by WorldTribune Staff, June 7, 2019 The attack last month on four oil tankers off the UAE coast was a “sophisticated and coordinated” operation carried out by a “state actor,” officials for Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Norway told the UN Security Council. On May 12, two Saudi oil tankers and a Norwegian ship were […]
by WorldTribune Staff, June 2, 2019 Iran may at some point be willing to talk with the United States but first must be shown the proper respect, Iran’s president and foreign minister said. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on June 1 said Iran could be a willing participant in discussions with the Trump administration but added […]
by WorldTribune Staff, May 15, 2019 In the latest of a series of U.S. announcements over the past week, the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad said the State Department on May 15 ordered all “nonemergency” government employees to leave Iraq amid growing tensions with Iran. The State Department also issued a revised travel advisory saying, “Do […]
by WorldTribune Staff, May 14, 2019 U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Black Sea city Sochi as President Donald Trump has renewed efforts to build a rapport with Moscow now that the investigation of Special Counsel Robert Mueller has concluded. Trump had also discussed strategy and a new […]
by WorldTribune Staff, May 8, 2019 A Pakistani Catholic woman who was held in prison for a decade on blasphemy charges has been released by Pakistan and has flown to Canada to join her family at a secret address, Catholic News Service reported. Asia Bibi’s release was confirmed on May 8 by Wilson Chowdhry of […]
by WorldTribune Staff, April 11, 2019 U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says that his worldview is informed by his faith – there’s no separating the two. “Of course my mission as a Secretary of State, the thing I raised my right hand to do, I swore to support and defend the Constitution of the […]
by WorldTribune Staff, April 7, 2019 The father of an American aid worker who was abducted by Islamic State (ISIS) and died in captivity in 2015 said he was outraged that the James W. Foley Legacy Foundation withdrawing the “American Hostage Freedom Award” it had initially awarded to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. The award […]
by WorldTribune Staff, April 4, 2019 An award recognizing Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and the Trump administration for their efforts in freeing Americans held prisoner abroad was rescinded after complaints from the anti-Trump corporate media, a report said. The James W. Foley Legacy Foundation, named for the journalist beheaded in 2014 by Islamic State […]
by WorldTribune Staff, March 27, 2019 Syria is demanding that the UN Security Council call an emergency meeting to discuss U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize the Golan Heights as Israeli territory. Iran, Russia and the Gulf Arab state are of one accord with Syria in their opposition to Trump’s surprise action which was […]
by WorldTribune Staff, March 25, 2019 Two Russian Air Force planes carrying troops and tons of equipment landed in Venezuela on March 23, reports say. A flight tracking website showed two aircraft left a Russian military base for the Venezuelan capital Caracas on March 22. The arrival of the military jets in Venezuela was confirmed by Javier […]
