Nov 01 U.S. Withholds Funding to UNESCO Based on Palestinian Membership By Larisa Epatko A new chapter is unfolding in the Palestinian bid to gain statehood in the United Nations. Momentarily thwarted in their attempts to get official recognition in the U.N. Security Council, Palestinians have gone to a smaller agency to start the… Continue reading
Oct 24 Watch What Political Models Might Shape the New Libya, Tunisia? Hisham Melhem, the Washington bureau chief of Al Arabiya News, Michele Dunne, director of the Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East at the Atlantic Council, and Marina Ottaway of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace speak with Gwen Ifill… Continue watching
Oct 24 Watch As Democratic Tunisia and New Libya Emerge, No End in Sight to Syrian Uprising Tunisia, the birthplace of the Arab spring, held its first truly democratic vote this weekend. Their Libyan neighbors continued to celebrate the death of Moammar Gadhafi, though more questions about his death continue. Meanwhile, there was no end in sight… Continue watching
Oct 24 Watch In Turkey 'There Are Lives to Be Saved and No Time to Waste' After Earthquake In Turkey's, 'There Are Lives to Be Saved and No Time to Waste' After Earthquake… Continue watching
Oct 03 Watch As Violence in Syria Escalates, Will Many 'Fence Sitters' Back Opposition? Word of a violent weekend assault on the city of Rastan by Syrian security forces prompted protests in several other cities across the country on Monday. Ray Suarez discusses the recent increase in violence with NPR's Deborah Amos, reporting from… Continue watching
Sep 29 Watch In Saudi Arabia, 'Change Is Coming, but It's Not Going to Come Quickly' Saudi Arabia held elections for seats to some 300 municipal councils on Thursday, but only men were allowed to vote. Margaret Warner discusses politics in the region where women will soon be able to vote, but still can't drive with… Continue watching
Sep 26 World Week Ahead: U.N. Discusses Palestinians' Bid; Gadhafi's Hometown Under Siege By Larisa Epatko Palestinians handed the United Nations a bid for full membership on Friday, which the world body is expected to start discussing this week, while fighting continues in Libya and tensions escalate in Yemen after President Ali Abdullah Saleh's return. Continue reading
Sep 23 Watch Abbas Submits Palestinian Statehood Bid to U.N. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas asks for Palestine to be considered part of the U.N. Continue watching
Sep 23 Abbas: 'Palestine Is Waiting to Be Born'; Netanyahu: 'Israel Wants Peace' By Larisa Epatko Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas submitted a formal request for U.N. membership Friday, saying negotiations with Israel had repeatedly broken down without results. Continue reading
Sep 22 Watch Erdogan Navigates Turkey's Rapidly Rising World Profile Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan took the stage Thursday at the United Nations as part of a continued effort to boost his country's profile in the Middle East and beyond. Ray Suarez reports. Continue watching