by WorldTribune Staff, November 3, 2016 Egypt, looking elsewhere to fill its energy needs amid a row with Saudi Arabia, signed an agreement with a Kuwaiti firm that will give Cairo a 20 percent stake in an Iraqi oil field. Kuwait Energy Plc signed an agreement with Egypt General Petroleum Corp. (EGPC) for a 20 […]
by WorldTribune Staff, November 3, 2016 The UN force commander for South Sudan was relieved of his duties on Nov. 1 after a report confirmed UN troops under his command failed to protect civilians during outbursts of violence in July. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon asked for the removal of Force Commander Lt. Gen. Johnson Mogoa […]
by WorldTribune Staff, November 2, 2016 A supporter of Democratic North Carolina U.S. Senate candidate Deborah Ross compared blacks who vote for Republicans to Nazis. In a new video released by Project Veritas Action, Ross donor Benjamin Barber was caught on camera making the comments at a fundraiser for Ross in New York City. “Have […]
by WorldTribune Staff, November 2, 2016 Open enrollment for Obamacare is underway and millions of Americans are finding they have fewer options and will be paying much more for their health care. Donald Trump on Nov. 1 pledged he would immediately repeal and replace Obamacare if he’s elected president next week. “Obamacare means higher prices, […]
by WorldTribune Staff, November 2, 2016 In his first act as Lebanon’s new president, Michael Aoun declared his loyalty to Iran and issued a chilling threat to Israel. In his inaugural speech on Oct. 31, Aoun said that “in the conflict with Israel, we will not spare any effort or resistance to liberate what remains […]
by WorldTribune Staff, November 1, 2016 Amid an economic downturn at home, Saudi Arabia for seven consecutive months has failed to send a monthly payment of $20 million to the Palestinian Authority. The Palestinian Authority (PA) Finance Ministry said the cumulative total of Saudi aid that has not yet been transferred to the Treasury in […]
by WorldTribune Staff, November 1, 2016 Many centuries before their denial of a Jewish connection to Jerusalem, Muslims carved an inscription into a mosque acknowledging the link. The inscription from the Mosque of Umar in Nuba, a village nearly 26 kilometers (16 miles) southwest of Jerusalem, mentions the village as an endowment for the Dome […]
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, […]
