The first Christmas: Caesar Augustus and his contemporary, Jesus Christ

The first Christmas: Caesar Augustus and his contemporary, Jesus Christ

Special to WorldTribune, December 25, 2024 “Gaius Octavius was born in 63 B.C. in Rome” noted John Coleman, a Fox News contributor about the towering contemporary of Jesus Christ of Nazareth. “When his maternal great uncle, Julius Caesar, was assassinated for subverting the Roman Republic, the young Octavian, only 18 at the time, became his […]

Syria’s season of peace? Reasons to celebrate, but not yet to smile

Syria’s season of peace? Reasons to celebrate, but not yet to smile

Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler, December 24, 2024 The extraordinary and fast-moving events in Syria have gripped the world. What was viewed as a forgotten, forsaken and frozen conflict churning on for nearly fourteen years, has suddenly jumped into the headlines to round out this tumultuous year. Syria at long last has been […]

European leftists want to pay Syrians … to go back to Syria

European leftists want to pay Syrians … to go back to Syria

by WorldTribune Staff, December 16, 2024 Real World News Has the fall of the 20-year reign of dictator Bashar Assad enticed Syrians in Europe to return home? It doesn’t look that way. In fact, Syrian refugees in Europe are so used to soaking up Western welfare that they are quite content to stay put. Now […]

Post-Assad Syria: The winners and losers

Post-Assad Syria: The winners and losers

Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler, December 13, 2024 The Assad family dictatorship which has run Syria for 53 years and has withstood 13 years of bitter civil war, has now collapsed in just over a week. A sweeping series of Islamic rebel attacks starting in late November, captured key cities from Aleppo in […]

The transformation of Abu Mohammed Al-Golani is about to be put to the test

The transformation of Abu Mohammed Al-Golani is about to be put to the test

FPI / December 11, 2024 Geostrategy-Direct Soon after Abu Mohammed Al-Golani formed the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) militant group, he took to wearing business attire often instead of his usual military garb. After HTS toppled Syrian dictator Bashar Assad on Dec. 8, Al-Golani referred to himself with his real name, Ahmad al-Sharaa. The newly-transformed leader […]

‘Not our fight,’ says Trump; Post-Assad Syria and the world enter a new era

‘Not our fight,’ says Trump; Post-Assad Syria and the world enter a new era

by WorldTribune Staff, December 8, 2024 Real World News Syrian rebels led by the Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) captured Damascus on Sunday, forcing dictator Bashar Assad to flee the country. U.S. President-elect Donald Trump posted to social media: “Assad is gone” and “Syria is a mess” but “is not our friend” and “this […]

‘Religious diversity’ to endure in Aleppo, Syrian rebel leader assures Christians

‘Religious diversity’ to endure in Aleppo, Syrian rebel leader assures Christians

by WorldTribune Staff, December 8, 2024 Real World News After his rebel army had taken Aleppo, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) leader Abu Mohammed al-Jolani appeared to reassure the city’s dwindling Christian community that it would endure. “Aleppo has always been a meeting point for civilizations and cultures, and it will remain so, with a long […]

Mideast payback, peril and U.S. 2024 presidential politics

Mideast payback, peril and U.S. 2024 presidential politics

Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler, February 12, 2024 The attack on Tower 22 was a accident waiting to happen. And it did. But then following the deadly drone assault on this exposed U.S. base in Jordan killing three soldiers, the clock started ticking. Unleashing massive American retaliatory airstrikes responding to the Iranian militia […]

2024 in preview: Flashpoints, elections, humanitarian crises

2024 in preview: Flashpoints, elections, humanitarian crises

Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler, December 31, 2023 Looking into the snow globe, it’s that time of year to predict and prognosticate what awaits this tired world in the New Year. There’s a certain trepidation in the air as we view the current and emerging crises, especially during a highly contested election year […]

From Abraham to Hamas: Raw history and Birzeit University poll counter simplistic rhetoric

From Abraham to Hamas: Raw history and Birzeit University poll counter simplistic rhetoric

Special to WorldTribune, November 21, 2023 Commentary by Mike Scruggs In a surprise attack on Oct. 7, a Hamas terrorist force of about 2,500  brutally murdered 1,200 Jewish civilians, including entire families with their children, even babies. Another 240 were taken hostage, including children and the elderly. Many victims were tortured, and many of the […]

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