MOSCOW—A Taliban delegation in Moscow said on Friday that the group controlled over 85 percent of territory in Afghanistan and reassured Russia it would not allow the country to be used as a platform to attack others. Foreign forces, including the United States, are withdrawing after almost 20 years of fighting, a move that has…
Biden Says US Will End War in Afghanistan by End of August
President Joe Biden on Thursday said the United States will complete the war in Afghanistan by Aug. 31 and said the military will continue to provide funding, equipment, and humanitarian aid to the war-torn country. “Most critically … Afghan leaders have to come together to drive towards a future that the Afghan people want and deserve,”…
Dubai Extinguishes Fire on Ship in Jebel Ali Port
DUBAI—A fire aboard a ship in Dubai’s Jebel Ali Port was extinguished on Thursday after it had been sparked overnight by an explosion in a container, the Dubai government’s media office said. The blaze in the Middle East’s largest transshipment hub was caused by a container holding flammable material, Dubai Media Office (DMO) Director-General Mona…
Series of Attacks Target US Personnel in Iraq and Syria
BAGHDAD/AMMAN—U.S. diplomats and troops in Iraq and Syria were targeted in three rocket and drone attacks in the past 24 hours, U.S. and Iraq officials said on Wednesday, including at least 14 rockets hitting an Iraqi air base hosting U.S. forces, wounding two American service members. While there were no immediate claims of responsibility for…
Training Aircraft Crashes in Lebanon, Three Feared Dead
BEIRUT—A small training aircraft with three people onboard crashed on Thursday in Lebanon’s mountainous Keserwan district, north of the capital Beirut, aviation sources said. Initial reports suggested the pilot and two passengers were killed, the sources said. The Cessna 172 plane belonged to flight training firm Open Sky Aviation and had taken off from Beirut…
Fiery Explosion Erupts on Ship at Major Global Port in Dubai
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates—A fiery explosion erupted on a container ship anchored in Dubai at one of the world’s largest ports late Wednesday, authorities said, sending tremors across the commercial hub of the United Arab Emirates. There were no immediate reports of casualties, and it was unclear what triggered the blast. The blaze sent up…
Amid Pomp, Isaac Herzog Sworn in as Israel’s 11th President
JERUSALEM—Isaac Herzog, scion of a prominent Zionist family, took the oath of office on Wednesday and became Israel’s new president. With one hand on a Bible before the Knesset—Israel’s parliament—Herzog, 60, assumed the largely ceremonial position that is designed to forge national unity and serve as the country’s moral compass. The parliament chamber was festooned…
Israel to Ship 700,000 Pfizer Doses to South Korea in Swap Deal
July 6, 2021
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JERUSALEM—Israel is sending 700,000 coronavirus vaccine doses to South Korea in exchange for a future shipment of vaccines from South Korea to Israel. Under the deal, Israel will transfer the Pfizer vaccines to South Korea in an effort to inoculate more of the Asian nation’s citizens this month. South Korea will send the same number…
Iran Says Minor Damage From June Nuclear Site Sabotage, Blames Israel
DUBAI—A sabotage attempt at an Iranian nuclear facility in June caused minor damage to a building but none to equipment, the Iranian government said on Tuesday, blaming the attack on Israel. Satellite images appearing to show that part of a roof was missing were taken while the building was under repair, government spokesman Ali Rabiei…
Pfizer Jab Effectivity Against COVID-19 Infection Drops to 64 Percent: Israeli Health Ministry
The ability of the Pfizer/BioNTech mRNA vaccine to prevent infections and prevent symptomatic COVID-19 has dropped to 64 percent, the Israeli government announced late Monday. There was also a smaller drop in the vaccine’s efficacy in preventing hospitalizations and more serious illness. The decline in effectivity was observed amid the spread of the Delta variant of the…
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