May 21 WATCH: Trump delivers speech at Arab and Muslim leaders’ summit By Jonathan Lemire and Julie Pace, Associated Press Watch President Donald Trump address the Arab Islamic American Summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Continue reading
May 20 Watch 9:08 Kenya races toward goal of electrifying every household By Sam Weber, Melanie Saltzman Kenya has made rapid gains in connecting households across the country to the electrical grid, as part of a goal to achieve universal access to power by 2020. Over the past three years the East African country has connected 12.4… Continue watching
May 20 Watch 2:59 Trump signs Saudi arms deal on first foreign trip By PBS News Hour President Donald Trump visited Saudi Arabia Saturday on his first stop abroad as commander-in-chief. During the visit, he signed several deals with Saudi King Salman, including a military sales worth billions and a commitment to cooperate on defense. Ben Hubbard,… Continue watching
May 20 Watch 3:31 Iran re-elects President Hassan Rouhani By PBS News Hour Iranian president Hassan Rouhani has been easily re-elected to a second four-year term, capturing 57 percent of the vote in a race that has implications for wars in Syria and Yemen. He’s considered a moderate who sought the nuclear disarmament… Continue watching
May 20 Watch 2:48 Protests erupt in Yemen as Trump visits Saudi Arabia By PBS News Hour Demonstrators on Saturday took to the streets of Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, to protest President Donald Trump’s visit to the Saudi Kingdom. For two years, Yemen has been embroiled in a civil war between the country’s Saudi-backed government and the Houthi… Continue watching
May 20 Tillerson: Curbing Iran a focus of Trump trip By Associated Press U.S Secretary of State Rex Tillerson says a centerpiece of President Donald Trump's visit to Saudi Arabia is to curb any threats to the region posed by Iran. Continue reading
May 20 Trump signs Saudi defense, economic deals By Associated Press President Donald Trump and Saudi King Salman signed a series of agreements cementing their countries' military and economic partnerships. Continue reading
May 20 Trump basks in lavish Saudi welcome, escaping troubles in DC By Julie Pace and Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press Trump is the only American president to make Saudi Arabia, or any majority Muslim country, his first stop overseas. Continue reading
May 19 Watch 5:33 How Iran’s presidential election could bring more change By PBS News Hour Iranians went to the polls by the tens of millions Friday to cast their votes in a hotly contested presidential election. Steve Inskeep of NPR, reporting all week from Iran, talks to Judy Woodruff about what this election means for… Continue watching
May 19 First stop Riyadh: A high-stakes, high-profile foreign debut for Trump By Rhana Natour Saudi Arabia, the birthplace of Islam and purveyor of an intensely conservative form of the religion, is a surprising place for Donald Trump’s diplomatic debut and a high-stakes gamble for both nations. Continue reading