Jun 05 Hezbollah, Pro-Western Blocs at Odds in Lebanese Elections By PBS News Hour Lebanon's parliamentary elections on Sunday pit a Western-backed coalition now holding the majority in the government against an Iranian- and Syrian-backed alliance led by Hezbollah. Continue reading
Mar 03 Watch Other News: Senate Debates Spending Bill, Obama Denies Russia Deal The Senate will keep thousands of "earmarks" in a spending bill, and President Barack Obama denied a report that he offered Russia a deal on a planned U.S. missile shield. Jim Lehrer recaps the day's other news headlines. Continue watching
Feb 24 Watch 7:18 Kuwaiti Theater Director Finds Modern Inspiration in Shakespeare By PBS News Hour In the second of a series of reports on the Arabesque arts festival at the Kennedy Center, Jeffrey Brown talks to Kuwaiti writer and theater director Sulayman al-Bassam, whose company is presenting a Shakespeare play with a twist, "Richard III:… Continue watching
Feb 11 Watch Israel Faces Political Deadlock Following Elections Tzipi Livni and Benjamin Netanyahu both claimed victory in Israel's parliamentary elections, with close vote totals throwing the prospects for building a ruling coalition into limbo. Analysts discuss the results and what they mean for the region's political future. Continue watching
Nov 10 Bombings in Baghdad, Baqouba Kills Dozens By Admin, PBS News Hour Explosions in Baghdad and in the northeast city of Baqouba left dozens dead and many wounded Monday morning, the Iraqi Interior Ministry reported. Continue reading
Oct 29 U.S. Embassy in Damascus Could Close as Tension Rises By PBS News Hour The U.S. Embassy in Syria may close to the public for security reasons after a deadly raid near the country's border with Iraq caused public outcry against the United States. Continue reading
Oct 27 Syria Accuses U.S. of Killing Eight in Deadly Border Raid By PBS News Hour A funeral was held Monday for eight civilians killed in an attack on an eastern Syrian village on the Iraq border that Syria claims was carried out by U.S. forces. Continue reading
Oct 15 Syria, Lebanon Formalize Diplomatic Ties; Border Issue Remains By PBS News Hour Officials in Syria and Lebanon signed an agreement Wednesday formalizing diplomatic ties between the two countries for the first time since they gained independence in the 1940s. Continue reading
Aug 13 Bus Bombing in Lebanon Kills as Many as 18 By PBS News Hour A bomb planted near a bus in Lebanon's second-largest city of Tripoli exploded early Wednesday, killing as many as 18 and wounding more than 40 in what is suspected to be an attack on the Lebanese army. Continue reading
Jul 16 Watch Prisoner Swap Renews Focus on Israeli-Hezbollah Tensions In a deal brokered by the U.N., Hezbollah handed over two coffins containing the remains of Israeli soldiers abducted two years ago, in exchange for the release of five Lebanese prisoners. Analysts discuss the deal, and the debate surrounding it. Continue watching