by WorldTribune Staff, November 20, 2016 U.S. drone strikes have increased in Afghan provinces where Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) has seized territory, the U.S. military commander in Afghanistan said. Army Gen. John Nicholson said there are some 1,300 ISIL jihadists in Afghanistan who “receive money, guidance, and communications support” from ISIL leaders […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty Iraqi Shi’ite militia fighters say they have driven Islamic State extremists from an air base to the west of Mosul, threatening the supply route from Syria for extremist militants in the northern Iraqi city. Yusif al-Kallabi, a spokesman for a coalition of mostly Iranian-backed Shi’ite militias […]
by WorldTribune Staff, November 18, 2016 Saudi Arabia is about to reveal a state secret that it has kept the lid on since the 1980s – the true amount of its oil reserves. The kingdom will make the disclosure as it prepares for the 2018 initial public offering (IPO) of Saudi Aramco that could bring […]
by WorldTribune Staff, November 18, 2016 For the second time this year, Iran has exceeded the agreed upon limit on its stock of heavy water, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said. The IAEA reported last week that Iran’s stock of heavy water had risen above the 130-ton level set in the nuclear agreement with […]
by WorldTribune Staff, November 17, 2016 Chinese-authored spyware that can be used to track a user’s movements and communications has been found on some 700 million Android smartphones, security researchers said. The spyware, discovered by Virginia-based Kryptowire, was reportedly authored by Chinese startup Shanghai Adups Technology Company. “The Department of Homeland Security was recently made […]
by WorldTribune Staff, November 17, 2016 The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to pass new legislation that would block the sale of American-made aircraft to Iran. “The American people gave us a mandate to fight radical Islamic terrorism. Preventing aircraft sales to the world’s leading terror state is a pretty good start,” a senior […]
by WorldTribune Staff, November 16, 2016 Kuwait has agreed to supply Egypt with up to two million barrels of crude oil per month at the global price, a report said. The Kuwait deal will fill the gap in Egypt’s oil needs after Saudi Aramco suspended its shipments to Cairo in October. Kuwait’s cabinet on Nov. […]
by WorldTribune Staff, November 16, 2016 Hate crimes are most likely to be committed in traditional blue states, according to newly released FBI data. In 2015, over 800 of the 5,850 hate crimes reported nationwide were committed in California. Other blue states with high numbers of incidents included New York (500), Massachusetts (411), New Jersey […]
by WorldTribune Staff, November 16, 2016 Since when could any serious journalist take a London Daily Mail piece based on one anonymous source as Gospel? The easy answer is “never”. But what if the source claims to have overheard Bill Clinton screaming at his wife Hillary about who was to blame for her imploding campaign? […]
by WorldTribune Staff, November 15, 2016 Donald Trump’s pledge to scrap the Iran nuclear deal may lead Europe’s major oil companies to reconsider returning to Iran’s energy sector. With the Trump administration in place, European energy firms looking to develop Iran’s massive oil and gas reserves face the risk that he will snap sanctions back […]
