Special to WorldTribune.com A Saudi royal ripped into U.S. President Barack Obama for “insulting” the kingdom by “telling us to share our world with Iran.” Prince Turki al-Faisal, the kingdom’s former intelligence chief and envoy to Washington, slammed Obama’s recent comments to The Atlantic magazine in which the president said the Saudis need to “share” […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Egypt, fearing its access to the Nile river will be hindered, plans to use a new satellite to track Ethiopia’s construction of Africa’s largest dam. The Egysat, launched earlier this month, will monitor Ethiopia’s Grand Renaissance Dam by capturing high quality photos of the construction site along with other sources of the […]
Special to WorldTribune.com The world should not turn a blind eye to the plight of Christians in Syria and the increasing number of human rights violations in Iran, rights groups and religious leaders in the region say. Chaldean Catholic Bishop Antoine Audo of Aleppo, said on March 16 that two-thirds of Syria’s Christians have left […]
Special to WorldTribune.com A Syrian rebel who was shown on video participating in the brutal execution of captured Assad regime soldiers has been arrested in Sweden. Haisam Omar Sakhanh was arrested on March 11 in the town of Karlskoga. Swedish authorities charged him with a crime against international law. Details of the mass execution of […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Anti-Assad regime rebels, jihadists and activists received a huge morale boost with the surprise withdrawal of Russian forces from Syria. Moscow’s move is also seen by the opposition as a major blow for the Damascus regime. “Our morale is sky high. The regime will not be able to survive alone,” said Raed al-Elewi, […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Hillary Clinton’s reasons for pushing for U.S. intervention in Libya was more about money and oil than humanitarian assistance to a populace brutalized by longtime dictator Col. Moammar Gadhafi, emails in an FBI investigation reveal. Newly-released emails from the then-secretary of state’s private server reveal a completely different agenda behind the intervention […]
Special to WorldTribune.com The Obama administration’s newly-appointed anti-ISIL czar plans to take a page out of Amazon and Google playbooks to target the terror organization’s online propaganda network. Michael Lumpkin said on March 14 he plans to target potential jihadi recruits much the same way Amazon or Google sends netizens shopping suggestions based on their […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty The U.S. House overwhelmingly condemned as genocide the atrocities committed by the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant extremist group (ISIL) against Christians, Yazidis, and other groups in Iraq and Syria. The 393-0 vote on March 14 came as U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry considers […]
Special to WorldTribune.com After the surprise announcement of its intent to withdraw from Syria, Russia on March 15 sought to reassure Israel that the two countries’ coordination on Syria would remain intact. Israel wants assurances that Syrian President Bashar Assad’s anti-Israel allies Iran and Hizbullah would continue to be restrained after Moscow’s pullout. “We will […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Egypt, in an effort to bring back Russian tourists, has agreed to raise airport security to its highest level. The highest level of security checks will be put in place at airports in Cairo, Sharm el-Sheikh and Hurghada. Russia has indicated it may resume flights to Egypt next month, “Intourist” Deputy General […]
