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King Fahad Central Hospital in Jizan, Saudi Arabia. Photo: Google Maps

AT Finance, Middle East, Philippines

Maid ‘forced to drink bleach’ by employer in Saudi Arabia

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

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Photo: Wikimedia Commons, haitham alfalah

AT Finance, Middle East, Philippines

Maid claims employer is Saudi cop who pointed gun at her

by Asia Times staff April 16, 2018February 18, 2020

Five states in the Middle East are discussing a common policy on hiring foreign maids. Advocacy group Migrants Rights has claimed that 90% of foreign domestic workers in the region are employed in Kuwait. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

AT Finance, Bahrain, Kuwait, Middle East, South Asia, World

Mideast states look at common policy on foreign maids

by Asia Times staff April 16, 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

Gold ingots. Photo: Szaaman/Wikipedia Commons

Middle East, World

All that glitters is not Bitcoin

by Richard Cook April 11, 2018February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump holds an arms-sales chart with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman in the Oval Office of the White House on March 20, 2018. Photo: AFP/Mandel Ngan

Egypt, Germany, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Middle East, Syria, World

Saudi Arabia’s perilous pivot

by Shlomo Avineri April 8, 2018February 18, 2020

A female soldier is seen at the PLA's base in Djibouti. Photo: PLA Daily

Afghanistan, European Union, India, Israel, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, South Asia, United Kingdom, World

Why women are needed in the military

by Quratulain Fatima April 7, 2018April 7, 2018

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Photo: iStock

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Filipino maid’s son accepted into her employer’s household

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

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Photo: iStock

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Maid scalded by boss in Saudi returns home after 4 years

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

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Photo: Wikimedia Commons, Gregor Rom

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Filipino maid avoids death term in Jeddah, allowed to leave

by Asia Times staff April 4, 2018February 18, 2020

Medina Road in Saudi Arabia. Photo: Wikimedia Commons, Ammar shaker

AT Finance, Middle East, Pakistan, Philippines, South Asia

Bodies of 2 Filipinos killed in accident in Saudi finally home

by Asia Times staff April 4, 2018February 18, 2020

A Pakistani currency dealer counts Chinese yuan for a customer at his shop in Quetta on January 3. Officials now want to use the Pakistani rupee to pay for imports for a massive Chinese project. Photo: AFP/Banaras Khan

China, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Pakistan seeks bailout from China and Saudis, rather than the IMF

by FM Shakil April 4, 2018February 18, 2020

Silhouette of military soldiers on money background.War, military and danger concept. Photo: iStock

Afghanistan, China, Egypt, European Union, Germany, Greater Bay Area, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

Partition of Syria: US and Israel eye Golan Heights oil

by Christina Lin April 4, 2018April 4, 2018

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Photo: Wikimedia Commons, Ville Hyvönen

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Nurses arrested in Saudi for submitting fake work papers

by Asia Times staff April 3, 2018February 18, 2020

Gemma Madera Damuran is seeking the Philippine government's help to rescue her and bring her home. Photos: Facebook

AT Finance, Middle East, Philippines

Maid claims to be starved by employer in Saudi Arabia

by Asia Times staff April 3, 2018February 18, 2020

A THAAD interceptor is test-launched in Kodiak, Alaska, on July 11, 2017. Photo: Leah Garton / Missile Defense Agency / Handout via Reuters

Afghanistan, Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Syria, World

Weapons for anyone: Trump and the art of the arms deal

by William D Hartung April 2, 2018

Photo: Reuters/Jonathan Ernst

China, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Russia, Shanghai, Syria, World

Crown Prince’s overture to Syria’s Bashar while in the US

by M.K. Bhadrakumar April 1, 2018February 18, 2020

The Middle East. Map: iStock

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

Saudi Arabia has to face a pro-Iranian Turkey

by Khalid Ibn Muneer March 31, 2018

US President Donald Trump holds an arms-sales chart with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman in the Oval Office of the White House on March 20, 2018. Photo: AFP/Mandel Ngan

Afghanistan, Beijing, China, Hong Kong, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Middle East, Oceania, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Syria, World

MBS feted in the US despite war atrocities in Yemen

by Pepe Escobar March 30, 2018February 18, 2020

Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman. Photo: AFP

China, Egypt, India, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, World

Potential Saudi nuclear plants test limits of Israeli ties

by Shaiel Ben-Ephraim March 30, 2018February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman in the Oval Office at the White House. Photo: Mark Wilson / dpa for AFP

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, South Korea, United Kingdom, World

The drums of war again herald the sorry rhymes of history

by David Simmons March 30, 2018March 30, 2018

Twenty Filipino workers in Saudi Arabia have been selling their blood in order to send money to their families in the Philippines as they have not received any pay for six months. Photo: File

AT Finance, Middle East, Philippines

Filipinos stranded in Saudi sell blood to support families

by Asia Times staff March 28, 2018February 18, 2020

Japan's Self-Defense Forces with the Patriot Advanced Capability-3 missile defense unit at a US Air Force on the outskirts of Tokyo in 2017. Photo: Reuters/Issei Kato

China, Egypt, European Union, India, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Taiwan, Turkey, World

Is the Patriot system good enough for missile defense?

by Stephen Bryen March 28, 2018February 18, 2020

Worst case scenario: Are North Korea's nuclear weapons designed for actual use? Photo: iStock

China, France, Germany, India, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, United Kingdom, World

The Saudi urge for nukes is justified

by M Shamsur Rabb Khan March 23, 2018

Jeddah in Saudi Arabia. Photo: Wikimedia Commons, Mohammad Waqas Ahmad

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Maid in Jeddah rescued after being locked in stockroom

by Asia Times staff March 23, 2018February 18, 2020

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Photo: Wikimedia Commons, Haitham Alfalah

AT Finance, Middle East, Philippines

Philippine officials rescue abused suicidal maid in Riyadh

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

Medina del Campo, Spain - August 17, 2013: Several people take part in a reenactment of a burning witches. Photo: iStock

European Union, France, Iraq, Israel, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

US media is more neo-McCarthyism than journalism

by Andrew Brennan March 22, 2018March 22, 2018

An Iranian reads a newspaper with a front page showing US President Donald Trump. The headline reads 'Trump is a crazy man.' Photo: Reuters

Beijing, China, European Union, France, Germany, Iran, Israel, Middle East, Russia, United Kingdom, World

Trump’s targeting Iran nuclear deal ‘all about arms orders’

by Frank Chen March 20, 2018February 18, 2020

Mohammad bin Salman arrives in Downing Street, London, to meet Britain's Prime Minister, Theresa May, on March 7, 2018. Photo: Reuters / Simon Dawson

Afghanistan, Egypt, India, Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

Saudi nuclear blackmail should be nipped in the bud

by MK Bhadrakumar March 20, 2018February 18, 2020

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is interviewed on '60 Minutes' by Norah O'Donnell. Photo: CBS 60 Minutes screen grab

Beijing, China, Iran, Israel, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Turkey, World

Saudi nukes on Chinese rockets?

by Uwe Parpart March 20, 2018February 18, 2020