by WorldTribune Staff, October 26, 2017 Selling Israel bunker buster bombs would allow it to take out underground aspects of Iran’s nuclear program and deter the Islamic Republic from breaking out with a nuclear weapon, former CIA and NSA director Michael Hayden said. “I can imagine circumstances where the U.S. might want to take steps […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 24, 2017 The German government plans to sell three more submarines to Israel. Germany agreed not only to the sale of the vessels, estimated at $1.7 billion, but also to provide financial support for the purchase as in previous deals, government spokesman Steffen Seibert said on Oct. 23. Military analysts said […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 22, 2017 Egypt’s parliament on Oct. 22 declared a three-month nationwide state of emergency in the wake of an Oct. 20 terror attack that killed 52 Egyptian security personnel. The state of emergency gives authorities greater power to crack down on what are described as “enemies of the state.” Acting on […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 17, 2017 Islamic State (ISIS) jihadists fired two rockets from Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula into southern Israel on Oct. 15, the terror organization’s Amaq propaganda agency said. The attack “targeted a Jewish community with two Grad missiles,” Amaq said in a statement. The rockets hit the Eshkol Regional Council territory in Negev, […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 19, 2017 The United Nations has adopted a “dangerously short-sighted approach” to Iran’s “destructive conduct” and should follow the Trump administration’s lead in confronting the Islamic Republic, U.S. Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley said. “Judging Iran by the narrow confines of the nuclear deal misses the true nature of the […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 18, 2017 Iran’s chief of staff, during a visit to Syria on Oct. 17, pledged to increase cooperation with the regime of President Bashar Assad to confront the “Zionist enemy.” “We arrived in Damascus in order to coordinate and cooperate to confront our common enemies: the Zionists and the terrorists,” Gen. […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 16, 2017 The U.S.-led coalition said it will remain neutral and urged both sides to avoid escalating tensions amid reports that Iraqi and Kurdish Peshmerga forces exchanged fire near Kirkuk. The Peshmerga, a key coalition ally in the fight against Islamic State (ISIS) since 2014, said the Iraqi advancement in Kirkuk […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 13, 2017 More than 815,000 people in Yemen this year have been infected with cholera – including 600,000 children – making it the worst epidemic of the disease in modern history, the World Health Organization’s (WHO’s) Global Health Observatory said on Oct. 11. The disease has spread faster than any recorded […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 15, 2017 The hacking of a network used by UK Prime Minister Theresa May, her cabinet and all members of British parliament was carried out by Iran, reports say. In all, 90 email accounts were hacked, but a total of 9,000 accounts were affected by the attack, the Telegraph reported, citing […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 13, 2017 Several senior-level commanders for Islamic State (ISIS) who have fled Iraq and northern Syria are running a terror training camp near Israel’s Golan Heights, a report said. The commanders have recruited 300 local youths, according to Israel’s Channel 2. The report showed video footage of the camp and training […]
