Nov 23 Watch As Egypt’s Constitution Waits in Limbo, Mohammed Morsi Takes More Power As Egypt's Constitution Waits in Limbo, Mohamed Morsi's Grabs More Power… Continue watching
Nov 23 Response From Iranian Government to NewsHour Report About Dissidents By News Desk The Iranian flag flies at the Iranian permanent mission to the United Nations in Vienna. Photo by Dieter Nagl/AFP/Getty Images. On Friday's NewsHour, special correspondent Spencer Michels reports on allegations the Iranian government is arresting people for criticizing… Continue reading
Nov 23 In Egypt, Dueling Protests Over President Morsi’s New Powers By News Desk In the same week as he successfully mediated a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas, Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi granted himself new political powers, sparking rallies both for and against him on Friday. The Islamist leader gained praise from… Continue reading
Nov 23 Cairo Erupts in Protests After President Morsi Decree By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi issued a decree that granted him new political powers. Supporters greeted the president outside the palace in Cairo, while protesters gathered in Tahrir Square. Continue reading
Nov 23 Watch News Wrap: Israeli Troops Fire at Palestinians Surging Gaza Border Fence A group of Palestinians who surged toward a Gaza border fence were met by Israeli troops who opened fire. The incident left one Palestinian man dead and 19 other wounded. A top Hamas official says the shooting will not affect… Continue watching
Nov 23 Watch Protesters and Police Clash After Egypt’s President Grants Himself New Powers When elected in June, Egypt's President Mohammed Morsi was a symbol of the change from dictatorship to burgeoning democracy. But as Morsi granted himself sweeping powers he deemed necessary to prevent old regime figures from halting progress, Egyptians didn't stand… Continue watching
Nov 22 Watch News Wrap: Syria Airstrikes Kill at Least 15, Damage Key Civilian Medical Center News Wrap: Syria Airstrikes Kill at Least 15, Damage Key Civilian Medical Center… Continue watching
Nov 22 Watch Israelis Return to Sense of Normalcy After Eight-Day Hamas Conflict Israelis Return to Sense of Normalcy After Eight-Day Hamas Conflict… Continue watching
Nov 22 Watch No Laughing Matter: A Look at the European Debt Crisis Through Cartoons Lee Buchheit, a lawyer who helped mastermind Greece's debt restructuring earlier this year, and investor Hans Humes explain the wrangling behind-the-scenes of Europe's debt crises to economics correspondent Paul Solman, all with a little help from some cartoonists. Continue watching
Nov 22 Watch Cease-fire Holds for Israel and Gaza, But Both Prepared to Act if Provoked Both Hamas and Israel claimed the cease-fire agreement as a victory, despite the uncertainty of lasting peace. And both sides signaled they would respond in-kind to the first sign of provocation. Alex Thomson of Independent Television News reports that Hamas… Continue watching