Aug 01 Sunni Ministers to Leave Iraqi Government By Admin, PBS News Hour Six Sunni Arab Cabinet ministers announced their plans to withdraw from the shaky Iraqi government Wednesday, as suicide bombings in Baghdad killed at least 67 people. Continue reading
Jul 20 Israel Frees 250 Palestinian Prisoners in Nod to Moderate Leadership By Admin, PBS News Hour Israel released 256 Palestinian prisoners Friday as part of a plan to help bolster Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in his ongoing power struggle with Hamas militants who now run the Gaza Strip. Continue reading
Jul 04 Watch Experts Discuss Global Democracy Journalists, international policy experts and a former Bush administration official talk about the spread of democracy around the world and in particular President Bush's plans to promote democracy. Continue watching
Apr 05 Pelosi Presses Women’s Issues in Saudi Arabia as Part of Mideast Tour By PBS News Hour America's first female House speaker, Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., met with Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah and members of the all male Shura Council on Thursday where she discussed the inclusion of women in the nation's politics. Continue reading
Mar 13 Watch Essayist Considers the Power of War Photography NewsHour Essayist Roger Rosenblatt reflects on the power of a single war photo - this one of a Palestinian boy from Monday's New York Times front page. Continue watching
Feb 08 Palestinian Rival Groups Agree to Unity Government By Admin, PBS News Hour The two main rival Palestinian factions, Fatah and Hamas, signed an agreement to share government power in Saudi-brokered talks Thursday, a move aimed at ending growing violence between the two factions. Continue reading
Dec 19 Watch Turkish Prime Minister Says U.S. Must Set Timetable for Iraq Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan warns Iraq has descended into civil war and says the U.S. should set a timetable for withdrawing troops. Continue watching
Dec 12 U.S. Resists Calls to Engage Syria in Iraq Planning By PBS News Hour The recently released Iraq Study Group report called on the Bush administration to end its isolation of Syria, a move that sparked renewed debate over the American approach to dealing with Damascus. Continue reading
Nov 30 Rice Urges Expansion of Fragile Israeli-Palestinian Cease-fire By Admin, PBS News Hour U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, in the Middle East on a mission to revive peace talks, urged Israelis and Palestinians to extend a tentative cease-fire implemented this week. Continue reading
Nov 27 Watch Iran Pledges Security Assistance to Longtime Rival Iraq Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad pledged to provide Iraq with whatever security is necessary to prevent its struggling neighbor from descending into civil war. Ahmadinejad made the offer during a visit Monday from Iraqi President Jalal Talabani. Continue watching