Special to WorldTribune.com Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says Iran’s economy has “rebounded strongly” over the first half of the year, while authorities are undertaking reforms to boost growth. In a statement issued on October 3 after a visit to Iran, IMF staff said oil production and exports “rebounded […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 2, 2016 Iran will not recognize Israel as a precondition for normalizing relations with Germany, the Islamic Republic’s Foreign Ministry said on Oct. 2. “Ties between Iran and Germany are based on mutual respects and interests, and no precondition would be acceptable in this regard,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qasemi, said. […]
by WorldTribune Staff, September 16, 2016 Chancellor Angela Merkel is urging the bosses of some of Germany’s largest companies to begin hiring unqualified refugees, a report said. Merkel, in a fight for her political life over her admittance of over 1 million refugees to Germany, said on Sept. 15 that the country needed “viable solutions” […]
by WorldTribune Staff, September 5, 2016 The anti-immigration Alternative for Germany (AfD) party made huge gains on Sept. 4 as voters sent a “message of protest” to German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Merkel’s Christian Democrats were beaten into third place by the (AfD) in the chancellor’s home district of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. “This is a slap in the […]
Special to WorldTribune.com by Dr. Jack Caravelli, Geostrategy-Direct Last year’s mass influx of refugees from Syria and Iraq triggered a series of security, social and political troubles throughout Europe, reaching as far as Sweden. But while the refugee numbers have been reduced, major nations such as Germany and Italy face new problems. In Germany, Chancellor […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler PARIS — A vital American ally has gone geopolitically adrift in the wake of Turkey’s failed military coup, and the subsequent crackdown on all forms of domestic political dissent by the strongman ruler Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The bloody coup in which hundreds died, nonetheless served as a tragic […]
by WorldTribune Staff, August 12, 2016 Islam’s “quiet conquest” of Europe has begun with the ultimate goal being total domination under Sharia law, Italian author and journalist, Giulio Meotti wrote for Gatestone Institute. “Last month, the Wall Street Journal published an interview with France’s director of domestic intelligence, Patrick Calvar,” Meotti wrote: Calvar spoke of […]
by WorldTribune Staff, August 3, 2016 Germany’s vice chancellor said the EU “will not be blackmailed” after Turkey threatened to walk away from its agreement to reduce the flow of migrants into Europe. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Ankara would bail on the agreement if it does not receive visa-free travel for Turks in […]
by WorldTribune Staff, July 28, 2016 German Chancellor Angela Merkel said the spate of terror attacks in Germany are “horrifying and depressing” but won’t move the government to turn its back on Middle East refugees. Germany will “stick to our principles” and “give shelter to those who deserve it,” said Merkel, who cut short her […]
