Special to WorldTribune.com ABU DHABI — Qatar has become the second Arab League state to call for the arming of the Syrian opposition. Qatar has urged the international community to help send weapons to the Sunni rebels in Syria. Doha, deemed a leading supporter of the rebels, said the arms would be used to defend […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Libya has reported the launch of military operations meant to stabilize the North African state. Officials said the interim government in Tripoli has ordered the first military operations in Libya since the fall of Col. Moammar Gadhafi. They said Libyan Army units have been deployed along the borders of the […]
John J. Metzler UNITED NATIONS — In a political tsunami of condemnation, the General Assembly slammed Syria’s rulers for “widespread and systematic” human rights violations and demanded the Damascus regime cease the ongoing violence which has caused more than 6,000 lives during the past year of civil strife. Given the setting and the players amongst […]
John J. Metzler UNITED NATIONS — Secretary of State Hillary Clinton may have lambasted Russia’s veto of a Security Council resolution on Syria, calling it a “travesty,” but did she really think for a moment that Moscow was going to ditch an old political ally? Did Hillary moreover really believe that Beijing was going to […]
Special to WorldTribune.com LONDON — Libya, despite its 2003 agreement with the West, has maintained a hidden stockpile of weapons of mass destruction. The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons said Libya maintained a stockpile of chemical weapons not reported to the international community. OPCW said the amount of chemical munitions far exceeded that […]
John J. Metzler UNITED NATIONS — Amidst the swirl of the presidential primary season in the United States and thus the blurring of the international news focus, Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has been on a political campaign swing of his own throughout Latin America. But while the Islamic Republic relentlessly pursues the nuclear genie, and […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — Qatar has become the first to call for foreign troop deployment in Syria. Qatar, deemed the leading supporter of the revolt against President Bashar Assad, has demanded that Arab League forces arrive in Syria to stop the bloodshed. Qatar’s Emir Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani said the Arab League must […]
John J. Metzler UNITED NATIONS — Though it’s the birthplace of Christianity in ancient times, the modern Middle East is increasingly hostile to Christianity as civil conflict, Islamic fundamentalism and terrorism grow in scope and strength. Although most regional states have a small but successful Christian minority ranging from Egypt to Iraq, only Lebanon, Israel […]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Israel has determined that the Hamas military was firing mortar shells filled with phosphorus in attacks on Israel. Officials said Hamas and its Palestinian militia allies have acquired or produced hundreds of phosphorus shells in an effort to increase Israeli casualties. They said the shells were designed to spark […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Fariborz Saremi, FreePressers.com Iran has been working covertly not only in Canada and the United States but has also been fostering strong ties with an anti-U.S. set of countries in South America: Venezuela, Bolivia and Nicaragua. The USA has largely failed to take proper note Iran’s well-funded ambitions in these countries. […]