by WorldTribune Staff, August 28, 2017 After President Donald Trump’s election victory, Republicans had control of the House, Senate and White House and the opportunity to do all they promised “with a snap of the fingers,” a prominent conservative said. The GOP “now had the power to enact every single spending cut they’d ever solemnly […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty Imprisoned Iranian spiritual leader Mohammad Ali Taheri has been sentenced to death for a second time, two years after an initial death sentence that was overturned on appeal. Taheri’s lawyer Mahmud Alizadeh Tabatabaei said on Aug. 27 that Taheri has been sentenced after being convicted of […]
by WorldTribune Staff, August 28, 2017 North Korea’s nuclear missile threats have dominated world headlines this year, but growing unrest in the South is exacerbating tensions on a peninsula bordering China and Russia and with U.S. forces stationed in the South. Protests against the liberal Moon Jae-In administration are becoming more frequent and show a […]
by WorldTribune Staff, August 27, 2017 Israel’s Defense Ministry last week completed a deal to purchase 17 F-35 “Adir” fifth-generation fighter jets from the U.S. government. “The signing of the transaction is further evidence of the depth of the relationship and security relations between our great friend the United States and the State of Israel,” […]
by WorldTribune Staff, August 24, 2017 Loyalists to the North Korean regime based in California are spreading anti-Semitic conspiracy theories via propaganda websites, a report said. “Woven into their Korean-language propaganda is the idea that Jews manipulate the international order, turning it against their beloved tyrant, Kim Jong-Un,” Jewish Journal.com said in its report. One […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Golnaz Esfandiari, Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty Before she was appointed as Iran’s vice president for legal affairs, law expert and college professor Laya Joneydi followed the obligatory Islamic dress code by covering her hair with a scarf and wearing a coat and pants to cover her body. In announcing […]
by WorldTribune Staff, August 27, 2017 An avowed “Never Trumper” who was an adviser to former President George W. Bush is calling on Republican officials across the nation to form a “shadow government” to derail President Donald Trump’s agenda. Peter Wehner, writing for The New York Times, said that “what’s required now is a comprehensive, […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari says government forces have recaptured 70 percent of Tal Afar, a stronghold of Islami State (ISIS) militants in northwestern Iraq. “God willing, the remaining part will be liberated soon,” Jaafari said at a news conference in Baghdad on Aug. 26. Gen. […]
by WorldTribune Staff, August 25, 2017 The winner of the 2017 Miss Lebanon Emigrant competition has been stripped of her title after pageant officials discovered she had visited Israel. Amanda Hanna, who is Swedish and Lebanese, won the contest for women of Lebanese ancestry earlier this month. When organizers of the competition discovered from Hanna’s […]
by WorldTribune Staff, August 25, 2017 Russia flew nuclear-capable strategic bombers and planes with advanced intelligence gathering capabilities near the Korean peninsula this week while the U.S. and South Korea were conducting war games. Japan and South Korea scrambled fighter jets to escort the Russian Tupolev-95MS bombers, according to an Aug. 24 Reuters report. Russia […]
