by WorldTribune Staff, March 12, 2018 Paraguay and Honduras have agreed “in principle” to relocate their embassies in Israel to Jerusalem. The two nations conditioned the move on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu making an official visit to their country, Army Radio reported on March 11, citing a senior Israeli diplomatic source. Honduras and Paraguay would […]
by WorldTribune Staff, March 11, 2018 The signing of the Iran nuclear deal in 2015 opened the floodgates for all Mideast regional powers to pursue their own nuclear programs, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said. Under the deal, also known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), “Many countries in the Middle East are […]
by WorldTribune Staff, March 11, 2018 Iran will not ask for permission from the Trump administration to remain active in the Middle East, supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said. “We will negotiate with America when we want to be present in America,” Khamenei was quoted as saying by his official website on March 8. Khamenei […]
by WorldTribune Staff, March 6, 2018 Egypt and Saudi Arabia have agreed to establish a $10 billion investment fund that will allow the Saudis to build a portion of their planned Neom megacity in parts of the southern Sinai. The two countries signed the deal during the March 4 visit to Egypt by Saudi Crown […]
by WorldTribune Staff, March 9, 2018 Egypt’s intensified campaign to eliminate the Sinai insurgency has resulted in the killing of 105 terrorists in the last month, a report said. Egyptian army spokesman Tamer Al-Rifai said Operation Sinai 2018, launched on Feb. 9, has been widely successful and Egyptian forces are carrying out the operation “with […]
by WorldTribune Staff, March 9, 2018 The Iran-linked Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) have been formally granted inclusion into Iraq’s security forces, a report said. Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi issued a decree on March 8 that grants the PMU many of the same rights as members of the Iraqi military, Middle East Eye reported. During […]
by WorldTribune Staff, March 8, 2018 Turkey has aligned itself with Iran and other hardline Islamist groups in the Mideast to form a “triangle of evil,” Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said. During his recent visit to Egypt, his first foreign trip since becoming heir to the Saudi throne, the crown prince also accused […]
by WorldTribune Staff, March 8, 2018 Hizbullah has declared a state of emergency, fearing an attack by Israel on its forces in Southern Lebanon is imminent, a report said. The alert was first issued on March 6 as Iran-backed Hizbullah believed Israel was conducting “secret maneuvers” in anticipation of an attack, sources told London-based Arabic-language […]
by WorldTribune Staff, March 7, 2018 Iran no longer needs to explain the reasons for the tripling of its total missile production, a senior Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) commander said. “Our production has increased three-fold compared to the past,” Brig. Gen. Amir Ali Hajizadeh, head of the IRGC’s aerospace division said, according to Fars. […]
by WorldTribune Staff, March 6, 2018 Saudi Arabia has committed to allow Air India the use of Saudi airspace for its new routes to and from Tel Aviv, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyhau said on March 5. Netanyahu made the announcement in Washington after his meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump. There was no immediate […]
