Feb 06 Video: Syrian Refugee: 'Maybe God Will Help Us' By Larisa Epatko Maryam Al Okla is one of hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees battling through winter in an unfamiliar place -- living in cramped quarters with very little money and an uncertain future. Continue reading
Nov 15 Hamas Responds to Israeli Attacks Smoke rises after Israeli air strikes in the northern Gaza Strip Nov. 14, 2012. Photo by Darren Whiteside/REUTERS. Thursday afternoon, Hamas representative Usamah Hamdan agreed to come on the NewsHour's broadcast to be interviewed by correspondent Ray Suarez by… Continue reading
Nov 15 Syria and Turkey: A Complex Relationship By Larisa Epatko Despite being geographic neighbors, Syria and Turkey's political relationship historically hasn't been very close, but things were on the mend -- that is, until the Arab Spring hit. Continue reading
Nov 15 Violence in Gaza Escalates By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy On Thursday three Israels and 15 Palestinians were killed as Hamas missile barrages and Israeli air strikes continue for a second day. These photos catalog the events of the past 48 hours as the violence escalates. Continue reading
Oct 19 Timeline: Deadly Car Bomb in Beirut Lebanese security forces and rescue workers gather at the site of an explosion in Beirut's Christian neighbourhood of Ashrafieh on October 19, 2012. Photo by STR/ AFP/ Getty Images. On Friday, a car bomb exploded in Beirut's Sassine Square,… Continue reading
Oct 08 Watch Candidates Trade Attacks on Foreign Policy, Handling of Libya Attacks Candidates Trade Attacks on Foreign Policy, Handling of Libya Attacks… Continue watching
Sep 17 Watch Facing Uncertainty, Middle Eastern Christians Are Increasingly Emigrating Facing Uncertainty, Middle Eastern Christians Are Increasingly Emigrating… Continue watching
Sep 14 Why Did an Obscure Movie Raise Such Ire in the Muslim World? By Larisa Epatko The violent reaction to a low-budget American-made film mocking Muslims raised a lot of questions this week. What was going through the protesters' minds? Are embassies secure? How could it have happened at all?… Continue reading
Sep 14 Protesters Attack U.S. Embassies Across Africa and Middle East as Anger Boils Over By Frank Carlson Smoke rises from the US embassy building in Tunis during a protest against a film mocking Islam on September 14, 2012. Photo by Fethi Belaid/AFP/Getty Images. Thick black smoke billowed from the U.S. Embassy in Tunisia's capital of Tunis… Continue reading
Sep 13 What Makes Embassies Secure? By Larisa Epatko For a third day, demonstrators enraged by an anti-Islamic film tried to break into U.S. embassies -- this time in Yemen and Egypt -- but the results weren't nearly as catastrophic as what unfolded at the consulate in Benghazi, Libya. Continue reading