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Turkey blames Istanbul attack on jihadists from ‘northern Caucasus countries’; One drawn to ISIL via Facebook

By World Tribune on July 5, 2016 Africa / Europe, BB Middle East, Exclusives, Mideast, Russia, Terrorism, Top Stories, Turkey, World Links, World Tribune

by WorldTribune Staff, July 5, 2016 Jihadists from the North Caucasus region and two former Soviet states were largely responsible for the attack at Istanbul’s Ataturk Airport last week, Turkish officials said. “There are people from Dagestan, from Kyrgyzstan, from Tajikistan,” Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said. “Unfortunately, people from neighboring northern Caucasus countries are […]

Iran media covers up anti-war demonstration in Esfahan

By World Tribune on July 5, 2016 BB Middle East, Exclusives, Iran, Mideast, Top Stories, World Links, World Tribune

by WorldTribune Staff, July 5, 2016 State media ignored thousands of frustrated Iranians who gathered in the city of Esfahan on July 1 to protest Teheran’s costly involvement in the Syrian war. Footage obtained by Saudi Arabia’s Al Arabiya network and translated by the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) shows a massive demonstration in […]

Olympics hell: Unpaid Rio police say visitors ‘will not be safe’

By World Tribune on July 5, 2016 Americas, BB Americas, Brazil, Exclusives, Rest of The Best, World Links, World Tribune

by WorldTribune Staff, July 5, 2016 Visitors to Rio de Janeiro for the Olympic Games “will not be safe” according to the city’s police officers, who say they have not been paid for months. “Welcome to Hell,” a sign held by a protesting police officer said outside Rio’s main airport. “Police and firefighters don’t get […]

ISIL slaughtered hundreds throughout Muslim world in Ramadan attacks

By World Tribune on July 5, 2016 Bangladesh, BB Middle East, Exclusives, Indonesia, Iraq, Malaysia, Mideast, NE Asia, Saudi Arabia, Terrorism, Top Stories, Turkey, World Links, World Tribune

by WorldTribune Staff, July 5, 2016 An organization that U.S. President Barack Obama had said was the “junior varsity” and later had been “contained” managed to carry out mass casualty attacks that killed hundreds throughout the Muslim world during the holy month of Ramadan. Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) has claimed responsibility for, […]

Baghdad death toll from horrific ISIL bomb tops 200

By World Tribune on July 4, 2016 BB Middle East, Exclusives, Iraq, Mideast, Terrorism, Top Stories, World Links, World Tribune

by WorldTribune Staff, July 4, 2016 The death toll from an Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) car bombing in Baghdad on July 3 has risen to over 200. Iraqi security and medical officials said 213 people were killed in the blast that was set off in a busy shopping area of the capital’s […]

Millennial Latina ‘Trump Girl’ pushes his message on South Texas border

By World Tribune on July 4, 2016 Americas, BB Americas, Exclusives, Stateside, Top Stories, U.S. Politics, World Links, World Tribune

by WorldTribune Staff, July 4, 2016 It can be tough being a Latina “Trump girl” in an area that went for Barack Obama by 70 percent in 2012. Pretty much every time Miriam Cepeda puts up a sign for the GOP candidate, anti-Trump thugs tear it down. But the 24-year-old knows what life is like […]

‘All-out war’: Gingrich charges NY Times, Washington Post securing establishment against Trump

By World Tribune on July 3, 2016 Americas, BB Americas, Exclusives, Stateside, Top Stories, U.S. Media, U.S. Politics, World Links, World Tribune

by WorldTribune Staff, July 3, 2016 The New York Times and Washington Post are engaged in an “all-out war” against the candidacy of Donald Trump, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich said. In a July 3 radio interview with John Catsimatidis, Gingrich said “both The New York Times and The Washington Post have been in an […]

Israeli minister: Facebook’s Zuckerberg has ‘blood of terror victims on his hands’

By World Tribune on July 3, 2016 BB Middle East, Exclusives, Israel, Mideast, Terrorism, Top Stories, World Links, World Tribune

by WorldTribune Staff, July 3, 2016 Facebook fails to block posts that incite violence and Mark Zuckerberg, the social media giant’s chairman and co-founder, has the “blood of terror victims on his hands,” an Israeli official said. Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan said Facebook and Zuckerberg share partial responsibility for terrorist attacks, including a Palestinian […]

Turkish ship bearing aid for Palestinians arrives in Ashdod Port, Israel

By World Tribune on July 3, 2016 BB Middle East, Exclusives, Hamas, Israel, Mideast, Rest of The Best, Turkey, World Links, World Tribune

by WorldTribune Staff, July 3, 2016 Days after re-establishing ties with Israel, Turkey dispatched a shipment of food and medical supplies bound for the Gaza Strip. The Panamanian-registered Lady Leyla cargo ship docked on July 3 at Israel’s southern Ashdod Port, from where Israel will transport the supplies to Gaza. Under the terms of the […]

Iranian commander: 100,000 missiles in Lebanon ready to hit Israel

By World Tribune on July 3, 2016 BB Middle East, Exclusives, Iran, Israel, Mideast, Rest of The Best, World Links, World Tribune

by WorldTribune Staff, July 3, 2016 An arsenal of some 100,000 missiles is based in Lebanon ready to strike Israel, the deputy commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said. “The opportunity to destroy Israel is now better than ever, because tens of thousands of long-range missiles all over the Islamic world are ready […]