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USA and Syrian flag in grunge and vintage style. Photo: iStock

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

Ending America’s disastrous role in Syria

by Jeffrey D. Sachs February 19, 2018

The face of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on a billboard in Ankara. Photo: AFP/Adem Altan

Bahrain, China, Egypt, European Union, France, Iran, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

Turkey’s outreach hints at Ottoman revival

by Jonathan Gorvett February 18, 2018February 18, 2020

The Department of Labor and Employment in Intramuros, Manila. Photo: Google Maps

AT Finance, Middle East, Philippines

20,000 jobs at home on offer to Filipinos in Mideast

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

Qatar has coped well since being subjected to a blockade last year by some of its Arab neighbors. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, Iran, Middle East, Philippines

More than 600 Filipinos have lost jobs in troubled Qatar

by Asia Times staff February 6, 2018February 18, 2020

A Syrian opposition fighter takes a selfie as fighters walk through Syria in front of Turkish troops near the Syrian border at Hassa, Hatay province, on January 22, 2018. Photo: AFP/Bulent Kilic

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

America’s Syrian humiliation is worse than it looks

by David P. Goldman January 26, 2018February 18, 2020

Tobacco-related items including cigarettes may not be taken into Qatar. Photos: Wikimedia Commons

AT Finance, Middle East, Philippines

Filipinos warned not to take tobacco to Qatar

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

Ruins on Suakin Island by the Red Sea with a vessel in the distance. A revamp of the ancient port is part of a $650m deal Erdogan signed with al-Bashir late last month. Photo: Wikimedia

China, Egypt, Iran, Jordan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Erdogan snares an ancient port on the Red Sea – with funds from Qatar?

by Sami Moubayed January 2, 2018February 18, 2020

Qatar players celebrate a goal against South Korea in a World Cup qualifying match in Doha, on June 13, 2017. Photo: Reuters/ Ibraheem Al Omari

Australia, Bahrain, China, Iran, Japan, Kuwait, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, World

Qatar boycott: ‘neutral’ Kuwait to host Gulf nations on football pitch

by John Duerden December 16, 2017February 18, 2020

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin meet in Ankara, Turkey, on December 11, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Umit Bektas

China, Cyprus, Egypt, European Union, Iran, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, Syria, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

Turkey switches to full defiance of US, continues Putin courtship

by M.K. Bhadrakumar December 14, 2017

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

Asia emerged as the 'top destination' for US grades in the first half of 2017. India recently received its first batch from America, and maintained that the supplies will increase. Photo: Reuters

AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, India, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, World

Crises in Middle East could change Asia’s energy security dynamic

by Alam Srinivas December 5, 2017February 18, 2020

Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan and Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani attend a welcoming ceremony in Doha, Qatar, on November 15, 2017. Photo: Kayhan Ozer / Presidential Palace/ Handout via Reuters

European Union, India, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Lebanon, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

Turkey-Iran-Qatar entente mocks Saudi-led ‘Arab NATO’

by M.K. Bhadrakumar November 28, 2017November 28, 2017

A Malaysian religious student is seen inside the Federal Territory Mosque in Kuala Lumpur on May 20, 2017. Photo: NurPhoto via AFP/ Muhammad Shahrizal

AT Finance, Brunei, China, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Middle East, Russia, Singapore, United Kingdom, World

Malaysia’s ‘Arabization’ owes to Saudi ties

by Nile Bowie November 25, 2017February 18, 2020

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani, Russia's Vladimir Putin and Turkey's Recep Erdogan, attend a joint news conference following a meeting in Sochi, Russia, on November 22, 2017. Photo: Sputnik / Mikhail Klimentyev via Reuters

China, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

Syria war, Sochi peace

by Pepe Escobar November 24, 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

A man watches as smoke rises in the distance, in the Damascus suburb of Ghouta, on November 14, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Bassam Khabieh

AT Finance, Iraq, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Vietnam, World

Syrian opposition’s cause likely to hinge on Riyadh and Russia

by Sami Moubayed November 20, 2017February 18, 2020

China, Iran, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, Turkey, World

China debunks theory Saudi Arabia wants regional war

by M.K. Bhadrakumar November 18, 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

Qatar Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani addresses the 72nd UN General Assembly in New York, on September 19, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Shannon Stapleton

Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Doha’s downfall: Qatar frozen out in Gaza, Syria, Lebanon

by Sami Moubayed October 10, 2017February 18, 2020

Rohingya refugees stand by the road in the rain outside their camp near Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, October 3, 2017. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj

AT Finance, Bangladesh, Germany, Jordan, Middle East, Myanmar, South Asia, Turkey, World

UN looks to Gulf states to save Rohingya refugees

by Reuters and Jim Pollard October 4, 2017February 18, 2020

Indian Shiite Muslim demonstrators burn an effigy of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi during a protest in New Delhi on June 9, 2017. Photo: AFP

Egypt, European Union, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Syria, Turkey, World

Islamic State’s loss won’t end global terror

by Moha Ennaji October 1, 2017February 18, 2020

A handout picture provided by the Saudi Royal Palace on September 20, 2017, shows King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud speaking during a ceremony welcoming the Saudi national football team to the Royal Palace in Jeddah. Photo: AFP / Saudi Royal Palace

Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

Wheels and deals: trouble brewing in the House of Saud

by Pepe Escobar September 29, 2017February 18, 2020

Russian President Vladimir Putin (L, front) listens to Rosneft Chief Executive Igor Sechin as he visits the Zvezda shipyard in the far eastern town of Bolshoy Kamen, Russia. Photo: Reuters/Serqei Karpukhin

China, Middle East, Russia, World

Chinese-Russian oil alliance strengthened with Rosneft deal

by Asia Unhedged September 19, 2017February 18, 2020

People shout slogans as they are stopped by police during a protest rally in Kolkata on September 11, 2017, against the killing of Rohingya in Myanmar. Photo: Reuters / Rupak De Chowdhuri

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Egypt, European Union, India, Indonesia, Iran, Kuwait, Malaysia, Middle East, Myanmar, Pakistan, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Syria, World

Why aren’t Muslim countries absorbing the Rohingya?

by Ghulam Rasool Dehlvi September 12, 2017September 13, 2017

Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani attends the opening ceremony of the Hamad port in Doha, Qatar, on September 5, 2017. Photo: Qatar News Agency via Reuters

Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Kuwait, Middle East, World

Gulf ‘talks’ turn sour, stirrings of Qatari opposition grow

by Sami Moubayed September 11, 2017February 18, 2020

LNG exporters like Qatar are currently much better positioned than the US to satisfy Europe’s natural gas demand. Photo: iStock

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

An American Gas Conspiracy Against Europe?

by Lukas Trakimavičius September 9, 2017

Photo: iStock / Getty

Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Syria, World

Royal sheikh-up: meet Qatar’s Saudi-backed emir-in-waiting

by Sami Moubayed August 29, 2017February 18, 2020

Doha, Qatar. Photo: Flickr Commons

Iran, Middle East, Turkey

Defiant Qatar restores diplomatic ties with Iran

by Asia Unhedged August 24, 2017February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump announces his strategy for Afghanistan during an address from Fort Myer, Virginia, on August 21, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Joshua Roberts

Afghanistan, Beijing, China, India, Iran, Israel, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

For Afghanistan, Trump should dust off Obama’s Syria plan

by Adam Garrie August 22, 2017

Neymar takes part in a tournament in Santos, Brazil, on July 8, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Leonardo Benassatto

Bahrain, Egypt, France, Iran, Italy, Middle East, Northeast Asia, South Korea, World

Why Neymar’s US$264m transfer is ‘soft power’ play by Qatar

by Rene Slama August 4, 2017February 18, 2020

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