May 25 Watch What a Muslim Brotherhood Win in Egypt Could Mean for U.S. Two of the most-polarizing candidates for Egypt's presidency might face off in a runoff after a partial vote count Friday in the country's first free presidential election. Jeffrey Brown and McClatchy reporter Nancy Youssef discuss the candidates, Ahmed Shafiq of… Continue watching
May 23 Watch Egypt’s Historic Election: ‘Even the Most Jaded Were Moved’ Across Egypt, at least 50 million people were eligible to choose from a field of 13 candidates in the country's first free presidential election. Gwen Ifill and McClatchy reporter Nancy Youssef discuss what the historic election means for Egypt's future. Continue watching
May 23 Egyptians Watch for Results, Signs of Presidential Vote Rigging By Larisa Epatko With this week's presidential election representing the end of the transition from a military to civilian government, many Egyptians will be watching not only the results but for a clean process as well. Continue reading
Apr 13 Watch News Wrap: At Least 6 Dead as Syrians Test Regime Over Cease-Fire In other news Friday, demonstrators poured into the streets in Syria, testing the regime's commitment to a U.N.-brokered cease-fire. In Egypt, more than 10,000 people amassed in Cairo's Tahrir Square, protesting the newly launched presidential campaign of Hosni Mubarak's former… Continue watching
Apr 03 Watch Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood Bid: Why the Turnaround? In Egypt, the Muslim Brotherhood and other conservative Islamic political parties have advanced candidates for the upcoming presidential election. Margaret Warner and Harvard's Tarek Masoud explore the implications for the political and social life of post-revolution Egypt. Continue watching
Mar 12 Arab Awakening By Will Tam Protests across North Africa and the Middle East gained steam after revolts toppled leaders in Tunisia and Egypt in early 2011. Track all of the unrest in our interactive timeline. Continue reading
Mar 07 Watch Sam LaHood: Transition in Egypt Is Uneven, ‘Way Forward Is Not Clear’ Sam LaHood: Transition in Egypt Is Uneven, 'Way Forward Is Not Clear'… Continue watching
Mar 01 Watch News Wrap: Senate Democrats Defeat Reversal of Obama’s Birth Control Policy In other news Thursday, two U.S. soldiers were killed by Afghan attackers, raising the death toll of American troops to six in violence that began after Quran burnings at an American base. Also, Senate Democrats defeated a bid to reverse… Continue watching
Feb 08 Watch News Wrap: Boehner Calls Contraception Mandate ‘Attack on Religious Freedom’ In other news Wednesday, Republicans increased pressure on President Obama over a mandate that requires religious schools and hospitals to provide employees with birth control. In Syria, military assault in Homs was unrelenting, despite President Bashar al-Assad's talk of peace. Continue watching
Feb 06 Watch U.S., Egypt in Showdown Over NGO Worker Trials Nineteen Americans working for non-governmental organizations in Egypt could face prosecution by the country's military rulers. Hari Sreenivasan discusses how a trial could potentially jeopardize U.S. aid to Egypt with The Wall Street Journal's Matt Bradley, reporting from Cairo. Continue watching