by WorldTribune Staff, July 10, 2016 Israel and Egypt moved toward improved ties on July 10 as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry in Jerusalem. It was the first high level meeting between top officials of the two countries in nearly a decade and comes as Israel’s military has […]
by WorldTribune Staff, July 10, 2016 A pro-Palestinian student group at New York University (NYU) claimed Israel shares in the blame for the recent killings of two black men by American police officers. “The same forces behind the genocide of black people in America are behind the genocide of Palestinians,” the NYU chapter of Students […]
by WorldTribune Staff, July 8, 2016 Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) continued its targeting of Shi’ites on July 7 with the bombing of a shrine north of Baghdad that killed at least 35 people. Another 60 were wounded in the attack on the Mausoleum of Sayid Mohammed bin Ali al-Hadi. A jihadist detonated […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler UNITED NATIONS — In a sense NATO has been a victim of its own success. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization, also known as the Atlantic Alliance, has rested on its post Cold War laurels and the afterglow of the fall of the Berlin Wall and political freedom throughout […]
by WorldTribune Staff, July 8, 2016 After rebuilding ties with Israel and Russia, Turkey is now set to restore relations with Egypt. Ankara will soon send a delegation to Cairo for talks on restoring ties, according to the deputy leader of Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP). “God willing ties with Egypt will also […]
by WorldTribune Staff, July 8, 2016 Germany has strengthened its laws on rape in a move that was spurred by the New Year’s sex assaults in Cologne. The “no means no” law, passed unanimously no July 7 in Germany’s lower house, no longer requires that victims physically resist sexual assault in order to pursue rape […]
By WorldTribune Staff, July 8, 2016 A cartoon show for children broadcast on the Palestinian Authority’s official Fatah TV depicts Israelis as agents of “Satan” who spread evil throughout the world. The program explains that “Satans” are “scheming to destroy Muhammad” so they use the Jews in order to fight their battle, Palestinian Media Watch […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty The U.S. House of Representatives has approved legislation aimed at blocking the sale of Boeing airliners to Iran, a deal that was authorized under Tehran’s year-old nuclear deal with world powers. By voice vote late on July 7, lawmakers passed amendments to a spending bill blocking […]
by WorldTribune Staff, July 7, 2016 In testimony to Congress on July 7, FBI Director James Comey said that Hillary Clinton was not under oath when she was interviewed by FBI agents, but added “it’s still a crime to lie to us.” When asked if there was a transcript of the FBI’s interview with Clinton, […]
by WorldTribune Staff, July 7, 2016 The death toll in an Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) bombing in Baghdad on July 3 would have been much lower had it not been for locked exits and poor safety standards, an Iraqi general said. Gen. Abdel Amir Shammari, head of Baghdad Operations, a joint force […]
