A Saudi man is sentenced to death after his tweets criticizing country's leadership
A court in Saudi Arabia has sentenced a man to death for his statements on his Twitter criticizing the government.
Middle East
3 members of Congress make a rare visit to opposition-held northwest Syria
It's the first known visit to the country by American lawmakers in six years. GOP Reps. French Hill, Ben Cline and Scott Fitzgerald urged the Biden administration to maintain pressure on Bashar Assad.
Afghans who were evacuated to the U.S. navigate a complicated immigration system
An Afghan woman evacuated to the U.S. finds herself stuck in a system called Humanitarian Parole. What is it, and what does it mean for her future?
COMIC: In the '90s I survived summers in Egypt with no AC. How would it feel now?
In elementary school, NPR's Malaka Gharib visited her dad in Cairo each summer. It was hot, there was no AC — but she coped. In this age of global warming, she wonders: How are Egyptians getting by?
In Tel Aviv, people from all walks of life spend a Saturday at the beach
A varied group of beach-goers head to the shore in Tel Aviv on the weekly day of rest.
Ethiopia to investigate report of killings of its nationals at the Saudi-Yemen border
The Ethiopian government said it will investigate a report of killings of hundreds its nationals at the Yemen-Saudi border. A Saudi government official rejected the Human Rights Watch report.
Saudi Arabia killed hundreds of migrants at Yemen border, report says
NPR's A Martinez speaks with Nadia Hardman, lead author of the Human Rights Watch report, which says Saudi security forces killed hundreds of Ethiopian migrants at the border with Yemen.
The honey industry in Yemen is feeling the impacts of war and climate change
Yemen produces some of the best honey in the world, from trees in the mountainous north. But the war and climate change make it difficult for beekeepers to produce it.
Yemen's famous honey provides a sense of place and pride to residents
Even though production has been hampered by the civil war, Yemen still produces honey famous for its taste and the pride people there take in it.
7 decades later, remember the anniversary of the 1953 Iran coup
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to former British Foreign Secretary David Owen and Coup 53 filmmaker Taghi Amirani about the 70th anniversary of the coup in Iran.