Nov 15 Albania suddenly backs out of plan to destroy Syria’s chemical weapons Environmentalists gathered on November 12th in the Albanian capital of Tirana to protest their country's plan to accept chemical weapons from Syria.Photo by Gent Skhullaku AFP/Getty Images In a surprise move announced Friday, Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama… Continue reading
Oct 31 Ambassador Ford faces tough questions over Syria policy Photo by Flickr User Amnesty International/Christoph Koettl US Ambassador to Syria, Robert Ford, speaking at Amnesty International General Meeting in Denver U.S. ambassador to Syria, Robert Ford, went before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee today to update… Continue reading
Oct 29 Watch Will polio outbreak inspire international community to do more about Syria? Will polio outbreak inspire international community to do more about Syria?… Continue watching
Oct 22 Fractured Syrian opposition hesitant to participate in peace talks Photo by Reuters As several nations, including the U.S., take steps to convene Geneva talks in hopes of ending Syria's civil war, Reuters reported Tuesday that rebel groups are hesitant to participate as long as President Bashar al-Assad… Continue reading
Oct 03 Watch Does increasing division of rebel groups benefit the Assad regime? Does increasing division of rebel groups benefit the Assad regime?… Continue watching
Oct 03 Watch Fissures grow among rebel ranks as hard-line Islamists expand Syrian war role Fighting continued between the Western-backed Free Syrian Army and Assad's government forces, but in the north, there was also rebel-on-rebel conflict. Ray Suarez reports on how hard-line Islamists have expanded their role in the civil war. Continue watching
Oct 02 Watch Feds bust online illegal drug market and its ‘Pirate’ proprietor Federal investigators shut down the high-profile online market for illegal drugs known as Silk Road and arrested the site's alleged mastermind, Ross Ulbricht. Cordelia Lynch of International Television News reports on how easy it was to access illicit substances using… Continue watching
Sep 16 Watch Free Syrian Army Chief: Foreign Weapon Donations Will Go Into the ‘Right Hands’ Free Syrian Army Chief: Foreign Weapon Donations Will Go Into the 'Right Hands'… Continue watching
Sep 16 Watch Chemical Weapons Declaration May Offer ‘First, Key Tipoff’ of Assad’s Intentions Chemical Weapons Declaration May Offer 'First, Key Tipoff' of Assad's Intentions… Continue watching
Sep 16 Syrian rebel general ‘frustrated’ with lack of action By Larisa Epatko Gen. Salim Idris, commander of the Free Syrian Army rebel group, told PBS NewsHour co-anchor Gwen Ifill on Monday that he agreed with the aim of the U.S.-Russian brokered deal to secure and destroy Syria's chemical weapons, but in the… Continue reading