Apr 18 Obama’s first farewell tour starts with damage control By Kathleen Hennessey, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama sets out this week on his first in a series of international farewell tours, a sometimes wistful tradition for presidents in legacy mode. But in a reminder of this president's uneven ties to allies, Obama's… Continue reading
Feb 27 Saudi court sentences man to 10 years, 2,000 lashes for atheist tweets By Daniel Costa-Roberts A court in Saudi Arabia has handed down a guilty verdict in the case of a professed atheist accused of posting hundreds of tweets denying God's existence and criticizing religion. His sentence: a decade in prison, a fine and a… Continue reading
Feb 15 Watch 3:24 News Wrap: Saudi Arabia launches its largest war games ever By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, Saudi Arabia launched war games involving 20 mostly Arab and African countries amid a fight against Shiite rebels in Yemen and a pledge to help fight the Islamic State. Also, Pope Francis condemned centuries of… Continue watching
Feb 08 U.S. faces shortcomings in global, anti-ISIS coalition By Robert Burns, Associated Press WASHINGTON — To doubters of its strategy for defeating the Islamic State, the Obama administration likes to tout its coalition of 66 nations and claim strength in numbers. But a year and a half into the war, some administration officials… Continue reading
Jan 13 Obama, Putin agree on a tougher response to North Korea By Josh Lederman, Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin joined Wednesday in calling for a tough global response to North Korea's recent nuclear test, even as they remained at odds over Ukraine and Syrian President Bashar Assad. Continue reading
Jan 07 Watch 5:06 News Wrap: Truck bomb kills dozens in Libya By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, at least 47 people were killed and more than 100 wounded in Libya by a truck bomb targeting a police training center with hundreds of recruits. Also, dozens of Saudi airstrikes hit targets in Yemen's… Continue watching
Jan 05 Watch 5:07 A view from Iran on heightened conflict with Saudi Arabia By PBS News Hour As the diplomatic fallout continues over Saudi Arabia’s execution of a prominent Shiite cleric and the ensuing destructive protests, how does Iran see the crisis? William Brangham talks to Thomas Erdbrink of The New York Times. Continue watching
Jan 05 Watch 5:06 News Wrap: Yemen fighting ramps up after shaky truce ends By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, Shiite rebels in Yemen blasted a city with a rocket barrage, while Saudi Arabia launched new airstrikes just days after a shaky truce ended. Also, an American soldier died and two other U.S. service members… Continue watching
Jan 04 Watch 7:23 How does the Iran-Saudi Arabia conflict affect Mideast diplomacy? By PBS News Hour Why did Saudi Arabia execute a prominent Shiite cleric if it knew that it would inflame tensions with Iran? Judy Woodruff gets analysis of what that rivalry means for the region from Vali Nasr of John Hopkins University and Randa… Continue watching