
In the early hours of this morning Greece’s parliament passed the austerity measures demanded by its creditors in order to open talks on a new Greek bailout. Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, deserted by many in his own Syriza party who believe the
by Sarkis Zeronian16 Jul 2015, 5:08 AM PST0

Anyone who has ever witnessed the terminal struggles of insects in a killing bottle will recognise the nature of the paroxysms contorting the EU “leaders” today. The Greek pantomime is beyond parody. It is a shadow-boxing contest between two factions of the
by Gerald Warner15 Jul 2015, 12:31 AM PST0

Greece is on a collision course with senior officials of the Eurozone after refusing to be bullied during debt financing talks. The newly-elected leftwing Syriza government reacted with fury to demands that the country stick to the austerity plan which were
by A.B. Sanderson17 Feb 2015, 3:54 AM PST0

Spain’s far left Podemos party hopes to copy success of Greece’s Syriza party; Egypt’s al-Sisi blames foreign countries for terrorist attacks; Houthis use live fire against protesters in Yemen
by John J. Xenakis1 Feb 2015, 7:26 AM PST0