DUBAI—A project to expand parts of the Suez Canal is expected to be completed after two years of work in July 2023, the chairman of the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) said on Sunday. The SCA announced accelerated plans to extend a second channel of the canal and to enlarge an existing channel after the Ever…
Israeli Finance Minister Tests Positive for Coronavirus
JERUSALEM—Israeli Finance Minister Avigdor Lieberman said on Saturday that he had tested positive for COVID-19 and would self-isolate but continue working from home. “I feel good and will isolate in the next few days,” Lieberman said on Twitter. Foreign Minister Yair Lapid tested positive on Monday. On Jan. 10, Lieberman posted a photo of himself…
Israel Says 500,000 Have Received 4th Vaccine Dose
JERUSALEM—Israel has administered a 4th vaccine dose to more than 500,000 people, the Health Ministry said Friday. Israel began administering second boosters to the most vulnerable late last month and later began offering them to everyone over 60. Authorities hope the additional boosters will blunt a wave of infections driven by the Omicron variant. Health…
Kash Patel Predicts US Will Be Forced to Send Troops Back Into Afghanistan Within 18 Months | Kash’s Corner
January 14, 2022
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“I am of the opinion that we will find our conventional military back in Afghanistan [within] 18 months.” In this episode of Kash’s Corner, Kash Patel and Jan Jekielek turn to national security and dive into the mounting debacle in Afghanistan, the push for a new Iran deal amid sanctions and death threats from Iran,…
Fire at Kuwait Refinery Kills 2 and Critically Injures 5
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates—A fire erupted in Kuwait during maintenance work at a major oil refinery on Friday, killing two workers and critically injuring five others, the Kuwait National Petroleum Company said. This is the second fire to erupt at the Mina al-Ahmadi oil refinery in as little as three months. In October, the state-owned…
German Court: Syrian Man Guilty of Crimes Against Humanity
KOBLENZ, Germany—A former Syrian secret police officer was convicted by a German court Thursday of crimes against humanity for overseeing the abuse of detainees at a jail near Damascus a decade ago. Anwar Raslan is the highest-ranking Syrian official so far convicted of the charge. The verdict was keenly anticipated by those who suffered abuse…
Report: Dozens of El Salvador Journalists, Activists Hacked
MEXICO CITY—Dozens of journalists and human rights defenders in El Salvador had their cellphones repeatedly hacked with sophisticated spyware over the past year and a half, an internet watchdog said Wednesday. Reporting on its latest findings about use of the Israeli firm NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware, the University of Toronto’s Citizen Lab said it had…
Iraqi Officials: 4 Rockets Target US Embassy in Baghdad
BAGHDAD—At least four rockets targeted the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone on Thursday, two Iraqi security officials said. The area is home to diplomatic missions and the seat of Iraq’s government, Three of the missiles struck within the perimeter of the American Embassy, the officials said. Another hit a school located in…
Congress Launching Caucus to Bolster Relationship Between Israel and Arab Nations
January 13, 2022
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A group of House and Senate lawmakers will come together to form a bipartisan caucus to build on the success of the historic Abraham Accords and encourage further cooperation between members, while attempting to expand the agreement to include more nations that do not currently have diplomatic relations with Israel. “The Senate Abraham Accords Caucus…
Alabama Woman Who Joined ISIS Stuck in Refugee Camp
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—Attorneys for a woman who left her Alabama home to join the ISIS terror group plan to continue fighting for her and her young son even though the Supreme Court declined to consider her lawsuit seeking to re-enter the United States, one of the lawyers said Wednesday. Hoda Muthana and her 4-year-old child, the…
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