Special to WorldTribune.com By Donald Kirk, East-Asia-Intel.com WASHINGTON ― You have to appreciate Mikhail Kalashnikov’s contribution to the world. Here was the guy who invented the most efficient mass-killer of all, and he lived to the ripe old age of 94. I first heard about the AK47 as a journalist in Vietnam. I never met […]
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The Bible (King James version), the Book of Luke 2:1 And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be taxed. 2:2 (And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.) 2:3 And all went to be taxed, every […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — China plans to establish strategic ties with another U.S. ally in the Middle East. Officials said China has been planning a summit with Morocco in an effort to establish a strategic alliance. Officials said Morocco has been dismayed by relations with Washington under President Barack Obama. They cited tension amid […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ANKARA — Iran is said to be planning a natural gas pipeline to Western Europe. Officials said Iran was discussing a pipeline project to pump gas in cooperation with neighbors. They said the gas supplies would be welcomed to European Union members in wake of a nuclear agreement with the P5+1. “We […]
Special to WorldTribune.com JERUSALEM — Israel has been preparing for an investigation of U.S. espionage. Officials and parliamentarians said Israel would seek details of U.S. espionage operations in the Jewish state. They said Israel long suspected that the United States was monitoring the telephones and e-mails of officials. “We need to know if the United […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The United States intends to attempt another evacuation of staffers from South Sudan. The administration of President Barack Obama has ordered plans to evacuate staffers and other Americans from South Sudan. Officials acknowledged a failed attempt by the U.S. military on Dec. 21, in which three U.S. aircraft were struck […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Miles Yu, Geostrategy-Direct.com Six Arab states in the Gulf region led by Saudi Arabia have agreed to form a joint military command in order to achieve better strategic and operational coordination. The landmark agreement was reached on Dec.11 in Kuwait when member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council including Saudi Arabia, […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ABU DHABI — The Gulf Cooperation Council has planned a unified military force that consists of 100,000 soldiers. Officials said Saudi Arabia has drafted a plan for a unified military command for the six GCC states to counter the threat from neighboring Iran. The officials said the command, based in Saudi Arabia, […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The United States has designated Gulf financiers of Al Qaida. The Treasury Department has identified nationals from Qatar and Yemen as supporters of Al Qaida. Treasury said millions of dollars, usually in the guise of Islamic charity, went to several branches of Al Qaida, including those in Iraq, Lebanon, Somalia […]