7+ hour, 44+ min ago   (244+ words) CNN has reported that as Houthi forces advanced toward the island of Perim at the entrance to the Red Sea on Friday, control of the Bab al-Mandab Strait effectively fell into their hands. The network, citing a Western source, wrote…...

15+ hour, 44+ min ago   (167+ words) Saudi Arabia’s and Britain’s foreign ministers discussed regional developments and ways to strengthen shipping security in regional waterways during a phone call. According to a report by Mehr News Agency, citing Akhbar 24, Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah…...

18+ hour, 13+ min ago   (309+ words) A U.S. federal judge has overturned the Donald Trump administration’s policy of halting the issuance of immigrant visas for citizens of 75 countries, including Afghanistan, ruling that it conflicts with U.S. federal immigration law. Reuters reported that Janet Vargas, a federal judge…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (179+ words) US Vice President JD Vance has claimed that Iran has few options left and that a deal with Tehran could be reached if Donald Trump decides to pursue one. According to Al Jazeera, citing US officials, Vance also claimed that…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (351+ words) خبرگزاری اطلس Ahead of the Sept 16 UN Security Council meeting on Afghanistan, a media outlet close to the Taliban administration has written that Kabul wants a review of how Afghanistan’s situation is assessed and how international bodies, especially UNAMA,…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (358+ words) Nicholas Burns, former US ambassador to NATO, said Washington’s 20-year presence in Afghanistan gradually obscured the original purpose of the US mission. He added that at the outset of the intervention in Afghanistan, US officials did not expect the deployment…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (149+ words) خبرگزاری اطلس Shipping companies have said the number of cargo vessels passing through the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday was lower than the average over the previous 10 days The decline in traffic was reported as media outlets described rising tensions…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (161+ words) The Taliban administration says 182 families, comprising 937 people, entered Afghanistan through various routes yesterday, a process that has increased pressure on returning families amid a shortage of jobs, housing and basic services. Hamdullah Fitrat, deputy spokesman for the Taliban administration, said…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (142+ words) atlaspress.news Estimates from the Congressional Budget Office show that the US federal budget deficit reached $2 trillion in the first 11 months of fiscal year 2026 According to the estimate, the newly recorded figure is only $6 billion less than the deficit in…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (225+ words) On the 25th anniversary of the assassination of Ahmad Shah Massoud, a number of former government officials and political leaders issued messages describing him as a symbol of resistance against tyranny and stressing the need to follow his struggle. In their…...