Feb 26 Watch 10:23 Somalia sees enemy al-Shabab weaken under U.S. military pressure By Jane Ferguson After years of civil war and upheaval, Somalia is struggling to its feet, and the U.S. is back in with boots on the ground and drones in the skies. Special correspondent Jane Ferguson and videographer Alessandro Pavone report on the… Continue watching
Feb 10 Watch 25:47 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode February 10, 2018 By PBS NewsHour On this edition for Saturday, Feb. 10, a conflict in the skies over Syria and Israel, and an effort to monitor political ads on Facebook through crowdsourcing. Later, pirates are returning to their old fishing jobs in Somalia. Hari Sreenivasan… Continue watching
Feb 10 Watch 8:37 Can Somalia’s fishing industry keep pirates out of business? By PBS NewsHour From 2010 to 2012, pirates ruled Somali waters, costing commercial ships billions of dollars in ransoms. Over the last few years, increased naval patrolling and security improved the situation drastically and many former pirates turned to fishing to earn an… Continue watching
Dec 28 Watch 2:02 News Wrap: U.S. airstrike targets al-Shabab militants, explosives By PBS NewsHour In our news wrap Thursday, the U.S. military says an airstrike killed four al-Shabab militants near Somalia’s capital. Also, the deep freeze that has gripped half the country set records from Arkansas to Maine. The town of Watertown, New York,… Continue watching
Nov 21 Watch 4:09 News Wrap: Suicide bomber blasts Nigerian mosque By PBS NewsHour In our news wrap Tuesday, at least 50 are dead after a suicide bomber blew himself up in a mosque in Nigeria. Also, the U.S. military said it killed more than 100 al-Shabab militants in a recent airstrike in Somalia… Continue watching
Oct 29 Somali forces end hotel siege after deadly blast By Michael D. Regan Somali forces took control of a Mogadishu hotel on Sunday, following a 12-hour standoff with five assailants who entered the building after a truck bomb killed at least 23 people nearby. Continue reading
Oct 16 Watch 4:57 News Wrap: Dozens missing after deadly Mogadishu truck bombing By PBS NewsHour In our news wrap Monday, more than 300 people are confirmed dead and nearly 400 wounded after Saturday’s massive truck bombing in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu. The government blamed the al-Qaida-linked group al-Shabab. Also, 31-year-old conservative Sebastian Kurz is set to… Continue watching
Sep 28 Iranian Americans in limbo after Trump’s new travel rules By Amy Taxin, Associated Press This is the Trump administration's third measure to limit travel following a broad ban that sparked chaos at U.S. airports in January and a temporary order issued months later that was challenged in the courts and expired last weekend. Continue reading
Aug 06 Minnesota officials visit Islamic center hit with explosive attack By Jenna Gray The Dar Al-Farooq Islamic Center was attacked with an explosive early on Saturday in Bloomington, Minnesota, as people gathered for morning prayers. Continue reading
May 25 Block against Trump’s travel ban upheld by appeals court By Jessica Gresko, Associated Press A federal appeals court dealt another blow to President Donald Trump's revised travel ban targeting six-Muslim majority countries on Thursday, siding with groups that say the policy illegally targets Muslims. Continue reading