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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, left, FIFA president Gianni Infantino and Russian President Vladimir Putin watch the ceremony prior to the Russia 2018 World Cup Group A football match between Russia and Saudi Arabia at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow on June 14, 2018. Photo: AFP/ Sputnik/ Alexey Druzhinin

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From Russia with love, as Putin kicks off soft power Games

by Pepe Escobar June 15, 2018February 18, 2020

A Yemeni worker evacuates food bags as fire engulfs the United Nations' World Food Programme's warehouse in the coastal town of Hodeida in March. Photo: AFP/Abdo Hyder

Saudi-led assault on Yemen port begins despite dire warnings

by Asia Times staff June 14, 2018February 18, 2020

Map of Gulf. Photo: iStock

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The UAE weaves a regional ‘string of pearls’

by Andrew Brennan May 26, 2018May 27, 2018

Yemen firefight. Photo: iStock

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It was Ideology and empire that lit Yemen’s fire

by Andrew Brennan May 25, 2018

A cartoon style illustration of a superhero couple with American Flag in the background. Photo: iStock

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When pushing for war, belief is all that matters

by Andrew Brennan April 25, 2018April 25, 2018

A man hangs a poster depicting Palestinian electrical engineer Fadi al-Batash, who was shot to death in Malaysia, on his family house in the northern Gaza Strip April 21, 2018. Photo: Reuters/Mohammed Salem

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Killing draws Malaysia deeper into Middle East conflicts

by David Hutt April 23, 2018February 18, 2020

Silhouette of military soldiers on money background.War, military and danger concept. Photo: iStock

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Partition of Syria: US and Israel eye Golan Heights oil

by Christina Lin April 4, 2018April 4, 2018

Medina del Campo, Spain - August 17, 2013: Several people take part in a reenactment of a burning witches. Photo: iStock

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US media is more neo-McCarthyism than journalism

by Andrew Brennan March 22, 2018March 22, 2018

A file photo taken in March 2014 shows an Iraqi Kurd man walking in a graveyard for the victims of a gas attack by former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein in the Kurdish town of Halabja, 300km northeast of Baghdad. Some 2.4 million people are said to have been killed or died since the US invasion in 2003. Photo: AFP / Safin Hamed

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Shock and Awe revisited, as fighting drags on in Syria’s Ghouta

by Pepe Escobar March 20, 2018February 18, 2020

The United Nations Security Council meets to discuss North Korea on September 4, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Joe Penney

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The UN’s crimes of omission

by Nabil Fahmy March 15, 2018

Pakistani paramilitary troops take part in combat drills during a ceremony in connection with '53rd Frontier Corps Week' in Peshawar, Pakistan, November 19, 2016. Photo: Reuters/Fayaz Aziz

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Pakistan’s Saudi deployment risks entanglement in Yemen

by Saikat Datta and Kunwar Khuldune Shahid February 18, 2018February 18, 2020

A woman holds expired yogurt she has found at a garbage dump on the outskirts of the Red Sea port city of Hodeida, Yemen, on January 7, 2018. Photo: Reuters / Abduljabbar Zeyad

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How Yemeni women are fighting their country’s civil war

by Connie Christiansen February 6, 2018February 18, 2020

Source: AMN screen grab

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Houthi forces capture US Navy undersea drone off Yemen

by Asia Times staff January 5, 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

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Saudis blame Houthi missile attacks for harsh Yemen blockade

by Bahauddin Foizee December 23, 2017

US President Donald Trump arrives to speak at a Make America Great Again rally in West Virginia, on August 3, 2017. Photo: AFP / Saul Loeb

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Trump’s grandstanding on national security could end in tragedy

by M.K. Bhadrakumar December 20, 2017

Houthi fighters react after Yemen's former president Ali Abdullah Saleh was killed, in Sanaa on December 4, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Khaled Abdullah

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Ignorance about Eurasia’s two Great Games imperils the West

by David Simmons December 8, 2017

A Malaysian religious student is seen inside the Federal Territory Mosque in Kuala Lumpur on May 20, 2017. Photo: NurPhoto via AFP/ Muhammad Shahrizal

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Malaysia’s ‘Arabization’ owes to Saudi ties

by Nile Bowie November 25, 2017February 18, 2020

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

China's central bank governor Zhou Xiaochuan speaks during a session on the second day of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China in Beijing. Photo: Reuters/Thomas Peter

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Stock markets volatile as China tries to control optimism

by Reuters November 13, 2017February 18, 2020

EU foreign-policy chief Federico Mogherini says she's concerned about the escalating tension in the Arabian Peninsula, But the sale of arms to Saudi Arabia by EU member states appears to run counter to efforts to foster peace in the region.Photo: Wikimedia Commons.

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EU calls for stability but its arms inflame the Middle East

by Emanuele Scimia November 11, 2017

A still image taken from a video distributed by Yemen's pro-Houthi Al Masirah television station on November 5, 2017, shows what it says was the launch by Houthi forces of a ballistic missile aimed at Riyadh's King Khaled Airport. Photo: Houthi Military Media Unit via Reuters TV

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Missile targeting Saudis was Iranian, says US Air Force

by Asia Times staff November 10, 2017February 18, 2020

A man speaks on the phone as he walks past posters depicting Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, November 9, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Faisal Al Nasser

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Trump backs purge of Saudi royal family – at a price

by M.K. Bhadrakumar November 9, 2017February 18, 2020

A missile was intercepted on the outskirts of the Saudi capital Riyadh. The city's King Abdullah Financial District is pictured above. Photo: Reuters / Faisal Al Nasser

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Saudi Arabia says it intercepts missile close to capital

by Reuters November 5, 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

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The House of Saud bows to the House of Putin

by Pepe Escobar October 9, 2017February 18, 2020

Indian Shiite Muslim demonstrators burn an effigy of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi during a protest in New Delhi on June 9, 2017. Photo: AFP

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Islamic State’s loss won’t end global terror

by Moha Ennaji October 1, 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

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Wheels and deals: trouble brewing in the House of Saud

by Pepe Escobar September 29, 2017February 18, 2020

Photo: AFP / Sanjay Kanojia

Afghanistan, India, Middle East, South Asia, Syria

Agency probing ‘love jihad’ angle in conversions of Indian women

by E Jaya Kumar August 22, 2017February 18, 2020

Shi'ite leader Muqtada al-Sadr meets with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on July 30, 2017. Photo: Reuters via Bandar Algaloud/Courtesy of Saudi Royal Court

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And the winners in the post-Daesh era are …

by Pepe Escobar August 18, 2017February 18, 2020

Malaysian police have staged raids in Kuala Lumpur, seen here, and Cyberjaya, to look for terrorists or fighters from foreign countries. Photo: Google Maps

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Over 50 migrant workers held by Malaysian police in Nilai

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