Law to silence loudspeakers booming the Muslim call to worship across Israel sparks furor

Law to silence loudspeakers booming the Muslim call to worship across Israel sparks furor

by WorldTribune Staff, November 22, 2016 Israel is “playing with fire” with a proposed law to prevent mosques from broadcasting the Muslim call to prayer via loudspeakers, Hamas leader Khaled Masha’al said. Masha’al joined the Palestinian National and Islamic Forces – an umbrella organization which includes the various factions within the Palestinian Authority – in […]

Iran said to have developed Shi’ite proxy force in Iraq for deployment elsewhere

Iran said to have developed Shi’ite proxy force in Iraq for deployment elsewhere

by WorldTribune Staff, November 22, 2016 Iran has in place thousands of loyal Shi’ite militiamen in Iraq that could be used as a permanent force in the region, deploying to hot spots in Syria, Yemen and elsewhere, analysts say. There are some 80,000 fighters under Iran’s direction in the Hizbullah Brigades, Badr Organization and other […]

‘Disillusioned’ Erdogan on ’60 Minutes’: Obama policies caused flood of 3 million refugees

‘Disillusioned’ Erdogan on ’60 Minutes’: Obama policies caused flood of 3 million refugees

by WorldTribune Staff, November 21, 2016 U.S. President Barack Obama “failed to rise to the occasion” in Syria and his policies have helped create a major security threat on Turkey’s southern border, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in an interview with “60 Minutes”. Erdogan claimed that U.S. policies have also contributed to the flood […]

European anti-Americanism is back . . . with a vengeance

European anti-Americanism is back . . . with a vengeance

by WorldTribune Staff, November 21, 2016 Desperate European globalists are spewing anti-American venom at a pace not seen since the George W. Bush administration. “Since the American election … European television, radio and print media have produced an avalanche of negative stories, editorials and commentary that seethe with rage over the outcome of the vote,” […]

Who is Stephen Bannon? Not knowing the answer, the Left’s media filled in the blanks

Who is Stephen Bannon? Not knowing the answer, the Left’s media filled in the blanks

by WorldTribune Staff, November 21, 2016 Stephen Bannon, who will be senior adviser to President-elect Donald Trump, said he wears the Left’s media attacks on him as an “emblem of pride” — and the The New York Times et al still don’t get what happened on Nov. 8. “How can you take anything seriously from […]

‘Fake news’ and other answers to ‘What the hell happened?’

‘Fake news’ and other answers to ‘What the hell happened?’

by WorldTribune Staff, November 21, 2016 “Wht happened?” As they retreated to safe spaces on Nov. 9, some deflated Democrats were struggling to come to terms with the realization that the reality they had taken for Gospel was sharply different from the reality experienced by less fortunate Americans. Because that realization was too difficult to […]

Prosecutors detail ISIL assassination plots against Egypt’s Sisi

Prosecutors detail ISIL assassination plots against Egypt’s Sisi

by WorldTribune Staff, November 21, 2016 Nearly 300 alleged members of Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) have been referred for prosecution on charges of plotting to assassinate Egyptian President Abdul Fatah Sisi. Egypt’s prosecution on Nov. 20 said 292 suspects were referred to a military court after a year-long investigation uncovered two plots […]

John Bolton calls for regime change in Iran, warns Obama on Israel

John Bolton calls for regime change in Iran, warns Obama on Israel

by WorldTribune Staff, November 20, 2016 Iran’s ayatollahs are “the principal threat to international peace and security in the Middle East,” according to John Bolton, said to be under consideration for a Cabinet post in the Trump administration. Bolton told Breitbart News Daily on Nov. 17 that the only “long-term solution” to erasing the threat […]

Retreating ISIL wrecks what’s left of Iraq’s environmental quality of life

Retreating ISIL wrecks what’s left of Iraq’s environmental quality of life

by WorldTribune Staff, November 20, 2016 Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) is destroying the environment and endangering the health of thousands of people as it retreats from its areas of control in Iraq. Retreating jihadists have set oilfields alight, burned a sulfur plant and sabotaged a water treatment facility, making living conditions “dangerous […]

Egypt’s Sisi sees U.S. re-engagement: Trump has ‘deep understanding’ of our region

Egypt’s Sisi sees U.S. re-engagement: Trump has ‘deep understanding’ of our region

by WorldTribune Staff, November 20, 2016 Donald Trump will be a strong leader for America and has a “deep understanding” of the Middle East, Egyptian President Abdul Fatah Sisi said. “I believe that President Trump will be vigorously engaged with the issues in the region,” Sisi said in an interview with Portuguese news agency LUSA […]