Suspicions were raised when in late 2020 the US de-listed as a terrorist organization the East Turkestan Islamic Movement (ETIM), sometimes referred to as the Turkestan Islamic Party (TIP). This was because the US had claimed as its rationale that the ETIM/TIP had not been active for over a decade despite the US itself admitting […]
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Death toll in Kabul airport terrorist attack rises to 170
The official death toll from the terrorist attack outside Kabul international airport on Thursday was increased significantly on Friday to over 160. The number of Afghan victims almost tripled and the US Defense Department confirmed the death of one additional service member, bringing the total of American military fatalities to 13. At a Defense Department […]
Haiti Earthquake Death Toll Rises To 1,941
LES CAYES, Haiti (AP) — Haitian officials raised the death toll from a deadly weekend earthquake by more than 500 on Tuesday after Tropical Storm Grace forced a temporary halt to search and rescue efforts, a delay that fed growing anger and frustration among thousands who were left homeless. Grace battered southwestern Haiti, which was […]
“Utter Desperation” – Body Count Rises As Terrified Afghans Mob Tarmac At Kabul Airport, Cling To Departing Planes
According to WSJ and other English-language media outlets, at least three people have died Monday during the frenzied struggle to leave. A group of 60 nations has asked the Taliban to allow any refugees who desire to leave the country to do so without inflicting harm on them or their families. American troops are now […]
Haiti death toll rises to nearly 1,300 after 7.2 magnitude earthquake
More than 1,200 people have died after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake hit Haiti, according to the head of the country’s civil protection agency. At least 1,297 people died and more than 2,800 were injured, said Jerry Chandler. The confirmed death toll had previously stood at 724, but US geological officials have estimated that thousands may have […]
Death toll rises to over 700 in Haiti quake
The death toll from a magnitude 7.2 earthquake in Haiti soared on Sunday as rescuers raced to find survivors amid the rubble ahead of a potential deluge from an approaching tropical storm. Saturday’s earthquake left at least 724 dead and 2,800 injured in the Caribbean island nation, with thousands more displaced from their destroyed or […]
Death toll from Haiti earthquake rises to 1,297
The earthquake struck the southwestern part of the hemisphere’s poorest nation, almost razing some towns and triggering landslides that hampered rescue efforts in a country already grappling with the coronavirus pandemic, a presidential assassination and a wave of gang violence. The epicenter was about 78 miles west of the capital of Port-au-Prince, the U.S. Geological […]
‘I recorded my first song in that studio’: reflecting on the destruction of Gaza’s high-rises
In the mid-1990s a cash infusion hit the Gaza Strip’s private sector around the time of the Oslo Accords and with it came the first luxury residential towers, high-rises with glass-walled office buildings, and modern indoor shopping malls. Locally, everyone knows the name of these towers and their developers. I even follow a few of […]
Quarterly home appliances production rises 29%
Quarterly home appliances production rises 29% – Tehran%20Times TEHRAN- Production of home appliances in Iran has increased 29.4 percent during the first quarter of current Iranian calendar year (March 21-June 21), as compared to the first quarter of the past year. According to the latest data released by Industry, Mining and Trade Ministry, over 1.048 […]
Death toll rises to more than 180 as Germany, Belgium clean up after floods
As waters subside after devastating floods in Germany and Belgium, a huge clean-up is underway. Over 180 people have died and that figure could rise with many still missing. Germany has borne the brunt of the extreme weather, with at least 155 people killed in Rhineland-Palatinate state and neighbouring North Rhine-Westphalia. Belgium has confirmed 27 […]
Iranian heavy crude oil price rises 7.4% in June: OPEC
Iranian heavy crude oil price rises 7.4% in June: OPEC – Tehran%20Times TEHRAN- Iranian heavy oil price increased $4.96 in June to register a 7.4-percent rise compared to the previous month, according to OPEC’s latest monthly report published on Thursday. Iranian heavy crude oil price followed its upward trend since the beginning of the current […]
TSE’s main index rises 23,000 points in a week
TSE’s main index rises 23,000 points in a week – Tehran%20Times TEHRAN- TEDPIX, the main index of Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE), rose 23,000 points in the past Iranian calendar week. The index closed at 1.305 million points on Wednesday (the last working day of the week). During the past week, the indices of Civil Servants Pension […]
Death Toll Rises to 210 From February Cold Wave in Texas
AUSTIN, Texas—State officials on Tuesday added 59 deaths to the toll wrought by the Feb. 14 cold wave and the ensuing collapse of the Texas electric power grid. The deaths newly tallied by the Texas Department of State Health Services boost the toll from 151 to 210 deaths, most from exposure to the sometimes-subzero temperatures. […]
Quarterly tire production rises 10% yr/yr
Quarterly tire production rises 10% yr/yr – Tehran%20Times TEHRAN- The number of tires produced in Iran has risen 10 percent during the first quarter of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-June 21), compared to the same period of time in the past year. Over 11.137 million tires weighting 70,447 tons have been produced during […]
Biden to visit site of Florida building collapse as death toll rises to 12
US President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden will travel to Surfside, Florida, on Thursday to visit with the families of victims of the collapsed Miami-area condominium tower. The death toll from the collapse rose to 12 on Tuesday after another victim was found in the rubble. Another 149 people are still unaccounted for. […]
Exports from Shahid Rajaee port rises 49% in 2 months on year
Exports from Shahid Rajaee port rises 49% in 2 months on year – Tehran%20Times TEHRAN- Exports from Shahid Rajaee port, Iran’s largest and best-equipped container port, increased 49 percent in the first two months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-May 21), as compared to the same period of time in the past year, […]
Quarterly trade between Iran, Turkey rises 53%
Quarterly trade between Iran, Turkey rises 53% – Tehran%20Times TEHRAN- The value of trade between Iran and Turkey rose by 53 percent in the first quarter of 2021 from the first quarter of 2020, Tehran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines, and Agriculture (TCCIMA) reported, based on the official statistics released by Turkey. The report put […]
Palestinians Flee Heavy Israeli Fire In Gaza As Death Toll Rises
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Thousands of Palestinians grabbed children and belongings and fled their homes Friday as Israel barraged the northern Gaza Strip with tank fire and airstrikes, killing a family of six in their house and heavily damaging other neighborhoods in what it said was an operation to clear militant tunnels. As […]
12-hour blackouts, water plant shut down, and 14 high-rises destroyed in Gaza damage
Palestinians assess the damage of a destroyed building on the first day of the Muslim Eid al-Fitr holiday in the northern Gaza Strip town of Beit Lahia, on May 13, 2021. (Photo: Ashraf Amra/APA Images) The Latest: 332,111 Palestinians tested positive for COVID-19; 317,464 recoveries; 3,669 deaths Of those who tested positive, 197,640 live in […]
UN envoy warns of ‘a full scale war’ as death toll rises in Israel-Hamas violence
Israeli jets and Palestinian militants have traded fresh airstrikes and rocket fire as the UN’s Middle East envoy warned of an escalation towards a full-scale war. One person was killed and two injured after an anti-tank guided missile struck a vehicle patrolling near the border between Israel and Gaza on Wednesday morning. Mortar shells fired across the […]