Category: Middle East

More Than Half of Israeli COVID-19 Patients Vaccinated as ‘Breakthrough Cases’ Rise

In Israel’s COVID-19 wards, nearly 60 percent of the country’s 514 patients hospitalized with severe or critical CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus symptoms are fully vaccinated, according to an Aug. 16 report. The figures were reported as doctors are continually learning which vaccinated patients are most vulnerable to severe illness, amid growing concerns about instances…


More Than Half of Seriously Ill COVID-19 Patients in Israel Are Fully Vaccinated

In Israel’s COVID-19 wards, nearly 60 percent of the country’s 514 patients who are currently hospitalized with severe or critical CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus symptoms are fully vaccinated, according to an Aug. 16 report. The figures were reported as doctors are continually learning which vaccinated patients are most vulnerable to severe illness, amid growing concerns about…


Taliban’s Delicate Situation With Iran and the CCP

Analysis Afghanistan is known as the Crossroads of Central Asia. Its stability affects neighboring countries such as Iran, Pakistan, and China. With the Taliban returning to power, how will its relations with border countries develop and affect the regional power balance? The Epoch Times Chinese edition interviewed Yuping Su, former diplomat in Israel from Taiwan,…


More than 18,000 Evacuated From Kabul Airport: NATO

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) announced that more than 18,000 people have been evacuated from Kabul since the Taliban terrorist group took over Afghanistan’s capital five days ago. NATO’s latest development comes as the White House updated its evacuation tally on Aug. 19, saying the United States has evacuated about 3,000 more people from…


Afghanistan Evacuees Don’t Need Negative COVID-19 Tests: State Dept

The State Department announced on Thursday that evacuees are not required to get a COVID-19 test to travel from Afghanistan out of the country. “A blanket humanitarian waiver has been implemented for COVID testing for all persons the U.S. government is relocating from Afghanistan,” a spokesperson for the department said. As Afghanistan had been a…


Evacuees Won’t Be Charged for Flights From Kabul, State Dept Says Amid Confusion

U.S. citizens evacuated from Afghanistan by the United States will not be charged for repatriation flights, the State Department clarified, amid reports that some were asked to pay $2,000 or more. “In these unique circumstances, we have no intention of seeking any reimbursement from those fleeing Afghanistan,” State Department spokesman Ned Price told several media…


Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn Secure Afghan Users’ Accounts Amid Taliban Takeover

Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn said this week they had moved to secure the accounts of Afghan citizens to protect them against being targeted amid the Taliban’s swift takeover of the country. Facebook has temporarily removed the ability for people to view or search the friends lists of accounts in Afghanistan, its security policy head Nathaniel Gleicher tweeted on Thursday. Gleicher also said the company had launched a “one-click tool” for users in Afghanistan to lock…


US Black Hawk Helicopters Captured by Taliban as ‘Horrified’ Senators Demand DOD Audit

Likely billions of dollars of American weapons and vehicles are now in the hands of the Taliban extremist group after the collapse of the Afghan government and army, with numerous videos and photos surfacing online showing Taliban members seizing the equipment. Photos have circulated of Taliban members holding American M-4 carbines and M-16 rifles rather…


Senators ‘Horrified’ to see US Black Hawk Helicopters Captured by Taliban

Likely billions of dollars of American weapons and vehicles are now in the hands of the Taliban extremist group after the collapse of the Afghan government and army, with numerous videos and photos surfacing online showing Taliban members seizing the equipment. Photos have circulated of Taliban members holding American M-4 carbines and M-16 rifles rather…


Taliban ‘Carrying Out Door-to-Door Manhunt’: Intelligence Group

The Taliban terrorist group is carrying out a highly organized door-to-door manhunt for people on their wanted list, according to the head of a nonprofit providing intelligence to the United Nations. “They have lists of individuals and even within the very first hours of moving into Kabul they began a search of former government employees—especially…