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…
Shura council appoints new human rights council staff
Appointments includes Islamists, rights activists and is headed by Constituent Assembly Chairman
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”
Yemeni warplane kills civilians
Warplane was targeting militants who find safe haven in Yemen due to ailing economy
Lufthansa strike grounds 300 flights
Union demands wage increases for over 18,000 employees
Tunisian artists face jail
Conservative crackdown continues in post-revolutionary Tunisia
Kurdish oil dispute: US advocates companies to cooperate with Baghdad
Baghdad threatens Kurds with budget cuts
Journalists in Ukraine protest media crackdown
Protesters disrupt Ukrainian president’s speech on press freedom
Highest rates of death and displacement since the uprising in Syria began
Struggle intensifies with no end in sight
Nasrallah threatens US on behalf of Iran
Warnings over a possible Israeli strike against Hezbollah’s major ally