Month: August 2021
Iran taps UN-sanctioned minister as new chief of nuclear agency
Mohammad Eslami was blacklisted for ‘being engaged in, directly associated with or providing support for Iran’s proliferation of sensitive nuclear activities’
Read MoreUAE to allow tourists fully vaccinated against COVID into country
With coronavirus infections on the decline, the Gulf nation is set to host the Expo 2020 trade fair next month
Read MoreU.S. Drone Strike Kills Suicide Bombers Targeting Kabul Airport
KABUL, Afghanistan — A U.S. drone strike Sunday struck a vehicle carrying “multiple suicide bombers” from Afghanistan’s Islamic State affiliate before they could target the ongoing military evacuation at Kabul’s international airport, American officials said. There were few initial details
Read MoreIsrael offers funding for innovative ways to train new candidates for tech jobs
Israel Innovation Authority to back startups and initiatives working to tap into talents of communities underrepresented in industry
Read MoreWork begins to partially renovate hazardous bridge to Temple Mount
Western Wall Heritage Foundation says maintenance project on Mughrabi Bridge will take a few days; part of the women’s prayer area in the plaza to be closed off
Read MoreU.S. Carries Out Airstrike to Prevent Kabul Airport Attack
A U.S. drone struck a vehicle packed with explosives in a residential area of Kabul, preventing an imminent attack on the city’s airport, the Pentagon said.
Read MoreThe U.S. Has Carried Out A 2nd Strike Against ISIS-K In Afghanistan
A military official says the strike was conducted to eliminate an “imminent threat” to Hamid Karzai International Airport, where 13 U.S. service members were killed on Thursday. (Image credit: Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP)
Read MoreStephen Miller screams at ‘clinically insane’ Joe Biden in Fox News interview about Afghan refugees
Former Trump adviser Stephen Miller on Sunday called President Joe Biden “clinically insane” for allowing Afghan refugees to live in the United States. Miller yelled at the current commander-in-chief throughout a Fox News interview after host Maria Bartiromo asked him
Read MoreTV Sitcom Writers Are Thrust Into Afghans’ Plight
Writers on “United States of Al”—a CBS sitcom about an Afghan interpreter resettled in Ohio with his former Marine fighting partner—are working to get relatives out of the chaos at the Kabul airport.
Read MoreSoaring Prices in Canada Draw Pledges to Build Housing
As a national election approaches, polling indicates housing affordability has emerged as one of the top voter concerns not related to Covid-19.
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