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 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 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 9, 2018 Syrian regime and Russian warplanes on March 7 intensified their assault on rebel-held Eastern Ghouta, where some 400,000 people are trapped and more than 800 civilians have been killed in recent weeks. Rebel defenses in towns on the outskirts of Damascus were being struck by “preparatory fire” in advance […]
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 […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Donald Kirk Don’t hold your breath. We’ve been disappointed so often in moves toward North-South reconciliation that it’s hard to believe any face-to-face talks between President Moon Jae-In and North Korea’s “respected leader” Kim Jong-Un will lead to resolution of a nuclear crisis that’s only worsened in recent years. But wait! […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Jeffrey T. Kuhner Is it time for California to go? The ultra-liberal state is openly defying federal immigration law. This has prompted Attorney General Jeff Sessions to file a lawsuit blocking California’s sanctuary state laws, hoping the courts will declare them illegal and unconstitutional. Gov. Jerry Brown responded by claiming the Trump […]
by WorldTribune Staff, March 7, 2018 From coal to steel, economic “globalist” Gary Cohn battled it out with supporters of President Donald Trump’s “America First” agenda, a report said. Cohn resigned from his post as White House economic adviser on March 6 after playing a key role in pushing through the Trump administration’s historic tax […]
by WorldTribune Staff, March 7, 2018 Leftist billionaire George Soros funneled nearly $1 million to a Democratic district attorney candidate in Texas who went on to defeat an incumbent who opposed sanctuary cities. Soros backed Joe Gonzales in the DA election for Bexar County, which includes the city of San Antonio. Gonzales defeated incumbent Nico […]
by WorldTribune Staff, March 6, 2018 North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un said he would give up the North’s nukes if the safety of his rule was guaranteed, according to a South Korean official who met with Kim in Pyongyang on March 6. U.S. President Donald Trump tweeted: “Possible progress being made in talks with North […]
