Special to WorldTribune.com LONDON — Britain has decided to resume aid to the Sunni revolt in Syria. Officials said the government of Prime Minister David Cameron was planning to deliver non-lethal assistance to Western-aligned rebels in Syria. The officials said the aid to the Free Syrian Army would consist of communications, vehicles, generators and medical […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ABU DHABI — Britain has been searching for a permanent military presence in the Gulf. Officials said the British military was seeking to transfer assets from Afghanistan to allies in the Gulf Cooperation Council. The officials said the assets could be deployed in a base in one of the six GCC states. […]
Special to WorldTribune.com LONDON — Britain has launched an investigation of the Muslim Brotherhood. Officials said the government of Prime Minister David Cameron has sought to determine whether the Brotherhood, with headquarters in Egypt, was contributing to Muslim extremism in Britain. They said the investigation would also include links between Islamists in Britain and Brotherhood […]
Special to WorldTribune.com East-Asia-Intel.com The British company Virgin Galactic’s space flight, scheduled for launch later this year, will not allow Chinese nationals on board. The reason apparently involves the risk of losing rocket technology to Chinese government agents, according to a Jan. 25 report in the London Daily Mail. The Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo will be […]
Sol W. Sanders Originally published Oct. 28, 2013 The U.S. is transfixed by the Obama administration’s massively bungled attempt to nationalize one sixth of the economy, the health welfare system. But the rest of the world watches the slow motion unfolding of another debacle: the loss of post-World War II American leadership of the […]
Jeffrey T. Kuhner History is repeating itself. The recent interim nuclear deal signed by the United States and other major powers with Iran in Geneva paves the way for war. President Obama is the new Neville Chamberlain, the British prime minister who boasted of creating “peace in our time” after signing an agreement with Nazi […]
Special to WorldTribune.com LONDON — Europeans have been volunteering for Israel’s military. A report said that hundreds of Europeans joined the Israeli military. The report by the Euro-Mid Observer for Human Rights said dozens of of the Europeans were also involved in missions against the Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. “A […]
John J. Metzler UNITED NATIONS — In a world where politicians and potentates clog the media with pre-packaged sound bites, yammer with a staccato of political chatter, or drone on with endless explanations of subjects even they forgot, it’s heartening to see a former British Prime Minister act the role of statesman and sage. Thus, […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ABU DHABI — The huge expatriate community has been alarmed by the rape and killing of a British woman in Qatar. Western diplomats said the killing in Doha on Oct. 12 has prompted concern within Qatar’s community of Western nationals. “There has been a slow but steady decline in security in Doha, […]
Special to WorldTribune.com LONDON — The European Union wants to increase maritime security patrols to stop the flow of migrants from the Middle East. The EU has been mulling plans to expand maritime operations that would prevent migrant ships from reaching Europe. Officials said the operations would also respond to the sinking of migrant vessels, […]