Shiite Sheikh Executed By Saudi Arabia Preached Against Violence, Son Says
Mohammed al-Nimr says he felt relieved following his father's execution because the sheikh was abused for years by Saudi authorities.
Middle East
State Of The Union Guest Calls On U.S. To Free Americans Jailed In Iran
The sister of one former U.S. Marine, who is languishing in an Iranian jail, will be in the audience at the State of the Union Tuesday. She tells NPR what she is hoping to hear from President Obama.
Germany Responds To Killing Of Tourists In Istanbul Suicide Attack
At least 10 people, most of them German tourists, are believed dead after an apparent suicide bombing in Istanbul, Turkey.
Long Guarded And Reserved, Saudi Arabia Goes Big And Bold
King Salman's first year on the throne has brought big changes to the kingdom. It has a more aggressive foreign policy, is actively confronting Iran and is speaking out more openly than in the past.
Suicide Bombing At Istanbul Tourist Site Leaves At Least 10 Dead
A 28-year-old Syrian man blew himself up at a popular tourist site in Istanbul, killing at least 10 people — most of them foreigners.
Doctors Without Borders Hospital Bombed In Yemen
Over the weekend, a hospital in Yemen was bombed and five people were killed. It's not clear who's responsible for the attack, but it is part of an alarming trend: It's the third attack on a hospital in as many months. NPR's Kelly McEvers talks to Jose Antonio Bastos of Doctors Without Borders or MSF, which runs the hospital that was hit.
Diarrhea Medicines, Trauma Kits And Oxygen Canisters Can't Enter Taiz
A blockade by rebel forces has kept vital medicines and supplies from reaching hospitals. Everyone is suffering, from war victims to cancer patients.
Kurdish Delegation In Washington Looks For U.S. Assistance To Fight ISIS
Steve Inskeep talks to Bayan Sami Abdul Rahman the Kurdish Regional Government's representative to the U.S. about what that region needs in the way of assistance as it fights against ISIS.
Explosion In Heart Of Istanbul's Tourist Area Kills At Least 10
Turkish officials say a suicide bomber identified as a 28-year-old Syrian national targeted tourists. At least eight Germans died in the blast, Chancellor Angela Merkel says.
Explosion In Heart Of Istanbul's Tourist Area Kills 10
Turkey's president blamed the blast on a suicide bomber with links to Syria. David Greene talks to Erdal Karatas, a waiter at Pasha Restaurant, which is about 200 yards from where the blast happened.