Aug 17 Civilian Patrols Complicate Cairo Crisis By News Desk // Maria Abi-Habib, roving Middle East correspondent for The Wall Street Journal, joins Hari Sreenivasan from Cairo via Skype. Abi-Habib looks at the growing number of neighborhood civilian "committees" patrolling the streets, a trend born of a… Continue reading
Aug 16 Watch Inside Egypt: Muslim Brotherhood Show No Sign of Backing Down Inside Egypt: Muslim Brotherhood Show No Sign of Backing Down… Continue watching
Aug 16 Ecuador Pulls Plug on Innovative Cash-for-Conservation Plan in Amazon Ecuadoran President Rafael Correa, pictured here at an interview in Portoviejo, Ecuador, on June 29. Photo by Meridith Kohut/Bloomberg via Getty Images. BOGOTA, Colombia -- Ecuador will open a pristine swath of the Amazon to oil drilling after the… Continue reading
Aug 16 Watch News Wrap: Car Bomb in Lebanon Deadliest Attack in Nearly Three Decades In other news Friday, new death totals from the car bombing in Beirut show at least 22 were killed and another 300 injured. It is the deadliest attack in Lebanon in three decades. Also, a sudden wave of Syrian refugees… Continue watching
Aug 16 Watch Bloodshed, Death Toll Mount as 'Day of Rage' Rallies Rip Across Egypt Despite threats of force, thousands of supporters of ousted Egyptian president Mohammed Morsi launched 'Day of Rage' rallies in Cairo resulting in violent clashes and a mounting death toll. The fury spilled into the streets of other cities across Egypt,… Continue watching
Aug 15 Watch In the Wake of Turmoil and Bloodshed, Should the U.S. Suspend Aid to Egypt? In the Wake of Turmoil and Bloodshed, Should the U.S. Suspend Aid to Egypt?… Continue watching
Aug 15 Obama Scraps US Military Exercises with Egypt // After security forces attempted to forcibly shut down Pro-Morsi sit-ins, the country erupted into chaotic violence that has left hundreds dead and thousands reported injured. President Barack Obama addressed press from Martha's Vineyard Thursday. CHILMARK, Mass. -- President Barack… Continue reading
Aug 15 Watch Seeking Safe Passage, Persecuted Myanmar Minority Risk Abuse by Traffickers The Rohingya, a Muslim group in Myanmar, are one of the most persecuted minorities in the world. The recent target of ethnic cleansing, many have attempted to flee their country. John Sparks of Independent Television News reports on the dangerous… Continue watching
Aug 14 Watch Egyptian Authorities Seem 'Entrenched' Despite Bloody Turning Point in Conflict Is Peace Still Possible for Egypt After Bloody Sweep of Protesters?… Continue watching
Aug 14 In Photos: Dozens Killed as Egyptian Forces Clear Out Pro-Morsi Camp By Larisa Epatko After six weeks of supporters rallying against Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi's removal, Egyptian security forces on Wednesday bulldozed the main camp in Cairo, burning tents and rounding up protesters who refused to leave. Continue reading