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Iran designed drone sent into Israeli airspace, Hezbollah says
14/10/2012 - MIDDLE EAST

Iran designed drone sent into Israeli airspace, Hezbollah says

In a TV address Thursday night, Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah claimed responsibility for the October 6 launch of an Iranian-designed unmanned drone into Israeli airspace, sending a message to both friends and foes in the region.
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Currency protests in Iran, questions over video of US journalist held captive in Syria, and more...
13/10/2012 - THE OBSERVERS

Currency protests in Iran, questions over video of US journalist held captive in Syria, and more...

This show is made up entirely of amateur images. We've seen time and time again how images captured by ordinary citizens then uploaded onto the Web can change history, or at least shift the balance of power. This week, we take a look back at some of those moments.
Hezbollah admits launching drone over Israel
12/10/2012 - ISRAEL

Hezbollah admits launching drone over Israel

Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah (pictured) said Thursday that his Shiite militant group launched the Iranian-built drone which entered Israeli airspace last week. The drone travelled hundreds of miles from Lebanon before being shot down.
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Are Hezbollah's mysterious 'martyrs' dying in Syria?
07/10/2012 - SYRIA – LEBANON

Are Hezbollah's mysterious 'martyrs' dying in Syria?

Hezbollah officials have long denied reports that their fighters were operating in Syria. But a recent spate of Hezbollah fighters mysteriously killed in the line of "jihadi duty" has put the Lebanese Shiite movement in an embarrassing position.
The World This Week - October 5th, 2012
05/10/2012 - THE WORLD THIS WEEK

The World This Week - October 5th, 2012

The Syria spillover becomes all too real for Turkey, but how far can retaliation go when Ankara's already actively serving as rear base for Syria's rebellion? Also, the run on Iran's currency, Obama flops at the first presidential debate, and 50 years of James Bond and the Beatles.
Protests erupt as Iran's currency plummets
04/10/2012 - IRAN

Protests erupt as Iran's currency plummets

Riot police in Tehran fired teargas to disperse demonstrators protesting against the plummeting Iranian currency, which has lost 40% of its value against the dollar in a week as Western sanctions undercut the country's oil export revenues.
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Gilles Kepel, Islamic and Arab world scholar
29/09/2012 - THE INTERVIEW

Gilles Kepel, Islamic and Arab world scholar

Now that the media storm over an anti-Islam video produced in the US has finally abated, François Picard asks Gilles Kepel, a leading scholar on the Islamic and Arab world, about the long-term impact the film could have in the Arab and Muslim world.
US removes militant Iranian group from terror list
29/09/2012 - US-IRAN

US removes militant Iranian group from terror list

The US State Department Friday said it was formally removing the Iranian dissident group Mujahadin-e Khalq (MEK), or People's Mujahideen Organisation of Iran, from its list of terrorist organizations while adding it still had "serious concerns".
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The World This Week - September 28th, 2012 (part 2)
28/09/2012 - THE WORLD THIS WEEK

The World This Week - September 28th, 2012 (part 2)

Is the pain in Spain a foretaste of what France faces? François Picard's panel looks at what it takes to actually create jobs on both sides of the Pyrenees. Also, Netanyahu steals the show at the UN and a story only possible in the UK... the tale of the politician and the "pleb".
US naval exercises: aboard the USS Enterprise
27/09/2012 - THE WEEK IN THE AMERICAS

US naval exercises: aboard the USS Enterprise

The Persian Gulf is the backdrop to a show of military might as Iran and America carry out naval exercises just several hundred kilometres apart. Next, the US presidential campaign heats up with the latest polls showing President Obama widening his lead over his Republican rival Mitt Romney. Finally, a report reveals that 60 percent of Mexican prisons are now being run by their inmates.
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