May 19 EgyptAir plane carrying 66 crashes; terrorism possible, officials say By Larisa Epatko 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. Continue reading
May 24 Watch 2:48 Saudi Arabia on edge after ISIS claims mosque attack By PBS News Hour This weekend, Islamic State militants claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing at a mosque in Saudi Arabia where at least 21 people were killed. The Saudi king later vowed to punish those involved. Erin Cunningham, a reporter for The Washington… Continue watching
Feb 02 Watch 4:58 What’s next for two Al Jazeera journalists still imprisoned in Egypt? By PBS News Hour After the release of Peter Greste, Jeffrey Brown talks to Borzou Daragahi of the Financial Times in Cairo about the intense international pressure put on Egypt to release the jailed Al Jazeera journalists, and the decision to impose a mass… Continue watching
Feb 02 Watch 2:14 For freed Al Jazeera journalist, relief mixed with concern for jailed colleagues By PBS News Hour Australian journalist Peter Greste has been released from a Cairo prison after being convicted for aiding the Muslim Brotherhood and being jailed for more than a year. Meanwhile, his two Al Jazeera colleagues remain behind bars. Separately, a judge sentenced… Continue watching
Aug 13 Egypt fires back at report on protest violence By Larisa Epatko A year ago, Egyptian security forces bulldozed the main protest camp in Cairo, after the demonstrators had been rallying for weeks against the removal of President Mohammed Morsi. The Egyptian government this week disputed a Human Rights Watch report that… Continue reading
Aug 05 Watch 8:22 In Israel-Hamas conflict, have both sides reached point of diminishing returns? By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jul 21 Watch Kerry travels to Cairo to help mediate Mideast conflict By PBS News Hour Chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Warner joins Judy Woodruff to discuss Secretary of State John Kerry’s game plan as he arrives in Cairo to work on cease-fire prospects between Israel and Hamas. Continue watching
Jul 21 Watch As death toll climbs, pressure builds for Mideast cease-fire By PBS News Hour More than 500 Palestinians and 27 Israelis have died in the conflict that began two weeks ago. Palestinians reported that Israeli tanks shelled a hospital, killing at least four. The Israelis say they are focused on destroying Hamas rockets and… Continue watching
Jun 23 Watch Egypt’s conviction of Al Jazeera journalists sparks international outcry By PBS News Hour The Egyptian court where Al Jazeera journalists Mohamed Fadel Fahmy, Peter Greste and Baher Mohamed were convicted on terrorism charges broke into pandemonium when their jail sentences were announced. Jeffrey Brown reports the trial was widely dismissed by Western officials… Continue watching
Jun 23 Margaret Warner recalls how Mohamed Fahmy helped NewsHour crew escape an attack By Margaret Myers In 2011, PBS NewsHour chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Warner and a television crew narrowly escaped the rush of an angry mob outside of the Israeli Embassy in Cairo. It was the swift actions of journalist Mohamed Fahmy that safely… Continue reading