by WorldTribune Staff, April 11, 2017 Hamas has blamed Israel for the assassination of one of its top terror operatives. Mazan Faqha was shot and killed on March 24 near his home in Gaza. The shooter used a silencer, and fired four bullets, killing Faqha on the spot, Arutz Sheva reported. Following Faqha’s death, Hamas released […]
by WorldTribune Staff, April 11, 2017 With the second shale boom creating lower demand for its oil in the U.S., and new players entering the Asian market, Saudi Arabia is seen looking for a confrontation with Russia for European oil market supremacy, analysts say. Saudi is currently ranked fourth in oil supply to Europe, behind […]
by WorldTribune Staff, April 11, 2017 Leading Democrats expressed outrage after Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, who met with Syrian President Bashar Assad earlier this year, pressed the U.S. to prove that Syria was responsible for last week’s chemical attack. Gabbard said she has not seen enough evidence that Assad was behind the chemical attack that led […]
by WorldTribune Staff, April 10, 2017 Iran, a top ally of Syrian President Bashar Assad, has called for an investigation into U.S missile strikes on a Syrian airbase. “The Americans’ action is a strategic mistake, as they are repeating the mistakes of their predecessors,” supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on April 9, according to […]
by WorldTribune Staff, April 10, 2017 Because China relies on the United States much more than the U.S. depends on China, President Donald Trump “holds the important cards” in the relationship and he played them skillfully in last week’s summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping, analysts say. “Xi clearly hopes that Trump can be talked […]
by WorldTribune Staff, April 10, 2017 In 2017 Sweden, Islamic migrants are not assimilating, women feel unsafe in Muslim-majority neighborhoods and terrorists are being bred, according to a report by the Daily Mail. The “liberal country renowned for its generosity for more than half a century to those seeking refuge from war, poverty or oppression […]
by WorldTribune Staff, April 10, 2017 Egypt’s president has declared a three-month state of emergency following two Islamic State (ISIS) bombings on Coptic Christian churches that killed at least 44 people. It is estimated that Christians make up about 10 to 15 percent of Egypt’s population of 80 million. “A series of steps will be […]
by WorldTribune Staff, April 10, 2017 The U.S.-led coalition and anti-Assad rebels joined forces to repel an Islamic State (ISIS) attack on a partnered base in southern Syria on April 8, the Pentagon said. ISIS initiated the attack on the at-Tanf garrison with a vehicle bomb and between 20 to 30 jihadists, some wearing explosives […]
by WorldTribune Staff, April 7, 2017 Iraq’s Kurds, who have long been one of the most effective fighting forces against Islamic State (ISIS), are “re-energized” in their bid for independence, a senior Kurdish official said. The Kurds, who already run their own autonomous region in northern Iraq, expect to hold a referendum on independence some […]
by WorldTribune Staff, April 9, 2017 While hope remains that China will do more to rein in North Korea, the Trump administration has prepared options to deal with the Kim Jong-Un regime that include stationing American nuclear weapons in South Korea and even assassinating the young dictator. Both scenarios were part of an accelerated review […]
