Israel's Netanyahu is hospitalized to receive a pacemaker
In a short statement, Netanyahu's office said Israel's leader would be placed under sedation. A top deputy, Justice Minister Yariv Levin, was to stand in for him.
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Hundreds of thousands march in Israel against Netanyahu's judicial overhaul
Tens of thousands of protesters marched into Jerusalem and hundreds of thousands took to the streets in Tel Aviv and other cities.
Protesters try to storm Baghdad's Green Zone over Quran and flag burning in Denmark
Hundreds of protesters attempted to storm Baghdad's fortified Green Zone Saturday following reports an ultranationalist group burned a copy of the Quran in front of the Iraqi Embassy in Copenhagen.
وثائق أمريكية تكشف عيوب في إدعاءات البنتاغون عن ضحايا عملية البغدادي
قالت وزارة الدفاع الأمريكية إن القوات الأمريكية لم تؤذي المدنيين خلال عملية البغدادي عام 2019 ، لكن الإذاعة الوطنية العامة NPR تكشف عن تفاصيل جديدة تناقض هذه الادعاءات.
Pentagon files reveal flaws in U.S. claims about Syrian casualties in Baghdadi raid
The U.S. Defense Department said troops spared civilians during a celebrated 2019 raid against the leader of ISIS, but NPR has uncovered new details that challenge the U.S. claims.
Egypt's vanishing village men: Risking it all to get to Europe
Egypt now has the highest number of illegal migrants to Europe, lured by smugglers who charge a big fee for a risky voyage by sea. We interview families who had a loved one on the shipwrecked Adriana.
Pentagon files reveal flaws in U.S. claims about Syrian casualties in Baghdadi raid
The U.S. has maintained that troops spared civilians in the 2019 raid on ISIS leader Baghdadi. But NPR analysis found flaws in the claim. A Syrian man says he was wounded and two friends were killed.
Iraq expels Sweden's ambassador over Quran burning, after protests at Swedish Embassy
Iraq expelled Sweden's ambassador and recalled its diplomat from Sweden, hours after protesters attacked the Swedish Embassy in Baghdad, setting fire to part of the building.
Arab Center's Yousef Munayyer discusses evolving Palestinian American views on Israel
After a handful of Democrats boycotted Israeli President Herzog's address before Congress, NPR speaks with the Arab Center's Yousef Munayyer about evolving Palestinian American views on Israel.
Israeli president's speech was applauded by some in Congress, boycotted by others
In an address to the U.S. Congress, Israel's president emphasized the close ties between the two countries, even as some progressive Democrats boycotted the speech.