Aug 14 Watch Cease-fire Holds Between Israel, Hezbollah After Lebanon and Israel agreed to a U.N.-brokered cease-fire, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert declared Hezbollah crippled and vowed to still pursue its leaders, while Hezbollah head Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah claimed victory. Middle East experts discuss the cease-fire and its… Continue watching
Aug 07 Watch Fighting in Lebanon and Israel Claims More Lives With war continuing to rage in the Middle East, Independent Television News correspondents in Israel and Lebanon provide updates on the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah. Continue watching
Aug 01 Watch Lebanese Special Envoy Tarek Mitri Calls for Immediate Cease-fire Lebanese Special Envoy Tarek Mitri spoke to the U.N. Security Council Monday, resisting the creation of an international force in Lebanon and calling on the U.S. to press Israel for a cease-fire. On the NewsHour, Mitri discusses Lebanon's official perspective. Continue watching
Aug 01 Watch Israeli Vice Premier Shimon Peres Defends Israel's Actions Prime Minster Ehud Olmert declared Tuesday that Israel was "winning" the battle against Hezbollah and that there was progress toward a conditional cease-fire. Vice Premier Shimon Peres gives the official Israeli position on the fighting and diplomacy. Continue watching
Jul 31 U.N. Sets Deadline for Iran to Stop Uranium Enrichment By Admin, PBS News Hour The U.N. Security Council passed a resolution Monday giving Iran until Aug. 31 to end its nuclear program or face the threat of economic and political sanctions. Continue reading
Jul 21 Watch Analysts Discuss the Middle East Crisis and the Stem Cell Veto Columnists David Brooks and Tom Oliphant discuss the continuing crisis in the Middle East and President Bush's first use of the veto on a stem cell research bill approved by Congress. Continue watching
Jul 21 Watch Oil Market Focuses Attention on Mideast Conflict The NewsHour's economics correspondent Paul Solman reports on how the Middle East crisis is affecting the price of oil in other countries. Continue watching
Jul 18 Watch Iranians React to Tensions in Middle East with Sympathy, Fear Amid accusations by the U.S. and other nations that the Iranian government is backing Hezbollah's attacks on Israel, Iranians hold mixed opinions on the current situation in the Middle East. Continue watching
Jul 18 Watch U.S. Undersecretary of State Calls for Israel-Hezbollah Cease-fire Clashes between Israeli and Hezbollah forces continued Tuesday as several countries worked to evacuate their citizens from the danger zone. The U.S. Undersecretary of State discusses evacuating Americans from the area and strategies for ending the conflict. Continue watching
Jul 17 Watch Middle East Conflict Dominates G-8 Summit Discussions The Middle East crisis dominated the weekend meeting of the G-8 nations in St. Petersburg while pushing down other important issues. Three foreign affairs newspaper columnists discuss how other countries have been handling the Middle East crisis. Continue watching