Iran protests continue; IRGC claims it defeated protesters as in 2009

Iran protests continue; IRGC claims it defeated protesters as in 2009

by WorldTribune Staff, January 8, 2018 Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it has forcefully ended anti-government protests that officials in the Islamic Republic blamed on “foreign instigators.” “Iran’s revolutionary people along with tens of thousands of Basij forces, police and the Intelligence Ministry have broken down the chain [of unrest] created … by […]

Iran bans teaching of English in primary schools

Iran bans teaching of English in primary schools

by WorldTribune Staff, January 8, 2018 English instruction has been banned in Iran’s primary schools after supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said teaching the language is tantamount to Western “cultural invasion.” “Teaching English in government and non-government primary schools in the official curriculum is against laws and regulations,” said Mehdi Navid-Adham, the head of the state-run […]

Judge rules against Fusion GPS as focus at DOJ shifts to biased law enforcement

Judge  rules against Fusion GPS as focus at DOJ shifts to biased law enforcement

by WorldTribune Staff, January 7, 2018 A judge at the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on Jan. 5 ruled the House Intelligence Committee can investigate whether the FBI relied on the discredited Trump dossier to launch its probe into alleged collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia. In rejecting a bid by […]

Hard time: Saudi princes jailed after staging protest over state payments of their utility bills

Hard time: Saudi princes jailed after staging protest over state payments of their utility bills

by WorldTribune Staff, January 7, 2018 Saudi authorities on Jan. 4 arrested 11 royal family members who protested a decree which ordered the state to stop paying their electric and water bills. “No one is above the law in Saudi Arabia, everyone is equal and is treated the same as others,” Saudi Attorney General Sheikh […]

Pyongyang, Trump scramble for leverage in North-South talks

Pyongyang, Trump scramble for leverage in North-South talks

by WorldTribune Staff, January 7, 2018 U.S. President Donald Trump and the North Korean regime led by Kim Jong-Un are jockeying for position ahead of rare high-level talks this week between South and North Korea. The two Koreas agreed to hold talks at the border village of Panmunjom on Jan. 9 to discuss the North’s […]

‘Have no mercy on Americans’: Mullah in Iran hails suppression of social media

‘Have no mercy on Americans’: Mullah in Iran hails suppression of social media

by WorldTribune Staff, January 5, 2018 Iranian hard-line cleric Ahmad Khatami said he supports the government’s blocking of social media to stop the spread of information about anti-government protests that began on Dec. 28. “The nation does not support a social network whose key is in the hand of the United States,” Khatami said on […]

As statute of limitations for Hillary felonies expires, FBI re-opens probe of foundation

As statute of limitations for Hillary felonies expires, FBI re-opens probe of foundation

by WorldTribune Staff, January 5, 2018 FBI agents in Little Rock are active in a renewed investigation into whether the Clinton Foundation engaged in pay-for-play politics or other illegal activities while Hillary Clinton was secretary of state, a report said. Law enforcement officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, told The Hill that the FBI is […]

Trump takes credit for Korean North-South talks weeks before Winter Olympics

Trump takes credit for Korean North-South talks weeks before Winter Olympics

by WorldTribune Staff, January 5, 2018 North Korea on Jan. 5 accepted South Korea’s offers of talks to be held next week in the DMZ truce village of Panmunjom in the first official meeting between delegations from the two Koreas since December 2015. President Donal Trump “is taking credit for easing tensions that might have […]

War: Manafort sues Mueller for indictment unrelated to Trump campaign

War: Manafort sues Mueller for indictment unrelated to Trump campaign

by WorldTribune Staff, January 4, 2018 An attorney for former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort has filed a lawsuit against special prosecutor Robert Mueller, saying the counsel’s indictment against Manafort was for “dealings that had no connections whatsoever to the 2016 presidential election or even Donald Trump.” Attorney Kevin Downing, who filed the suit in U.S. […]

Israeli security: Iran-backed terror cell uncovered in West Bank

Israeli security: Iran-backed terror cell uncovered in West Bank

by WorldTribune Staff, January 4, 2018 Israel’s Shin Bet security agency reported it has broken up a terror cell in the West Bank that was supported by Iran. According to Shin Bet, Iranian intelligence recruited 29-year-old Muhammad Maharma, a computer engineering student from Hebron, to recruit additional terrorists, carry out attacks and conduct espionage missions […]