New twist: Is Putin behind Panama Papers leak?

New twist: Is Putin behind Panama Papers leak?

Special to WorldTribune.com A new twist on the Panama Papers bombshell posits that Russian President Vladimir Putin may be the mastermind behind the leaked documents. Clifford Gaddy, an adviser to the Russian finance ministry in the 1990s, contends that Putin will ultimately emerge unscathed from the revelations in the documents and that major American names […]

ISIL recaptures key supply town on Turkey border, executes Christians

ISIL recaptures key supply town on Turkey border, executes Christians

Special to WorldTribune.com Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) has taken back a key supply town at the Syria-Turkey border after losing the town last week to a rebel alliance that includes Al Qaida’s Syria affiliate. ISIL jihadists on April 11 recaptured Al-Rai from rebel forces who are allied with Al Qaida affiliate Nusra […]

CENTCOM deploys B-52 bombers against ISIL

CENTCOM deploys B-52 bombers against ISIL

Special to WorldTribune.com The United States has deployed B-52 bombers to join the fight against Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL). In the first use of the Cold War-era bombers in the Middle East since the war in Afghanistan in 2006, the U.S. Air Force said the B-52 Stratofortress aircraft arrived in Qatar on […]

Riveting Saudi television: Time to ‘admit terrorists adhere to the religion of Islam’

Riveting Saudi television: Time to ‘admit terrorists adhere to the religion of Islam’

Special to WorldTribune.com A gripping commentary from a Saudi TV host is making waves in the Arab world. Nadine Al-Budair said during a broadcast on Rotana Khalijiyya TV that terrorists are “everywhere” and “they adhere to the religion of Islam.” In a rare moment for Arab TV, Al-Budair said no one should be surprised that […]

Mark Levin: Thanks to his ‘bullying’ tactics, ‘I will not back Trump, period’

Mark Levin: Thanks to his ‘bullying’ tactics, ‘I will not back Trump, period’

Special to WorldTribune.com Conservative radio host and Ted Cruz supporter Mark Levin said the Donald Trump campaign’s “Nixonian tactics” have put him solidly in the “never Trump” camp. Levin was particularly outraged by the Trump campaign’s Roger Stone, who in recent days threatened to make public the hotel rooms of convention delegates who switch their […]

Egypt relinquishes disputed Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia

Egypt relinquishes disputed Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia

Special to WorldTribune.com Egypt has agreed to hand over ownership of two disputed Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia. The two countries agreed to maritime borders that give the islands of Tiran and Sanafir to Riyadh, an Egyptian cabinet statement said on April 9. “This enables both countries to benefit from the exclusive economic zone […]

U.S. continues to make nice with Iran – and Iran is having none of it

U.S. continues to make nice with Iran – and Iran is having none of it

Special to WorldTribune.com Though Iran constantly defies the U.S. with new missile tests, humiliated U.S. sailors earlier this year and regards America as its No. 1 enemy, the smitten Obama administration is continuing its courtship of the Islamic republic. While Iran ramped up its harsh rhetoric last week, first lady Michelle Obama hosted a traditional Iranian […]

Bones of Christian saint found in rubble of Syrian monastery destroyed by ISIL

Bones of Christian saint found in rubble of Syrian monastery destroyed by ISIL

Special to WorldTribune.com What are believed to be the bones of a Christian saint were discovered amid the rubble of a monastery in Syria that was destroyed by Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL). The bones were unearthed near the fifth-century St. Elian, or Mar Elian, monastery in the town of Qaryatain, which was […]

Congress investigating secret Obama concessions to Iran

Congress investigating secret Obama concessions to Iran

Special to WorldTribune.com Congress is investigating whether President Barack Obama secretly granted Iran extra concessions in exchange for signing the nuclear deal last year. House members say the president may have agreed to allow Teheran to resume intermediate ballistic missile launches and gain access to the U.S. economy as part of the Joint Comprehensive Plan […]