Middle East

Quake aid to Syria highlights complications of getting help to a place mired in war

6:06am February 23, 2023

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks to Joshua Landis of the Center for Middle East Studies at the University of Oklahoma about the physical and political hurdles for delivering earthquake relief to Syria.

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Israel says its deadly raid into occupied territory prevented future attacks

5:13am February 23, 2023

At least 11 Palestinians are dead and over 100 are injured following a raid by Israeli military forces in the occupied West Bank. NPR's A Martinez talks to Washington Post reporter Miriam Berger.

Amid countries that need humanitarian aid, U.N. worries Yemen will be forgotten

5:13am February 23, 2023

by Michele Kelemen

Yemen has been one of the world's worst humanitarian disasters. Aid groups worry it's being forgotten as the world focuses on Ukraine and the earthquake in Turkey and Syria.

World News

What we know about the Israeli raid in Nablus that killed at least 11 people

5:03pm February 22, 2023

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with the Associated Press' Joe Federman about the Israeli raid that killed at least 11 people in Nablus and injured scores more.

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Palestinians clash with Israeli security forces during a raid in the occupied West Bank city of Nablus, on Feb. 22. The raid left scores of people hurt and killed 10 Palestinians. Israel's military says it suffered no casualties.

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Israeli raid leaves 11 dead and 100 wounded, Palestinians say, as violence rises

4:59pm February 22, 2023

The Israeli military says it was targeting a militant group in the West Bank called the Lion's Den. So far this year, at least 55 Palestinians — including civilians — have been killed.

A globe, centered on Ukraine with ripples emanating outwards around the world.

The ripple effects of Russia's war in Ukraine continue to change the world

9:29am February 22, 2023

A year after Russia's invasion of Ukraine sparked the largest conflict in Europe since World War II, the repercussions continue to reverberate.

A Palestinian gestures to Israeli military vehicles Wednesday during clashes in the West Bank city of Nablus.

World News

Israeli West Bank raid kills 10 Palestinians and hurts more than 100 others

9:00am February 22, 2023

by The Associated Press

The rare daytime arrest operation triggered one of the bloodiest battles in nearly a year of fighting, leaving shops in Nablus riddled with bullets and a building reduced to rubble.

Initial earthquake aid is finally getting to Northwest Syria but more is needed

5:12am February 22, 2023

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Ismail Alabdullah of the Syrian Civil Defense, which is known as the White Helmets, about the group supporting victims of the earthquake.

People in Antakya, Turkey, react after a new earthquake struck on Monday.

World News

A new earthquake hits Turkey, as teams still respond to earlier catastrophic quake

5:03pm February 20, 2023

by Daniel Estrin

Turkish authorities say a magnitude 6.4 earthquake, followed by a magnitude 5.8 tremor, struck the Antakya region around 8 p.m. local time Monday. The quake was also felt in Syria.

Morning news brief

7:57am February 20, 2023

Ukraine is bracing for a major Russian offensive. Secretary of State Blinken is in Turkey to assess quake damage. GOP presidential hopefuls are popping up in Iowa ahead of 2024 elections.

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