by WorldTribune Staff, October 10, 2016 A handshake between female officials from Iran and Germany caused an uproar in Iranian media and social media because Iranians said the lesbian German official “looks like a man.” The hand contact occurred on Oct. 6 in Berlin when Iranian Vice President and head of Environmental Protection Organization Masoumeh […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 10, 2016 Recent satellite images from a North Korean satellite launch facility showed the Kim Jong-Un regime may be preparing for a new long-range missile test. The images, released on Oct. 8 by the U.S.-Korea Institute at Johns Hopkins University, showed increased activity at North Korea’s Sohae Satellite Launching Station. Analysts […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 9, 2016 The bombing of hospitals and killing of civilians by Russia and the Syrian regime in Aleppo “beg for an appropriate investigation of war crimes,” U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said. “Russia, and the regime, owe the world more than an explanation about why they keep hitting hospitals and […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 9, 2016 Government officials in Cairo are fuming over the “unjustifiable” decision by the U.S. to issue a travel warning for tourists visiting Egypt this weekend. The U.S. embassy warned tourists against being in public spaces in Egypt such as concert halls, movie theaters, museums, shopping malls, and sports venues. Oct. […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 7, 2016 The “Middle East is burning” and the Obama administration is obsessing over “a few housing units” in Israel, the Israeli Justice Minister said in response to the U.S. State Department’s scolding over new settlements. On Oct. 5, the State Department released a statement saying it “strongly condemn[s] the Israeli […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty Belarusian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka says his country is negotiating with Iran about purchasing oil. Speaking at a session of parliament in Minsk on October 7, Lukashenka said talks with Tehran are under way amid differences with Russia on the importing of oil and gas. “We are […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 6, 2016 In a turn of events that resembled Russia’s penchant for harassing American envoys during the Cold War, two U.S. diplomats who were in St. Petersburg for a UN event were slipped the date-rape drug, a report said. The U.S. diplomats, one male and one female, had their drinks spiked […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 6, 2016 The entities at Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) are not cat people. The terrorist organization’s religious authorities have issued a new law banning the nurturing of pet cats as they are against ISIL’s “vision, ideology and beliefs”, according to the group’s propaganda network. The anti-cat law has […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says Iran’s economy has “rebounded strongly” over the first half of the year, while authorities are undertaking reforms to boost growth. In a statement issued on October 3 after a visit to Iran, IMF staff said oil production and exports “rebounded […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 5, 2016 In a sign of warming ties between the two nations, the Egyptian and Russian parliaments on Oct. 4 said they were united in their stand against foreign powers who would seek to change Middle East regimes by force. “We decided that we should rally support among as many world […]
