TED Talks
TED: How far away is a ceasefire? An update on Gaza and the Rafah invasion | Ian Bremmer
In an exploration of conflict and diplomacy, president and founder of Eurasia Group and GZERO Media Ian Bremmer joins TED's Helen Walters to unravel the ideological underpinnings, contrasting objectives and humanitarian crises defining...
TED Talks
TED: A Palestinian and an Israeli, face to face | Aziz Abu Sarah and Maoz Inon
How can Israelis and Palestinians achieve peace? Palestinian peacemaker Aziz Abu Sarah and Israeli peacemaker Maoz Inon discuss the immeasurable tragedies they've experienced growing up in the region — and how they choose reconciliation...
TED Talks
TED: The US vs. itself — and other top global risks in 2024 | Ian Bremmer
2024 will be a dangerous year for the world, says Ian Bremmer, president and founder of Eurasia Group and GZERO Media. Forecasting the top geopolitical risks set to play out in the months to come, he untangles what's in store for the war...
TED Talks
TED: An Israeli and a Palestinian talk peace, dignity and safety | Ali Abu Awwad and Ami Dar
Israel and Palestine have grappled with enduring territorial disputes and complex geopolitical tensions across generations. In this profound TED Membership conversation, Palestinian peace activist Ali Abu Awwad and Israeli founder of...
TED Talks
TED: A meditation on Rumi and the power of poetry | Leili Anvar
In an ode to the Persian language, author Leili Anvar unfurls the work of 13th-century mystic poet Rumi and reflects on how poetry gives meaning to our lives.
TED Talks
TED: Life on the frontlines of war reporting | Jane Ferguson
Covering global war stories can be hard and thankless — but it's critical work if the rest of us are to understand what's really going on in the world. For nearly two decades, journalist Jane Ferguson has reported on hostilities across...
TED Talks
TED: The Israel-Hamas war — and what it means for the world | Ian Bremmer
The Hamas attacks on Israel in October 2023 stunned the world. In this timely conversation, political scientist Ian Bremmer explains the historical context of the conflict, how Israel might respond and what it means for Jews,...
TED Talks
TED: When Biden met Xi (and what's going on with the US and China) | Ian Bremmer
US President Joe Biden and President of the People's Republic of China Xi Jinping recently met in San Francisco. It was the first time Xi had visited the US in six years — and the first time the two leaders had met in person in a year....
PBS
How Muslim and Jewish faith groups are coming together during Israel-Hamas war
The conflict in the Middle East has been a fraught subject for decades, including in the U.S., and especially within American Jewish and Muslim communities. And for almost as long, interfaith groups have sought to bring those communities...
TED Talks
TED: Woman, Life, Freedom in Iran -- and what it means for the rest of the world | Golshifteh Farahani
In this poetic and moving reflection, actor, musician and activist Golshifteh Farahani honors those who have fought for "Woman, Life, Freedom" following Mahsa Amini's death at the hands of Iran's religious morality police. Calling upon...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: A day in the Islamic Golden Age | Birte Kristiansen and Petra Sijpesteijn
It's 791 CE. As the morning sun shines on the Golden Gate Palace, brother and sister Hisham and Asma prepare for the journey of a lifetime: the hajj, a holy pilgrimage to Mecca. They intend to travel with the big hajj caravan— but a...
TED Talks
TED: The danger and devotion of fighting for women in Afghanistan | Tamana Ayazi and Kat Craig
The women of Afghanistan are being persecuted under Taliban rule, but they're not standing down. Filmmaker Tamana Ayazi chronicles the harrowing reality of one women's rights advocate -- Zarifa Ghafari, Afghanistan's youngest female...
Curated Video
IRAQ: BAGHDAD: SADDAM'S CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL IN NEED OF FOOD & MEDICINE
Arabic/Eng
Under the United Nations oil-for-food deal, Iraq's oil is once again flowing into markets around the world, but the other half of the deal has yet to be completed.
Desperately needed food and medicine will be bought with the...
PBS
Gerald Ford (Jan. 14, 1991)
An interview with former President Gerald Ford on the prospect of the United States going to war in the Persian Gulf, following Iraq's invasion of Kuwait.
Curated Video
WRAP Truck drivers comments; de-mining, Iraqi politician; border; ADDS Bazani
Diyarbakir, Turkey
1. Wide of F-16 taking off from Diyarbakir Air Base
2. Wide of F-16 landing at the base with parachute brake being deployed. UPSOUND: (Music)
3. Various of military helicopter taking off from a separate airbase in...
Curated Video
Campaigning under way ahead of provincial elections
Najaf, south of Baghdad
1. Wide of the holy shrine of Imam Ali, son-in-law of prophet Muhammad
2. Golden dome of shrine
3. Cars driving on bridge in central Najaf
4. Mid of cars driving in downtown area, with campaigning posters for...
Curated Video
Putin meets Berlusconi, comments on Iraq
1. Wide shot of Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi's plane taxiing at Moscow's Vnukova International airport
2. Exterior wide shots of Moscow's Vnukova International Airport
3. Wide shot of Berlusconi's plane taxiing at Moscow's Vnukova...
Curated Video
Preview of international investors' conference on Palestinian economy
Ramallah, West Bank
1. Exterior of Arab Bank
2. Close-up on money being counted in man's hands
3. Wider shot two men on street changing money
4. Exterior of shopping centre
5. People in shopping centre
6. Interior supermarket aisle
7....
Curated Video
Car bombs kill 4 in Baghdad, aftermath, injured in hospital
Jadiriyah neighbourhood, Baghdad
1. Various of plume of smoke rising
2. Wide shot of scene of explosion with car on fire
3. Close-up of burning car wreckage
4. Wide shot of blind man being carried away
5. Wide pan of damage to the...
Curated Video
Wave of bombings across Iraqi capital kills at least 69
Karrada neighbourhood, Baghdad
1. Thick smoke billowing from blast site (++shot through windshield of moving car++)
2. Various of smoke billowing from buildings (++shot from nearby building++)
3. Various of damage and broken glass in...
Curated Video
Large food factory destroyed in bombardment as Gazans face long road to recovery
As negotiations over extending a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip and ending a blockade of the battered territory got underway in Cairo, residents returned to assess the damage following nearly a month of fighting.
Across the Gaza strip,...
Curated Video
Exclusive interview with Hans Blix
1. Wide shot interior United Nations office of Hans Blix, pan down from large satellite photographs of Iraq to Blix at his desk talking
2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Dr Hans Blix, Chief UN Weapons Inspector
"Well, we are not the ones who have...
Curated Video
EGYPT: RESTORED ANCIENT STATUE GOES ON DISPLAY
English/Nat
The completion of the work on a statue of the god Amun and the goddess Mut from Karnak was celebrated on Wednesday at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, where it will be displayed for the first time.
The project conserved and...
Curated Video
GWT: Royal Irish Regiment waiting for next assignment
1. Various of a soldier playing the flute
2. Various of a soldier manning checkpoint
3. Wide shot of derelict oil plant
4. Soldier brushing his teeth
5. Wide shot of basic facilities
6. Various shots of Colour Sergeant Chris McDonald...