Iran expresses ‘regret’ over attacks on Saudi embassy

Iran expresses ‘regret’ over attacks on Saudi embassy

Special to WorldTribune.com Teheran’s UN envoy on Jan. 4 issues a statement of “regret” for the attacks on Saudi diplomatic facilities in Iran. Gholamali Khoshroo, in a letter to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, said Iran “will take necessary measures to prevent the occurrence of similar incidents in the future.” Iranians protesting Saudi’s execution of outspoken […]

National security fraud: 2015 ends with proof of Obama’s total surrender to Iran

National security fraud: 2015 ends with proof of Obama’s total surrender to Iran

Special to WorldTribune.com By Fred Fleitz A Wall Street Journal report on Dec. 30 came as a shock to official Washington. The report said that the U.S. Treasury Department, in response to Iranian missiles tests last fall, notified Congress that it was planning to sanction about a dozen companies and individuals in Iran, the United […]

Gulf states helping secure Saudi border with Yemen

Gulf states helping secure Saudi border with Yemen

Special to WorldTribune.com Some 1,000 troops from Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states have been deployed to Saudi Arabia. The troops, mostly from Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates, were sent to Saudi’s southern border with Yemen for a border security operation against Iran-backed Houthi rebels. The rebels have launched several missiles at the Saudi southern […]

2015 GREATEST HITS, NO. 2: Sisi takes control, eclipses Obama, restores Egypt’s regional clout

2015 GREATEST HITS, NO. 2: Sisi takes control, eclipses Obama, restores Egypt’s regional clout

Special to WorldTribune.com By Sol W. Sanders Sept. 28: President Abdul Fatah Sisi is rapidly resuming Egypt’s role as leader of the Arab world, nosing out U.S. Mideast leadership under President Barrack Obama’s “leading from behind”. Initially snubbed by Obama after his military coup last year against the Morsi Islamicist government, Sisi has moved away […]

UAE, Bahrain, Sudan join Saudi in curbing ties to Iran

UAE, Bahrain, Sudan join Saudi in curbing ties to Iran

Special to WorldTribune.com Bahrain and Sudan on Jan. 4 followed Saudi Arabia’s lead in cutting diplomatic ties with Iran. United Arab Emirates said it would also downgrade its ties to Teheran. The escalating tensions between Saudi and Iran came after Riyadh’s execution of a Shi’ite Muslim cleric. Iranian protesters stormed the Saudi embassy in Teheran […]

ISIL attacks Libyan oil facilities now operating at one-fourth 2011 production levels

ISIL attacks Libyan oil facilities now operating at one-fourth 2011 production levels

Special to WorldTribune.com Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) jihadists attacked security forces at Libya’s Es Sider oil terminal on Jan. 4. Two guards were killed in the attack. ISIL said it attacked the Es Sider site after seizing the nearby town of Ben Jawad, although there was no independent confirmation of the town’s […]

Egypt’s names first ambassador to Israel since 2012

Special to WorldTribune.com Egypt has posted an ambassador to Israel for the first time since 2012. Ambassador Hazem Khairat arrived last week and will take the position to the head the Egyptian Embassy in Tel Aviv. Former president Muhammad Morsi removed the last Egyptian ambassador following Israel’s November 2012 Operation Pillar of Defense in Gaza. Morsi was […]

2015 GREATEST HITS, NO. 3: Saudi King Salman hospitalized after erratic behavior

2015 GREATEST HITS, NO. 3: Saudi King Salman hospitalized after erratic behavior

Special to WorldTribune.com Oct. 8: Saudi King Salman, said to suffer from dementia, was hospitalized after “he went crazy” and attempted to injure himself, sources said. Arabic-language al-Ahd news agency reported on Oct. 8 that the 79-year-old Salman was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) section of King Faisal Specialist Hospital in Riyadh. Sources […]

British marksman takes out 3 ISIL jihadists through 10-inch wall from kilometer away

British marksman takes out 3 ISIL jihadists through 10-inch wall from kilometer away

Special to WorldTribune.com Armed with the world’s most powerful rifle, a British sharpshooter killed three Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) terrorists through a 10-inch wall from a kilometer away, a report said. The Special Air Service (SAS) staff-sergeant fired 30 armor-piercing rounds from his Barrett Light .50 caliber rifle into a two-story command […]

Iran warns Saudi Arabia faces ‘divine vengeance’ for executions

Iran warns Saudi Arabia faces ‘divine vengeance’ for executions

Special to WorldTribune.com Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has warned Saudi Arabia of “divine vengeance” over the execution of an opposition Shi’ite cleric, while Riyadh accused Tehran of supporting terrorism — escalating their criticism of each other just hours after protesters stormed the Saudi Embassy in Tehran. Saudi […]