Hicks: Militia contracted by State Dept. ‘complicit’ in Benghazi attacks

Hicks: Militia contracted by State Dept. ‘complicit’ in Benghazi attacks

Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — A militia hired to protect the U.S. consulate in Libya ended up helping the Al Qaida-attack that killed the American ambassador to the North African state. Congress was told that the February 17 Martyrs Brigade betrayed the State Department and facilitated the storming of the U.S. consulate in Benghazi in […]

Turkey officials believes Assad ordered bombings that killed 43

Turkey officials believes Assad ordered bombings that killed 43

Special to WorldTribune.com ANKARA — Turkey has assessed that Syrian President Bashar Assad ordered bombings in the NATO country. On May 11, at least 43 people were killed and 140 injured when two car bombs exploded in Reyhanli, a city of 60,000 near the Syrian border. Officials said the Assad regime was suspected of ordering […]

Report: Sanctions have not stopped Iran’s advance to nuclear weapons

Report: Sanctions have not stopped Iran’s advance to nuclear weapons

Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The U.S. Congress has determined that international sanctions failed to stop Iran from its drive toward nuclear weapons. The Congressional Research Service, the research arm of the House and Senate, asserted that U.S. and United Nations sanctions have not hampered Teheran from advancing in its nuclear program. CRS said the […]

U.S. Report: Long arm of sequestration to hit U.S. aid to Israel

U.S. Report: Long arm of sequestration to hit U.S. aid to Israel

Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — Congress has determined that Israel would lose U.S. defense aid amid the new policy of sequestration. The Congressional Research Service assessed that U.S. aid to Israel would decline because of restrictions on the defense budget in 2013. Sequestration requires the administration to cut $1 trillion in federal spending over the […]

Turkey getting billions in F-35 subcontracts — without buying the F-35

Turkey getting billions in F-35 subcontracts — without buying the F-35

Special to WorldTribune.com ISTANBUL — Turkey has been awarded billions of dollars worth of subcontracts without the purchase of the Joint Strike Fighter. Lockheed Martin has pledged to provide Turkey with at least $12 billion in subcontracts for the production of the F-35 fighter-jet. The pledge came despite Turkey’s refusal to place an order for […]

Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood now in full control with ouster of Mubarak holdovers

Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood now in full control with ouster of Mubarak holdovers

Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — The ruling Muslim Brotherhood has completed its takeover of Egypt’s government. President Mohammed Morsi ordered a Cabinet reshuffle that replaced holdovers from the former regime of President Hosni Mubarak. On May 7, Prime Minister Hashim Kandil replaced nine of 11 Cabinet ministers not deemed members of the Brotherhood. “The changes […]

Iran opposition reports three explosions at Teheran missile complex

Iran opposition reports three explosions at Teheran missile complex

Special to WorldTribune.com LONDON — A leading Iranian missile plant is said to have been struck by a series of explosions. Iranian opposition sources said three explosions rocked a missile research and storage complex in Teheran. The sources said the blasts were heard on May 7, but did not know of any casualties or damage. […]

Report: Iran, Hizbullah held summit on taking charge if Assad falls

Report: Iran, Hizbullah held summit on taking charge if Assad falls

Special to WorldTribune.com JERUSALEM — Iran and its proxy Hizbullah have been planning to take over Syria, a report said. The Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs said Iran and Hizbullah held a secret summit in April 2013 to draft strategy for Syria. In a report, the center said Hizbullah secretary-general Hassan Nasrallah, in his first […]

Netanyahu yields to Obama, orders freeze on Jewish settlement building

Netanyahu yields to Obama, orders freeze on Jewish settlement building

Special to WorldTribune.com JERUSALEM — Israel, under pressure from the United States, has again imposed a freeze on Jewish construction in the West Bank and Jerusalem. Officials said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered his government to suspend tenders for housing projects in Jewish communities in the West Bank and most of Jerusalem. The officials […]