Author: Steven Sahiounie

AFP reported Sunday that a blast was heard in the Afghan capital, Kabul. As per Sputnik, one of their correspondents on the ground reported that the blast occurred near the Kabul airport. A security source at the Kabul police told Sputnik that the blast was due to a rocket hitting the capital’s 15th district. A Taliban official announced Sunday that the movement is working with the US forces withdrawing from Afghanistan to hand over the authority over the Kabul airport. This explosion came three days after an attack shook the Kabul airport, which the western forces are using to complete…

Europe, under the guise of providing the conditions for ‘long-term’ security and stability in Afghanistan, entered the country, and the rest is history. Havoc, destruction, death, and misery infested the Southern Asian country, placing it among the world’s poorest. A New Age Crusade Following the September 11 attacks, the United States developed an interest in “combatting terrorism,” prompting the country known for “exporting democracy” to the rest of the world to launch what was called the “War on Terror”—an international military campaign whose goal was to eradicate terrorism abroad, not for the safety of the populace, but rather for that…

Steven Sahiounie, journalist and political commentator Iraq is back, and stands center stage in the Middle Eastern drama of blood and sand. In a regional summit, which is being called it a turning point, Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi co-hosts the Baghdad Conference on Cooperation and Partnership. Kadhimi’s co-host is French President Emmanuel Macron, who remained in Iraq two-days for meetings with French Special Forces fighting ISIS, as well as a trip to Erbil in the North. The meeting, dubbed the Iraq Neighborhood Summit, has not included Iraq’s neighbor to the west, Syria, but has brought key regional officials…

Afghanistan, all marred in a bloody scene, after two suicide bombers and gunmen attacked crowds of Afghans near Kabul Airport yesterday, Thursday. The attacks killed at least 60 Afghans and 13 US troops, reported both Afghan and US officials. US, Afghan official statements The US Department of Defense confirmed the killing of 3 soldiers in a bus bombing that targeted a hotel where Americans live in the Afghan capital, while the 10 other soldiers were killed in two suicide attacks near Kabul airport. On its part, the Afghan Ministry of Health announced that the number of civilian deaths has risen…

Today, Friday, US President Joe Biden said that the attack in Kabul was carried out by a group called “ISIS-Khorasan” (ISIS-K), addressing the perpetrators saying, “We will not forgive, we will not forget, we will hunt you down and make you pay.” Biden vows retaliation In a speech the US President delivered following the Kabul bombings, he said that more than 12,000 people have been evacuated during the past 12 hours, stressing that he is closely following the developments in Afghanistan. US President Biden expressed his outrage and sorrow over what happened.  “Our hearts are broken,” he said. The US President…

The reopening of schools and surge in COVID-19 cases due to the rapid spread of the SARS-CoV-2 delta variant has reawakened parental and legislator concerns about children’s safety. Children and adolescents, like adults, are vulnerable to SARS-CoV-2 infections. Kids are more likely than adults to be asymptomatic or have moderate symptoms, although a small number of children may develop a serious illness. Risk of transmission In this context, the Medical News Today newsletter mentioned that the evidence indicating variations in kids’ susceptibility to developing SARS-CoV-2 and their ability to disseminate the virus compared to adults has been highly variable. The newsletter added…

There is a shortage in cancer medications in Lebanon, and every patient with the deadly disease has to secure a dose of treatment at his expense from outside Lebanon amid the country’s economic, social, and health crises. Stakeholders assert that several cancer patients have recently failed to conduct the required treatment sessions, knowing that these sessions cannot be postponed for more than two days, so what is the fate of cancer patients in Lebanon? Cancer is not the only struggle for patients in Lebanon A breast cancer patient, Fatima Hajj Hassan, narrates her arduous journey amid the absence of medicine…

With improved precision and diagnostics power, robots are revolutionizing healthcare. A brainless physiotherapist! There’s a possibility your surgeon won’t have a heart if you go to Changi General Hospital in Singapore. You might find cleaners with no lungs and maybe brainless physiotherapists. This is due to the fact that more than 50 employees at Changi General Hospital (CGH) are robots. Robots have become a vital part of the 1,000-bed hospital’s workforce, according to Selina Seah, Head of the Centre for Healthcare Assistive and Robotics Technology (CHART), which collaborates with CGH to come up with high-tech solutions to healthcare challenges. The…

The Egyptian Cabinet’s Information and Decision Support Center (IDSC) has released a new video graph that shows 11 black sand and heavy metals sites in Egypt. Minerals are sorted and removed from black sand at the sites, according to the video graph. The video stated that the sand is subsequently transformed into strategic products and 41 key sectors. It is deemed a national treasure for the country because it manufactures aircraft and automotive structures, petroleum pipelines, nuclear radiation materials, and so on. The Egyptian Black Sand Firm was established to optimize the economic benefit from this project. This happens by extracting economic…

Following two suicide attacks near Kabul airport claimed by the “ISIS” movement targeting US soldiers,  several American political figures urged the resignation of US President Joe Biden. According to Fox News, Nikki Haley, former Ambassador to the United Nations, and other Republican Party members called on President Biden to resign following the massacre at Kabul Airport. On another note, a NATO diplomat has urged the “Taliban” to investigate the “ISIS” network in Kabul after it released thousands of people from prison. Senator Marsha Blackburn demands a collective resignation In addition, the member of the US Senate Committee on Armed Services, Senator Marsha Blackburn, demanded…