Special to WorldTribune.com LONDON — Britain has decided to resume aid to the Sunni revolt in Syria. Officials said the government of Prime Minister David Cameron was planning to deliver non-lethal assistance to Western-aligned rebels in Syria. The officials said the aid to the Free Syrian Army would consist of communications, vehicles, generators and medical […]
Special to WorldTribune.com JERUSALEM — Israel has pledged not to honor any international agreement to resolve the nuclear crisis with Iran. Officials said the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would maintain intelligence and other operations regardless of a U.S.-led resolution of the Iranian nuclear crisis. They said Iran, allowed to keep most of its […]
Special to WorldTribune.com LONDON — The European Union has lifted its energy embargo on Syria. Officials said the EU move was meant to relay aid to Sunni rebels who have been fighting the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad. They said the EU would allow Syrian crude oil exports from areas held by rebels supported […]
Special to WorldTribune.com LONDON — Jordan is said to be helping the West train Syrian rebels. Western media reports asserted that Jordan was overseeing a U.S. program to train thousands of Sunni rebels against the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad. They said Washington was focusing on the Free Syrian Army, which was undergoing training […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Algeria has come under harsh criticism for its failure to rescue hostages held by Al Qaida at a major natural gas facility. Diplomats said countries with nationals held hostage at the gas facility near Algeria’s border with Libya failed to be consulted by the North African state before the Army […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Ed Koch I was struck by an article which appeared in The New York Times on Nov. 19 reporting on the position of the British government on the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas. Almost everyone acknowledges that the Hamas government in Gaza started the war, except for their Muslim supporters […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Cliff Kincaid The story we get repeatedly from the press is that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange received asylum in the Ecuadorian embassy in London because he fears being sent by the British to Sweden to answer sex charges and then eventually being extradited to the U.S. to answer espionage charges here. […]
Special to WorldTribune.com LONDON — Britain has forced the return of a Russian weapons ship bound for Syria. Officials said Britain’s Royal Navy tracked the voyage of a Russian cargo ship laden with Mi-24 attack helicopters for the Syrian Air Force. The officials said the London government succeeded in withdrawing insurance for the Russian-flagged MV […]
Special to WorldTribune.com LONDON — Western sanctions on the regime of President Bashar Assad are little more than symbolic, Western diplomats said. The sources said the regime has been cut off from most Western suppliers but was buying time and had sustained itself easily by relying on China and Iran for imports. “China and Iran […]
Special to WorldTribune.com LONDON — Britain, in what could prompt other NATO members to do the same, has decided to equip the opposition against Syrian President Bashar Assad. Officials said the government of Prime Minister David Cameron would begin sending advanced non-lethal equipment to the Syrian opposition. They said this would include communications systems to […]