Nov 25 Watch 5:12 News Wrap: Rescued Russian pilot denies violating Turkish airspace By PBS News Hour Russia has rescued one of the fighter pilots who was in a plane shot down by Turkey yesterday. Turkey claims the plane was in its airspace, but the pilot denies this. Also, the Islamic State has claimed responsibility for a… Continue watching
Oct 09 Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Tunisian mediators for aiding country’s transition to democracy By Joshua Barajas The Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet won the 2015 Nobel Peace Prize for its role in the building of a pluralistic democracy" in the country following the Jasmine Revolution in 2011. Continue reading
Sep 01 Watch 8:50 How young Tunisians went from Arab Spring to Islamic State By PBS News Hour In the wake of the Arab Spring, Tunisians hoped that jobs and prosperity would follow the rise of democracy in their country. But persistent unemployment and poverty have disenchanted many young people, sending waves of former protesters to fight for… Continue watching
Jul 26 Watch 8:24 Fishermen stepping in to save migrants stranded in the Mediterranean By PBS News Hour As the civil war worsens, more migrants are being smuggled off the shores of Libya and end up stranded in neighboring Tunisian waters, leaving it up to those working at sea to rescue them. The fishermen here say that over… Continue watching
Jun 26 Watch 5:21 Terror strikes on three continents, can others be stopped? By PBS News Hour Three deadly attacks in France, Kuwait and Tunisia came just days after Islamic State militants urged followers to stage "calamities for non-believers" during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. William Brangham talks to Peter Neumann of the International Centre for… Continue watching
Jun 26 Watch 3:15 State Dept.: Three attacks share ‘common thread of terror’ By PBS News Hour Dozens are dead after three attacks on three continents. In Tunisia, a gunman opened fire at a hotel. In Kuwait, a suicide bomber attacked one of the capital's largest Shiite mosques. And in France, a man rammed a car into… Continue watching
May 20 Moroccan man arrested for attack on Tunisian museum By News Desk Italian police arrested a Moroccan man Tuesday evening for allegedly helping perpetrate the hours-long siege on Tunisia’s Bardo museum that left 22 people dead. Continue reading
Mar 18 Watch 4:25 News Wrap: Fed opens possibility of interest rate hike By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, the Federal Reserve said it was open to raising interest rates, but the job market must improve and inflation has to move closer to 2 percent for a rate hike. Also, gunmen attacked Tunisia’s National… Continue watching
Mar 18 Gunmen attack museum in Tunisia; 23 killed By News Desk Gunmen attacked a museum in the Tunisian capital Tunis on Wednesday, leaving 23 people dead, before security forces were able to stop them. Continue reading
Dec 19 Watch 6:30 Tunisia elections will test fragile democracy and security By PBS News Hour Four years ago, a dramatic act by a Tunisian street vendor prompted weeks of protests, the ousting of a president who had ruled for 25 years and an eruption of upheaval and transformation around the Arab world. In collaboration with… Continue watching