Special to WorldTribune.com JERUSALEM — Israel has determined that Al Qaida-aligned elements established an operational presence in the West Bank. Officials said the Israeli intelligence community has identified Al Qaida-aligned operatives in several parts of the West Bank believed financed from abroad. The officials said several cells have been established, including at least one that […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Fariborz Saremi Currently the Middle East is in a state of upheaval from which it may never truly recover. Politically, the region as a whole is extremely unstable, as are several countries within the region. To ensure that permanent chaos does not ensue the United States and the Islamic Republic of […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Alexander Maistrovoy Those who talk about peace between the Arabs and Israel don’t know the half of it. In fact, this peace exists – moreover, in recent years it has become significantly stronger. Obviously, this is not the peace in the style of post-modern culture – peace with open borders, visa-free […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Norman Bailey The Egyptian Army has ousted the elected Muslim Brotherhood president, Mohammed Morsi. Gigantic anti-Morsi demonstrations forced the hand of the armed forces. An interim, secular, government will take office, headed by Adli Mansour, the Chief Judge of the Constitutional Court. The parliament and the constitution are abolished. This is […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Norman Bailey A mere two and a half years ago the Middle East and North Africa were organized in the following categories: Democracies: Israel and Turkey Traditional monarchies: The gulf states, Saudi Arabia, Jordan Oman and Morocco Secular dictatorships: Yemen, Tunisia, Algeria, Libya, Egypt and Syria, of which Libya and Syria […]
Special to WorldTribune.com RAMALLAH — The Palestinian Authority has maintained pressure on a Gulf-supported Islamist movement. Officials said PA security forces have been ordered to quell protests or rallies by the Hizb Al Tahrir movement. They said Hizb, estimated to have more than 50,000 supporters, sought to expand activities with funding from Gulf Cooperation Council […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — A leading U.S. ally in North Africa has hosted two Palestinian groups deemed terrorist by the State Department. Tunisia has welcomed a joint delegation from Hamas and Islamic Jihad. On April 4, the delegation met President Moncef Marzouki, who urged the two organizations to unify the Palestinian movement. “They [internal […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Geostrategy-Direct.com ABU DHABI — Al Qaida’s tactics have clearly changed, but the strategy remains the same — the expulsion of the United States from the Middle East. And last week, it worked. They’re now called Salafists, but thousands of them stormed U.S. embassies in Egypt, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Sudan, Tunisia and Yemen […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Egypt has failed to find the mountain bases of Al Qaida-aligned militias in the Sinai Peninsula. Egyptian security sources said Defense Minister Abdul Fatah Sisi called off plans for a massive search for Islamic insurgents in the Halal mountains in Sinai. The sources said Sisi, supported by his new military […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Libyan militias have for the third time in June targeted foreign diplomats as part of the battle with the interim government in Tripoli. On June 18, a Libyan militia attacked the Tunisian consulate in Benghazi. Officials said Libyan security forces responded and drove away the attackers, identified as the Partisans […]