Nov 29 Watch Egyptian court clears Mubarak in 2011 protest deaths By PBS News Hour An Egyptian court on Saturday dismissed charges that ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak was responsible for killing hundreds of demonstrators during the Arab Spring uprising in 2011. For more on the ruling and its importance, Samer Shehata, an associate professor… Continue watching
Oct 20 Watch Opera depicting a modern tragedy sparks protest By PBS News Hour An opera slated to open at the Met in New York has stirred very strong feelings beyond the arts community. "The Death of Klinghoffer" is based on a real and recent tragedy: the hijacking of an Italian cruise ship and… Continue watching
Sep 16 Watch With ‘nothing to lose,’ more refugees are risking perilous passage to flee Mideast conflicts By PBS News Hour Turbulence in the Middle East, especially Syria, has created the worst refugee crisis in decades. In the past two weeks, hundreds have drowned in separate attempts to sail to safety in Europe. Judy Woodruff speaks with Michel Gabaudan of Refugees… Continue watching
Aug 29 Who will help the U.S. battle the Islamic State in Syria? By Bradley Klapper, Associated Press In the last year-and-a-half, Islamic State extremists have fought the Syrian army, Hezbollah and Iranian forces. They've clashed with al-Qaida's local affiliate, routed Iraq's army and pushed back Kurdish peshmerga fighters. American airstrikes in Iraq have recently caused somewhat of… Continue reading
Aug 26 Watch Why Israel and Hamas are interested in making this cease-fire stick By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Aug 26 Watch Hamas and Israel agree to truce that opens more Gaza border crossings By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Aug 25 Watch News Wrap: Baghdad mosque bombed in wave of attacks By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, at least 58 people died in Iraq in a series of attacks that mostly targeted Shiite districts. At a mosque in Baghdad, a suicide bomber detonated a vest with explosives as worshippers were leaving after… Continue watching
Aug 18 Watch News Wrap: Refugee convoy attacked in eastern Ukraine By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, the Ukrainian military reported that dozens of civilians were killed when a convoy of refugees came under rocket fire near the rebel-held city of Luhansk. Government officials and the separatists have blamed each other for… 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