Many Egyptians cheered news of coup in Turkey, wished world would ‘see Erdogan as we see him’

Many Egyptians cheered news of coup in Turkey, wished world would ‘see Erdogan as we see him’

by WorldTribune Staff, July 21, 2016 Many in Egypt are not hiding the fact they would have liked to have seen the coup against Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan succeed. Erdogan is a staunch supporter of the Muslim Brotherhood, banned in Egypt, and a large number of Egyptians were looking for a similar result to […]

‘Planner’ Gingrich would take ISIL ‘back to the eight century’ it cherishes

‘Planner’ Gingrich would take ISIL ‘back to the eight century’ it cherishes

by WorldTribune Staff, July 21, 2016 The United States and its allies should target and destroy Islamic State of Iraq and Levant’s (ISIL’s) technology on all fronts and send the terror group “back to the eighth century,” former House Speaker Newt Gingrich said. “I don’t know how often you have to see 15 women burned alive, […]

Saudis ban Pokemon Go and its symbols of ‘deviant’ religions

Saudis ban Pokemon Go and its symbols of ‘deviant’ religions

by WorldTribune Staff, July 21, 2016 Stay away from Vaporeon. And don’t even bother looking for Charizard. That is the message Saudi Arabia’s top clerical body is sending the country’s citizens who have been stung by the Pokemon Go bug. The mega-popular smartphone app that puts cartoon monsters in the real world is “un-Islamic” and […]

State Dept. admits public was not informed of secret side deal with Iran

State Dept. admits public was not informed of secret side deal with Iran

by WorldTribune Staff, July 20, 2016 The Obama administration withheld from the public a secret side deal it made with Iran in nuclear negotiations, the State Department has acknowledged. State Department spokesman Mark Toner on July 19 confirmed the side deal of the Iran nuclear agreement would lift some of the nuclear restrictions on Iran […]

Erdogan blocks WikiLeaks after flood of post-coup documents released

Erdogan blocks WikiLeaks after flood of post-coup documents released

by WorldTribune Staff, July 20, 2016 The WikiLeaks website was blocked by the Turkish government on July 20 after it leaked a slew of classified emails linked to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s post-coup purges. The move by the Turkish government came a day after WikiLeaks released 300,000 emails from Erdogan’s Islamist AKP party. The country’s […]

ISIL flag found in room of teen who attacked passengers on German train

ISIL flag found in room of teen who attacked passengers on German train

by WorldTribune Staff, July 20, 2016 A 17-year-old Afghan refugee who attacked passengers on a train in Bavaria, Germany with an axe had a hand-painted Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) flag in his home, police said. Along with the flag, police found a letter the attacker appeared to have written to his father, […]

Iran backs Turkey’s Erdogan as massive crackdown widens

Iran backs Turkey’s Erdogan as massive crackdown widens

by WorldTribune Staff, July 19, 2016 Shi’ite-majority Iran has said it fully supports the government of Sunni-majority Turkey in the wake of the July 15 coup attempt as Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s post-coup purge topped 7,500 arrests. A senior aide to Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said that Teheran backs Turkey’s elected government […]

Saudi government behind in payments to bin Laden firm for Grand Mosque construction

Saudi government behind in payments to bin Laden firm for Grand Mosque construction

by WorldTribune Staff, July 19, 2016 The Riyadh government has yet to pay the Saudi bin Laden Group for construction work on the Grand Mosque at Mecca, forcing the construction firm to ask for an extension on a 817 million riyal ($217.8 million) Islamic loan, sources said. The Saudi bin Laden Group had been banned […]

ISIL seeks to recruit African Americans after Baton Rouge, Dallas attacks

ISIL seeks to recruit African Americans after Baton Rouge, Dallas attacks

by WorldTribune Staff, July 18, 2016 Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) aimed its propaganda machine at “the black community” in the United States after attacks on police in Baton Rouge and Dallas. Jihadists on pro-ISIL social media channels urged African Americans to “join their version of Islam to help wage war on the […]

Erdogan regime had prepared lists of dissidents in advance of attempted coup

Erdogan regime had prepared lists of dissidents in advance of attempted coup

by WorldTribune Staff, July 18, 2016 The swiftness with which Turkey moved to round up alleged coup plotters indicates President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government had a prepared list of dissidents beforehand, a European Union official said. “It looks at least as if something has been prepared. The lists are available, which indicates it was prepared […]