About Jane @JaneFerguson5
Jane is a Beirut-based Special Correspondent for the NewsHour, reporting from across the Middle East, Africa and beyond. Reporting highlights include front-line dispatches from the war against ISIS in Iraq, an up-close look at Houthi-controlled Yemen, and reports on the war and famine in South Sudan. Areas of particular interest are the ongoing cold war between Iran and Saudi Arabia in the Middle East, Islamist groups around the world, and US foreign policy. Before coming to the NewsHour Jane reported extensively for Al Jazeera English and CNN International. She has lived in the Middle East for 10 years and is fluent in Arabic.
Jane’s Recent Stories
World Jun 23
War-ravaged Yemen facing deadly new threat in COVID-19Violence in Yemen is surging after a six-week cease-fire prompted by the coronavirus pandemic ended in May. The war-ravaged nation has been facing disease and hunger for six years already, and COVID-19 is now pushing a devastated health infrastructure to…
World Apr 20
As the longest war grinds on, Afghanistan now faces pandemic enemyThe scourge of COVID-19 is even more severe in less-developed nations -- and the presence of military conflict makes it worse still. Afghanistan is among the countries facing this heightened threat, as thousands of cases of the virus collide with…
World Apr 06
How the fragile health care systems of the Middle East are bracing for COVID-19The number of coronavirus cases in the Middle East has risen to nearly 60,000, doubling in a single week. Governments in the region are scrambling to try to prevent the virus' spread, knowing that their fragile health care systems stand…
World Apr 03
Across parts of the Middle East, coronavirus compounds strain after years of warWhile some countries were grappling with how to enforce social distancing while people were still out in public spaces, the citizens of many Middle East nations watched these images on the news from their homes.
World Jan 05
Anger in Beirut as Hezbollah supporters mourn SoleimaniMembers of Hezbollah and their supporters gathered on Sunday in Beirut, Lebanon, to mourn the death of Iran's top military leader, General Qassem Soleimani, who was killed by a U.S. military airstrike on Friday in Iraq. NewsHour Weekend Special correspondent…
World Dec 31
What life is like for Afghans under Taliban controlFor months, American diplomats have been negotiating with Taliban leaders to end the war in Afghanistan. U.S. officials hoped the Taliban would announce a suspension of fighting this week, but details have yet to be determined. Meanwhile, the war grinds…
World Dec 14
Taliban seeks to share power in Afghanistan’s government, but will ethnic groups approve?As the Trump administration considers withdrawing the last remaining U.S. troops from Afghanistan, President Trump this month restarted peace talks with the Taliban. But while the White House tries to get the Taliban to share power in Afghanistan's government, securing…
World Nov 29
As Taliban peace talks resume, what’s at stake for Afghan women?During his surprise Thanksgiving trip to Afghanistan, President Trump announced he had restarted talks with the Taliban. The ability of the conflict-wracked nation to achieve peace is at stake -- but so is progress for women, who could not work,…
World Nov 14
In Afghanistan, fighting the Taliban increasingly involves covert operationsThe U.S. has been fighting in Afghanistan since shortly after 9/11, ousting the Taliban and their harsh interpretation of Islam from power that fall. But the insurgent group as which it reformed has plagued Afghanistan with violence ever since. Now,…
World Oct 25
From Lebanon to Chile, economic uncertainty is driving a wave of protestsAs 2019 enters its final quarter, protesters have taken to the streets in dozens of places worldwide. While circumstances differ from country to country, demonstrators are united in frustration with economic disparities -- and perceived government inaction to address them.
