by WorldTribune Staff, February 15, 2017 Saudi Arabia will begin granting licenses to female-only gyms by the end of February, the kingdom’s sports authority said. Princess Reema bint Bandar, vice president for women’s affairs at the General Authority of Sports, told Saudi daily Okaz that the sports authority also plans to open a female-only gym in every district in […]
by WorldTribune Staff, February 14, 2017 Given the massive amount of fake identification papers that circulate among illegal aliens, there is no doubt that large numbers of non-citizens vote in U.S. elections, a research group said. “Contrary to the claims of certain major media outlets and fact checkers, a comprehensive analysis of polling data, election […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty U.S. President Donald Trump has said on Twitter that “Crimea was taken by Russia” during the administration of his predecessor, Barack Obama, and added, “Was Obama too soft on Russia?” In a series of tweets on Feb. 15 two days after he called for and accepted […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Geostrategy-Direct China’s Supreme Leader Xi Jinping has ordered a drastic reduction in the speed and volume of buying influence in foreign countries due to China’s economic slowdown and the meager payback from many recipient nations. China has the world’s largest hard currency reserve, currently at a staggering amount of $3 trillion, […]
by WorldTribune Staff, February 14, 2017 The Obama administration’s refusal to discuss religion in a “religiously inspired” war was “absurd” and “in fact asinine,” a senior aide to President Donald Trump said. “The Obama administration in 2011 prohibited discussion of religion, expressly Islam, in all counter-terror training for federal agents and military,” Sebastian Gorka said […]
by WorldTribune Staff, February 14, 2017 North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un’s half-brother has been killed in Malaysia, reports said. Kim Jong-Nam was killed on Feb. 13, allegedly by poisoning, the Yonhap News Agency and other South Korean media outlets reported on Feb. 14, citing unidentified sources. As the first-born son of dictator Kim Jong-Il, Kim […]
by WorldTribune Staff, February 14, 2017 Mike Flynn on Feb. 13 stepped down as President Donald Trump’s national security adviser after serving in the post for less that four weeks. Flynn resigned after revelations emerged that he didn’t fully explain communications he had late last year with Russian Ambassador to the U.S. Sergey Kislyak, the Wall […]
by WorldTribune Staff, February 14, 2017 Fearing a win by the Left would destroy the country’s alliance with the U.S., conservatives in South Korea are defending impeached President Park Geun-Hye against what they say is a “demagogic mass media,” a report said. South Korea’s right blames the media for the Park scandal, even though the […]
by WorldTribune Staff, February 14, 2017 The facts – coming from Mexico itself – appear to contradict media reports on mass deportations conducted last week by the Trump administration. Mexican Foreign Minister Luis Videgaray said on Feb. 13 that there has not been a rise in the number of deportations of Mexicans from the United […]
by WorldTribune Staff, February 14, 2017 Saudi Arabia over the past four months has deported some 40,000 Pakistani workers, many of whom were said to be linked to Islamic State (ISIS) and other terror groups. The foreign workers were deported for visa violations, security concerns and being involved in crimes such as theft and drug […]
