Syria – Page 18 – Asia Times

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

Middle East, Syria, Turkey, World

A wary return to ‘liberated’ Raqqa

by Yassin al-Haj Saleh November 19, 2017

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

Russia, Turkey, Iran meeting to discuss Syria strategy

by M.K. Bhadrakumar November 17, 2017February 18, 2020

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Beijing, China, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Pakistan, Philippines, Russia, South Asia, Syria, World

Through night vision goggles, Afghan conflict becoming a proxy war

by M.K. Bhadrakumar November 16, 2017February 18, 2020

Photo: Sputnik via Reuters/Mikhail Klimentyev

Iran, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

Trump, Putin manage joint statement on Syria despite US politics

by Asia Times staff November 14, 2017February 18, 2020

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan addresses members of parliament of his ruling AK Party (AKP) during a meeting at the Parliament in Ankara. Photo: Reuters/Umit Bektas

Iran, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

Turkey’s standoff with US continues, stock rally reversed

by Asia Times staff November 8, 2017February 18, 2020

Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud meets with former Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on November 6, 2017. Photo: Saudi Press Agency / Handout via Reuters

Beijing, China, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

Saudi Arabia gets its first real government

by Spengler November 7, 2017November 8, 2017

This handout picture provided by the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) shows Syrian President Bashar al-Assad (right) speaking with a journalist from China's Phoenix television on November 22, 2015, in Damascus. Photo: AFP / SANA

Beijing, China, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

What’s China up to in Syria? Economic realpolitik, basically

by Fadi Esber November 7, 2017February 18, 2020

A Syrian Democratic Forces fighter stands guard in Raqqa, Syria, on October 18, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Erik De Castro

France, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

Moscow nears ‘mission accomplished’ in Syria

by Sami Moubayed October 23, 2017February 18, 2020

The Seperation Wall between Israel and Palestine in Bethlehem. Photo: iStock / Getty

Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Israel, Middle East, Syria, World

Will Palestinian reconciliation revive two-state solution?

by Daoud Kuttab October 21, 2017February 18, 2020

Men carry mattresses at a refugee camp for people displaced in fightings between the Syrian Democratic Forces and Islamic State militants in Ain Issa, Syria October 14, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Erik De Castro

AT Finance, Indonesia, Iraq, Malaysia, Middle East, Philippines, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

Fall of Raqqa inflames Southeast Asia terror threat

by John McBeth October 16, 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

A minority of Catalan citizens favored independence until recently, but Madrid's handling of the crisis has played into the hands of separatists. Photo: Reuters/Juan Medina

European Union, Germany, India, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

The who, where, and when of secession

by Joseph S. Nye Jr. October 7, 2017February 18, 2020

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. Photo: Reuters

Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

Lavrov: US-led forces guilty of ‘bloody provocations’ in Syria

by Agence France-Presse October 4, 2017February 18, 2020

Hadiya Yousef, a Kurdish politician, casts her ballot inside a polling station in Qamishli, Syria, on September 22, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Rodi Said

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

Kurds’ aims in Syria far more likely to succeed than in Iraq

by Sami Moubayed October 3, 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

A boy rides a bicycle sporting the flag of Kurdistan in Tuz Khurmato, Iraq, on September 24, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Thaier Al-Sudani

Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

‘Free Kurdistan’ inevitable, and war may be unavoidable

by Bilal Khan September 29, 2017

The then US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson (right) watches as Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov reacts to a reporter's question at the State Department in Washington, DC, on May 10, 2017. Photo: AFP / Mandel Ngan

AT Finance, China, European Union, France, Germany, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, Syria, Turkey, Vietnam, World

Straws in the wind for a reset in US-Russian relations

by M.K. Bhadrakumar September 22, 2017

BMPT-72

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

I’ll be back — the Russian Terminator (tank) resurfaces

by Asia Unhedged September 22, 2017February 18, 2020

Still from Mainichi footage in Iran.

Afghanistan, Iran, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, South Asia, Syria

Japan newspaper releases video showing Iran dispatching Afghan refugees to battlefields in Syria

by Asia Unhedged September 20, 2017February 18, 2020

Kurds show their support for the upcoming independence referendum at a rally in Erbil, Iraq, on September 16, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Azad Lashkari

France, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Syria, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

Moment of glory? Kurdish referenda in Iraq, Syria explained

by Sami Moubayed September 18, 2017February 18, 2020

Map of Syria: iStock

Iran, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

Air strikes hit US-backed militia in Syria’s Deir al-Zor

by Reuters September 16, 2017February 18, 2020

South Korean Soldiers at the Joint Security Area facing the North Korean side of the border. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, Turkey, Vietnam, World

Mr Trump, tear down this (Korean) wall

by Pepe Escobar September 16, 2017February 18, 2020

Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan. Photo: Reuters / Sergei Karpukhin

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

Geopolitics drives Turkey’s acquisition of Russian missile defense

by Emanuele Scimia September 15, 2017

US soldiers prepare to raise the American flag during a memorial ceremony in Kabul to commemorate the 16th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on Sept. 11, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Mohammad Ismail

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, India, Iran, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, World

9/11 and the unsolvable Afghan drama

by Pepe Escobar September 13, 2017February 18, 2020

Fans hold Syrian flags as they watch the 2018 World Cup qualifier between Iran and Syria, in Damascus, on September 5, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Omar Sanadiki

AT Finance, Australia, Iran, Malaysia, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, World

Syria’s mesmerizing bid to make World Cup kept alive in Iran

by Asia Times staff September 6, 2017February 18, 2020

Syrian midfielder Mardik Mardikian (second from left) is mobbed by his teammates after scoring against Japan during a friendly in Tokyo on June 7, 2017. Photo: AFP

AT Finance, Egypt, European Union, France, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Kuwait, Malaysia, Mexico, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

History, hope, heroes: the story of Syria’s World Cup dream

by Sami Moubayed September 4, 2017February 18, 2020

Russian President Vladimir Putin talks to US President Donald Trump at the G20 summit in Hamburg in July 2017. Photo: Carlos Barria/ Reuters

Afghanistan, European Union, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, Syria, World

Economic data vs Trump-Russia collusion hysteria

by Jerry Bowyer and Charles Bowyer August 25, 2017February 18, 2020

A boy walks past a sign that reads 'Islamic State in Iraq and Syria' in Raqqa, Syria, August 20, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Zohra Bensemra

France, Kuwait, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

Ahrar al-Sham demise signals defeat of ‘moderates’ in Syria

by Sami Moubayed August 23, 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

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