World Feb 20 In Libya, Unrest Grows as Government Forces Fire on Mourners Protests in Libya against Moammar Gadhafi's 40-year regime are continuing, despite government forces on Sunday reportedly firing upon funeral processions of those who have died in anti-government demonstrations. According to media accounts, the security forces fired on residents attending…
World Feb 15 Live Chat | Teaching Egypt: Lessons in Democracy, Culture, Technology As PBS NewsHour continues to cover the latest events in Egypt and beyond, our site for students and teachers, PBS NewsHour Extra, partnered with Independent Television Service (ITVS) to pull together some unique perspectives on the situation…
World Feb 14 Iranian Protesters Clash With Police Protesters in Tehran, Iran, Feb. 14 (Source photo via AFP/Getty Images) Thousands of Iranian protesters clashed with police in central Tehran's Enghelab, or Revolution, square Monday in the largest opposition show of force in more than a year. The…
World Feb 11 Margaret Warner: 'A Wild Scene' in Cairo's Streets Margaret Warner and her crew have spent much of the past two days in the streets of Cairo, speaking with Egyptians about the ongoing protests there. She spoke by phone with Kwame Holman Friday about the sights and sounds in…
Politics Feb 10 Obama: Egypt Needs 'Immediate, Meaningful' Transition of Authority The White House released a statement from President Barack Obama Thursday evening on the latest developments in Egypt: The Egyptian people have been told that there was a transition of authority, but it is not yet clear that this transition…
World Feb 09 Egypt's Foreign Minister Tells U.S. Not to Impose Its Will Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit said Wednesday that it would be better for the United States to encourage Egypt in its changes rather than impose its will. "For Americans to come and say 'change is now,' but already…
Science Feb 02 Tracking the Egypt Crisis via Google, News Curation Tools After a widespread shutdown of Internet and mobile phone service in Egypt as street protests intensified last week, there were reports Wednesday that Web access was restored in the country. Google's Transparency Index has been tracking web traffic to…
World Jan 29 Egyptian Protesters Return to Streets, Mubarak Names Vice President Updated 5:45 p.m. ET | Protesters returned to the streets of Cario and other cities in Egypt Saturday, renewing calls for embattled President Hosni Mubarak to step down. State television reports that Mubarak has named a vice president for the…
Politics Jan 27 Exclusive: Biden Discusses Unrest in Egypt, Keeping U.S. Competitive In an exclusive interview with the NewsHour, Vice President Joe Biden told Jim Lehrer Thursday afternoon that Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, the target of anti-government demonstrations in Cairo, is someone he knows "fairly well" and does not consider to…
Politics Jan 27 President Obama Answers Questions on YouTube President Obama answered user-submitted questions on his State of the Union address in a special interview on YouTube Thursday. Some 140,000 questions have been submitted and voted upon -- the president will answer some of the most…