by WorldTribune Staff, September 10, 2018 The U.S. State Department on Sept. 10 announced the Trump administration is shutting down the Washington, D.C. office of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO). State Department spokesperson Heather Nauert said in a statement that the administration had allowed the PLO office to remain open since the expiration of a […]
by WorldTribune Staff, September 10, 2018 At least two people were killed on Sept. 10 when gunmen opened fire on the headquarters of Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) in Tripoli. Two of the gunmen were also killed and at least 10 NOC staff members wounded in what Libyan officials said was the first attack of […]
by WorldTribune Staff, September 9, 2018 Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it launched rocket attacks on a Kurdish rebel group in Iraq which killed at least 11 people. “In a successful operation, the Guards’ aerospace unit, along with the army’s drone unit…targeted a criminal group’s meeting and a terrorist training center with seven […]
by WorldTribune Staff, September 9, 2018 U.S. Marines conducted a live fire exercise in the southern Syrian desert after Russia said it intended to enter the deconfliction zone near an American base in the area. More than 100 U.S. Marines, backed by artillery fire, took part in the exercise to send a “strong message” to […]
by WorldTribune Staff, September 7, 2018 U.S. President Donald Trump is ditching the Marshall Plan playbook in favor of a “tough love” approach when it comes to the pricey business of nation-building, a report said. Trump has made it clear that his administration “has no interest in embarking on the expensive nation-building missions that have […]
by WorldTribune Staff, September 4, 2018 Jerusalem was said to be taken aback after South Korea reportedly rejected an official visit to Seoul by Israeli President Reuven Rivlin. Ynet reported that Seoul did not explain its refusal, “but their rejection was undeniable.” South Korea may have been disappointed that Israel did not send congratulations after […]
by WorldTribune Staff, August 22, 2018 A new fighter jet which Iran says was domestically designed and manufactured looks a lot like the U.S. F-5, which was designed by Northrop in the 1950s and used by the U.S. since the 1960s, observers say. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and Defense Minister Brig. Gen. Amir Hatami were […]
by WorldTribune Staff, August 31, 2018 Egypt’s tourism revenues increased by 77 percent in the first half of 2018, a government official said. “Indicators suggest the sector will earn about $9 billion by the end of this year,” the official told Reuters, adding there were expectations of greater tourist traffic from western Europe, Italy, Germany […]
by WorldTribune Staff, August 30, 2018 Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, summoned to parliament for the first time since taking office in 2013, admitted that U.S. sanctions have led to economic woes that have Iran’s citizens losing “their faith” in the government. “The economic problems are critical, but more important than that is that many people […]
by WorldTribune Staff, August 29, 2018 Iran has been “put on notice” that its “continued mischief” in the Mideast will not be tolerated by President Donald Trump, U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Aug. 28. Speaking at a press conference at the Pentagon with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph […]
