Special to WorldTribune , January 29, 2018 Commentary by David Morgan, Asheville Tribune The economic gurus are up in arms over President Donald Trump’s placing a few tariffs on some products; this time on washing machines and solar panels. The general mantra used is that tariffs are a bad idea and that these tariffs are […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler UNITED NATIONS — The landlocked West African state of Mali remains a critical crossroads for both international people smuggling and a nexus of radical Islamic terrorism in the Sahel, the vast arid region on the southern reaches of the Sahara desert. Here amid ancient caravan routes, porous borders, […]
by WorldTribune Staff, January 29, 2018 “The girl of Enghelab Street,” whose stand in Teheran last month against wearing the mandatory head scarf went viral on social media, has been released after being held in detention, a human rights lawyer said. The woman, whose name has not been made public, has been released by Iranian […]
by WorldTribune Staff, January 25, 2018 The withdrawal of the last main challenger to Egyptian President Abdul Fatah Sisi all but sews up a certain landslide victory for the incumbent. Rights lawyer Khaled Ali withdrew from the presidential race on Jan. 24, a day after former military chief of staff Sami Anan, considered Sisi’s top […]
by WorldTribune Staff, January 28, 2018 Iran has “opened a new branch” in Lebanon and 2018 will be a year that tests “how Lebanon will be shaped,” a senior Israel Defense Forces (IDF) spokesman said on Jan. 28. “At the beginning of 2018, I think that it is proper to warn the residents of Lebanon […]
The following is the speech President Donald Trump delivered at the World Economic Forum at Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 26, 2018. It’s a privilege to be here at this forum where leaders in business, science, art, diplomacy and world affairs have gathered for many, many years to discuss how we can advance prosperity, security and […]
by WorldTribune Staff, January 28, 2018 Bishop Kevin Doran is urging voters in Ireland to “defend the right to life of the unborn” in the nation’s abortion referendum. The referendum, approval of which would repeal the 8th amendment and allow for limited abortions, will likely be held this summer. Doran, the bishop of the Elphin […]
by WorldTribune Staff, January 28, 2018 Leftist billionaire George Soros said at the World Economic Forum in Davos that President Donald Trump wants a “mafia state” in the U.S. and that the world should accept North Korea as a nuclear power. “I find the current moment in history rather painful,” Soros said. “In the United […]
Special to WorldTribune , January 28, 2018 By John T. McNabb This commentary was first published by the North State Journal. The spectacle of the government shutdown underscores the failure of the political class to grasp the depth of contempt with which working Americans view them. To understand the pure intensity of this contempt they […]
by WorldTribune Staff, January 28, 2018 The mainstream media pushed the narrative that U.S. President Donald Trump would “bomb” in Davos, Rush Limbaugh noted on Jan. 25. “He’s gonna be rejected in Davos. He’s gonna be asked to leave in Davos. They’re gonna hate that Trump is there. Trump is gonna be an enemy. These […]
