by WorldTribune Staff, November 8, 2016 In September of last year, many media outlets were gushing over Munich’s warm reception for the first wave of Arab refugees in the German city. Headlines blared that “Cheering German crowds greet refugees” and “ Munich’s citizens welcome refugees with open arms”. Fast forward to November 2016 and Munich’s […]
by WorldTribune Staff, November 8, 2016 Iran on Nov. 8 signed a $6 billion gas development deal with France’s Total. The deal is the first of its kind between the Islamic Republic and a Western energy firm since the nuclear deal with world powers took effect in January 2016. The deal for development of Phase […]
by WorldTribune Staff, November 7, 2016 WikiLeaks’ exposure of Justice Department conflicts of interest relating to the Hillary Clinton email investigation could emerge as a more important issue than the FBI investigation itself. Those conflicts have led to a “lack of confidence in the Justice Department’s ability to handle investigations”, the chairman of the Senate […]
by WorldTribune Staff, November 7, 2016 While the “much weaker West” did nothing to stop Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) in Syria it was ultimately Russian firepower that “made the difference,” Syrian President Bashar Assad said. “In the past if I said anything, people would say the Syrian president is disconnected from reality. […]
by WorldTribune Staff, November 7, 2016 Chinese officials, usually hesitant to jump into U.S. politics, have twice in recent days criticized Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump over his threat to back out of a global climate accord. “If Trump were to insist on doing things his own way, then he would pay a heavy price […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty Iraqi Kurdish forces have launched an attack to retake a town held by Islamic State (IS) militants east of Mosul, where government forces are locked in fierce urban war with the extremists. Around 2,000 Peshmerga fighters entered the town of Bashiqa on November 7, which is […]
by WorldTribune Staff, November 7, 2016 Rush Limbaugh may have been prophetic when, on Oct. 28, he said that FBI Director James Comey was actually riding to Hillary Clinton’s rescue when he announced the re-opening of the email investigation. “Comey is just doing this to take everybody’s attention off of the WikiLeaks email dump,” Limbaugh […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Geostrategy-Direct While a signer to the UN sanction measures against North Korea after Pyongyang’s repeated nuclear and missile tests, China is stepping up its economic and energy assistance to Pyongyang. Using humanitarian assistance as a pretext, Beijing is building multiple bridges over the border waterway of the Tumen River to increase […]
by WorldTribune Staff, November 6, 2016 A high-ranking New York Police Department (NYPD) official was disgusted by the “level of evil” uncovered in the Anthony Weiner investigation that led the Federal Bureau of Investigation to re-open its probe into Hillary Clinton’s emails, the founder of the Blackwater security firm said. And the NYPD has all […]
by WorldTribune Staff, November 6, 2016 Islamic State of Iraq and Levant’s (ISIL) use of car bombs and human shields has slowed Iraq’s advance on Mosul. ISIL has deployed waves of suicide car bombs, as well as mortar attacks, roadside bombs and sniper fire against the advancing Iraqi army. “We are carrying out the toughest […]
