Member states of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation

As the political turmoil in Egypt continues play out, one thing has been clear for some time. The Egyptian economy is in deep trouble.

The ongoing conflict in Egypt has deep roots in history, religion, politics and economics. But journalist Nafeez Mosaddeq Ahmed says another underlying cause is a growing resource crisis–shortages of food, water, energy, and a booming population.

Frank Gardner, former BBC bureau chief in Cairo, tells anchor Marco Werman why the army crackdown in Egypt has such wide support there.

Lebanon, like many of Syria’s neighbors, is groaning under the weight of refugees as that country’s civil war continues with no end in sight. In Lebanon, officials recently imposed a curfew on foreign laborers in an effort to restrict Syrian refugees.