Jan 28 Watch Despite Curfew and Communication Blockages, Protests Escalate in Egypt Thousands of Egyptian protesters defied a nationwide curfew in Cairo and other cities, continuing clashes with police. Military forces were deployed, but some were greeted by protesters. Jonathan Rugman of Independent Television News reports on the mayhem and calls for… Continue watching
Jan 28 Watch Reporter in Cairo: ‘They Want a New President, a New System’ Margaret Warner speaks with John Ray of Independent Television News about what he's been seeing and hearing on the streets of Egypt's capital as protests -- as calls for the president's ouster -- have grown more intense. Continue watching
Jan 28 Watch As Egypt’s Protests Spread, All Eyes on Army’s Allegiance, Next Moves Judy Woodruff examines the U.S. response to the crisis in Egypt with Steven Cook of the Council on Foreign Relations, who just returned from Egypt; Samer Shehata, assistant professor of Arab politics at Georgetown University, and Mary-Jane Deeb, chief of… Continue watching
Jan 28 Protests Rage in Egypt By Larisa Epatko Tens of thousands of protesters in Egypt, seeking an end to President Hosni Mubarak's 30-year rule, clashed with police in the capital Cairo and elsewhere. Continue reading
Jan 27 Watch Exclusive | Biden: Mubarak Is Not a Dictator, But People Have a Right to Protest In an exclusive interview with Jim Lehrer, Vice President Joe Biden discussed the U.S. attitude toward intensifying anti-government protests in Egypt and elsewhere in the Middle East, plus the White House's agenda for the economy and gun control, disagreements with… Continue watching
Jan 27 Watch Anti-Government Unrest in Egypt Continues as Protests Spread to Yemen In Egypt, demonstrations stretched into a third day as protesters called on President Hosni Mubarak to step down. In Yemen, thousands took to the streets in Sanaa to call for the ouster of their president. Jonathan Rugman of Independent Television… Continue watching
Jan 27 Watch As Protests Continue in Egypt, How Should U.S. Respond? Jeffrey Brown talks to Graeme Bannerman of the Middle East Institute and Tom Malinowski of Human Rights Watch about how the United States should proceed in light of the unrest in Egypt and whether the anti-government sentiment cropping up in… Continue watching
Jan 26 Watch What Impacts Do Egypt’s Protests Have Beyond Its Borders? Judy Woodruff looks at what the protests in Egypt and Tunisia mean for the Muslim world and beyond with Tarek Masoud of Harvard University. Continue watching
Jan 26 Watch In Egypt, Protests Continue Despite Blocked Access to Communication Channels Jonathan Rugman of Independent Television News reports from Cairo on the political demonstrations against President Hosni Mubarak as Egyptian officials try to dissuade further protests. Continue watching
Sep 07 Egypt Votes for President As Opponents of Mubarak Claim Fraud By Admin, PBS News Hour Egyptians voted in their nation's first multiparty presidential election on Wednesday, though opponents of incumbent president and predicted winner Hosni Mubarak complained of rampant abuses. Continue reading