Jordan’s king dissolves parliament
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by WorldTribune Staff, May 30, 2016 King Abdullah dissolved Jordan’s parliament on May 29 and appointed a caretaker prime minister…
Saudis hit Iran’s key role as Iraqi offensive targets Fallujah; ISIL car bombs Baghdad
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by WorldTribune Staff, May 30, 2016 Saudi Arabia condemned Iran’s “intervention” in Iraq as Iraqi forces began their push into…
ISIL gains territory near Turkish border through which rebel forces have been supplied
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by WorldTribune Staff, May 29, 2016 Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) has launched its biggest offensive in Syria’s…
‘I condemn it’: Erdogan blasts U.S. assist to Kurdish offensive in Syria
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by WorldTribune Staff, May 29, 2016 Saying “there is no difference” between Syrian Kurdish forces and Islamic State of Iraq…
U.S. Special Forces embed with Kurdish forces, join fight for capital of ISIL’s caliphate
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by WorldTribune Staff, May 27, 2016 U.S. special operations forces are “present at all positions along the front” and are…
Catwa, seriously: Saudi cleric bans selfies with cats
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by WorldTribune Staff, May 27, 2016 Sheikh Saleh Bin Fawzan Al-Fazwan is adamant about Saudis not behaving “like Westerners.” Thus,…
Socialist nightmare: On brink of collapse, Venezuela sells off gold reserves
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by WorldTribune Staff, May 27, 2016 “The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people’s money.”…
College students in Iran get 99 lashes for attending graduation party at which both sexes were present
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by WorldTribune Staff, May 27, 2016 A group of Iranian college students who were “dancing and jubilating” at a graduation…
Turkey not cool with U.S. forces wearing Kurdish insignia for Raqqa offensive
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by WorldTribune Staff, May 27, 2016 It is not acceptable for U.S. soldiers to wear the insignia of the People’s…
Oil prices over $50 a barrel for first time in 2016
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by WorldTribune Staff, May 26, 2016 Ongoing unrest in Nigeria and Libya and the economic meltdown in Venezuela have knocked…