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Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 30, 2017
Qatar's emir reportedly open to Trump-hosted talks to defuse regional crisis
Qatar's ruler said he is ready for U.S.-hosted direct talks aimed at solving the worst diplomatic crisis in the gulf in years but has yet to hear a response to U.S. President Donald Trump's invitation to the four Arab states boycotting Doha.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 10, 2017
Unending Middle East dilemmas
The Middle East remains a nightmare of complexity, second only to North Korea as a threat to global security.
BUSINESS
Apr 27, 2017
Space, the final frontier for Earth's crude oil giants
The Middle East has an outsize impact on energy here on Earth. One analyst thinks some regional powerhouses may leverage that role into the development of natural resources in space.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 19, 2017
Once again, Jordan finds itself at the precipice
Jordan has muddled through many crises and may do so again, but the current dangers pose an extraordinary challenge.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Sep 21, 2016
Hany Abu-Assad: Making strong voices heard
Ever since the first series of "Pop Idol" screened on British TV in 2001, the televised music competition has become practically inescapable, with franchises springing up everywhere from Macedonia to the Maldives. Given how cannily stage-managed these "reality" shows really are, though, it almost comes...
Japan Times
SOCCER
Sep 1, 2016
UAE capitalizes on Japan's miscues to secure victory
Japan's bid to reach a sixth straight World Cup suffered a damaging early blow with a 2-1 defeat to the United Arab Emirates on Thursday night.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 11, 2016
The roots of mistrust in Middle East societies
Reviving Islamic law would only deepen a trust deficit that is a key source of the Middle East's current economic underdevelopment and political failures.
WORLD
Jul 4, 2016
Handcuffing, search of UAE national mistaken for terrorist in Ohio spurs diplomatic incident
The handcuffing of a traditionally dressed United Arab Emirates citizen mistaken for a terrorist in Ohio last week spurred the nation's government to take the unusual steps of summoning a U.S. diplomat for a meeting and advising its citizens not to wear such clothing while traveling abroad.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 27, 2016
Who's winning the Middle East's Cold War?
Iran and Russia can never be more than foothold powers in the Arab world, where Sunni Muslims make up 90 percent of the population.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 12, 2016
Citing safety, Dubai airport closes airspace for over an hour due to unauthorized drone activity nearby
Dubai International Airport, the world's busiest airport for international travel, closed its airspace for 69 minutes due to unauthorized drone activity on Saturday, causing 22 flights to be diverted, aviation authorities said.

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