Dec 20 Watch 6:39 In Broadway’s ‘The Band’s Visit,’ mistranslation leads to musical connection By Jeffrey Brown When the members of an Egyptian band arrive in an Israeli city for a performance, it's clear something is wrong -- they've gotten the name wrong and ended up in a sleepy desert town. That's the premise of a new… Continue watching
Nov 25 Watch 22:21 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode November 25, 2017 By PBS NewsHour On this edition for Saturday, Nov. 25, President Donald Trump names Budget Director Mick Mulvaney the head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and a filmmaker documents the lives of Cubans over 45 years. Also, Rohingya refugees share their stories. Continue watching
Nov 24 Watch 4:48 Militants target Muslims in Egypt’s deadliest modern attack By PBS NewsHour Attackers unleashed mayhem and carnage on a crowded mosque in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula on Friday. At least 235 people were killed by militants who detonated explosives and shot worshippers as they tried to escape. Judy Woodruff learns more from Declan… Continue watching
Nov 24 Militants bomb mosque in Egypt, killing more than 200 By Larisa Epatko A gun and bomb attack at a mosque in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula killed at least 235 people and injured dozens during Friday prayers. Continue reading
Nov 02 How cosmic rays spotted a hidden ‘void’ within the Great Pyramid — and why we still don’t know what’s inside By Rashmi Shivni It's the first big structure found inside the Great Pyramid of Giza since the Middle Ages. Continue reading
Oct 09 5 overlooked stories that are worth your time By Joshua Barajas, Larisa Epatko, Jennifer Hijazi, Erica R. Hendry The latest on protests in St. Louis, a plague sweeping Madagascar and other stories you may have missed in the rush of news. Continue reading
Oct 09 There has been a surge in arrests of LGBTQ people in Egypt. Here’s why By Michael Boulter Unlike some other countries in the region, homosexuality is not illegal in Egypt. Instead those suspected are often charged with “debauchery” or “promoting sexual deviancy.”… Continue reading
May 26 Watch 11:22 Free from prison in Egypt, aid worker Aya Hijazi speaks out on her message for Sisi, meeting Trump By PBS NewsHour In 2013, Aya Hijazi and her husband Mohammed founded an organization that helps impoverished children living in the streets of Cairo. But during a crackdown on civil groups in Egypt, Hijazi, an Egyptian-American, and her husband were detained, imprisoned and… Continue watching
May 26 Exclusive: Aya Hijazi on her surprising meeting with President Trump after release from Egypt prison By Rhana Natour In an exclusive interview with PBS Newshour, Aya Hijazi, an Egyptian-American charity worker imprisoned in Cairo for three years, speaks about the harrowing ordeal and her experience meeting President Trump in the Oval Office following her release last month. It… Continue reading
May 26 ISIS claims responsibility for attack on Coptic Christian buses in Egypt By Corinne Segal More than two dozen people are dead, including children, after gunmen fired on buses filled with Coptic Christians south of Cairo, Egypt, in an attack the Islamic State claimed Saturday. Continue reading