Egypt foreign minister: Israeli policies ‘not terrorism’

Egypt foreign minister: Israeli policies ‘not terrorism’

by WorldTribune Staff, August 23, 2016 Egypt’s foreign minister said on Aug. 21 that Israel’s policies and actions against Palestinians do not constitute terrorism. “You can look at [the question of Israeli ‘terrorism’] from the perspective of a regime of force, but [looked at from a more traditional understanding of terrorism,] there is no evidence […]

Russia presses for access to strategic Incirlik air base in Turkey

Russia presses for access to strategic Incirlik air base in Turkey

by WorldTribune Staff, August 22, 2016 Russia has approached Turkey to request use of the U.S.-built Incirlik air base. The NATO base, which is home to at least 50 U.S. B-61 nuclear warheads, is 65 miles from the Syrian border and would enable the Russian air force to engage in “constant bombing” of Islamic State of Iraq and […]

‘Cubs of the caliphate’: ISIL sacrificng child suicide bombers in new tactic

‘Cubs of the caliphate’: ISIL sacrificng child suicide bombers in new tactic

by WorldTribune Staff, August 22, 2016 Islamic State of Iraq and Levant’s (ISIL’s) newest tactic has the terror group strapping explosives vests on children, sending them to densely-populated areas or events and remotely detonating the explosives. Less than 24 hours after a boy aged 12 to 14 was used by ISIL to blow up a […]

Iran rebukes Russkies for ‘showing off’, blocks use of air base

Iran rebukes Russkies for ‘showing off’, blocks use of air base

by WorldTribune Staff, August 22, 2016 In a rare public rebuke of Moscow, Iran on Aug. 22 said Russia was “showing off” when it announced it was using an Iranian air base to conduct bombing runs in Syria. “Naturally, the Russians are keen to show that they are a superpower and an influential country and […]

Teen terror: Nearly half the victims of Turkey suicide attack, like bomber himself, were under 14

Teen terror: Nearly half the victims of Turkey suicide attack, like bomber himself, were under 14

by WorldTribune Staff, August 22, 2016 The child allegedly sent by Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) to blow up a wedding party in Turkey killed at least 22 other children under the age of 14 in the Aug. 20 attack, according to Turkish authorities. The bomber, said to be 13-years-old, killed at least […]

U.S. officials ‘to consult’ with Turkey on Gulen investigation

U.S. officials ‘to consult’ with Turkey on Gulen investigation

by WorldTribune Staff, August 21, 2016 U.S. officials will travel to Ankara to discuss Turkey’s allegations that U.S.-based cleric Fethullah Gulen was behind the July 15 failed coup attempt. While declining to give a date for the visit, a U.S. Justice Department official confirmed “that a delegation (with) representatives of the Department of Justice and […]

Angry protests in Turkey after bomber kills 50 at wedding party for pro-Kurdish party member

Angry protests in Turkey after bomber kills 50 at wedding party for pro-Kurdish party member

by WorldTribune Staff, August 21, 2016 Angry mourners on Aug. 21 threw bottles at police and chanted “murderer Erdogan” at a gathering for the funerals of some of the 51 people killed in a bombing at a wedding party for a pro-Kurdish party member. The bomber detonated an explosives vest as people danced in the […]

Jerusalem resident indicted for funneling Hamas money to families of terrorists

Jerusalem resident indicted for funneling Hamas money to families of terrorists

by WorldTribune Staff, August 21, 2016 The owner of a chain of women’s clothing stores in Jeruslaem has been indicted with smuggling money from Hamas to families of terrorists in Israel. Prosecutors have charged Saif Al-Din Abed Al-Nabi, 39, a resident of Jerusalem, with smuggling and contacting a foreign agent, according to a report by […]

Russia’s use of air base sparks sensitive high level debate in Iran

Russia’s use of air base sparks sensitive high level debate in Iran

by WorldTribune Staff, August 19, 2016 Russia’s use of Iranian air bases to launch attacks in Syria has ignited an intense debate in the Islamic Republic, which is obsessive about the issue of sovereignty. Ali Larijani, the influential speaker of Iran’s parliament, responded to concerns raised by a fellow conservative lawmaker, Heshmatollah Falahatpishe, who questioned […]

U.S. confirms linkage between $400 million payment and release of prisoners in Iran in reversal of previous statements

Special to WorldTribune.com Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty The U.S. State Department said it released $400 million in cash to Iran under a court settlement in January only after it was assured that American prisoners had been freed by Tehran. It was the first public acknowledgement of a link between the cash payment and […]