Новости за 20.08.2021


KARBALA, Iraq — Masks were almost nowhere to be seen Thursday as millions of pilgrims thronged the Iraqi shrine city of Karbala for the Shiite commemoration of Ashura, ignoring Covid fears.

BEIRUT — Hizbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah said on Thursday a tanker would set off from Iran imminently to bring desperately needed fuel supplies to Lebanon, in defiance of US sanctions.

WASHINGTON — The United States has airlifted out of Afghanistan some 7,000 people since August 14 as the Taliban appears to be cooperating with evacuation efforts from Kabul airport, a senior general said on Thursday.

AMMAN — HRH Princess Basma Bint Ali, founder of the Royal Botanical Garden, on Thursday stressed that the garden aims to maintain the local flora and its diversity in Jordan through ecological recovery and providing a location for research to address environmental challenges.