Special to WorldTribune.com With its recruiting avenues in the Middle East and Europe increasingly being closed off, Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) is looking to the Caribbean for new jihadists. Trinidad and Tobago was the terror group’s first target. Nearly 100 recruits have traveled from the dual-island nation to Syria to join ISIL, […]
Special to WorldTribune.com In a retaliatory move, Sudan has denied entry visas to United States officials. Sudan State Minister at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Kamal Ismail told reporters on May 1 that Khartoum’s embassy in Washington denied the visa applications after Washington refused visas to senior Sudanese officials, including the ministers of interior, education […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty Political allies of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani have won a resounding victory in the second round of parliamentary elections, according to official results. Iran’s Interior Ministry said on April 30 that the List of Hope, which backs Rouhani, has won an additional 38 seats in the […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Drudge-Select — May 1, 2016 c/o DrudgeReport.com May Day USA and worldwide … Cuban-Born Americans warn we are morphing into Communist country… Thousands march in Moscow’s Red Square… Tear gas in Paris, Istanbul… Pro-Obama comedian mocks what’s left of the press Outrage at the White House Correspondents Dinner! Obama to press: You […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Muslims should be prohibited from gaining citizenship in non-Muslim states unless it is a “life or death” situation, a Saudi scholar said. Furthermore, they should be banned from visiting the West as tourists, he said. Sheikh Muhammad Al-Habdan, a member of the Muslim Scholars Association, said travel to Western nations by Muslims […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Microaggression alert. Apparently, a University of Washington infographic featuring a blonde, white cheerleader on a list of “do’s and dont’s” for cheer and dance team tryouts was too much for the grievance industry to handle. The list of “do’s” includes “girl about town lipstick,” “false lashes” and “flattering eye shadow,” “nude fingernail […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Golnaz Esfandiari, Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty By day, Amir pores over data on nuclear safety at a European research institute in pursuit of his doctorate in neutron imaging. But by night, he becomes a witty, tech-savvy citizen journalist who floods the Persian-language cyberspace with news and information about his […]
Special to WorldTribune.com China’s economic downturn and government interference led billionaire investor Carl Icahn to dump his stake in Apple. “We no longer have a position with Apple,” Icahn told CNBC. Icahn came away with $2 billion after selling the stock. At one point last year, he owned 53 million shares worth $6.5 billion. Poorer […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Two car bombs set off by Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) killed at least 32 people and injured 75 in the southern Iraqi city of Samawah on May 1. The initial blast was near a local government building and the second about 60 meters (65 yards) away at a bus […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Sol W. Sanders Donald Trump’s much ballyhooed foreign policy speech was a minor disaster. Not only did Trump fail to set out a succinct foreign policy philosophy and agenda, but the speech itself [even with a teleprompter] was a failure in his effort to move to a more “presidential” persona. One […]
