Syria – Page 17 – Asia Times

Vladimir Putin fires a sport gun at a sports complex outside Sochi on March 9, 2012. Photo: AFP/Ria Novosti/Alexey Druzhinin

AT Finance, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, Vietnam, World

Putin’s Sochi conference on Syria looks to be a talking shop

by Sami Moubayed January 29, 2018February 18, 2020

A Syrian opposition fighter takes a selfie as fighters walk through Syria in front of Turkish troops near the Syrian border at Hassa, Hatay province, on January 22, 2018. Photo: AFP/Bulent Kilic

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

America’s Syrian humiliation is worse than it looks

by David P. Goldman January 26, 2018February 18, 2020

Turkish tanks gather close to the Syrian border on January 21, 2018, at Hassa, in Hatay province. Photo: AFP/Bulent Kilic

Middle East, Syria, Turkey, World

US sends mixed signals after Turkish move on Syrian Kurds

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

Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan attends the funeral ceremony, in Ankara, of Musa Ozalkan, a Turkish soldier who was killed during the operation against Syrian Kurds in Afrin region. Photo: Kayhan Ozer / Presidential Palace / handout via Reuters, January 23, 2018

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

Turkey re-enters Syrian endgame with ‘smart power’

by M.K. Bhadrakumar January 24, 2018January 24, 2018

Turkish soldiers and tanks are pictured in a village on the Turkish-Syrian border in Gaziantep province, Turkey, on January 22, 2018. Photo: Reuters / Osman Orsal

Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Turkey’s moves against Kurds in Syria give Putin a new headache

by Asia Times staff January 22, 2018February 18, 2020

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

Reservoir Dogs in Syria

by David P. Goldman January 20, 2018February 18, 2020

Screen capture of reported propaganda video from Syrian-based jihadi group Katibat al Ghuraba depicting a children's training camp. Source: FDD

Middle East, Syria

New Uighur jihadist group emerges

by Asia Times staff January 20, 2018February 18, 2020

An LNG terminal in Yangkou Port in Nantong city, which is in China's Jiangsu province. Photo: AFP

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‘Make Trade, Not War’ is China’s daring plan in the Middle East

by Pepe Escobar January 18, 2018February 18, 2020

Drones used in an attack on Russian military bases in Syria. Photo: Ministry of defence of the Russian Federation via AFP

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

Russians asking for help after swarming drone attacks

by Stephen Bryen January 13, 2018February 18, 2020

French President Emmanuel Macron (left) meets with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, on January 5, 2018. Photo: Reuters / Ludovic Marin

Cyprus, European Union, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

Macron’s snub sends Erdogan further into Putin’s embrace

by Sami Moubayed January 8, 2018February 18, 2020

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

Iraq, one of the 24 countries where Filipinos are officially banned from working. Photo: iStock

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Filipinos prohibited from working in 24 countries

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

Armed police patrol busy public areas around Westminster as security is stepped up ahead of New Year's Eve celebrations in London on December 31, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Eddie Keogh

AT Finance, Australia, European Union, France, Iraq, Middle East, Oceania, South Asia, Syria, World

ISIS returnees will bring new risks in 2018

by Tatiana Kanunnikova January 2, 2018January 2, 2018

Russian President Vladimir Putin (center), Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu (R) and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad visit the Hmeymim air base in Latakia Province, Syria, on December 11, 2017. Photo: Sputnik / Mikhail Klimentyev via Reuters

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As guns fall silent, Russia to shape Syria’s political endgame

by Sami Moubayed December 29, 2017February 18, 2020

Christmas decorations are seen in old Damascus, Syria, on December 15, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Omar Sanadiki

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

Christmas lights re-appear after dark years for Syria’s Christians

by Sami Moubayed December 24, 2017February 18, 2020

Bacillus anthracis. Photo: iStock / Getty

China, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Korea, Syria, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

S. Korea, Japan had best stock up on antibiotics to treat anthrax

by Stephen Bryen December 21, 2017

Chinese companies are lining up to help rebuild Syria's shattered infrastructure. Photo: iStock

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

Chinese companies poised to help rebuild war-torn Syria

by Robert W Anderson December 19, 2017February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump chats with Russia's President Vladimir Putin as they attend the APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting in Danang, Vietnam, on November 11, 2017. Photo: AFP / Sputnik/ Mikhail Klimentyev

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Egypt, European Union, Iran, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, Turkey, Vietnam, World

In from the cold: CIA gesture indicates thawing US-Russia ties

by M.K. Bhadrakumar December 18, 2017December 18, 2017

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin meet in Ankara, Turkey, on December 11, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Umit Bektas

China, Cyprus, Egypt, European Union, Iran, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, Syria, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

Turkey switches to full defiance of US, continues Putin courtship

by M.K. Bhadrakumar December 14, 2017

Russia's President Vladimir Putin walks with his counterparts Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey, and Hassan Rouhani of Iran after a joint news conference in Sochi, Russia, on November 22, 2017. Photo: Sputnik / Mikhail Klimentyev / Kremlin via Reuters

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

How Jerusalem issue plays into Iranian, Turkish (and Russian) hands

by M.K. Bhadrakumar December 11, 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

Kim Jong-nam arriving at Beijing airport in 2007. Photo: Kyodo via Reuters

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Kim Jong-nam’s possession of atropine, and what it means

by Stephen Bryen December 1, 2017December 1, 2017

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Photo: Sana / Handout via Reuters

AT Finance, Iran, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Vietnam, World

Damascus throws ‘transition’ up in air by skipping Geneva talks

by Sami Moubayed 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

People bury the body of a mosque attack victim in North Sinai, Egypt, on Nov. 25, 2017. Photo: AFP / Ahmed Gomaa

Egypt, Iraq, Israel, Middle East, Syria

Gunmen in mosque attack ‘carried Islamic State flag’

by Omar Fahmy and Patrick Markey November 26, 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

US Air Force plane from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Photo: iStock

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On the rehabilitation of George W Bush

by Rebecca Gordon November 23, 2017November 23, 2017

Saudi men chat in front of a poster of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during the "MiSK Global Forum" held under the slogan "Meeting the Challenge of Change" in Riyadh, on November 15, 2017. Photo: AFP / Fayez Nureldine

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Mohammad bin Salman and the new balance of power

by Spengler November 22, 2017February 18, 2020

Turkey is strategically positioned to profit from the rail projects. Photo: iStock

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How Turkey, Iran, Russia and India are playing the New Silk Roads

by Pepe Escobar November 21, 2017February 18, 2020

A man watches as smoke rises in the distance, in the Damascus suburb of Ghouta, on November 14, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Bassam Khabieh

AT Finance, Iraq, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Vietnam, World

Syrian opposition’s cause likely to hinge on Riyadh and Russia

by Sami Moubayed November 20, 2017February 18, 2020