Sep 14 Watch Muslim Protests in 20 Countries, Violent Demonstrations Focus on U.S. Embassies Muslim protests and demonstrations continued in countries throughout the Middle East and Africa. Though some were peaceful, others have been violent assaults on U.S. embassies and American-owned businesses. Meanwhile, the bodies of the four Americans who died in the Benghazi… Continue watching
Mar 26 Watch Supreme Court Considers Health Reform Day 1 Recap: Jurisdiction, Tax Questions Supreme Court Considers Health Reform Day 1 Recap: Jurisdiction, Tax Questions… Continue watching
Jul 01 Watch Syrian Demonstrations Grow as Assad Calls for Dialogue With Opposition The nearly four-month-long uprising against President Bashar al-Assad in Syria showed no sign of abating Friday. Margaret Warner reports on some of the largest protests yet, which came 10 days after President Assad offered a dialogue with the opposition. Continue watching
Feb 21 Watch Protests, Violence Spread in Libya as Gadhafi Clings to Power Violence spread to Tripoli, Libya's capital, as longtime leader Moammar Gadhafi fought to hold onto power. Simon Israel of Independent Television News reports on the turmoil. Then, Jeffrey Brown talks with Dartmouth College's Dirk Vandewalle and Libyan-American activist Najla Abdurrahman… Continue watching
Feb 16 Watch Protests Intensify, Spread in Libya, Bahrain, Yemen Following in the footsteps of Tunisia and Egypt, several nations in the Arab world have erupted in anti-government protests. Demonstrators took to the streets in Libya, Yemen, Iraq, Iran and Bahrain. Jonathan Rugman of Independent Television News reports on the… Continue watching
Feb 15 Watch Egypt-Inspired Protests Echo in Middle East as Obama Urges Nonviolence Inspired by the demonstrations that ousted Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak, protesters in Bahrain, Iraq, Iran and Yemen took to the streets Tuesday demanding political reforms and greater freedoms. Jonathan Rugman of Independent Television News reports on unrest in Bahrain. Continue watching
Feb 15 Watch As Unrest Shakes Middle East, Will Iran’s Opposition Movement Gain Traction? As President Obama urged leaders not to use violence on protesters, hard-line Iranian Parliament members called for anti-government demonstration leaders to be executed. Jeffrey Brown discusses whether protests there will lead to reforms with the New America Foundation's Afshin Molavi… Continue watching
Feb 14 Watch News Wrap: China Passes Japan to Become World’s No. 2 Economy In other news Monday, China passed Japan to become the world's second-largest economy after Japan's economy shrunk the final quarter of 2010. Japan has placed behind the U.S. for much of the past 40 years. In Iran, protests inspired by… Continue watching
Feb 10 Watch Mubarak Defies Resignation Anticipation, Protesters Pledge Big Crowds Friday Labor strikes spread throughout Egypt as President Hosni Mubarak handed over some powers to Vice President Omar Suleiman but refused to step down until the fall -- further frustrating masses of protesters in Cairo. Jeffrey Brown reports. Continue watching
Feb 04 Watch U.S., Arab Leaders Walk Fine Line as Egypt’s Power Center Remains Uncertain As demonstrators continue calls for President Hosni Mubarak's immediate resignation, the U.S. faces diplomatic challenges in its relationship with Egypt. Judy Woodruff speaks with Michele Dunne of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Marc Lynch of George Washington University and… Continue watching