U.S. ramps up pressure on Iran, one year after Trump withdrew from nuclear deal

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U.S. ramps up pressure on Iran, one year after Trump withdrew from nuclear deal

by WorldTribune Staff, May 9, 2019 U.S. President Donald Trump on May 8 announced sanctions on Iran’s trade in metals, which is the Islamic Republic’s third largest export. Trump’s executive order imposes sanctions on Iran’s iron, steel, aluminum, and copper sectors. Trump said the new sanctions target “Iran’s revenue from the export of industrial metals […]

‘Skin of the gods’: Prospectors believe Egyptian desert hold vast gold reserves

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‘Skin of the gods’: Prospectors believe Egyptian desert hold vast gold reserves

Special to WorldTribune.com Gold – what the Pharaohs referred to as the “skin of the gods” – is plentiful and there for the taking in Egypt’s eastern desert, modern prospectors believe. And there is enough gold and minerals that could be obtained using modern technology to turn around the country’s sagging economy. The only thing […]