Borzou Daragahi

Vice President Mike Pence addressing the Knesset, in Jerusalem, Monday

Is the US suffering from incoherent policies in the Middle East?

Vice President Mike Pence is on a tour of the Middle East. The US role in the region has changed under President Trump. Critics say US policies are disruptive, contradictory and incoherent.

Is the US suffering from incoherent policies in the Middle East?
A boy, displaced from fighting in the Islamic State stronghold of Raqqa, walks in the desert near the village of Karama, east of Raqqa, July 1st 2017

What to do with captured women and children of ISIS?

What to do with captured women and children of ISIS?
Men in orange jumpsuits believed to be Egyptian Christians were held captive by the Islamic State and murdered in Libya.

ISIS spreads its tentacles to North Africa — and threatens to reach beyond

ISIS spreads its tentacles to North Africa — and threatens to reach beyond
Protesters hold a sign and photographs of detained Al-Jazeera journalists Peter Greste, an Australian, Mohamed Fahmy, a Canadian-Egyptian national, and Baher Mohamed, an Egyptian. The three who were jailed in Cairo on December 29, 2013. Greste was release

The release of a jailed journalist can't hide Egypt's human rights problem

The release of a jailed journalist can't hide Egypt's human rights problem
ISIS flags flutter on the Mullah Abdullah bridge in southern Kirkuk in early October 2014. The Iraqi Kurdish security forces are dug-in at the opposite end of the bridge.

The campaign against ISIS isn't producing big victories

The campaign against ISIS isn't producing big victories
Members of the Tunisian parliament wave flags after approving the country's new constitution.. Tunisia's national assembly approved the country's new constitution on Sunday in one of the final steps to full democracy three years after protests erupted int

Tunisia is succeeding where Egypt failed

The revolt in Syria began almost three years ago, in the early, hopeful days of the Arab Spring. Back then, more or less peaceful protests ousted long-time dictators in Tunisia and Egypt. But since then, those two nations have taken very different paths.

Tunisia is succeeding where Egypt failed

The NJ governor's staff aren't the only politicos messing with traffic

New Jersey is not the only place where roads and traffic are manipulated for political reasons. Journalists from around the globe talk about the politics of traffic where they live.

The NJ governor's staff aren't the only politicos messing with traffic
Fighters of the 'Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria' parading through the Syrian town of Tel Abyad, last Thursday. The next day ISIS fighters were surprised by a concerted attack by other Syrian rebel groups. Dozens were killed.

A powerful al-Qaeda group is fighting in both Iraq and Syria

It's been quite a week for an al-Qaeda spin-off called ISIS. Last week, ISIS took over Fallujah in Iraq. But it seems some of the local Sunni tribes abandoned the group and have joined government forces fighting against al-Qaeda. Then, rebel groups in Syria combined to attack ISIS there. Borzou Daragahi of the Financial Times explains the politics that work for and against ISIS.

A powerful al-Qaeda group is fighting in both Iraq and Syria
Image of Sisi on chocolate

Egypt's top military commander gets put on a chocolate pedestal

The Egyptian general who helped lead the ouster of Egypt's elected president is in a pretty sweet place for the moment - on chocolate bars. Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has won the hearts and minds of at least a segment of the country's population.

Egypt's top military commander gets put on a chocolate pedestal

After a Year of Mohammed Morsi, Egyptians are Divided

Mohammed Morsi is marking his first year in office. This anniversary however, doesn't come with much celebration. Host Carol Hills speaks with Financial Times' Borzou Daragahi who has been following the events in Cairo.

After a Year of Mohammed Morsi, Egyptians are Divided

Syria Crisis: Assad's Revival Suggests Long War

The United Nations said Thursday it has documented the deaths of 93,000 people in Syria since the civil war began. And a recent revival in fortunes for the Assad regime suggests the war has no end in sight.

Syria Crisis: Assad's Revival Suggests Long War
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Syria Crisis: The Assad Regime's Long-Term Prospects

Reporter Borzou Daragahi of The Financial Times newspaper and anchor Marco Werman discuss the fighting in Syria and the long-term prospects for the regime of Bashar al Assad.

Syria Crisis: The Assad Regime's Long-Term Prospects

Syria Troops in Fierce Fighting in Damascus Suburb

The Damascus suburb of Douma was subject to an intense attack today. Shells fell on residential areas for hours before troops moved in. The Syrian government is supposed to observe a ceasefire, but many international officials are skeptical.

Syria Troops in Fierce Fighting in Damascus Suburb
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Tripoli Fighting Continues

The fighting between rebels and forces loyal to Col. Gaddafi appears to be focused on the Abu Salim neighborhood.

Tripoli Fighting Continues

No Necklaces for Men in Iran

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei declared necklaces for men as "un-Islamic."

No Necklaces for Men in Iran