Middle East

Israeli police work near the covered body of a shooting victim in Bnei Brak, Israel, Tuesday, March 29, 2022. The circumstance of the deadly incident in the city east of Tel Aviv were not immediately clear.

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Gunman kills 5 in mass shooting spree in central Israel

5:13pm March 29, 2022

by The Associated Press

A gunman on a motorcycle opened fire in a crowded city in central Israel late Tuesday, gunning down victims as he killed at least five people in the second mass shooting rampage this week.

Israeli security forces gather at the site of an attack that left two Israeli police dead in the northern city of Hadera on Sunday.

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The Islamic State claims responsibility for the deaths of 2 people in central Israel

5:33am March 28, 2022

by The Associated Press

The Islamic State group claimed responsibility after a pair of Arab gunmen killed two people and wounded four before being killed by police in the city of Hadera in central Israel.

Smoke and flames rise from a Saudi Aramco oil facility in Jeddah following a reported attack by Yemeni rebels. A huge cloud of smoke was seen near the Formula One venue in the city following the attack.

The Saudi Formula 1 race will go on despite a Houthi missile attack near the track

9:13am March 26, 2022

by Jaclyn Diaz

Missile and drone attacks by Houthi rebels targeted the Saudi Aramco oil facility in Jeddah — not far from the auto racetrack in the city.

Examining the humanitarian crisis parallels, created by war, in Ukraine and Syria

7:51am March 25, 2022

NPR's A Martinez talks to Bob Kitchen of the aid group the International Rescue Committee, about the humanitarian lessons for Ukraine from the war in Syria.

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Suma Rifai is a student at the University for Seniors in Beirut. She is also a "Certified Mom."

This Lebanese university is bringing older people back to class

5:00am March 25, 2022

The University for Seniors in Beirut, Lebanon gives people 50 years old and up the chance to go back to school.

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Lessons from Russia's role in Syria war

5:22pm March 20, 2022

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Mona Yacoubian of the U.S. Institute of Peace about the role Russia's military played in Syria and what she thinks the legacy of that conflict is today.

Twenty-year-old Rusul Ahmed has painted several of the murals in Mosul. She says after the dark period of ISIS, the colorful murals make people happy.

In Iraq's Mosul, art springs up from ruins almost 5 years after the ouster of ISIS

5:22pm March 20, 2022

by Jason Beaubien

This vibrant street art is a sign of the spirited rebuilding going on in the northern Iraqi city, after ISIS was defeated in 2017.

This Lebanese university gives senior citizens a chance to go back to school

4:22pm March 18, 2022

The University for Seniors in Beirut, Lebanon, gives older students the chance to remain active and engaged as they age. The program's director says the vision is to portray a positive image of aging.

Mariana Vishegirskaya stands outside a maternity hospital that was damaged by shelling in Mariupol, Ukraine, on March 9. Vishegirskaya later gave birth to a girl in another hospital in Mariupol.

Health & Safety

Russia's strike on Ukraine maternity hospital is part of a terrible wartime tradition

6:00pm March 16, 2022

by Diane Cole

The attack on the facility in Mariupol reflects an unfortunate trend in wars in Syria, Ethiopia and other countries. The impact on health care in the short-term and the long run is beyond devastating.

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Explosives left from wars in Iraq injure people for decades that follow

4:14pm March 16, 2022

by Jason Beaubien

The legacy of old wars in Iraq takes the form of mines and cluster bombs that still injure people, often children. Groups are trying to educate kids about the dangers.