Tahini, also known as tahina or tehina, is a staple of Middle Eastern cuisine. The sesame seed paste has “a strong, earthy taste with bitter undertones, but it should be a very pleasant bitterness with a hint of sweetness when it first hits the palate,” Reem Kassis writes in “The Arabesque Table.” It is one of the key ingredients in hummus, responsible for the dip’s slight nuttiness, but it can be used in so much more — savory and sweet dishes, snacks and beverages, and meals at any time of the day or year.
Getty ImagesTony Mendez was a specialist in disguises and forgeries at the CIAEx-CIA agent Tony Mendez, who inspired the Oscar-winning film Argo, has died at the age of 78.
He had been suffering from Parkinson's Disease. At the CIA, Mendez specialised in disguises, forgery and rescues.
He is best known for smuggling six American diplomats out of Iran during the 1979-81 hostage crisis by posing as a film producer.
Ben Affleck, who directed Argo and starred as Mendez, called him "
With LIV-PGA deal, Saudi Arabias crown prince makes dramatic move to extend kingdoms influence
2024-08-20
WASHINGTON (AP) — After years of isolation over his human rights abuses, Saudi Arabia’s crown prince is elevating his standing in the United States in part by diving into American sports, business and culture. And no example has been as striking as his bold entry into professional golf — the favorite sport of presidents and millions of other Americans.
Tuesday’s surprise announcement of a commercial merger between Saudi Arabia’s $650 billion sovereign wealth fund, the PGA Tour and the European tour in the short run looks to end a messy legal battle between Saudi Arabia’s LIV Golf and the PGA.
WolfeyVGC Net Worth
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Age, Biography and Wiki Birth Day December 06, 1995 Birth Place Virginia Age 27 YEARS OLD Birth Sign Sagittarius 💰 Net worth: $100K - $1M Gaming personality and YouTube content creator known for publishing videos in-depth videos on all things Pokemon. He has more than 650,000 subscribers on the platform. He made his YouTube debut in 2016 when he published the first episode of his "
Explore More The world’s first human head transplant has been carried out on a corpse in China, according to a controversial Italian doctor who said Friday that he and his team are now ready to perform the surgery on a living person.
Dr. Sergio Canavero, chief of the Turin Advanced Neuromodulation Group, said the operation was carried out by a team led by Dr. Xiaoping Ren, who last year successfully grafted a head onto a monkey’s body.
A fake wedding, and a $250,000 scam
2024-08-19
By Jonah FisherBBC Kyiv correspondent
BBCWhen a British charity worker got engaged to a young Ukrainian woman, he thought he was building a new life for them both in Odessa - he was wrong.
James's car pulled up at the Villa Otrada. The 52-year-old British charity worker had been looking forward to this moment for months. He was excited to see his fiancee, Irina, waiting for him outside the restaurant on Ukraine's Black Sea coast.
Explore More The mass shooter who killed three students and left five others in critical condition at Michigan State University was identified Tuesday as a 43-year-old local man who was previously busted on firearm charges.
Anthony Dwayne McRae was IDed after he was found dead of a suspected self-inflicted gunshot wound at 11:35 p.m., just over three hours after he first opened fire at the East Lansing campus.
“We have absolutely no idea what the motive was at this point,” MSU Police Interim Deputy Chief Chris Rozman said early Tuesday.
Explore More Absence makes the heart grow fonder … or not.
On Netflix’s jaw-dropping new reality dating series “The Ultimatum: Marry or Move On” (premiering Wednesday, April 6), six couples temporarily split up from their partner to date other people — even going as far as living with someone else. At the end of the ordeal, they must decide if they’re ready to get back together with their original partner … or if they felt sparks with someone else, and want to move on.
Cristiano Ronaldo beams in a 3,000 Gucci tracksuit as he shows off a new 400K Ferrari...and adds
2024-08-19
Cristiano Ronaldo has wowed fans on social media with the newest addition to his stacked supercar collection.
The 38-year-old had invested a fair chunk of his astronomical wages in cars even before he moved to Saudi Arabia in 2022 and began pocketing £175million a year.
On Thursday, immaculately fitted in a Gucci tracksuit, Ronaldo presented his dark blue Ferrari Purosangue, worth nearly half a million pounds, to his 617million Instagram followers.
The Portugal captain beamed as he stood in front of the new motor which remarkably isn’t the most expensive in his extensive collection.