Special to WorldTribune.com By Sol W. Sanders The lack of public outcry over the continued persecution and murder of Christians in the Middle East is a scandal of enormous proportions. Only a few websites devoted to possible rescuing these victims dogs the internet. But pronouncements from public figures and even the leaders of Western Christendom […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) has released a new propaganda video which boasts that the terror group has brought law and order to lawless Libya. The video shows footage of ISIL’s newly-formed Islamic police force patrolling the coastal city of Sirte, which the terror organization has controlled since June. In […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Israel will not lift the blockade on the Gaza Strip as part of a deal that renews relations with Turkey, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Dec. 21. “They (Turkey) argued against the blockade on Gaza and of course we don’t intend to change our naval blockade policy,” Netanyahu said according to […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Israel’s assassination of notorious terrorist Samir Kuntar was carried out as a “response” to his close ties with Iran and his planning of a major terror attack on the Golan Heights, an analyst said. Kuntar, a top commander for Iran terror proxy Hizbullah, was killed in an Israeli air strike in Damascus, […]
Special to WorldTribune.com A Saudi businessman is prepared to invest $4 billion on a resort that would be a major shot in the arm for Egypt’s struggling tourism industry. The unnamed businessman is in talks with Egyptian authorities on building a resort in Egypt’s Red Sea region of Sharm el-Sheikh, Egyptian Tourism Minister Hisham Zaazou […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Saudi Patriot missile batteries on Dec. 21 intercepted a missile fired from Yemen by Iran-backed Houthi rebels. The Saudi-led coalition said its air defenses stopped the missile from reaching the kingdom’s southern Jazan district. “Air forces immediately destroyed the launch pad inside Yemen,” the coalition said. At least two other missiles have […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Iraq is set to launch an offensive to retake the city of Ramadi from Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL). The Iraqi air force on Dec. 20 dropped leaflets in Ramadi, calling for residents of the ISIL-controlled city to leave within 72 hours. Ramadi is the capital of the Sunni-majority Anbar […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Israel’s killing of terrorist Samir Kuntar was condemned as an “assassination” by Iran, Syria and Hamas while analysts say Russia likely allowed Israel to carry out the strike near Damascus. “The dean of liberated detainees from Israeli prisons, brother Mujahid Samir Kuntar, was martyred along with several Syrian citizens in the strike,” […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty The winner of Iraq’s first beauty pageant since 1972 says her new job will be to show that Iraq is still a “country of beauty and culture in the face of terrorism and violence.” Shayma Qassim, 20, has been declared the winner of the pageant that […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler UNITED NATIONS — Calling 2015 a year which has brought “both breakthrough and horror,” UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon presented a global report card of sorts on a “pivotal year” in which the world organization marked its 70th anniversary as well as helped achieve what he outlined as […]