Feb 09 Watch News Wrap: Iran Warns Against Rally in Support of Egypt Protests In other news Wednesday, the government of Iran warned organizers of a rally to support Egyptian protesters that their event is a political act that threatens to divide Iran. In northern Iraq, three car bombings killed at least seven people… Continue watching
Feb 09 Watch Suez Labor Strikes Augment Protests as Unrest Continues Across Egypt For the 16th straight day, protesters gathered across Egypt, ignoring a warning from the vice president that tolerance for protests was wearing thin. Lindsey Hilsum of Independent Television News reports on the continued unrest and the several deaths during the… Continue watching
Feb 04 Watch Shields and Brooks on Obama’s Egypt Stance, Debt-Limit Fight Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks discuss the week's political developments, including the most recent unemployment report, the U.S. response to unrest in Egypt and the brewing fight in Washington over government debt. Continue watching
Jan 31 Watch With Egypt, U.S. Juggles Longtime Alliance, Protesters’ Calls for Reform More than 1,200 Americans have left Egypt, with more expected to depart in the coming days. As the U.S. government reacts to the uprising facing its longtime Middle Eastern ally, President Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton have called… Continue watching
Jan 31 Watch Massive Demonstrations Planned as Mubarak OKs Talks With Opposition Jonathan Rugman of Independent Television News reports on the crowds of protesters gathered Monday in Cairo and plans for Tuesday demonstrations that organizers hope will bring more than 1 million people into the streets. Then Lindsey Hilsum of ITN reports… Continue watching
Jan 28 Watch Shields and Brooks on Obama ‘Recalibrating’ Stance on Egypt, State of the Union Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks speak with Jim Lehrer about the week's top developments, including the Obama administration "recalibrating" the U.S. stance on the growing political unrest in Egypt and the president's messages in… Continue watching
Jan 27 Watch As Protests Continue in Egypt, How Should U.S. Respond? Jeffrey Brown talks to Graeme Bannerman of the Middle East Institute and Tom Malinowski of Human Rights Watch about how the United States should proceed in light of the unrest in Egypt and whether the anti-government sentiment cropping up in… Continue watching
Jan 26 Watch What Impacts Do Egypt’s Protests Have Beyond Its Borders? Judy Woodruff looks at what the protests in Egypt and Tunisia mean for the Muslim world and beyond with Tarek Masoud of Harvard University. Continue watching
Jan 26 Watch In Egypt, Protests Continue Despite Blocked Access to Communication Channels Jonathan Rugman of Independent Television News reports from Cairo on the political demonstrations against President Hosni Mubarak as Egyptian officials try to dissuade further protests. Continue watching
Jan 14 Watch Massive Protests in Tunisia Push President to Flee Amid demonstrations unprecedented during his more than two decades in office, Tunisian President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali was forced to flee Friday as thousands converged on the interior ministry building in the capital of Tunis. Continue watching