The New York Times Gates in Saudi Arabia to Discuss Iran | RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates arrived here on Wednesday for talks with the Saudi royal family that senior defense officials said would be focused on Iran. | His visi... (photo: AP / Lawrence Jackson)
The New York Times Turkey and I.M.F. End Talks on Stand-By Loan | ISTANBUL — Turkey said on Wednesday it was no longer holding talks with the International Monetary Fund on a stand-by loan because it did not need emergency funds, but it left the door open fo... (photo: AP / )
The New York Times Will Israel Join the March of Folly? | Barbara Tuchman, in her classic book "March of Folly," examined four cases in history when governments acted contrary to their own best interests: the Trojans who let the Greeks bring the fatal hors... (photo: AP / Dan Balilty) IsraelPalestinePeacePhotosSettlements
Asia Times Beijing seeks a shift in geopolitics | By Willy Lam | China's ongoing tussles with the United States over issues including Taiwan, Tibet and trade are in a sense nothing new. For more than two decades, Sino-US relations have periodically... (photo: AP / Pablo Martinez Monsivais) ChinaDefencePhotosPoliticsUS
Asia Times Marjah fears return of warlords | By Mohammad Elyas Daee and Abubakar Siddique | MARJAH - Azizullah Khan might be this town's best example of civic-mindedness. He is a middle-aged farmer in this area, a... (photo: AP / Dusan Vranic, Pool) AfghanistanMilitaryPhotosSecurityTaliban
Asia Times Iran and Israel play cat and mouse | By Mel Frykberg | RAMALLAH - Iran and Israel appear to be spoiling for a fight, going by recent belligerent statements emanating from several regional capitals. | Milit... (photo: AP / Ariel Schalit) DefenceIranIsraelNuclearPhotos
Philadelphia Daily News Sarkozy to take tanker fight to Obama | The Associated Press | PARIS - French President Nicolas Sarkozy will raise concerns that the U.S. Air Force's $35 billion tanker contract is anticompetitive when he vis... (photo: AP / Charles Dharapak) LeaderPhotosPoliticsUsWashington
Khaleej Times Palestinians complain to Biden RAMALLAH, West Bank - Palestinians told U.S. Vice President Joe Biden on Wednesday that Israel's new plan to build 1,600 homes for Jewish settlers challenged Washington's... (photo: AP / Charles Dharapak, File) IsraelPalestinePhotosPresidentUS
Khaleej Times Erdogan gets Saudi nod as Mideast force RIYADH - Turkey's role as a key player in Middle East and Arab affairs was set in cement when the Saudis honoured Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan with a prestigious p... (photo: AP / Burhan Ozbilici) MideastPhotosRiyadhSaudiTurkey