Special to WorldTribune.com BAGHDAD — Iraq has ordered the release of a commander of the Iranian-sponsored Hizbullah. An Iraqi court has ordered the release of Hizbullah commander Ali Mussa Daqduq for lack of evidence. On May 7, the court determined insufficient evidence against Daqduq, charged with plotting to kill four U.S. soldiers in the Shi’ite [...]
Special to WorldTribune.com LONDON — Iran has been pressing to expand its presence in the Gaza Strip. Arab diplomatic sources said the Iranian leadership was urging the Hamas government of Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh to allow additional military trainers into the Gaza Strip. The sources said Iran, particularly its Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, wants to [...]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Israel’s military plans to construct a security barrier along the border with Lebanon. Officials said the barrier would protect an Israeli community along the northern border with Lebanon. The officials said the barrier would be made of concrete and reach a height of seven meters. “This would improve the [...]
Special to WorldTribune.com LONDON — Iran has been pressing to expand its presence in the Gaza Strip. Arab diplomatic sources said the Iranian leadership was urging the Hamas government of Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh to allow additional military trainers into the Gaza Strip. The sources said Iran, particularly its Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, wants to [...]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — Congress has been examining legislation that would enhance the U.S. commitment to Israel’s military superiority in the Middle East. House Majority Leader Eric Cantor has introduced a bill that would require the president to report on whether Israel retained its “qualitative military edge” over its Arab neighbors. The bill, called [...]
Special to WorldTribune.com AMMAN — Jordan, under strong pressure from the Islamist opposition and its foreign backers has allowed a scheduled march by up to one million Muslims to Israel. Officials said the Hashemite kingdom has relayed formal approval for the so-called “Global March to Jerusalem” on March 30. The procession, organized by Hamas and [...]
Special to WorldTribune.com GAZA CITY — Palestinian gunners from the Gaza Strip have reported striking central Israel. Iranian-sponsored missile and rocket squads have released details of the mini-war with Israel in March. The Iranian-sponsored Islamic Jihad said it demonstrated extended-range rocket capability by the military wing, called Quds Brigades. “The enemy knows that the Quds [...]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — Iran has established a network that could stage major attacks in the United States, a congressional report said. The House Homeland Security Committee has asserted that Iran built a network throughout the United States. In a report, the committee said the Iranian-sponsored Hizbullah is believed to have been directing hundreds [...]
Special to WorldTribune.com JERUSALEM — Israelis have again been warned against travel to Turkey. The government’s Counter-Terrorism Bureau asserted that Islamist cells were planning to attack Israelis and Jews in Turkey. The bureau, part of the National Security Council, said the attack was imminent and could target synagogues or places where Israelis congregate. “Terror groups [...]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The U.S. Treasury Department has imposed sanctions on Gen. Gholamreza Baghbani, an officer in Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. Baghbani, assigned to IRGC’s Quds Force, was said to have overseen drug trafficking from Afghanistan through Iran in cooperation with Taliban. “Today’s action exposes IRGC-QF involvement in trafficking narcotics, made doubly [...]
