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What Will Happen to the Rohingya People Now?
The Rohingya who survived mass killings in Myanmar now face an uncertain future.
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"A Soldier Cut Off Her Breast": Rohingya Survivors Recount Atrocities
In a new FRONTLINE documentary, survivors of an attack on a Rohingya village in Myanmar say the military attacked civilians and raped women and children.
May 7, 2018
FRONTLINE Wins Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award for “Iraq Uncovered”
The FRONTLINE documentary "Iraq Uncovered" has been honored with a 2018 Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award.
May 4, 2018
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Myanmar's Killing Fields
Secret footage going back years shows the effort to kill and expel Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar.
May 8, 2018
Saudi Crown Prince's U.S. Visit Comes at Critical Moment for Riyadh
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's meeting with President Trump this week comes at a critical moment for U.S.-Saudi relations: The Saudi heir will look to solidify American support amid an ongoing effort to consolidate power at home.
March 19, 2018
The Rivalry Behind Three Wars: How Saudi Arabia and Iran Fueled Conflicts in Iraq, Syria and Yemen
How Saudi Arabia and Iran fueled conflicts in Iraq, Syria and Yemen.
February 27, 2018
WATCH: Why Iran Backed Assad in Syria
In an excerpt from "Bitter Rivals," explore how Iran’s support for the Assad regime in Syria has helped fuel one of the most brutal wars in modern times.
February 27, 2018
Inside the Making of “Bitter Rivals: Iran and Saudi Arabia”
Featuring on-the-ground reporting from seven Middle Eastern countries, the two-part FRONTLINE series was two years in the making.
February 20, 2018
The FRONTLINE Interview: Adel al-Jubeir
Iran has spent decades exploiting sectarianism in the Middle East to put pressure on Sunni governments across the region, says Saudi foreign minister Adel al-Jubeir in an interview for the FRONTLINE documentary "Bitter Rivals: Iran and Saudi Arabia."
February 20, 2018
The FRONTLINE Interview: Mohammad Javad Zarif
"Despite the fact that the United States and almost every other powerful nation supports Saudi Arabia actively and tries to undermine us actively, we are still the most influential power in the Middle East," says Iranian foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in an interview for the FRONTLINE documentary "Bitter Rivals: Iran and Saudi Arabia."
February 20, 2018
The FRONTLINE Interview: Ryan Crocker
Whether it's Yemen, Iraq or Syria, today's conflicts in the Middle East can't be explained by sectarianism alone, says longtime U.S. diplomat Ryan Crocker in this interview for the FRONTLINE documentary "Bitter Rivals: Iran and Saudi Arabia." Says Crocker, "There are deeper issues in play. It's power. It's who was going to have influence where?"
February 20, 2018
The FRONTLINE Interview: Randa Slim
The rivalry between Iran and Saudi Arabia "is primarily a competition about the direction of politics in the Mideast, and Iran wants to have a say in it," says Randa Slim of the Middle East Institute in Washington.
February 20, 2018