Nov 23 Watch 7:13 How the Islamic State rose from prison to be a global group By PBS News Hour Where did the Islamic State come from? Joby Warrick, author of "Black Flags: The Rise of ISIS," joins Jeffrey Brown to define the militant group’s origins and its transformation into an international organization. Continue watching
Nov 09 Watch 4:25 News Wrap: $1 million bail set for officers who shot 6-year-old By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, a judge in Louisiana has set a $1 million bail for two police officers accused of murdering an autistic boy. Also, two Americans, a South African and two Jordanians were gunned down by a police… Continue watching
Nov 09 Obama says U.S. taking Jordan attack 'very seriously' By Bradley Klapper and Josh Lederman, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama said the U.S. was taking "very seriously" a deadly attack in Jordan on Monday, and American officials said two of those killed in the attack were U.S. government employees. Continue reading
Oct 24 Watch Israel and Jordan strike deal on Jerusalem holy site, Kerry says By PBS News Hour U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says Israel and Jordan have agreed on steps to curb a recent wave of violence between Palestinians and Israelis and announced there will be constant video monitoring around a sacred site in Jerusalem's Old… Continue watching
Oct 24 Kerry: Jordan and Israel in agreement on path to stem Holy Site violence By Associated Press U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Saturday that Israel and Jordan have agreed on steps aimed at reducing tensions at a holy site in Jerusalem that have fanned Israeli-Palestinian violence. Continue reading
Oct 12 Watch 53:33 PBS NewsHour full episode October 12, 2015 By PBS News Hour Monday on the NewsHour, President Obama speaks out about the Hillary Clinton email controversy. Also: What’s next for Jason Rezaian after being found guilty in a Tehran court, Syrian refugees in Jordan struggle to survive, Angus Deaton wins the Nobel… Continue watching
Oct 12 Watch 8:23 Why more Syrian refugees are leaving Jordan than arriving By PBS News Hour In Jordan, there's intense sympathy for the thousands of refugees who have landed there. But it's illegal for most Syrians to work in that nation, and limited food aid doesn't go very far. So refugees are increasingly making the dangerous… Continue watching
Aug 03 Watch 9:43 Are Mideast allies buying the Iran deal being sold by the Obama administration? By PBS News Hour How is the Iran nuclear agreement perceived across the Middle East? Judy Woodruff gets a roundup of reactions from Fahad Nazer, a former Saudi Arabian Embassy official, David Makovsky of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy and former Jordanian… Continue watching
Jul 21 Watch 6:05 News Wrap: Obama likens Iran deal opposition to Iraq war push By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, President Obama invoked the drive to go to war with Iraq in describing why some politicians and pundits are fervent in their opposition to the Iran nuclear agreement. Also, a Jordanian uncle of the man… Continue watching
Jul 18 Watch 3:09 Can an all-star karate class help bridge the Arab-Israeli divide? By PBS News Hour There’s an effort underway in Israel to bridge the divide between Jews and Arabs with a more disciplined form of fighting: the martial arts. NewsHour’s Martin Fletcher has the story. Continue watching