Sep 12 Warner Recounts Narrow Escape From Mob Scene at Israeli Embassy in Cairo By Larisa Epatko Long-simmering tensions between Israel and Egypt boiled over Friday when an angry mob stormed the building housing the Israeli Embassy in Cairo. When a PBS NewsHour team tried to film the burned vehicles and other wreckage the next day, they… Continue reading
Sep 09 Watch Exploring the Roots of Radical Islam in Egypt What are the lingering effects of -- and attitudes about -- 9/11 in Egypt? Margaret Warner reports on the Egyptian roots of the radical Islamic movement that led to the attacks on the United States. Continue watching
Aug 17 Watch With Unity in Egypt Now Fractured, 'Second Wave' of Revolution Underway As former President Hosni Mubarak stands trial, Egypt's revolutionaries are increasingly divided over how to shape their new political structure. Margaret Warner discusses what's next for Egyptians and their "second wave" of revolution with GlobalPost's Charles Sennott, who returned to… Continue watching
Aug 17 GlobalPost and Frontline Report: After Egypt's 'Tahrir Moment' By Larisa Epatko Despite the removal of Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak and the start of his trial earlier this month, the organizers of the protest movement that led to the government's ouster are seeking more. Continue reading
Aug 15 World Week Ahead: Mubarak Hearing Postponed; Libya's Rebels Advance By Larisa Epatko The judge in the trial of Egypt's deposed President Hosni Mubarak delayed proceedings until next month, while in Libya rebels claimed to have taken a key port city in their advance toward the capital. Continue reading
Aug 03 Watch Mubarak Trial an 'Extraordinary Moment' for Egypt, Middle East The trial of Hosni Mubarak, the former Egyptian strongman, began Wednesday with him pleading innocent to charges of corruption and presiding over the killing of nearly 900 protesters. Margaret Warner discusses the trial's significance with Harvard University's Tarek Masoud and… Continue watching
Aug 03 Watch Caged Mubarak Begins Corruption Trial by Denying All Charges Hosni Mubarak, the former Egyptian president, was wheeled into court Wednesday on a hospital gurney, where his trial began on charges of corruption and presiding over the killing of nearly 900 protesters. Margaret Warner reports on the first Arab leader… Continue watching
Aug 03 In Egypt, Mixed Emotions Over Mubarak Trial By Larisa Epatko The trial of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak began Wednesday as pro- and anti-Mubarak protesters rallied outside the temporary courtroom -- a sign of the country's overall divided view of the trial, according to some analysts. Continue reading
Aug 01 World Week Ahead: Mubarak Goes to Trial; EU Reacts to Syria Crackdown By Larisa Epatko Attention once again returns to the Middle East and North Africa this week with two major developments: the start of the trial of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, and international reaction to Syria's most recent crackdown on anti-government protesters. Continue reading
Jul 21 Watch 'Rock the Casbah' Author: Hip-Hop Has Been the Rhythm of Arab Spring Journalist Robin Wright chronicles the cultural and social forces behind this year's Arab revolt in her new book, "Rock the Casbah: Rage and Rebellion Across the Islamic World.' Margaret Warner and Wright discuss her book and the new wave of… Continue watching