• Solving the mystery of vanished EgyptAir Flight 804

    Solving the mystery of vanished EgyptAir Flight 804

    May 19, 2016 11:30 PM EDT

    ... HARI SREENIVASAN: We return to EgyptAir Flight 804 and what could have happened to it. Deborah Hersman served as chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board from 2009 to 2014 and is now president of the National Safety Council, a nonprofit organization devoted to reducing preventable deaths and injuries ...

  • EgyptAir plane carrying 66 crashes; terrorism possible, officials say

    EgyptAir plane carrying 66 crashes; terrorism possible, officials say

    May 19, 2016 11:15 AM EDT

    An EgyptAir airplane flying from Paris to Cairo with 66 passengers aboard crashed into the Mediterranean Sea early Thursday morning. Egyptian officials said they can't rule out terrorism at this point. The Egyptian army said Friday it had found wreckage from the aircraft and some of the passengers' belongings ...

  • War and sexuality overlap in Egyptian-American playwright's work

    War and sexuality overlap in Egyptian-American playwright's work

    May 03, 2016 03:24 PM EDT

    ... learn about what happened to the central character, Leila,” El Guindi said. The genesis of the play stems from events that occurred during the 2011 Egyptian revolution, when a number of women were sexually assaulted. Stories of immigrants, particularly Arab-Americans, are a common thread in many of El Guindi ...

  • Egyptian hijacker in custody after hours-long standoff

    Egyptian hijacker in custody after hours-long standoff

    Mar 29, 2016 01:41 PM EDT

    ... Minister Sharif Fathi, reported the Associated Press. The man’s motives were unclear, but Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades said the hijacking was not terrorism-related. EgyptAir flight MS181 took off Tuesday morning from the coastal city of Alexandria, Egypt, bound for Cairo with 55 passengers and seven crew members. The ...

  • How’s the revolution going? Egyptian satirist Bassem Youssef answers (satirically)

    How’s the revolution going? Egyptian satirist Bassem Youssef answers (satirically)

    Feb 17, 2016 12:50 AM EDT

    ... has been tumultuous. Our coverage of these 5 Years On concludes with a conversation with a man who's often called the Jon Stewart of Egypt. Jeffrey Brown has our story. JEFFREY BROWN: As revolution swept through Egypt in 2011, Bassem Youssef and several friends started a political satire show ...

  • Student tortured, killed in Egypt given funeral in Italy

    Student tortured, killed in Egypt given funeral in Italy

    Feb 13, 2016 09:07 PM EDT

    ... of the revolution that toppled former president Hosni Mubarak. The days preceding the anniversary saw heavy police presence and a severe crackdown on opposition in Egypt. Egyptian authorities vehemently deny their government's involvement in Regeni's death, however. Egypt: Italian student #GiulioRegeni "picked up by police in Cairo" before ...

  • Can Egyptian women start a revolution against sexual violence?

    Can Egyptian women start a revolution against sexual violence?

    Feb 13, 2016 01:46 AM EDT

    ... JUDY WOODRUFF: Egyptian women were on the front lines of the revolution that began in Tahrir Square. The five years since have seen the collective and individual struggles of women in Egypt become a revolution in itself. Tonight, special correspondent Nick Schifrin presents the final story in our series ...

  • Has justice taken a backseat to civil order in Egypt’s courts?

    Has justice taken a backseat to civil order in Egypt’s courts?

    Feb 12, 2016 01:22 AM EDT

    ... HARI SREENIVASAN: Five years ago today, Egypt's longtime ruler, Hosni Mubarak, was removed from power. And he was soon jailed by Egypt's judicial system. Today, he is held in a military hospital, charged with ordering the killings of protesters and awaiting retrial. The court system in Egypt ...

  • Egypt’s opposition forcibly muted five years since revolution

    Egypt’s opposition forcibly muted five years since revolution

    Feb 11, 2016 01:27 AM EDT

    ... citizen have dignity and freedom in my country. NICK SCHIFRIN: But, today, Maher has no freedom. And his dream of the revolution is a dream deferred. Nick Schifrin, "PBS NewsHour," Cairo. HARI SREENIVASAN: Tomorrow night, Nick Schifrin will look at the central role of Egypt's courts in the revolution.

  • 5 years since uprising, Egyptian opposition demoralized by crackdown

    5 years since uprising, Egyptian opposition demoralized by crackdown

    Jan 26, 2016 02:28 AM EDT

    It's been a tumultuous five years since Egyptians took to the street in mass protest. Now Egyptians are marking a somber and tense anniversary of a day that led to the ouster of Hosni Mubarak, the election and then military-led removal of Mohamed Morsi and the subsequent rise of the current president, Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi. Hari...