Iran boasts it has willing-to-die supporters worldwide, including in U.S.

Iran boasts it has willing-to-die supporters worldwide, including in U.S.

by WorldTribune Staff, January 30, 2019 Iran has “supporters inside America and Europe” who “are willing to sacrifice their lives” for the Islamic Republic, a member of Iran’s Supreme Council for Cultural Revolution said last month. In an interview with state-run Channel 1 TV on Dec. 21, which was translated by the Middle East Media […]

Leading Tunisian lawmaker argues normalized ties with Israel in nation’s interests

Leading Tunisian lawmaker argues normalized ties with Israel in nation’s interests

by WorldTribune Staff, May 13, 2018 Normalizing relations with Israel would be in Tunisia’s best interests, the head of the Liberal Tunisian Party said during a televised debate with a parliament member. Tunisia would benefit economically and in international relations if it were to normalize ties with Israel, Mounir Baator said in the debate with […]

Iran media covers up anti-war demonstration in Esfahan

Iran media covers up anti-war demonstration in Esfahan

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 […]

ISIL promotes Sinai hotbed as new front against Israel

ISIL promotes Sinai hotbed as new front against Israel

by WorldTribune Staff, May 23, 2016 Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) is using the Sinai Peninsula as a “steppingstone” for attacks against Israel, according to a report by national security correspondent Rowan Scarborough. The terrorist organization has launched a propaganda campaign to recruit jihadists for a force in Sinai large enough to take […]

Scholar: Hatred of Jews prevents Muslims from ‘dealing with our problems’

Scholar: Hatred of Jews prevents Muslims from ‘dealing with our problems’

Special to WorldTribune.com Muslims will never be able to deal with their internal problems until they can get over their “fixation on Jews,” a prominent German-Egyptian scholar said. “The Jews have always been small in number, but they cause us some mental reaction and we cannot get them out of our mind,” Hamed Abdel-Samad said […]

Saudi Islamic scholar: Ban citizenship, tourism in ‘infidel states’

Saudi Islamic scholar: Ban citizenship, tourism in ‘infidel states’

Special to WorldTribune.com Muslims should be prohibited from gaining citizenship in non-Muslim states unless it is a “life or death” situation, a Saudi scholar said. Furthermore, they should be banned from visiting the West as tourists, he said. Sheikh Muhammad Al-Habdan, a member of the Muslim Scholars Association, said travel to Western nations by Muslims […]

Brussels attacks spark self-criticism in Arab media

Brussels attacks spark self-criticism in Arab media

Special to WorldTribune.com While the usual blame-Israel responses cropped up in some Mideast media circles following the Brussels terrorist attacks, a new and noteworthy trend was seen in Arab media. Several media outlets put the blame squarely on Muslim and Arab culture for the attacks which killed 35 and wounded more than 300. A columnist […]

Khamenei questions reality of the Holocaust on Remembrance Day

Khamenei questions reality of the Holocaust on Remembrance Day

Special to WorldTribune.com Iran’s supreme leader questioned “the reality” of the Holocaust on Jan. 27 – which was International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in a video titled “Are The Dark Ages Over?” posted to his official website, said “speaking about the Holocaust and expressing doubts about it is considered to be a great […]