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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

China, Egypt, Iran, Israel, Middle East, Turkey, World

Don’t expect Trump to send in the cavalry if MBS has to circle wagons

by Pepe Escobar January 11, 2018February 18, 2020

View of Suez Canal. Photo: Soeren Stache / dpa-Zentralbild

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

Israeli plan to revive Gulf rail link prompts concern in Egypt

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

Tribesmen loyal to the Houthi movement mark 1,000 days of the Saudi-led military intervention in the Yemeni conflict, in Sanaa on December 21, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Mohamed al-Sayaghi

Australia, Iran, Middle East, Oceania, Russia, World

Implications of Houthi capture of US Navy underwater drone

by Stephen Bryen January 6, 2018

Iranians march in support of the government near the Imam Khomeini grand mosque in the capital Tehran on December 30, 2017. Photo: AFP via Tasnim News

Iran, Middle East, Syria, World

Iran’s complex of crises catches up with the regime

by David P. Goldman January 3, 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

King Fahd Road in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Photo: Wikimedia Commons, Haitham Alfalah

AT Finance, Kuwait, Middle East, Philippines

Man arrested in Riyadh after clip shows maid being harassed

by Asia Times staff December 29, 2017February 18, 2020

Cafu pulls 'Iran' out of the bowl and Diego Maradona looks uncomfortable as the draw is made for the 2018 FIFA World Cup at the Kremlin Palace in Moscow on December 1. Photo: Reuters / Sergei Karpukhin

AT Finance, Australia, China, Egypt, European Union, France, Germany, Iran, Japan, Mexico, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, World

Runners and riders: assessing Asian World Cup prospects

by John Duerden December 26, 2017February 18, 2020

China's yuan-based system for oil futures is finally on its way. Photo: Reuters

AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, Hong Kong, India, Iran, Iraq, Laos, Malaysia, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, Shanghai, Singapore, South Asia, Turkey, World

China plans to break petrodollar stranglehold

by Pepe Escobar December 21, 2017February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump arrives to speak at a Make America Great Again rally in West Virginia, on August 3, 2017. Photo: AFP / Saul Loeb

Afghanistan, Beijing, China, India, Iraq, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, United Kingdom, World

Trump’s grandstanding on national security could end in tragedy

by M.K. Bhadrakumar December 20, 2017

Actor John Travolta waves as he arrives at APEX Convention Center in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on December 15, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Faisal al Nasser

European Union, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Middle East, World

Saudi Arabia in the grip of Saturday night fever

by M.K. Bhadrakumar December 16, 2017February 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

A still image taken from a video distributed by Yemen's pro-Houthi Al Masirah television station on November 5, 2017, shows what it says was the launch by Houthi forces of a ballistic missile aimed at Riyadh's King Khaled Airport. Photo: Houthi Military Media Unit via Reuters TV

China, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, Syria, World

How US can respond to Iranian missiles

by Stephen Bryen December 16, 2017December 17, 2017

US President Donald Trump, near an Israeli flag at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem on May 23, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Ronen Zvulun

Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, United Kingdom, World

Trump’s Jerusalem rationale and its consequences

by Richard N. Haass December 16, 2017December 16, 2017

Left: Balindong hands a lifejacket to the trapped man before carrying him from his car. Right: He shows the award he was given at the Philippine Embassy in Riyadh. Photo: Embassy of The Philippines in Saudi Arabia

AT Finance, Middle East, Philippines

Filipino driver honored for saving Arab man stuck in flood

by Asia Times staff December 15, 2017February 18, 2020

Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, Egypt, Middle East, Philippines

Man arrested after molesting Filipino maid

by Asia Times staff December 14, 2017February 18, 2020

Houthi fighters react after Yemen's former president Ali Abdullah Saleh was killed, in Sanaa on December 4, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Khaled Abdullah

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Beijing, Cambodia, China, European Union, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Philippines, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Syria, Thailand, World

Ignorance about Eurasia’s two Great Games imperils the West

by David Simmons December 8, 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

Damaged vehicles are seen after a bomb exploded at Al Rawdah mosque in Bir Al-Abed, Egypt, killing more than 300, on November 25, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Mohamed Soliman

Egypt, European Union, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, Syria, World

How can the Arab world sidestep the pull of the abyss?

by Nabil Fahmy December 3, 2017February 18, 2020

Prince Miteb bin Abdullah. Photo: Reuters / Philippe Wojazer

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Saudi prince Miteb freed in US$1bn settlement, says official

by Reuters November 29, 2017February 18, 2020

Prince Alwaleed bin Talal. Photo: Reuters / Fayez Nureldine

Prince Alwaleed gets little love as detention lingers on

by Asia Times staff November 29, 2017February 18, 2020

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (C) stands with chiefs of staff and defense ministers of a Saudi-led Islamic military counter terrorism coalition during their meeting in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia November 26, 2017. Photo: Bandar Algaloud/Courtesy of Saudi Royal Court/Handout

Afghanistan, India, Iran, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Pakistan’s delicate position in Saudi-led military coalition

by Saikat Datta and Kunwar Khuldune Shahid November 28, 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

Source: Bloomberg

Saudi risk evaporates

by David P. Goldman November 28, 2017February 18, 2020

Saad al-Hariri arrives in downtown Beirut to attend a military parade marking the 74th anniversary of Lebanon's independence on November 22, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Mohamed Azakir

Bahrain, Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, Syria

‘Truce’: Syria, the Saudis and Hariri’s resignation U-turn

by Sami Moubayed November 27, 2017February 18, 2020

The sands of Saudi Arabia hide not only a vast reservoir of oil, but a rich cache of minerals, including gold, copper and silver, much of it located in the 'Cradle of Gold.' Mining these valuable metals dates back millennia, possibly to the time of King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba.
Image: iStock

European Union, Middle East, World

A desert odyssey in search of Saudi Arabia’s hidden riches

by David Simmons November 26, 2017

A screen grab of the New York Times story on potential Saudi Arabia reform by Thomas Friedman.

Egypt, Middle East

Twitter user takes a run at NYT’s Friedman over Saudi column

by Asia Times staff November 25, 2017February 18, 2020

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

Left to right: Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Mohammed bin Salman and Prince Mutaib bin Abdullah. Photos: Reuters, AFP

China, Hong Kong, Middle East, World

Is MBS’s supreme anti-corruption committee torturing Ritz detainees?

by Uwe Parpart November 23, 2017February 18, 2020

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