Oct 31 Watch 2:44 News Wrap: Iraqi forces fight their way into Mosul By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, Iraqi troops advanced on the city of Mosul after seizing the last village held by the Islamic State on the edge of the city, two weeks after the offensive began. Also, Lebanon finally has a… Continue watching
May 13 Watch 3:24 Hezbollah's top military leader killed in huge blast in Syria By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jul 17 Kerry: Iran 'won't be crushed by sanctions' By Larisa Epatko A landmark agreement that clamps down on Iran’s ability to develop a nuclear weapon makes the region, and particularly Israel, safer, said Secretary of State John Kerry in an interview airing on Friday’s PBS NewsHour. Continue reading
Mar 25 Fall of Yemen government leaves U.S. with few options By Ken Dilanian, Associated Press he hasty maritime departure of Yemen's U.S.-backed president Wednesday illustrated how completely one of the most important American counterterrorism efforts has disintegrated, leaving the country wide open for what could be a deeply destabilizing proxy war between Saudi Arabia and… Continue reading
Jan 28 Watch 6:34 News Wrap: Fighting flares between Hezbollah and Israel By PBS News Hour In our News Wrap Wednesday, Hezbollah rocket fire killed two Israeli soldiers on the Israel-Lebanon border. The Israeli military fired back with airstrikes and artillery fire. Also, Loretta Lynch, President Obama’s nominee to be the next attorney general, went before… Continue watching
Jan 19 Watch 6:29 News Wrap: MLK Day inspires tributes, protests and service By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, Americans observed Martin Luther King Jr. Day with marches celebrating the civil rights leader, as well as protests over the racial divide, police killings of people of color and income disparity. Also, Iran and Hezbollah… Continue watching
Jun 07 Watch U.S. policy in Syria focuses on humanitarian crisis By PBS News Hour Presidential elections were held in Syria on Tuesday, with President Bashar al-Assad taking nearly 90 percent of the vote. Is the U.S. 'behind the curve' in its handling of the conflict? Hari Sreenivasan speaks with Liz Sly, the Beirut bureau… Continue watching
Jan 21 Watch News Wrap: Northeast braces for major snowstorm By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, a winter storm along the East Coast shuttered government offices and disrupted flight schedules, as New York and other cities prepared for at least a foot of snow. Also, a car bomb in Lebanon targeted… Continue watching
Jan 05 Watch Hezbollah upgrades missile threat to Israel A new source of conflict in the Middle East might be emerging. The Wall Street Journal reported this week that the Islamic militant group, Hezbollah, is getting more advanced weaponry that could be far more precise in their attacks. Continue watching
Jan 02 Watch News Wrap: First major snowstorm of 2014 shuts down Midwest cities News Wrap: First major snowstorm of 2014 shuts down Midwest cities… Continue watching