by WorldTribune Staff, June 15, 2017 An Iranian missile boat shined a laser at a U.S. Marine Corps helicopter flying over the Strait of Hormuz on June 13 in what the U.S. military called an “unsafe and unprofessional” action. The Iranian vessel also turned its spotlight on two Navy ships that the helicopter was accompanying […]
by WorldTribune Staff, June 15, 2017 The International Criminal Court (ICC) is calling for the “immediate” arrest of Saif al-Islam Gadhafi after he was granted amnesty by one of Libya’s two competing governments. The son of late leader Col. Moammar Gadhafi, Saif al-Islam Gadhafi was sentenced to death in absentia by a Tripoli court in […]
by WorldTribune Staff, June 14, 2017 Arab states that have severed diplomatic ties with Qatar went too far when they blocked Qatari media outlets, a human rights group said. Human Rights Watch said that Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates blocked Qatari media outlets, including Al Jazeera, while Egypt blocked 62 websites favorable to […]
by WorldTribune Staff, June 14, 2017 Israel continued its “natural gas revolution” on June 13 with the launching of the “Eastern Line” pipeline, which will boost the nation’s natural gas transmission system by 30 percent. “We are interconnecting the State of Israel lengthwise and widthwise, improving and expanding natural gas transmission throughout the country,” National […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty The U.S. Supreme Court has given the administration more time to present its case for reinstating President Donald Trump’s executive order temporarily banning travelers from six predominantly Muslim countries. The justices agreed to a request on June 13 from the U.S. Justice Department to address in […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Alexander Maistrovoy At a Party meeting the Party leader addresses the audience: “All of you will be hung tomorrow. Do you have questions? Silence. The Party leader: “I will repeat the question. Tomorrow you all will be hung. Does anybody want to say anything?” A timid voice is heard from the […]
by WorldTribune Staff, June 13, 2017 Hamas constructed an “attack tunnel” underneath two Gaza Strip schools that are run by the UN Relief and Works Administration (UNRWA), a report said. After the discovery, Israeli Ambassador to the UN Danny Danon urged the UN Security Council to openly rebuke Hamas. “The latest finding verifies once again […]
by WorldTribune Staff, June 11, 2017 Islamic State (ISIS) leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was reported by Syrian media to have been killed on June 10 in a U.S.-lead coalition artillery strike. Syrian state television said the terror group’s leader, the world’s most wanted terrorist, was killed in an artillery strike on the group’s headquarters in […]
by WorldTribune Staff, June 9, 2017 Iraq’s self-governing Kurdish region announced on June 7 it will hold a referendum on independence, a move opposed by the nation’s ruling Shi’ite coalition. “I am pleased to announce that the date for the independence referendum has been set for Monday, Sept. 25, 2017,” Kurdish leader Massoud Barzani said […]
by WorldTribune Staff, June 8, 2017 The attacks by Islamic State (ISIS) that killed 17 people in Teheran on June 7 were “backed by U.S. clients,” Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said, pointing the finger squarely at Saudi Arabia. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) vowed revenge for the attacks at parliament and Ayatollah […]
