Special to WorldTribune.com By Donald Kirk, East-Asia-Intel.com Maybe we should all be thankful. No harm done in this Sony/North Korea flap; just a war of words. A torrent of them, in fact, but so far no fatalities, no injuries, merely hurt feelings, stunned outrage, routine mass media sturm and drang. Ok, sound and fury, signifying […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — U.S. policy over Egypt remains a source of deep division, a report said. Congress has determined that the administration of President Barack Obama as well as the House and Senate have not moved toward an agreement over how to treat Egypt. A report by the Congressional Research Service asserted that […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Miles Yu, Geostrategy-Direct.com Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in New Delhi on Dec. 10 in hopes of securing big-ticket deals. Putin’s Russia is feeling severe economic pain caused by rising global energy sources, falling oil prices exacerbated by Western sanctions to punish Putin’s gambit in Ukraine. India is by far the […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Libya has launched a war for control over the vast oil revenues. One of Libya’s two governments said it would block payment of oil revenues through bank accounts in Tripoli. The recognized government led by Prime Minister Abdullah Al Thini said it would control oil revenues through the state-owned National […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Algeria has begun confronting the new presence of Islamic State of Iraq and Levant. Security sources said ISIL has been organizing cells and conducting operations in remote areas of eastern Algeria. They said ISIL was working through existing Islamic militias, some of them linked to Al Qaida. “The cells were […]
Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — Syria has reported downing an Israeli military unmanned aerial vehicle. The Syrian military said gunners shot down an Israeli UAV over the Quneitra province. The military identified the Israeli UAV as the Skylark-1, a tactical platform produced by Elbit Systems. “Skylark-1, was taken down near Al Hadar village in Quneitra,” […]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — The Israel Air Force, despite plans for a Joint Strike Fighter fleet, continues to develop unmanned aircraft. The air force has been pressed to enhanced unmanned aerial vehicles for long-range strikes. Analysts said the air force sought to replace many manned air missions with advanced UAVs. “In the future, […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Fred Fleitz As disturbing as the North Korean cyberattack against the computers of Sony Pictures is, many reporters and politicians are overlooking two important lessons from this incident. First, although North Korea’s “Bureau 121” reportedly has 1,800 computer hackers devoted to waging cyberwar against the country’s enemies, the threat from this […]
Special to WorldTribune.com RAMALLAH — The Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip appears on the verge of an explosion. Palestinian sources and diplomats agree that the Gaza Strip has been wracked by increasing tension in wake of the 50-day war with Israel. They cited hundreds of thousands of Gazans promised housing financed by the international community in a […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The United States could slow down approval of weapons sales to the Middle East due to tensions between the Obama administration and Congress. Officials said new legislation passed by Congress would require the administration of President Barack Obama to explain how U.S. arms sales would change the balance of power […]