The economic union signed this week between Russia and its near neighbors, Belarus and Kazakhstan, spells another nail in the coffin of the waning US global hegemony. Russian President Vladimir Putin signed off on the Eurasian Economic Union in the Kazakh capital, Astana, along with his counterparts, Alexander Lukashenko and Nursultan Nazarbayev. There was evident,…

French demonstrators have taken to the streets of the capital Paris and several other cities to protest against the victory of the anti-immigration National Front (FN) party in the recent European Parliament elections. On Thursday, student protesters and rights activists alongside other people chanted slogans against the FN policies. Protest organizers said the extreme policies…

Several people have reportedly lost their lives in fresh fighting in the eastern Ukrainian region of Luhansk. According to Ukrainian officials, the clashes broke out on Wednesday when pro-Russian activists in Luhansk attempted to seize a military unit in the flashpoint region. Ukraine’s National Guard forces said there have been several losses among their ranks. The…

Saudi Arabian authorities have condemned a teenage Shia protester to death over an alleged attack on security forces during the 2011 anti-government protests in the Eastern Province. On Wednesday, a Saudi court convicted the young protester of several charges, including causing sedition, rioting, and attacking Saudi forces. Ali Mohammed Baqir al-Nimr was detained nearly 30…

Iranian ambassador to Ireland Javad Kachoueian has described the West’s imposition of sanctions against Iran as an act of “self-punishment.” The sanctions against Iran are a form of “self-punishment” by the West, the envoy said in an interview with the Irish Times published on Wednesday. Kachoueian said that the West, as a result of the…

Security forces in Bahrain have attacked anti-regime protesters in the tiny Persian Gulf kingdom, as the ruling Al-Khalifa continues its crackdown on the opposition. Regime troops fired tear gas and bird shot at the protesters who gathered on Tuesday to commemorate the death of 14-year-old Seyed Mahmood Seyed Mohsen. The teenager was killed last week…