by WorldTribune Staff, October 28, 2016 Critics have greatly exaggerated the military’s role in Egypt’s economy, President Abdul Fatah Sisi said on Oct. 25, one day after Prime Minister Sherif Ismail said the military’s involvement in the economy would be reduced in the next two to three years. The military’s economic activities are equivalent to […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 27, 2016 Judaism and Jerusalem are all but identical i the minds of older Americans schooled in the Bible and history. Not so, say revisionists at the United Nations where Islamist regimes hold increasing sway. On Oct. 26, an Israeli official said an ancient Hebrew script that dates to the 7th […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 26, 2016 A cousin of former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein has been arrested on suspicion of collaborating with Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL). Nizar Mahmud Abdul Ghani was arrested by Kirkuk police after participating in an ISIL attack on Kirkuk last week. “The detainee confessed during the preliminary investigation […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 26, 2016 Hillary Clinton’s plan to establish a no-fly zone over Syria would “be a disaster” that could lead to a military confrontation with Russia, retired U.S. military pilots said. During the third presidential debate, the Democratic candidate said: “I’m going to continue to push for a no-fly zone and safe […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 26, 2016 Saudi Arabia has halted its $20 million monthly payment to the Palestinian Authority (PA). The PA said the Saudi government gave no reason for cutting off the funding, which began six months ago. Some sources believe the funding cut was due to a falling out between Riyadh and PA […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 25, 2016 The United States is moving to calm tensions between Iraq and Turkey that were further inflamed on Oct. 23 when Turkish artillery hit Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) positions near Mosul. Baghdad considers Turkey’s presence on its soil a violation of sovereignty and has appealed to the […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 25, 2016 Iran has sentenced a dual American-Iranian citizen to 18 years in prison on charges of “collaborating with a hostile government.” Reza “Robin” Shahini, 46, was visiting his mother in northeast Iran in July when he was arrested by Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) officers while walking to a restaurant […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 24, 2016 The U.S. consulate in Istanbul has warned American citizens of the risk of “armed attacks” and “attempted kidnappings” by Islamist terror groups in the Turkish city. In a message issued on Oct. 22, the U.S. warned that jihadist groups were continuing their “aggressive efforts” to attack Americans in Istanbul. […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 24, 2016 A vast sea of immoral American voters have a choice between “bad and worse” in the 2016 presidential election, according to Iran’s “moderate” president. “America claims it has more than 200 years of democracy, and they have had 50 presidential elections, but there is no morality in that country,” […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 23, 2016 A new version of a UN agency’s resolution on Israel’s connection to Jerusalem still denies any Jewish connection to the Temple Mount, a report said. The watered down version of the UN cultural agency UNESCO’s resolution “drops the words occupying power in relation to Israel, in an attempt to […]
