Middle East

Syrians warm up by a fire at a make-shift shelter for people who were left homeless, near the rebel-held town of Jindayris on Feb. 8, 2023.

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With over 20,000 dead, hopes fade for finding Turkey and Syria quake survivors

2:51pm February 09, 2023

Rescue workers pressed their search Thursday across Turkey and Syria for survivors from this week's massive earthquake and aftershocks as the window to find people alive began to close.

Politics & Government

Morning news brief

7:38am February 09, 2023

Turkey's president admits there were problems with his government's initial quake response, President Biden takes his message on the road, Florida lawmakers aim to end Disney World's self-governance.

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NPR asks a senior Iranian official about protests and Iran's conservative dress code

7:38am February 09, 2023

All Things Considered co-host Mary Louise Kelly is reporting from Iran this week. Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian spoke to her in a wide-ranging interview.

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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly interviews the Foreign Minister of Iran, Hossein Amir Abdollahian, in Tehran.

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In Iran, NPR sees anger and desperation. Its government tells us nothing is wrong

7:00am February 09, 2023

In an interview with NPR in Tehran, Iran's foreign minister dismisses the protests that have spread in the wake of Mahsa Amini's death, saying "nothing important had happened."

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Turkey's government is under pressure for its response to the earthquake

5:05am February 09, 2023

Rescue efforts are turning up grim results after Monday's earthquake devastated vast areas in Syria and Turkey. Some people in Turkey are criticizing their government's response.

The death of another Filipino working overseas has shocked the Philippines

5:05am February 09, 2023

by Ashley Westerman

Every year millions of Filipinos leave their homeland to work overseas, sending billions of dollars back home. The death of a female overseas Filipino worker has shaken the country to its core.

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NPR asks Iran's foreign minister about anti-government protests and global relations

6:38pm February 08, 2023

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Iran's Foreign Minister, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, in Tehran.

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The window for saving people after the earthquake in Turkey and Syria is closing

6:05pm February 08, 2023

by Peter Kenyon

As the death toll soars, the cold continues and rescue teams dig at the rubble — the window for saving people following the massive earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria is closing.

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As Turkey earthquake death toll grows, so does criticism of the Turkish government

5:06pm February 08, 2023

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Brookings Institution visiting fellow Asli Aydintasbas about whether policy failures and building shortcuts in Turkey may have contributed to the earthquake's death toll.

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Aid groups are having difficulty help areas under the control of the regime in Syrian

5:06pm February 08, 2023

by Michele Kelemen

Getting help to areas of Syria devastated by this week's earthquake is means navigating around a government that is still at war with some of its own people.

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