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US President Donald Trump and his wife Melania arrive in Saudi Arabia on May 20. Photo: Flickr

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What Trump’s first foreign tour tells us

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SoftBank Group Corp Chairman and CEO Masayoshi Son at a news conference in Tokyo. Photo: Reuters

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Softbank-Saudi tech fund becomes world’s biggest

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Photo: AFP

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Trump’s spiritual tour to begin with Saudi desert tryst

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A man holds a sign that says "Free Ahok" during a protest by supporters of Jakarta governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama outside Cipinang Prison, where he was taken after his conviction of blasphemy in Jakarta on May 9, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Darren Whiteside

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No surprise Ahok ruled guilty of blasphemy in Indonesia

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Lukoil pump jacks in Kogalym, Russia. Photo: Reuters, Sergei Karpukhin

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Saudi Arabia and Russia look to continue oil-production cuts

by Asia Unhedged May 8, 2017February 18, 2020

An internally displaced Syrian boy from Raqqa city carries a bag of goods inside a camp in Ain Issa, Raqqa Governorate, Syria, on May 2, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Rodi Said

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What chance Astana deal giving Syria lasting peace?

by Sami Moubayed May 8, 2017February 18, 2020

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May speaks outside 10 Downing Street after Parliament was dissolved ahead of the general election. Photo: Reuters

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Four themes likely to influence investors this week

by Reuters May 7, 2017February 18, 2020

On March 29, two men were arrested in North Point for illegally working in Hong Kong. Photo: Google Map

China, Hong Kong, India, Middle East, Nepal, South Asia

Nepalese, Saudi Arabian jailed for working illegally in HK

by Asia Times staff May 5, 2017February 18, 2020

Ebrahim Raisi speaks in Mashhad, Iran. Photo: handout via Reuters

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Iran’s frontrunners both well-connected to Arab Shiites

by Sami Moubayed May 2, 2017February 18, 2020

China and other countries are pursuing a strategy aimed at reducing their dependence on the US dollar. Photo: iStock

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Petrodollar faces growing threat from the East

by Andrew Brennan April 27, 2017

Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud welcomes Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte during a reception ceremony in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, April 11, 2017. Bandar Algaloud/Courtesy of Saudi Royal Court/Handout via Reuters

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Duterte dazzles in Gulf state jaunt

by Richard Javad Heydarian April 20, 2017February 18, 2020

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Middle East is a hot market for Chinese-made hunter-killer drones

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A recent anti-Trump demonstration in New York City (Midtown Manhattan). Photo: Asia Times/Doug Tsuruoka

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Trump’s Middle East supporters

by Barak Barfi April 11, 2017April 11, 2017

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

Saudi Arabia And China — Old ‘friends’ with benefits ink new deals

by Andrew Brennan April 8, 2017April 8, 2017

Houthi militants ride on the back of a patrol truck in Yemen's capital, Sanaa, on December 14, 2015. Photo: Reuters / Khaled Abdullah

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Can the US fight terror while sanctioning Iran, Syria?

by Salman Rafi April 5, 2017April 5, 2017

Chinese workers help construct a new port in the southern Israeli city of Ashdod in April 2016. The Ashdod port and another one in Haifa are scheduled to start operating at the end of 2021. Photo: Reuters/Amir Cohen

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Israel and Turkey important to Silk Road’s Mideast segment

by Christina Lin March 27, 2017March 27, 2017

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

Beijing, China, Iran, Middle East, Turkey

China-Saudi alignment presents opening for Turkey

by Asia Unhedged March 23, 2017February 18, 2020

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

Beijing, China, Middle East

China, Saudi Arabia sign US$65 billion deal

by Asia Unhedged March 17, 2017February 18, 2020

Saudi Arabia's King Salman speaks with Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak during a Memorandum of Understanding signing ceremony in Putrajaya, Malaysia February 27, 2017. REUTERS/Edgar Su

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Saudi King starts Japan leg of Asia tour

by Sami Moubayed March 11, 2017February 18, 2020

Indonesian President Joko Widodo (R) gestures to King Salman of Saudi Arabia following a tree planting ceremony at the presidential palace in Jakarta, Indonesia March 2, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Darren Whiteside

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More Saudi luxury than largesse for Indonesia

by John McBeth March 6, 2017February 18, 2020

Chinese traditional dance teams perform during the inauguration ceremony of the Yanbu Aramco Sinopec Refining Company project in 2016. With the drop in oil prices, Saudi Arabia and Iran, are both eagerly courting China for investment. Photo: AFP, Fayez Nureldine

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China, the wild card in the Israel-Palestine peace process

by Ng Weng Hoong March 4, 2017March 4, 2017

Saudi King Salman, left, rides on a golf cart with Indonesian President Joko Widodo during their meeting at Merdeka Palace in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, March 2, 2017. Photo: Dita Alangkara/Pool/ Reuters

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Saudi king inks economic deals with Indonesia

by Reuters March 3, 2017February 18, 2020

Aramco's Khurais oilfield in Saudi Arabia, 160 km from Riyadh. Photo: Ali Jarekji/Reuters

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Could Aramco IPO be Singapore’s golden ticket?

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Shi'ite fighters fire a rocket towards Islamic State militants during a battle with Islamic State militants at the airport of Tal Afar west of Mosul, Iraq November 18, 2016. Photo: Reuters/Thaier Al-Sudani

European Union, Iran, Middle East, Syria, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

UK arms sales to Middle Eastern strongmen could backfire

by Emanuele Scimia February 5, 2017February 4, 2017

An Iranian woman walks past a mural on the wall of the former US embassy in the Iranian capital Tehran. Photo: AFP / ATTA KENARE

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Is Trump shredding the Iran deal the least of our problems?

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A girl stands at her family's hut at a camp for people displaced by the war near Sanaa, Yemen September 26, 2016. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah

Iran, Middle East, Syria, World

Saudi-led intervention putting Yemen in a blind alley

by Salman Rafi December 19, 2016December 18, 2016

Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi attends during signing of agreements ceremony with Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir (unseen) at the El-Thadiya presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt October 5, 2016. Picture taken October 5, 2016. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

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China, Egypt, and the new Middle East alignment

by Christina Lin December 15, 2016December 15, 2016

Saudi Arabia's energy minister Khalid al-Falih adjusts his glasses during a news conference after a meeting of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) in Vienna, Austria, December 10, 2016. REUTERS/Heinz-Peter Bader

Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Middle East, Syria

Iran’s rising influence raises Saudi eyebrows

by Bahauddin Foizee December 15, 2016December 15, 2016

Essar Oil's refinery at Vadinar village, near Jamnagar, in India. Photo: AFP

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How $13b Indo-Russian oil deal had to be saved from collapse

by Dmitry Zhdannikov, Nidhi Verma and Katya Golubkova November 16, 2016February 18, 2020

The now-ousted Crown Prince Muhammad bin Nayef confers with a member of his delegation during a meeting at the United Nations General Assembly in Manhattan, New York, on September 19, 2016. Photo: Reuters / Lucas Jackson

Germany, Iran, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, United Kingdom, World

The House of Saud is preparing for a ‘battle royale’

by Salman Rafi October 15, 2016October 16, 2016

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