Showcasing some of Natalie's most recent news work...
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Thousands of Refugees Cross into Serbia on Foot:PREVOS, SERBIA (CCTV 08/15) The migrant crisis in Europe continues as thousand's continue to flood the Balkans. Serbian officials estimate up to 2,000 cross its borders daily.
CCTV’s Natalie Carney files this report from Belgrade. |
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Trains Packed with Refugees Cross Macedonia Daily:MACEDONIA (CCTV 08/15) Exhausted and desperate, hundreds of refugees are processed and await a train in Macedonia that will take them to the Serbian border and one step closer to their dreams.
CCTV’s Natalie Carney joined them for the journey. |
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Protecting Afghanistan's Film & TV Industry:KABUL, AFGHANISTAN (CCTV 07/15) Afghanistan’s film and TV industry has been struggling to get back on its feet following years of conflict.
Conservative traditions and a lack of funding and personnel have limited the industry’s development. Some brave filmmakers are trying to change all that, while others have risked it all to save the country’s rich cultural heritage. CCTV’s Natalie Carney filed this report from Kabul. |
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Afghanistan's Ailing Health Care System:KABUL, AFGHANISTAN (CCTV 07/15) The Afghan Public Health Ministry estimates that there are now well over 2000 health facilities across the country, compared with about 500 in 2002. Yet many question their quality - This, as the security situation worsens across Afghanistan and the need for reliable healthcare facilities increases.
CCTV’s Natalie Carney filed this report from Kabul. |
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Falling Oil Prices Hitting Oil Rich Kuwait:
KUWAIT CITY, KUWAIT (CCTV 03/15) Kuwait is asking the International Monetary Fund to help diversify its revenue due to falling oil sales and part of their plan calls for imposing corporate taxes. While the oil rich gulf state has compensated for slumping oil prices, its budget and future production are still at risk. Natalie Carney reports.
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Yemen Crisis: Kuwait Tightens Security Around Oil Fields:KUWAIT CITY, KUWAIT (CCTV 03/15) A Saudi-led military coalition is engaged in a series of airstrikes against Houthi rebel targets inside Yemen. This is the first time in 25 years that coalition member Kuwait has been involved in military action. Amid concerns that the conflict could affect oil supplies, the country has heightened security around its oil fields.
CCTV correspondent Natalie Carney has more from Kuwait City. |
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Struggeling to Control the Turkish/Syrian Porus Border:KILIS, TURKEY (CCTV 01/15) Turkish officials believe the woman suspected of being the accomplice of Islamist militants behind deadly attacks in Paris first traveled through Turkey, and from there into Syria.
CCTV’s Natalie Carney joins us from Turkey. |
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Kurds from Turkey Join the Battle for Kobane:SURUC, TURKEY (CCTV 10/14) As the battle for Kobane continues, Kurdish fighters continue to join in the battle from neighboring Turkey.
CCTV America’s Natalie Carney meet with one family who gave their all to the battle. |
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Being a Hostage of ISIL:SURUC, TURKEY (CCTV 10/14) In May, 16 year old Azzadin Omar was allegedly one of the 153 students captured by ISIL militants as they were on their way back to the border city of Kobane from school exams in Aleppo, Syria. He was released more then four months later.
CCTV’s Natalie Carney sat down with him to ask what it was like being a hostage of ISIL. |
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Turkish Parliament Agree to Cross Border Military Action:ISTANBUL, TURKEY (CCTV 10/14) The Turkish parliament voted overwhelmingly to allow its army to cross its borders with Syria and Iraq, but there are still many factors Ankara must consider before enacting any military response. CCTV America's Natalie Carney reports from Istanbul.
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Threat of Islamic State to Lebanon:LEBANON (CCTV 09/14) Lebanon’s interior minister is saying a trade-off of prisoners with Islamic extremists is possible.
The Islamic State & Nusra Front have been holding at least 21 Lebanese soldiers & police since early August—when they battled the country’s army for control of the northeastern town of Arsal. Dozens of others were killed in the fighting. Lebanon’s new openness to a deal follows intense pressure by the families of the hostages, as CCTV’s Natalie Carney reports. |
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Violence Against Refugees Erupts in Lebanon:LEBANON (CCTV 09/14) More violence against Syrian refugees was reported out of northern Lebanon on Thursday. The Lebanese army said it conducted a raid on suspected militants inside a refugee camp while unknown attackers set fire to tents at another camp. Some local residents told a different story saying the army set the fires.
The incident illustrates the growing tensions as Lebanon copes with an influx of more than one million Syrians. CCTV America's Natalie Carney reports. |
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Turkey's Corruption Probe Hits Economy:ISTANBUL, TURKEY (CCTV 12/13) Much of Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan's success has stemmed from Turkey's rapid economic growth seen during his eleven years in office. Yet a current corruption probe into people closely associated with his party is placing a lot of pressure on the economy.
CCTV's Natalie Carney reports from Istanbul. |
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Syrian in Jordan Vote in Controversial Elections:AMMAN, JORDAN (CCTV 05/14) Syrian citizens living abroad voted Wednesday in the country’s presidential election at embassies around the world. Voting inside Syria begins next week.
Natalie Carney reports. |
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Unconventional Education for Syrian Refugees in Jordan:AMMAN, JORDAN (CCTV 05/14) The United Nations said that education is a fundamental human right and essential for the exercise of all other human rights. However many have limited access to that right, particularly the world's more than 50 million displaced people.
CCTV's Natalie Carney reports on how one man teaching some of Jordan's Syrian refugees. |
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6 World Powers Begin Negotiations On Iran:VIENNA, AUSTRIA (03/14) Negotiations between 6 world powers and Iran on its controversial nuclear program start on Tuesday. In February, the 2 parties came up with a framework on how these talks would proceed. Nevertheless, Iran is not optimistic that a final deal will be made in this next round of talks.
CCTV's Natalie Carney reports. |
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Chinese President Visits Sochi Olympic Games:Chinese President Xi Jinping has made an appearance at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics. This is said to be a significant event in China-Russia relations. CCTV's Natalie Carney joins us from Russia with further details.
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Sochi 2014: A Worthwhile Investment?SOCHI, RUSSIA (02/14) The 22nd Winter Olympic Games have become the most expensive in history -- totaling $51 billion. To make sense of its economic impact.
CCTV's Natalie Carney investigates where the money was spent. |
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Ariel Sharon's Legacy in Palestine:RAMALLAH, PALESTINE (CCTV 01/14) Ariel Sharon has died, but he left a very different legacy in the West Bank than he did in Israel, where he was revered as a war hero.
From Ramallah, Natalie Carney looks back at Ariel Sharon's Legacy in Palestine |
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The Death of Ariel Sharon:RAMALLAH, PALESTINE (CCTV 01/14) Palestinian reaction upon the breaking news of Ariel Sharon's death.
Natalie Carney has more from Ramallah |
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Syrian Refugees Seek Refuge in Europe:SOFIA, BULGARIA (CCTV 12/13) As the number of refugees fleeing Syria's civil war tops 2 million, the pressure on Bulgaria is mounting to accommodate them, as the humanitarian crisis spills into Europe.
With the arrival of winter and even more refugees, the Bulgarian government is struggling to cope with overcrowded camps as Natalie Carney reports from the capitol Sofia. |
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Ukraine's Dilema:KIEV, UKRAINE (CCTV 12/13) Ukraine’s President Viktor Yanukovych sat down with opposition leaders to hash out a resolve for the country’s political crisis as protests enter their forth week.
This comes just days before the President is scheduled to meet with his Russian counterpart Vladir Putin, increasing the anxieties of pro European demonstrators. |
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Tensions Build in Syrian Refugee Camps:KILLIS, TURKEY (CCTV 09/12) Neighboring countries are starting to feel the heat of the Syrian conflict as more people flee the violence.
In Turkey, refugee camps are filled to capacity increasing tensions inside the camps between the Syrians and the Turkish authorities. Natalie Carney reports from the Kilis camp in southern Turkey. |
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Turkey Closes Border Amid Syrian Tensions:HATAY, TURKEY (CCTV 08/12) As fierce fighting continued on Sunday in both Damascus & Aleppo, Syrian rebels were reported to have taken over the Bab al-Salama border post with Turkey.
This comes just three days after they took control of the Bab al-Hawa crossing into Turkey from where our correspondent Natalie Carney has more. |
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Occupy Wall Street Growing Legs:NEW YORK, USA (CCTV 10/11) Anti-Wall Street protests are spreading in the United States, with rallies taking place in several major cities.
For the last 3 weeks demonstrators have been demanding a more equitable distribution of American wealth, and calling for more to be done to deal with the nation's unemployment crisis. Natalie Carney caught up with protestors taking to the streets of New York. |
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September 11th Survivors Give Back:NEW YORK, USA (CCTV 09/11) The September 11th, 2001 attacks on the world trade centre in New York City left the entire city traumatized.
Yet as Natalie Carney reports, ten years on, New Yorkers most directly affected, have found ways to give back to the community. |
Libyan Revolution (2011):
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Libyan Girl Losing War Against Lack of Medicine:BENGHAZI, LIBYA (CCTV 05/11) More rescue ships have arrived in Libya's western port of Benghazi. Doctors there are rushing to treat the wounded.
It comes as rebels there say they are fast running out of money and fears are growing of another humanitarian crisis. Doctors in Benghazi's main hospitals say they are terribly short on supplies. Natalie Carney has this report. |
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Libya Lost War Hero, Omar Mukhtar:BENGHAZI, LIBYA (CCTV 05/11) Revolutionary souvenirs of Libyan hero, Omar Mukhtar are selling well as Libyans remember a war hero.
Natalie Carney reports from Benghazi. |
Egyptian Revolution (2011):
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Cairo - A City Divided:CAIRO, EGYPT (CCTV 02/11) As protests continue in Egypt, its the country's economy that is suffering the greatest.
Markets have been closed for weeks, bank machines are non functional and stores have closed their doors. Natalie Carney reports on how these repercussion are affecting ordinary Egyptians. |
Haiti Presidential Elections (2010):
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Haitians Call for Vote Re-Count:PORT AU PRINCE, HAITI (CNA 11/10) HAITI - Former US president Bill Clinton is urging an immediate re-count of Haiti's November 28th elections.
His one day visit to the capitol Port au Prince follows days of violence amidst cries by Haitian of rampant election corruption. Natalie Carney has more. |