May 12 Watch U.S. Official: ‘Positive Developments’ in Bahrain Assistant Secretary of State Jeffrey Feltman on Bahrain lifting its state of emergency… Continue watching
Mar 31 Watch Bahraini Official Defends Crackdown on Protesters Shaikh AbdulAziz Al-Khalifa discusses the recent political unrest in Bahrain. Continue watching
Mar 21 Watch News Wrap: At Least 7 Killed in Syria as Army Deploys to Stop Unrest In other news Monday, the Syrian army deployed to the city of Daraa, where at least seven people were killed in protests. Riot police also dispersed a small crowd that gathered after the funeral of a protester. Also, the Bahraini… Continue watching
Mar 17 Watch News Wrap: Police in Yemen Raid Protesters’ Camps, Injuring 80 In other news Thursday, police in Yemen attacked protesters' camps and injured more than 80. In Bahrain, police arrested six leading activists in the opposition movement. In the U.S., the Senate approved a spending bill that includes $6 billion in… Continue watching
Mar 17 Watch Photographer Reflects on ‘Epic’ Libya Battles, Revolution in the Arab World Photographer Reflects on 'Epic' Libya Battles, Revolution in the Arab World… Continue watching
Mar 14 Watch What Role Will Saudi Troops Play in Neighboring Bahrain? Saudi Arabia Sends Troops Across Border in Effort to Quell Bahrain Protests… Continue watching
Mar 14 Arab States Band Together to Squelch Protests in Bahrain By Larisa Epatko The United Arab Emirates sent 500 police to Bahrain to join a regional force aimed at quelling growing protests in the small Persian Gulf state. Continue reading
Mar 01 Watch News Wrap: Amid Biggest Protests, Yemeni President Accuses U.S. of Instigation In other news Tuesday, Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh accused the U.S. of directing unrest in his country from an operations room in Israel. A U.S. State Department spokesman denied the charge, and hundreds of thousands of Yemenis took to… Continue watching
Feb 28 Watch News Wrap: Protesters Continue to Pressure Governments in Bahrain, Yemen, Oman In other news Monday, protesters in Bahrain, Yemen and Oman continued pressuring their governments for reforms. In Saudi Arabia, 100 academics and activists called for sweeping changes, including the creation of a constitutional monarchy. In Afghanistan, four NATO troops were… Continue watching
Feb 25 Watch News Wrap: Iraqi Protests for Better Government Services Turn Violent In other news Friday, protests flared across the Arab world with some demonstrations resulting in violence. Iraqis demanding better government services clashed with security forces, and Cairo's Tahrir Square was filled with protesters urging democratic reforms. Protests also continued in… Continue watching