Saudi Arabia – Page 25 – Asia Times

India has finalized the acquisition of Russia’s S-400 air defense missile system earlier in October. Photo: Russian Defence Ministry

China, Cyprus, Egypt, European Union, India, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, Turkey, World

Russia’s S-400 missile system: A new Middle East invasion

by Stephen Bryen October 13, 2017February 18, 2020

Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak gives the keynote address during the his ruling United Malays National Organization (UMNO) annual assembly in a file photo. Reuters/Olivia Harris

AT Finance, India, Indonesia, Israel, Malaysia, Middle East, Singapore, South Asia

Islamic intolerance rising in pre-election Malaysia

by Nile Bowie October 12, 2017February 18, 2020

Oil refinery. Photo: iStock

China, Hong Kong, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Russia, Shanghai, World

China may now have leverage to push Saudis to accept RMB for oil

by David P. Goldman October 11, 2017February 18, 2020

China's President Xi Jinping and Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud. Photo: Reuters / Lintao Zhang

China, Middle East, Russia, World

China to ‘compel’ Saudi Arabia to trade oil in yuan: economist

by Asia Unhedged October 11, 2017February 18, 2020

Hezbollah fighters plant Lebanese and Hezbollah flags at Juroud Arsal on the Syria-Lebanon border on July 25, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Mohamed Azakir

Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, Syria

US turns heat on old foe Hezbollah, slaps rewards on leaders

by Dave Clark October 11, 2017February 18, 2020

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Saudi Arabia's King Salman attend a welcoming ceremony ahead of their talks in the Kremlin in Moscow on October 5, 2017. Photo: Sputnik via Reuters

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

The House of Saud bows to the House of Putin

by Pepe Escobar October 9, 2017February 18, 2020

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, meets with Saudi Arabia's King Salman in the Kremlin in Moscow, on October 5, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Sputnik

Iran, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

What Saudis hope to get out of Russia ties

by M.K. Bhadrakumar October 8, 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

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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

Manal Al-Sharif drives her car in Dubai on October 22, 2013. She is among the Saudi women who defied the country's laws in the fight to be allowed to take to the wheel. Photo: AFP / Marwan Naamani

Australia, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Middle East, Oceania, Syria, World

Freedom of the roads comes after long battle for Saudi women

by Sami Moubayed September 27, 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

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

Iraqi Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr speaks during a media conference with Iraqi Defense Minister Arfan al-Hayali and Iraq's Interior Minister Qasim al-Araji (not pictured) in Najaf, Iraq May 3, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Alaa Al-Marjani

Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Lebanon, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Syria, United Kingdom, World

Iraqi Shiite powerbroker gambles with Sunni embrace

by Sami Moubayed August 18, 2017February 18, 2020

Shi'ite leader Muqtada al-Sadr meets with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on July 30, 2017. Photo: Reuters via Bandar Algaloud/Courtesy of Saudi Royal Court

AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, France, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

And the winners in the post-Daesh era are …

by Pepe Escobar August 18, 2017February 18, 2020

Bangladeshi activists protest in Dhaka against the deaths of Rohingya in Myanmar's Rakhine state late last year. Photo: Mohammad Ponir Hossain, Reuters

AT Finance, Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Middle East, Myanmar, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, South Asia, Thailand

Foreign support gives Rohingya militants a lethal edge

by Anthony Davis August 15, 2017February 18, 2020

People walking past the Damascus International Fair in the Syrian capital countryside. The fair is scheduled to open on August 17 until August 26. Photo: AFP/Louai Beshara

AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, France, Germany, India, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

Syrian fair to attract a limited crowd

by Sami Moubayed August 14, 2017February 18, 2020

A Saudi Arabian woman in hijab breathes deeply at a local beach. Photo: iStock/Getty Images

Afghanistan, Iran, Middle East, South Asia, World

Sharia-free vacation plans for Saudi Arabia

by Mustafa Salama August 13, 2017February 18, 2020

Hung Hom Station in Kowloon. Photo: Google Maps, MTR

China, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Middle East

Suspected MERS cases from Guangzhou test negative

by Asia Times staff August 11, 2017February 18, 2020

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

Photo: Reuters

Middle East, World

Qatar files “illegal siege” complaint with WTO

by Asia Unhedged August 1, 2017February 18, 2020

Russian President Vladimir Putin talks to US President Donald Trump at the G20 summit in Hamburg. Photo: Reuters/Carlos Barria

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Russia adjusts to realities in US politics

by M.K. Bhadrakumar July 30, 2017

A woman holds her malnourished son at a hospital in Sanaa on July 24, 2017. Reuters/Khaled Abdullah

Iran, Middle East, World

Why the Saudi war on Yemen is seen as US state terrorism

by Christina Lin July 27, 2017July 27, 2017

Syrian girls sit in front of shops in the rebel-held Douma neighbourhood of Damascus, Syria, on July 23, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Bassam Khabieh

Egypt, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

De-conflict deals show Syrian rebels know victory is out of sight

by Sami Moubayed July 24, 2017February 18, 2020

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman. Photo: Reuters / Charles Platiau

Bahrain, Egypt, European Union, France, Iran, Middle East, Syria, World

A coup in the House of Saud?

by Pepe Escobar July 20, 2017February 18, 2020

A sunset in Riyadh: a maid returned to Jakarta recently after working in Saudi Arabia for 22 years, allegedly without being paid. Photo: Wikimedia Commons.

AT Finance, Indonesia, Middle East, Philippines, World

Indonesian maid to get first pay after 22 years stuck in Saudi

by Asia Times staff July 19, 2017February 18, 2020

Muslim head scarves vary in size, color and origin. They have also become a controversial issue in some countries. Photo: Getty.

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Bangladesh, European Union, France, India, Indonesia, Iran, Lebanon, Malaysia, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Global hijabista style

by Carol Mann July 16, 2017February 18, 2020

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