Special to WorldTribune.com Drudge-Select — May 3, 2016 c/o DrudgeReport.com ISIL kills Navy Seal … Obama plan to cut screening time raises terror issues… Hill denies ‘off reservation’ remark was about husband… Appalachia: Former Clinton stronghold becomes Trump country… China presses economists to brighten outlooks… Beijing explores taking stakes in news websites…
Special to WorldTribune.com Egypt’s struggling tourism industry would get a major shot in the arm if the country lifted restrictions on Arab tourists, the head of an Egyptian travel association said. More than one million new tourists would flow to Egypt if travel and visa restrictions were lifted for Arabs from Tunisia, Algeria, and Morocco, […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Four tons of a chemical used in the manufacture of long-range rockets was seized by Israeli authorities in a shipment of salt that was bound for the Gaza Strip. Customs and Shin Bet officials at the Nitzana Border Crossing used by Egypt, Israel and the Palestinian Authority seized the four tons of […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty South Korean President Park Geun-Hye has arrived in Iran for the first bilateral summit since Seoul and Teheran established diplomatic relations more than 50 years ago. Park’s office said the three-day visit will focus on business and trade issues between the two countries as well as […]
Special to WorldTribune.com In a case that analysts say bears a striking resemblance to Hillary Clinton’s email disaster, a Marine officer is facing dismissal for mishandling classified material on his computer. Marine Reserve Maj. Jason Brezler is fighting the charges against him and has filed a complaint in federal court, saying that Marine generals unfairly singled […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Drudge-Select — May 2, 2016 c/o DrudgeReport.com Apple stock heads toward longest loss streak in 18 years… Enough: Many new San Franciscans say they’re ready to leave… ‘The Great Puerto Rico Depression’: Debt deadline looms, record numbers fleeing island… Meanwhile, in 6 months since budget deal, debt up more than $1 trillion
Special to WorldTribune.com Hillary Clinton has extended the peace pipe and apologized for offending Native Americans. The Democratic presidential front-runner, in remarks about GOP front-runner Donald Trump on April 29, said that she’s used to dealing with men who “get off the reservation.” The comment triggered outrage among Native American advocates, not to mention derision […]
Special to WorldTribune.com With its recruiting avenues in the Middle East and Europe increasingly being closed off, Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) is looking to the Caribbean for new jihadists. Trinidad and Tobago was the terror group’s first target. Nearly 100 recruits have traveled from the dual-island nation to Syria to join ISIL, […]
Special to WorldTribune.com In a retaliatory move, Sudan has denied entry visas to United States officials. Sudan State Minister at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Kamal Ismail told reporters on May 1 that Khartoum’s embassy in Washington denied the visa applications after Washington refused visas to senior Sudanese officials, including the ministers of interior, education […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty Political allies of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani have won a resounding victory in the second round of parliamentary elections, according to official results. Iran’s Interior Ministry said on April 30 that the List of Hope, which backs Rouhani, has won an additional 38 seats in the […]