Special to WorldTribune.com By Sheda Vasseghi, FreePressers.com On April 14, 2012, representatives from the U.S., Britain, France, Russia, China and Germany (“5+1”) met with officials from the Islamic Republic of Iran in Istanbul to discuss its nuclear ambitions. Discussions were preliminary and introductory, and expectations for the parties to come to any agreement were low. […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Donald Kirk, East-Asia-Intel.com SEOUL — North Korea’s determination to fire a long-range missile sometime between Wednesday and next Monday is leaving the United States and its allies in the humiliating position of issuing rhetorical threats with no real chance of carrying them out. The helplessness of the U.S. position was clear […]
John J. Metzler UNITED NATIONS — America’s political standing has dipped so low in Egypt, that in a recent Gallup poll, more than eighty percent of respondents said they neither want military aid nor economic assistance from the United States. Moreover as many shades of Islamic political parties dominate the landscape, many people in this […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ANKARA — The Gulf Cooperation Council intends to form a war chest for the Sunni revolt in Syria. GCC states have agreed to invest hundreds of millions of dollars to arm, train and pay Sunni fighters sworn to oust Syrian President Bashar Assad. Diplomats said the GCC effort would be led by […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ABU DHABI — The United Arab Emirates has become the latest Middle East state wary of Western non-governmental organizations. The UAE, despite appeals, has forced at least two leading Western think tanks to leave the emirates. They were identified as the American-based National Democratic Institute (NDI) and Germany’s Konrad Adenauer Foundation, both […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has ordered that the threat of U.S. sanctions be removed from Egypt. Obama has waived a requirement by Congress for his administration to prove that Egypt was honoring commitments to human rights and democracy. On March 23, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, citing national security concerns, said […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The United States is preparing to resume military exports to Egypt. Officials said the administration of President Barack Obama has concluded that the U.S. crisis with Egypt has ended and the military regime in Cairo is cooperating with Washington. The expected administration waiver has angered human rights groups. They said […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Cliff Kincaid A motion hearing in the case of United States vs. Pfc. Bradley E. Manning is scheduled for March 15 at 10 a.m., at Fort Meade in Maryland, as WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and his backers are coming under increasing scrutiny. In the biggest release of classified information in U.S. […]
John J. Metzler UNITED NATIONS — As the ongoing conflict in Syria churns out a ghastly humanitarian carnage, diplomatic efforts to halt the violence are shadowed by last year’s Libyan intervention, which morphed into a six month long military operation to topple a tyrant. So when the UN Security Council met again on Britain’s initiative […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The United States said it has restored military cooperation with Libya. Officials said the administration of President Barack Obama has renewed defense and military cooperation with the interim government that replaced the late Col. Moammar Gadhafi in 2011. They said the cooperation could result in U.S. help to build and […]