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud meets with former Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on November 6, 2017. Photo: Saudi Press Agency / Handout via Reuters

Beijing, China, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

Saudi Arabia gets its first real government

by Spengler November 7, 2017November 8, 2017

Kurdish soldiers stand guard in Arbil, Kurdistan, Iraq. Photo: iStock

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

Like the Palestinians, the Kurds deserve a state

by Shlomo Avineri October 28, 2017October 28, 2017

Access to the US National Security Administration may not be as secure as people like to believe. File Photo: Reuters / Gary Cameron

Iran, Israel, Middle East, Russia, World

Loss of NSA software a cybersecurity disaster

by Stephen Bryen October 28, 2017February 18, 2020

The Seperation Wall between Israel and Palestine in Bethlehem. Photo: iStock / Getty

Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Israel, Middle East, Syria, World

Will Palestinian reconciliation revive two-state solution?

by Daoud Kuttab October 21, 2017February 18, 2020

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a summit in Sochi, Russia, in October 2017. Photo: Reuters / Maxim Shemetov

Afghanistan, AT Finance, China, European Union, France, Germany, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

Russia emerging as new player in Middle East balance of power

by David P. Goldman October 16, 2017February 18, 2020

Former Israeli general Amos Yadlin. Source: UN Watch/Youtube screen grab

Iran, Israel, Middle East

US shouldn’t quit Iran deal now: former IDF chief

by Asia Unhedged October 11, 2017February 18, 2020

Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah waves as he visits the Shejaiya neighborhood in Gaza City, on October 2, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Ibraheem Abu Mustafa

Egypt, European Union, France, Israel, Middle East, World

Palestinian cabinet meets in Gaza for first time since 2014

by Sakher Abu el-Oun October 3, 2017February 18, 2020

A boy rides a bicycle sporting the flag of Kurdistan in Tuz Khurmato, Iraq, on September 24, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Thaier Al-Sudani

Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

‘Free Kurdistan’ inevitable, and war may be unavoidable

by Bilal Khan September 29, 2017

A boy rides a bicycle with the flag of Kurdistan in Tuz Khurmato, Iraq on Sept. 24, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Thaier Al-Sudani

Afghanistan, AT Finance, China, European Union, France, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

The inconvenient Kurds

by Spengler September 25, 2017