DUBAI, United Arab Emirates—U.S. F-22 fighter jets arrived in the United Arab Emirates on Saturday, part of an American defense response to recent missile attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels targeting the country. The Raptors landed at Al-Dhafra Air Base in Abu Dhabi, which hosts some 2,000 U.S. troops. American soldiers there launched Patriot interceptor missiles…
Turkey to Lower Taxes on Basic Foods to Fight High Inflation
ISTANBUL—Turkey’s president announced a significant reduction in taxes on basic food supplies Saturday as the country faces rampant inflation and numerous protests over eroding living standards. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the value-added tax would be lowered to 1 percent from 8 percent on food purchases. His decision will be published in the Official Gazette…
Biden Orders Frozen Afghan Funds Split Between Aid to Afghanistan and 9/11 Victims
President Joe Biden signed an executive order Friday that will steer frozen assets from Afghanistan’s central bank toward both addressing the ongoing humanitarian crisis in the country and compensating Sept. 11 victims. The funds were frozen and held in the United States in the wake of the U.S. troop withdrawal and subsequent collapse of the…
Kash’s Corner: A Weakened America and a China-Russia-Iran Alliance
February 11, 2022
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The Biden administration recently waived sanctions on Iran’s civil nuclear activities. Russia and China can now enrich themselves as they help Iran build its nuclear program, says Kash Patel. Tonight on Kash’s Corner, Kash and Jan discuss Iran’s nuclear weapons program, Russia’s threats to invade Ukraine, and a growing alliance between Russia, China, and Iran….
Afghan Taliban Claim Explosion Near Mosque Kills 1, Wounds 7
KABUL, Afghanistan—An explosion on the doorsteps of a mosque in northern Afghanistan killed one worshipper and wounded seven others on Friday, the Taliban terrorist group claimed. Taliban spokesperson Baz Mohammad Sarwari of Badghis Province said the cause of the explosion is unknown but investigations are ongoing. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the explosion. The…
Biden: ‘I’m Rejecting’ Military’s Account of Afghanistan Evacuation Failures
President Joe Biden denied firsthand military accounts that were on the ground in Afghanistan during the August 2021 evacuation of Kabul. In an interview with NBC News’ Lester Holt, the president said he rejects now-surfaced accounts from military leaders who claimed the White House acted too slowly in its evacuation. An article from the Washington…
Shrapnel Injures 12 at Saudi Abha Airport as Drone Intercepted
DUBAI—Twelve people were injured at Saudi Arabia’s Abha airport by shrapnel from an explosive-laden drone intercepted by air defenses on Thursday, the Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi group said. In a statement carried by Al Arabiya TV, the coalition later warned people in the Houthi-controlled capital Sanaa to avoid civilian locations used for military…
Talks With Iran Have Reached ‘Urgent Point’: White House
The White House says that if Iran keeps accelerating its nuclear program, it will soon be impossible to return to the 2015 nuclear deal. The eighth round of talks to revive the deal resumed in Vienna Tuesday and a day later, in defiance of Western demands to halt its ballistic missile work, Tehran unveiled a…
US Warns American Citizens in UAE of ‘Possible Strike’ After Overnight Explosion
The U.S. Embassy in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Feb. 9 warned U.S. citizens of “reports of a possible missile or drone strike” over Abu Dhabi as the UAE blamed an overnight blast on a gas cylinder explosion. Earlier on Wednesday, UAE’s state news agency had reported that Abu Dhabi civil defense teams put…
US Offers $10 Million for Intel on ISIS-K Leader and Kabul Airport Attack
The United States on Monday announced two rewards of up to $10 million each for information leading to the identification or location of ISIS-K leader Sanaullah Ghafari, and for information leading to the arrest or conviction of those responsible for last year’s deadly attack at Kabul international airport. ISIS-K, is the regional ISIS affiliate that…
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