Author: Steven Sahiounie

US paternalism in Afghanistan; a failed approach Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said that the US withdrawal is a “turning point” for all Afghan groups and ethnicities in their effort to establish peace, security, and stability in the country. He stressed that paternalism and playing the big brother role in Afghanistan was a failed approach the US pursued in the war-torn country, noting that the US presence in Afghanistan does not lead to security. “The presence of the United States and foreigners in the region not only does not lead to security, but also creates [more] problems,” he said. During his meeting…

A poll conducted by Chicago Council shows a split on the Israeli-Palestinian issue in the United States. In recent years, the US-Israeli relationship was stewarded by “Israel’s” longest-serving leader, former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and former US President Donald Trump. This week, the first meeting between the two newly elected leaders, President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Naftali Bennett will set the tone for a new era of US-Israeli relations. The conducted survey showed differences in ideas and divisions among the American public concerning the US policy toward “Israel”, heightened by the 11-day Israeli aggression on Palestine last May. It also revealed…

Morocco is to close its embassy in Algiers today, a Moroccan official source said, after Algeria severed ties with the kingdom over what it said were “hostile actions”. The embassy “will close, and the ambassador and all staff will be repatriated to Rabat”, the source told AFP, adding that the Moroccan consulates in Algiers, Oran, and Sidi Belabbes “will stay open”. Moroccan FM stance Moroccan Prime Minister Saad Eddine El Othmani pointed out that his country looks at the higher interests of the Maghreb people in general and the Moroccan and Algerian peoples in particular. In an interview with the Moroccan Maghrebvoices website,…

Dozens of American activists gathered in front of the White House yesterday, Thursday, to protest against Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s scheduled visit to meet with US President Joe Biden before the meeting got postponed due to the recent events in Afghanistan. Who is against the visit? A group of US organizations organized the demonstration, including Americans for Justice in Palestinian Action, the American Campaign for Palestinian Rights, the Justice Project, and the Youth Movement. Activists called on Biden to pressure “Israel” to stop its violations and arbitrary measures against the Palestinians, to abandon support for the apartheid regime, and…

UNICEF announced it will not be able to resume its operations to support the children of Palestine due to a severe budget deficit, revealing that “Israel” targeted more than 200 nurseries in its recent war on Gaza. “Israel” is a childhood killer UNICEF revealed that “Israel” killed 9 Palestinian children during May and July of this year and wounded more than 550 others using live ammunition and rubber bullets. UNICEF has also warned that it will not be able to resume its operations to support the children of Palestine due to a severe budget deficit. It also pointed out that…

The executive director of the World Food Programme David Beasley said, on Tuesday, that millions of Afghans could soon face starvation due to a combination of conflict, drought, and the coronavirus pandemic, calling on political leaders to act fast. Speaking from Doha, Beasley said that there’s a perfect storm coming because of several years of drought, conflict, economic deterioration, compounded by Covid-19. “The number of people marching towards starvation has spiked to now 14 million.” Beasley went on to say that the international community faced some very difficult decisions, warning it would be “hell on earth” for the people of…

A study published on Tuesday showed that diabetes in young adults nearly doubled in the United States from 2001 to 2017. The results showed that the proportion of young people aged 10 to 19 years with type 2 diabetes increased by 95% over 16 years, whereas the estimated proportion of young people under 20 with type 1 diabetes increased by 45%. “Rising rates of diabetes, particularly type 2 diabetes, which is preventable, has the potential to create a cascade of poor health outcomes,” said Dr. Giuseppina, who oversees disease follow-up and other areas at the US Centers for Disease Control…

New research results indicated that llama antibodies could soon play a role in the fight against the Coronavirus. Clinical trials are currently being conducted by the Belgian VIB-UGent Center for Medical Biotechnology. Based on these trials’ findings, researchers say that the mammal’s antibodies have blunted the virulence of coronavirus infections, including variants. New technology is a “game-changer”, Chief Medical Officer of VIB-UGent spin-off ExeVir Dominique Tersago said, explaining that it can supplement rather than replace vaccines by protecting people with weaker immune systems and treating infected people in the hospital. Why can llama’s fight COVID? Tests indicated that small llama…

At least 15 people died in western Venezuela because of torrential rains that caused floods, landslides, and cuts in electricity and communications, authorities said Tuesday. In a televised speech, President Nicolas Maduro said that more than 35,000 people were “directly affected by these rains” in 11 states, and more than 8,000 homes were “destroyed”. On his part, Interior Minister Remijo Ceballos reported that the thunderstorm season has arrived in Venezuela this year a little premature and that rain is expected to continue. In the worst-affected state of Merida (west), State Governor Ramon Guevara said that “the Mocotes River overflowed and…

The largest cryptocurrency heist of all time comes to a very unusual end. It was resolved by the hacker himself. This month, Poly Network, a decentralized finance (DeFi) platform, had reported on August 10th that $611 million worth of cryptocurrency was stolen in an attack. The thief apparently exploited a vulnerability in their code, allowing them to transfer the funds into his own accounts. However, instead of running off with the money, the hacker, known as Mr. White Hat, immediately reached out to the Network and began returning the funds he stole, with two exceptions: roughly $33 million in USDT tokens, which…