Oct 18 Watch A step forward in ISIS fight? Iraq lawmakers approve Sunni, Shiite ministers By PBS News Hour For more on the Iraq parliament’s approval of Sunni and Shiite ministers, ISIS’s presence in Anbar province and the group’s encroachment on Baghdad, Douglas Ollivant, a partner with global strategic consulting firm Mantid International, joins Hari Sreenivasan from Washington. Continue watching
Aug 29 Watch Kerry tasked with unifying Mideast allies against Islamic State By PBS News Hour Secretary of State John Kerry will travel to the Mideast to work on building a coalition of allies to oppose the Islamic State group. But the regional conflicts that cross nations and factions are likely to complicate the effort. Hari… Continue watching
Jun 21 Watch Militants gain ground in Iraq near Syrian border By PBS News Hour Sunni extremists continue to gain ground in Iraq and now militants led by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) have captured the town of al Qaim on the border with Syria. Alison Stewart speaks with Gideon Rose… Continue watching
Jun 21 As alliances blur in Mideast, US and Iran are potential partners By Associated Press For years, Iran has been an archenemy of the United States. Now, with alliances blurred in the Mideast, the two countries are talking about how to stop an offensive in Iraq by al-Qaida-inspired insurgents. Continue reading
Apr 25 Reporter witnesses bombings at Iraq election rally By Jane Arraf Iraqis have become used to the distant sound of cars exploding. This one was so close it sent thousands of people, in what is normally a football field, running in panic. Gunfire crackled in the air as I wondered whether… Continue reading
Feb 14 Violence marks 3 years of uprisings in Bahrain By Talia Mindich A Bahraini girl takes part in an anti-government protest in a village south of the capital in early February. Photo by Mohammed Al-Shaikh/Getty Images[/caption] Explosions and clashes between Sunni monarchy-supported security forces and anti-government Shiite protesters in Bahrain have marked… Continue reading
Jan 21 Watch News Wrap: Northeast braces for major snowstorm By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, a winter storm along the East Coast shuttered government offices and disrupted flight schedules, as New York and other cities prepared for at least a foot of snow. Also, a car bomb in Lebanon targeted… Continue watching
Nov 20 Watch News Wrap: Wave of Baghdad bombing attacks target Shiite areas News Wrap: Wave of Baghdad bombing attacks target Shiite areas… Continue watching
Jun 10 Watch News Wrap: Deadly Car Bombings Continue Wave of Sectarian Violence in Iraq News Wrap: Deadly Car Bombings Continue Wave of Sectarian Violence in Iraq… Continue watching
Jun 07 Watch Can Tenuous Peace Among Lebanon’s Religious Sects Survive Stress of Syria’s War? Can Tenuous Peace Among Lebanon's Religious Sects Survive Stress of Syria's War?… Continue watching