Special to WorldTribune.com Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty An Iranian family poses for a picture next to the tomb of Cyrus II of Persia, known as Cyrus the Great, the founder of the Persian Achaemenid Empire in the sixth century BCE, in the town of Pasargad. Iranian authorities have detained several organizers of a […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 31, 2016 In the latest wave of purges after the July 15 coup attempt, Turkey has sacked 10,000 more civil servants and shut down 15 more media outlets. Ankara said those let go in the new round of dismissals are suspected to have links with terrorist organizations by which is meant […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 31, 2016 Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas failed in his attempt to reconcile with Hamas and to resolve inflamed tensions with Egypt, a report said. An Oct. 27 meeting between Abbas and top Hamas leaders in Qatar made no progress toward ending the long-running split between the PA and Hamas, […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 30, 2016 Hillary Clinton has characterized the FBI’s decision to re-open the investigation into her private email server as an “unprecedented” move so close to a presidential election day. Not true. In fact, Bill and Hillary Clinton gleefully cheered when a special prosecutor raised new charges against President George H.W. Bush […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 30, 2016 An adviser to Hillary Clinton aired her frustration with the re-election of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu by referring to the leaders of the Jewish state as “ruthless wingnuts,” recently released emails by WikiLeaks show. Neera Tanden, who is also president of the Center for American Progress, wrote to […]
Special to WorldTribune.com The FBI has reopened its investigation into Hillary Clinton’s use of a private server while secretary of state after discovering new emails, in a stunning turn of events just days before the presidential election. Read Report Here
Special to WorldTribune.com Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty U.S. President Barack Obama has personally intervened in a dispute between Turkey and Iraq involving the battle against the Islamic State (IS) extremist group, asking Turkey’s leader to coordinate his actions with both Washington and Baghdad. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has vowed to join the […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 28, 2016 A young Yazidi woman from Iraq said she considered suicide after the brutality she and her two sisters were subjected to after they were abducted and sold into slavery by Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL). Marwa Al Aliko, in an Oct. 26 event at the Israeli Mission […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 28, 2016 Critics have greatly exaggerated the military’s role in Egypt’s economy, President Abdul Fatah Sisi said on Oct. 25, one day after Prime Minister Sherif Ismail said the military’s involvement in the economy would be reduced in the next two to three years. The military’s economic activities are equivalent to […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 27, 2016 The British economy has been quite the corker over the past three months considering the gloomy forecasts after the vote to leave the European Union. The UK economy grew by 0.5 percent in the three months after Brexit, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), more robust than […]
