Category: Temporarily

UAE to Temporarily Host 5,000 Afghans at US Request

DUBAI—The United Arab Emirates has agreed to host 5,000 Afghan nationals to be evacuated from their country for 10 days on their way to a third country at the request of the United States, the Gulf Arab state’s foreign ministry said on Friday. “The evacuees will travel to the UAE from the Afghan capital of…


US Lets Venezuelans Stay Temporarily, Will Review Sanctions

WASHINGTON—The Biden administration said Monday it is offering temporary legal residency to several hundred thousand Venezuelans who fled their country’s economic collapse and will review U.S. sanctions intended to isolate the South American nation. Both measures mark a shift from U.S. policy toward Venezuela under former President Donald Trump. President Joe Biden’s administration announced it…