ECB hints at new bond-buying scheme

Details of a new bond buying plan by the European Central Bank (ECB) fueled a surge in some Spanish and Italian debts and increased mediated talks between European leaders. German…

Luiz Sanchez

Shura council appoints new human rights council staff

Appointments includes Islamists, rights activists and is headed by Constituent Assembly Chairman

Rana Muhammad Taha

Bahrain court upholds sentences for 20 opposition figures

Bahrain activists found guilty of “conspiring to overthrow the government, having contact with foreign entities, and violating provisions of the constitution”

Basil El-Dabh

Yemeni warplane kills civilians

Warplane was targeting militants who find safe haven in Yemen due to ailing economy

Nouran El-Behairy

Lufthansa strike grounds 300 flights

Union demands wage increases for over 18,000 employees

Luiz Sanchez

Tunisian artists face jail

Conservative crackdown continues in post-revolutionary Tunisia

Connor Molloy

Journalists in Ukraine protest media crackdown

Protesters disrupt Ukrainian president’s speech on press freedom

Luiz Sanchez

Nasrallah threatens US on behalf of Iran

Warnings over a possible Israeli strike against Hezbollah’s major ally

Rana Muhammad Taha