Syndication Bureau – Page 28 – Asia Times

Obsession with Islam blinds West to real problems

by Omer Taspinar March 13, 2019February 18, 2020

Maids who look after children and the elderly need to get a measles vaccination, a report has said. Photo: Handout

World

Treatable diseases on rise amid ‘epidemic of gullibility’

by Jonathan Gornall March 8, 2019February 18, 2020

Iran, Lebanon, Middle East, United Kingdom, World

Britain’s ban on Hezbollah: Why now?

by Nibras Kazimi March 6, 2019February 18, 2020

Iran, Middle East

Regime change in Iran possible, but won’t be to US liking

by Dnyanesh Kamat January 17, 2019

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei made a key appointment on Sunday. Photo: Handout via Reutersdelivers a speech in a meeting with military commanders in Tehran, Iran, February 7, 2017. Leader.ir/Handout via REUTERS

China, France, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Tehran the master of fake news in Mideast

by Hussain Abdul-Hussain January 4, 2019

Kurdish fighters from the YPG run across a street in Raqqa, Syria July 3, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Goran Tomasevic

European Union, Iraq, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

US pullout from Syria could improve Turkish-Kurdish relations

by Omer Taspinar January 3, 2019

Photo: iStock

Egypt, India, Jordan, Lebanon, Middle East, Northeast Asia, South Asia, Syria, World

Arab countries struggle with the stigma associated with rape

by Rym Tina Ghazal January 1, 2019

An image grab from propaganda video released by ISIS shows fighters with the trademark Jihadists flag. Photo: AFP

Afghanistan, Iraq, Middle East, South Asia, Syria, World

Is ISIS defeated? It depends

by Faisal Al Yafai January 1, 2019

UAE passport. Photo: Wikipedia

AT Finance, Australia, European Union, Germany, Japan, Malaysia, Middle East, New Zealand, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, World

UAE’s passport strength offers lessons for other GCC nations

by Armand Arton December 30, 2018

The Taliban agreed to a ceasefire for a brief three days during Eid. Photo: Ajmal Omari

Afghanistan, European Union, Germany, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, Syria, World

After US retreat, an Arab NATO would serve the region

by Jonathan Gornall December 27, 2018

Yemeni pro-government forces cheer as they ride in the back of a pickup truck mounted with a machine gun in an industrial district in the eastern outskirts of the port city of Hodeida on November 18. Photo: AFP

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

Divide in Middle East is about nationalism, not a conflict within Islam

by Omer Taspinar December 26, 2018

Syrian government tanks and soldiers take positions in the town of Western Ghariyah, about 15km east of the southern embattled city of Daraa. Photo: AFP/ SANA handout released on June 30, 2018.

AT Finance, Iran, Middle East, South Asia, Syria

Daraa’s resurgent resistance has lessons for the Syrian regime

by Haid Haid December 24, 2018

The recent wave of violence in the West Bank highlights the desperate state of the Palestinian Authority. Photo:: iStock

China, European Union, India, Israel, Jordan, Middle East, South Asia, World

Why the Palestinian Authority is the main roadblock to peace

by Joseph Dana December 23, 2018

Russian President Vladimir Putin. Photo: Reuters/Sputnik/Kremlin

European Union, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

Russia’s Chechnya model for Syria will only deepen the conflict

by Neil Hauer December 21, 2018

Vaccination is widely used to prevent measles, mumps and rubella. Photo: iStock

Iraq, Italy, Middle East, Syria, World

‘Stupidity epidemic’ impedes vaccination against preventable diseases

by Jonathan Gornall December 18, 2018

People march during the funeral of a demonstrator who died during a protest against unemployment, corruption and a lack of public services in Basra, Iraq, on September 7. Photo: Haider El Esedi / Anadolu Agency

Iraq, Middle East, South Asia

Basra protests show disconnect between democracy and good governance in Iraq

by Hussain Abdul-Hussain December 13, 2018

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

Egypt, European Union, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

A year of elections shows Middle East not immune to anti-establishment mood

by Faisal Al Yafai December 12, 2018

Nadia Murad (L) and Lamia Haji Bashar, public advocates for the Yazidi community in Iraq and survivors of sexual enslavement by the Islamic State jihadists, are awarded laureates of the 2016 Sakharov human rights prize at the European parliament in Strasbourg in 2016. Photo: AFP/ Frederick Florin

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Bangladesh, European Union, India, Iraq, Middle East, Myanmar, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Human Rights Day: fighting indifference with justice

by Vijay Prashad December 12, 2018

A Syrian girl carries her belongings as she walks to the Turkish Cilvegozu border gate, located opposite of Syrian crossing point Bab al-Hawa in Reyhanli, in southern Hatay province. Photo: Reuters/Umit Bektas

European Union, Israel, Middle East, Syria, United Kingdom, World

Plan for Holocaust Memorial recalls UK govt’s sad response to refugee crises

by Jonathan Gornall December 11, 2018

Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi. Photo: Wikipedia

Iraq, Middle East

Iraq’s budget stalemate poses danger to future stability

by Kirk H Sowell December 11, 2018

Global warming must be addressed before it is too late, envoys at COP24 were told on Sunday. Image: iStock

China, India, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, World

How will oil producers meet the challenge of climate change?

by Robin Mills December 6, 2018

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan makes a speech to the Confederation of Turkish Tradesmen and Craftsmen in Ankara on September 13, 2018. Kayhan Ozer / Anadolu

European Union, Middle East, Syria, Turkey, World

Islam-vs-secularism theory of Turkish politics misses the point

by Omer Taspinar December 6, 2018

Migrants on a sinking dinghy wait to be rescued by "Save the Children" NGO crew from the ship Vos Hestia in the mediterranean . Photo: Reuters/Stefano Rellandini

AT Finance, Cyprus, European Union, France, Italy, Lebanon, Middle East, Northeast Asia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

Europe turns its back on its liberal principles as refugees drown

by Jonathan Gornall December 5, 2018

An Israeli soldier guards a road after a deadly gun attack in the northern West Bank on Sunday. Photo: AFP

AT Finance, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Middle East, South Asia, Turkey, World

BDS movement needs to sharpen its ideas

by Hussain Abdul-Hussain December 4, 2018

الناشط الذي يحظى باحترام عالمي رائد فارس، 46، أغتيل من قبل جهاديين في شمال سوريا الأسبوع الماضي

Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Raed Fares killing: Syria’s revolution of ideas literally dying out

by Faisal Al Yafai December 3, 2018

Hoa Haka Nana'ia is one of the star exhibits in London's British Museum. Photo: Flickr / B Rosen)

Egypt, European Union, France, Iraq, Middle East, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

A new model for how museums should collect, exhibit artifacts

by Alexa Mena December 2, 2018

Factory worker using a digital tablet near the production line. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, China, Egypt, India, Middle East, South Asia, World

Africa must manufacture, trade its way to ‘Lion economy’

by Joseph Dana December 2, 2018

Palestinians leaving Makassed Hospital in East Jerusalem on September 9, 2018. Photo: AP/Mahmoud Illean

Israel, Middle East, South Asia, World

The unintended consequences of destroying Palestine’s aid economy

by Joseph Dana November 28, 2018

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Photo: iStock

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

Challenges to old world order seen in Middle East

by Faisal Al Yafai November 27, 2018

Members of the Asayish, Kurdish internal security police, arrive at the site of clashes with regime forces in Qamishli in northeast Syria. Syrian Kurdish forces said several fighters were killed when they clashed with regime fighters in the divided city of Qamishli on Sept 8. Photo: AFP / Delil Souleiman

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

US dance between Turkey and Kurds will soon come to an end

by Omer Taspinar November 22, 2018