Mar 25 Watch Syrian Troops Fire on Demonstrators in Several Cities The Syrian government faced its strongest challenge in years as protests escalated and government troops opened fire on demonstrators in several cities. In the city of Daraa, where protests grew all week, witnesses said up to 50,000 people flooded the… Continue watching
Mar 24 Watch News Wrap: Libya Reportly Asked Oil Companies to Pay Lockerbie Fine In other news Thursday, The New York Times reported that the Libyan government allegedly demanded that oil companies operating there pay its $1.5 billion fine in the Pan Am jetliner bombing over Scotland. Also, facing growing protests, the Syrian president… Continue watching
Mar 22 Watch News Wrap: Protesters Reject Yemen President's Offer to Step Down By End of 2011 News Wrap: Protester Reject Yemeni President's Offer to Step Down By End of 2011… Continue watching
Mar 21 Watch News Wrap: At Least 7 Killed in Syria as Army Deploys to Stop Unrest In other news Monday, the Syrian army deployed to the city of Daraa, where at least seven people were killed in protests. Riot police also dispersed a small crowd that gathered after the funeral of a protester. Also, the Bahraini… Continue watching
Mar 18 Watch Where Does Syria Stand Amid Wave of Arab World Protests? Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on the view of Arab world unrest from Syria, a country that until recently remained silent in the wave of uprisings challenging governments and demanding reforms across the Middle East and North Africa. Continue watching
Mar 18 Watch News Wrap: Snipers Kill Dozens of Protesters in Yemeni Capital In other news Friday, snipers opened fire on huge crowds of protesters after Friday prayers in Sanaa, Yemen's capital. Doctors said at least 46 people were killed, but the government placed the death toll at 25. In Syria, security forces… Continue watching
May 27 Watch Syria Eyes Neighbor Iran's Nuclear Ambitions As the Obama administration implements its own foreign policy strategy, PBS's Charlie Rose spoke to Syria's President Bashir Al-Assad for another perspective on Iran and international security concerns. Continue watching
Nov 10 Watch Iraqi Refugees Discover Security Comes at a Price Nearly 32,000 Iraqi refugees have come to the United States over the past three years to escape violence and political uncertainty. But as Jeffrey Kaye reports, more refugees are learning that personal safety often comes at the cost of economic… Continue watching
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