Dec 03 No Longer Optional, Travel by Saudi Women Triggers Text to Male Guardian By Larisa Epatko An aspect of Saudi Arabia's male guardianship system has become mandatory. Men now receive a text message every time a dependent, including a woman or child, leave the country. Continue reading
Dec 03 Watch News Wrap: U.N. Pulls Out Non-essential Staff From Syria Due to Safety Concerns In other news Monday, the United Nations announced plans to remove all non-essential staff from Syria as concerns grow over safety given that country's civil war. Meanwhile, President Obama warned the Assad regime against crossing a "red line" of using… Continue watching
Nov 30 Syria Internet Shutdown: A Loser’s Strategy Syrians use computers at an internet cafe in Damascus on March 18, 2011. Photo by AFP/ Getty Images. It was less than two years ago, on January 28, 2011, three days into the Egyptian uprising, that President Hosni Mubarak's… Continue reading
Nov 30 PBS NewsHour By News Desk View all of our in-depth analysis and on-the-ground reporting on our World page. Continue reading
Nov 30 Watch News Wrap: Egyptians Protest Constitution Submitted by Islamist-Led Assembly In other news Friday, thousands of Egyptians took to Tahir Square protesting President Mohammed Morsi's actions in claiming sweeping, unchecked powers, as well as a draft of a new constitution which was approved by an Islamist-led Assembly that doesn't ensure… Continue watching
Nov 29 Watch With Deadline Looming, Islamist-Led Egyptian Assembly Works on Constitution With Deadline Looming, Islamist-Led Egyptian Assembly Works on Constitution… Continue watching
Nov 29 Watch News Wrap: Lawmakers From Both Parties Charge Lack of Fiscal Fix Specifics News Wrap: Lawmakers From Both Parties Charge Lack of Fiscal Fix Specifics… Continue watching
Nov 29 Watch As Rebels Step Up Pressure on Damascus, Signs of New Phase for Syrian Conflict As Rebels Step Up Pressure on Damascus, Signs of New Phase for Syrian Conflict… Continue watching
Nov 29 Harsh Weather, Knee Injuries Didn’t Stop Filmmaker from Chasing Glaciers EmbedVideo(5092, 482, 304); After five years spent documenting the behavior of glaciers, photographer James Balog has concluded that the term "glacial pace" is an oxymoron. Once, his teammates saw a chunk of ice roughly the… Continue reading
Nov 29 Watch Egypt’s Mohammed Morsi Repeats Defense for Broad Powers in Televised Interview President Mohammed Morsi addressed the Egyptian public and world in an interview with state television. Morsi maintained his decision to grant himself broader powers free from judicial review or control until a new constitution is completed and approved by parliament,… Continue watching