Khamenei: ‘We will allow neither economic, nor political nor cultural incursion by U.S.’

Khamenei: ‘We will allow neither economic, nor political nor cultural incursion by U.S.’

Special to WorldTribune.com Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said the United States will not be allowed to use the nuclear framework as “a way to intrude” in Iran’s affairs. “They think that through this agreement — the fate of which is not clear as no one knows if it will be approved here or […]

Palestinians shift delivery method, but will still send funds to imprisoned terrorists

Palestinians shift delivery method, but will still send funds to imprisoned terrorists

Special to WorldTribune.com RAMALLAH — The Palestinian Authority plans to switch its source of funding to convicted killers of Israelis and Americans. The PA has drafted plans to transfer a ministry to the Palestine Liberation Organization. The plans called for the Prisoner Affairs Ministry to leave PA auspices amid criticism of funding to Palestinian insurgents, […]

Syria: To avoid jumping to conclusions, don’t

Syria: To avoid jumping to conclusions, don’t

Sol W. Sanders   The old cliché has it that history is written by the victors. But the victors’ historians, too, are human. In an effort to write a narrative which the rest of us can follow, they pick up what we diginicks call a “thread”. Until someone identifies a major theme and writes [and […]

Bahrain cites ‘external threats’ in answering Congress on crackdown

Bahrain cites ‘external threats’ in answering Congress on crackdown

Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — Bahrain has appealed to Congress to release U.S. weapons approved for the Gulf Cooperation Council kingdom. The Bahraini embassy has relayed a letter to the House and Senate leaderships that addresses congressional concerns over Manama’s human rights policy. The embassy warned that Bahrain and Saudi Arabia face regional threats, presumed […]