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Children at Syrian displacement camps have been recruited by a US-backed coalition fighting ISIS, Human Rights Watch alleges. Representational image: iStock

Middle East, Syria

US-backed Syria coalition denies using child soldiers

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

Illustration: iStock

Middle East, Syria

Syrian insurgents arrest dozens suspected of collusion

by Paul Muir August 6, 2018February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump, right, shakes hands with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman at the White House on March 20 in Washington DC. Photo: AFP/ Mandel Ngan

Afghanistan, AT Finance, China, Egypt, European Union, India, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Lebanon, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, Shanghai, Singapore, South Asia, Syria, World

An ‘Arab NATO’ and America’s militarized Mideast policy

by Christina Lin August 3, 2018

Photo: Reuters

Beijing, China, Middle East, Syria

China says willing to team with Syria’s Assad in push to retake territory

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

An Omani man drives a motorcycle through the flooded streets of Nizwa, Oman, after monsoon rains touched down. Photo: iStock

European Union, India, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Middle East, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

Climate change, politics and conflict: the Middle East’s volatile mix

by Jonathan Gorvett July 28, 2018February 18, 2020

Israelis attend a rally in Tel Aviv on July 22 to protest over a new surrogacy law that does not include gay couples. It came after parliament approved surrogacy for single women or those unable to bear children, without granting such a right to same-sex couples or single men. Photo: AFP / Jack Guez

AT Finance, Israel, Jordan, Middle East, Syria, Thailand, World

Beautiful and ugly, which is the real Israel?

by Shaiel Ben-Ephraim July 25, 2018February 18, 2020

Illustration: iStock

Germany, Israel, Jordan, Middle East, Syria, United Kingdom, World

White Helmets flee to Jordan

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

Portrait of a boy with the flag of Kurdistan painted on his face. Photo: iStock

Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Syria, Turkey, World

The Kurds’ enduring struggle for self-determination

by Nicos Panayiotides July 18, 2018July 18, 2018

Russian President Vladimir Putin offers a ball from the 2018 World Cup to US President Donald Trump after a meeting in Helsinki in July. Photo: AFP

AT Finance, China, European Union, France, Germany, Iran, Israel, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

A walk on the wild side as Trump meets Putin at Finland station

by Pepe Escobar July 17, 2018February 18, 2020

Syrian government soldiers stand flashing the victory gesture next to a picture of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad hanging on a tank at the Nassib border crossing with Jordan in the southern province of Daraa on July 7, 2018. Photo: AFP / Youssef Karwashan

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

What’s going to happen when Assad wins the war in Syria?

by Patrick Lawrence July 17, 2018

Map of Syria: iStock

Israel, Middle East, Syria

Syria accuses Israel of attacking military position

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

Given the scale and duration of MENA’s refugee crisis, the focus should be shifted from temporary to semi-permanent solutions, Photo: iStock

China, European Union, Iraq, Japan, Jordan, Lebanon, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Syria, World

African, Middle Eastern refugee crises demand long-term solutions, not quick fixes

by Nasser Saidi July 14, 2018February 18, 2020

China's President Xi Jinping, right, and Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah, center, arrive for the 8th Ministerial Meeting of China-Arab States Cooperation Forum at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Wednesday. Photo: AFP/ Wang Zhao

Beijing, China, Germany, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

China’s silky charming of Arabia

by Pepe Escobar July 11, 2018February 18, 2020

Photo: Reuters/Sergei Ilnitsky

European Union, Iran, Israel, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

Talk of Syria ‘grand bargain’ builds ahead of Netanyahu, Trump summits with Putin

by Asia Times staff July 11, 2018February 18, 2020

In this image released by the US Department of Defense the guided-missile cruiser USS Monterey fires a Tomahawk land attack missile on April 14, 2018, against Syria. Photo: AFP / US Department of Defense / Kallysta Castillo

AT Finance, Beijing, China, France, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Laos, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Syria, World

The ‘scourge’ of chemical weapons: Newspeak in the modern era

by David Simmons July 10, 2018

Map of Syria: iStock

Iran, Israel, Middle East, Syria

Syria accuses Israel of attacking air base

by Asia Times staff July 9, 2018February 18, 2020

Illustration: iStock

Iran, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Syria’s future uncertain as Assad gains ground

by Nicos Panayiotides July 7, 2018

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his wife Emine Erdogan greet supporters at the AKP headquarters in Ankara on June 25, 2018. Photo: AFP/Adem Altan

Cyprus, European Union, Israel, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Erdogan’s re-election and his neo-Ottoman foreign policy

by Nicos Panayiotides July 2, 2018July 2, 2018

Illustration: iStock

Israel, Jordan, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

Syrian regime gains ground

by Asia Times staff July 2, 2018February 18, 2020

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

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

Turkey’s controversial S-400 missile transfer is ‘done deal’

by Emanuele Scimia June 30, 2018February 18, 2020

A man carries a child rescued from rubble after Syrian regime and Russian air strikes in the rebel-held town of Nawa, 30km north of Daraa in southern Syria on June 26. Syria's army launched an assault on Daraa on Tuesday, after a week of bombardment on the nearby countryside caused mass displacement. Photo: AFP/ Ahmad al-Msalam

European Union, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

Cauldron in Syria’s southwest traps thousands

by Jonathan Gorvett June 29, 2018February 18, 2020

Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, left, waves while standing by Egyptian football star Mohamed Salah, right, during a training run for the Egyptian team at the Akhmat Arena in Grozny on June 10, ahead of the Russia 2018 World Cup. Photo: AFP/ Karim Jaafar

Afghanistan, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Israel, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Syria, United Kingdom, World

How Chechen strongman became Putin’s bridge to Muslim world

by Giovanni Pigni June 18, 2018February 18, 2020

Vitaly Naumkin, head of the Centre for Arab Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences Institute of Oriental Studies, is pictured in Moscow, Russia, April 4, 2007. Photo: Reuters

Afghanistan, Iran, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Syria, World

Top Russian pundit calls for Palestine talks in Moscow

by M.K. Bhadrakumar June 6, 2018June 6, 2018

A controversial income tax bill that was approved on Sunday sparked summer protests in Jordan. Photo: AFP

Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Middle East, Syria, World

Jordan in crisis as new Prime Minister takes control

by Jonathan Gorvett June 6, 2018February 18, 2020

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo greeting Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on Monday. Photo: AFP

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

Slamming US threats, Turkey says F-35s will be delivered on time

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

The flag of Russia painted on a cracked and peeling wall.

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

The Russian Gordian Knot begins to unravel

by Norman A. Bailey June 4, 2018June 4, 2018

Russian President Vladimir Putin at the St Petersburg International Economic Forum on May 25, 2018. Photo: Reuters/Sergei Bobylev/TASS

Iran, Israel, Middle East, Russia, Syria, United Kingdom, World

Russia censures Iran, expects Israel to help restore ties with US

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

US forces setting up a new base in Manbij, Syria. Photo: Reuters/Rodi Said

Iraq, Middle East, Syria, Turkey

US denies deal reached with Turkey on Kurdish withdrawal from Manbij

by Asia Times staff May 31, 2018February 18, 2020

Russian President Vladimir Putin and French President Emmanuel Macron attend a meeting with Russian and French businessmen during the Saint Petersburg International Economic Forum on May 25, 2018. Photo: AFP / Dmitry Lovetsky

European Union, France, Germany, Iran, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, Syria, World

Western leaders back in Russia as tensions appear to ease

by M.K. Bhadrakumar May 28, 2018February 18, 2020

An Israeli Air Force F-35 Lightning II fighter jet performs during an air show. Photo: AFP/Jack Guez

Israel, Lebanon, Middle East

Israeli air force chief takes heat for revealing F-35 photo

by Asia Times staff May 25, 2018February 18, 2020