Many Egyptians cheered news of coup in Turkey, wished world would ‘see Erdogan as we see him’

Many Egyptians cheered news of coup in Turkey, wished world would ‘see Erdogan as we see him’

by WorldTribune Staff, July 21, 2016 Many in Egypt are not hiding the fact they would have liked to have seen the coup against Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan succeed. Erdogan is a staunch supporter of the Muslim Brotherhood, banned in Egypt, and a large number of Egyptians were looking for a similar result to […]

‘It will be close,’ but Trump will win North Carolina, Meadows says

‘It will be close,’ but Trump will win North Carolina, Meadows says

by WorldTribune Staff, July 21, 2016 The race will be tight in the key 2016 presidential battleground state of North Carolina, but Donald Trump will emerge the winner, GOP Rep. Mark Meadows said. “I do think they will want to make America great again,” Meadows said of North Carolina voters in an exclusive interview with […]

‘Planner’ Gingrich would take ISIL ‘back to the eight century’ it cherishes

‘Planner’ Gingrich would take ISIL ‘back to the eight century’ it cherishes

by WorldTribune Staff, July 21, 2016 The United States and its allies should target and destroy Islamic State of Iraq and Levant’s (ISIL’s) technology on all fronts and send the terror group “back to the eighth century,” former House Speaker Newt Gingrich said. “I don’t know how often you have to see 15 women burned alive, […]

As red-hot campaign rhetoric intensifies, the North Koreans are taking notes

As red-hot campaign rhetoric intensifies, the North Koreans are taking notes

Special to WorldTribune.com By Donald Kirk WASHINGTON ― The venom of opposing forces in the U.S. presidential campaign inspires comparison to the rhetoric of Kim Jong-un and his propaganda machine. Insults, accusations, and lies are common currency of the opposing candidates. Having just watched the hyper speech-making that accompanied the nomination of Donald Trump at […]

Straight talk from Carson on Hillary Clinton, Saul Alinksy, Lucifer and transgenders

Straight talk from Carson on Hillary Clinton, Saul Alinksy, Lucifer and transgenders

by WorldTribune Staff, July 20, 2016 Ben Carson’s speech at the Republican National Convention on July 19 generated great interest with the public and the media. Following is the text of his remarks: “I have to start out by saying one very important thing: I’m not politically correct. And I hate political correctness because it’s […]

Erdogan blocks WikiLeaks after flood of post-coup documents released

Erdogan blocks WikiLeaks after flood of post-coup documents released

by WorldTribune Staff, July 20, 2016 The WikiLeaks website was blocked by the Turkish government on July 20 after it leaked a slew of classified emails linked to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s post-coup purges. The move by the Turkish government came a day after WikiLeaks released 300,000 emails from Erdogan’s Islamist AKP party. The country’s […]

ISIL flag found in room of teen who attacked passengers on German train

ISIL flag found in room of teen who attacked passengers on German train

by WorldTribune Staff, July 20, 2016 A 17-year-old Afghan refugee who attacked passengers on a train in Bavaria, Germany with an axe had a hand-painted Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) flag in his home, police said. Along with the flag, police found a letter the attacker appeared to have written to his father, […]

Moroccan man stabs mother, three daughters in French resort for being ‘inappropriately dressed’

Moroccan man stabs mother, three daughters in French resort for being ‘inappropriately dressed’

by WorldTribune Staff, July 20, 2016 A mother and her three daughters were injured in a stabbing attack at a French resort by a Moroccan man who said they were “inappropriately dressed,” French authorities say. An eight-year-old girl was left fighting for her life after the attack in the Garde-Colombe in the Hautes-Alpes region of […]

Iran backs Turkey’s Erdogan as massive crackdown widens

Iran backs Turkey’s Erdogan as massive crackdown widens

by WorldTribune Staff, July 19, 2016 Shi’ite-majority Iran has said it fully supports the government of Sunni-majority Turkey in the wake of the July 15 coup attempt as Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s post-coup purge topped 7,500 arrests. A senior aide to Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said that Teheran backs Turkey’s elected government […]