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 […]

Panama ‘papers’: What did the U.S. Treasury Dept. know and when did it know it?

Panama ‘papers’: What did the U.S. Treasury Dept. know and when did it know it?

Special to WorldTribune.com By Sol W. Sanders There are more questions than answers, at least so far, in the leak of bits and pieces of what is said to be 11.5 million documents from, an incredibly and again allegedly corrupt Panamanian law firm. The first gleanings from “the papers” has already toppled the prime minister […]