Dec 12 Britain’s Foreign Secretary: ‘Further Sanctions’ on Iran to Come By Larisa Epatko In an interview with Jeffrey Brown -- airing in full on Monday's NewsHour -- British Foreign Secretary William Hague said the UK will issue further sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program, and that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad should step… Continue reading
Dec 12 Watch ‘Pressure’ Through Sanctions on Iran, Syria British Foreign Secretary William Hague discusses the British Embassy siege in Iran. Continue watching
Dec 12 Watch Iraq’s Reaction to Syria Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki emphasized Iraq's sovereignty when asked about Syria. Continue watching
Dec 07 Watch Syria’s Assad Denies Ordering Deadly Crackdown as Sanctions Drive Down Currency Syria's President Bashar al-Assad denied in a Wednesday interview that he ordered a deadly crackdown on protesters. Jeffrey Brown speaks with NPR's Deborah Amos, reporting from Beirut, about how the interview will be viewed inside Syria, the state of the… Continue watching
Nov 14 Watch As Arab Pressure Intensifies on Syria, What’s Next for Assad? The Arab League voted overwhelmingly on Saturday to suspend Syria's membership in an effort to further pressure President Bashar al Assad to stop the crackdown on dissidents. Margaret Warner discusses the growing frustration with Syria with The Atlantic Council's Michele… Continue watching
Nov 08 Watch Journalist Goes Undercover to Report on Syrian Dissidents The Syrian government has stepped up its deadly crackdown on dissidents, only a week after agreeing to negotiate with them. Margret Warner discusses the violence with journalist Ramita Navai, who went undercover to embed with some of Syria's most-wanted dissidents. Continue watching
Nov 02 Watch Arab League Peace Plan: ‘Sounds Very Nice, But It’s Not Going to Happen’ Will Arab League Peace Plan Gain Traction in Syria?… Continue watching
Oct 24 Watch What Political Models Might Shape the New Libya, Tunisia? Hisham Melhem, the Washington bureau chief of Al Arabiya News, Michele Dunne, director of the Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East at the Atlantic Council, and Marina Ottaway of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace speak with Gwen Ifill… Continue watching
Oct 24 Watch As Democratic Tunisia and New Libya Emerge, No End in Sight to Syrian Uprising Tunisia, the birthplace of the Arab spring, held its first truly democratic vote this weekend. Their Libyan neighbors continued to celebrate the death of Moammar Gadhafi, though more questions about his death continue. Meanwhile, there was no end in sight… Continue watching
Oct 21 Watch News Wrap: Syrian Forces Open Fire on Rallies, Kill at Least 24 In other news Friday, Syrian demonstrators filled the streets of Homs and other areas after Friday prayers, but at least 24 people were killed when government forces opened fire on the rallies. Also, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton delivered another… Continue watching