Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Israel has encountered an opportunity to improve its relations with war-torn Mali, a report said. The Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies said France’s military intervention in Mali could facilitate an Israeli entry into the African country. In a report, author Emmanuel Navon asserted that Israel could also use the […]
Special to WorldTribune.com LONDON — France has reported the deployment of an Israeli-designed unmanned aerial vehicle in air strikes in Mali. The French Defense Ministry said the military was using the Harfang medum-altitude, long-endurance UAV in operations in Mali in 2013. Harfang has been identified as a variant of the Heron UAV by Israel Aerospace […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Algeria has urged foreign energy companies to remain in the North African country in wake of a major attack by Al Qaida. Officials said the Energy Ministry was contacting Western and other foreign contractors to maintain operations in Algeria. The officials said the Energy Ministry assured such companies as British […]
John J. Metzler UNITED NATIONS — The world is confronted by a maze of crisis ranging from North Africa to the Middle East and South Asia. Places from Afghanistan, to Syria, Somalia and Mali make the grim headlines. So it’s not surprising that an extraordinary achievement of peace and reconciliation in Western Europe is flippantly […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Brian M Downing A rebellion in Mali that might have otherwise excited little interest commanded international attention when word came of its hardline Islamist nature and, more importantly, its ties to Al Qaida in the Maghreb (AQIM). In recent days, French, Malian, and other African troops have launched attacks into Northern […]
Special to WorldTribune.com LONDON — NATO states are urging their nationals to leave Libya immediately. Western diplomatic sources said Britain, France and the United States were warning their contractors of an imminent Al Qaida-aligned attack in Libya. The sources said Al Qaida Organization in the Islamic Maghreb was believed preparing to attack an energy facility […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Cliff Kincaid A major Islamist terrorist threat has emerged in Africa, and Al Jazeera is right in the middle of it, as usual. President Obama is largely AWOL, so the left-wing, socialist president of France has taken the lead and is committing military forces to stopping the threat. Playing a familiar […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — Algeria’s armed forces on Jan. 17 attempted a rescue operation of foreign hostages held by Al Qaida at a natural gas facility. [Reuters reported that, according to a source, six hostages and eights captors were killed when the Algerian military opened fire on a vehicle being used by the captors. […]
John J. Metzler UNITED NATIONS — The European Union, the concert of 27 countries ranging from the Bay of Biscay to the Baltics and the Balkans has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, Norway. Some may smile, others may smirk, and many, when they think about it for a second time, may say […]
Sol W. Sanders Maybe it’s because you can fly faster from America to Europe than westward to the U.S.? But for whatever reason, a standard politically correct mantra these days is how if we would just imitate the Europeans, everything would be better. Which of the accepted five categories of propaganda this argument falls […]