Month: August 2021
In Afghanistan’s Panjshir Valley, Taliban Resistance Faces Long Odds
For now, the fighters have merely two assets: a narrow valley with a history of repelling invaders and the legacy of a storied mujahedeen commander.
Read MoreRa’am’s late al-Harumi set to be replaced by former MK Iman Khatib-Yasin
Khatib-Yasin was Israel’s first hijab-wearing lawmaker following the March 2020 election, but failed to enter the Knesset in the latest round earlier this year
Read MoreIsraeli Leader Naftali Bennett to Meet with Joe Biden as Mideast Tensions Grow
WASHINGTON — Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s meeting with President Joe Biden comes in the midst of heightened tensions with its regional arch-enemy, Iran, and as Israel grapples with a gradual resurgence of hostilities on its southern border with the
Read MoreBennett lands in US on first state visit as PM, ahead of meeting with Biden
Iran set to top agenda as Israeli leader to sit down Wednesday with Blinken, Austin; on Thursday he will convene with the US president
Read MoreCongressmen drop in on Kabul airport uninvited amid chaotic airlift
Representatives Seth Moulton and Peter Meijer, both military veterans, say visit was to push to extend August 31st evacuation deadline; White House said to be furious
Read MoreExperts believe COVID cases will plummet when 5 million boosters given — TV
Health Ministry data indicates third dose of vaccine could be 10 times more effective than first two shots alone, report says
Read MoreChina may ‘gloat’ about Afghanistan now, but the Taliban’s return comes with problems, says professor – CNBC
China may ‘gloat’ about Afghanistan now, but the Taliban’s return comes with problems, says professor CNBC President Biden rejects pleas from G7 to extend Afghan rescue operation – BBC News BBC News Dem Rep. Jason Crow breaks with Biden on Afghanistan withdrawal
Read MoreTwo US lawmakers travel to Kabul amid evacuation efforts
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two members of the U.S. House of Representatives traveled to Afghanistan on Tuesday, prompting a rebuke from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who said such trips could divert resources from the evacuation of Americans and at-risk Afghans. Representatives
Read MoreSupreme Court issues ruling that demands immigrants ‘remain in Mexico’
By Lawrence Hurley and Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday denied President Joe Biden’s bid to rescind an immigration policy implemented by his predecessor, Donald Trump, that forced thousands of asylum seekers to stay in
Read MoreRa’am MK Said al-Harumi, a champion of Negev Bedouin, dies at 49
Al-Harumi made history when his party became the first Arab faction to join a coalition, although he did not vote in favor to protest home demolitions in Bedouin communities
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