Middle East

To Understand The Exodus Of Syrians, Just Look At Aleppo

6:36pm September 22, 2015

by Alice Fordham

After more than four years of civil war in Syria, what's driving people to Europe in such numbers now? NPR takes a look at the Syrian city of Aleppo to illustrate what Syria has become.

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EU Ministers Vote To Relocate 120,000 Refugees Across Member States

6:36pm September 22, 2015

by Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson

European Union interior and justice ministers met in Brussels Tuesday to discuss a proposed plan to relocate 120,000 refugees across member states. The meeting, on the eve of an EU summit, is likely to prove contentious, since several eastern European governments have already rejected the idea.

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Greek Hotel Owner On Refugees: 'These Could Have Been My Children'

6:36pm September 22, 2015

NPR's Kelly McEvers talks with Aphrodite Vati Mariola in Molyvos, Lesbos Island, Greece, about the daily arrival of boats on the beaches just below her family's hotel.

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A Syrian refugee woman walks to the ferry Eleftherios Venizelos, which functions as a registration center and accommodation for migrants and refugees on the Greek island of Kos, on Aug. 17. The Islamic State has released multiple videos calling on refugee

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The Flood Of Syrian Refugees Puts ISIS On The Defensive

2:56pm September 22, 2015

by Deborah Amos

The Islamic State claims it's building a caliphate that welcomes true Muslims. But Syrian refugees, as well as those displaced inside the country, are sending a very different message as they flee.

African-American evangelical leaders visited a Jerusalem crafts workshop for elderly Israelis, a project supported by the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews. The group and Israel's tourism ministry sponsored the pastors' trip to Israel, part

Israel Courts African-American Evangelicals, Despite Some Hurdles

2:44pm September 22, 2015

by Emily Harris

White American evangelical Christians have long been key backers of Israel. Now a major Israeli charity is wooing African-American churches for support. There are some political hurdles.

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An Iranian man walks past a mural displaying an outline of Iran, adorned in the colors of the country's national flag, on June 29 in Tehran. A large majority of Iranians appears to support the nuclear deal.

What's Next For Iran? 5 Possible Futures, From Disaster To Hope

9:54am September 22, 2015

by Steve Inskeep

In the wake of the nuclear deal, NPR asked five Iran watchers to sketch out visions of what they think will happen in Iran and the broader Middle East, and in its relations with the West.

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From 'Brinksmanship' To 'Hope,' Here's What Might Result From U.S.-Iran Deal

9:15am September 22, 2015

by Steve Inskeep

What will the U.S.-Iran nuclear relationship look like going forward? The two nations can't escape their bitter history; the question is how to add to it.

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has blasted the European Union plan to begin labeling products produced in Israeli settlements.

EU To Begin Slapping Labels On Products Produced In Israeli Settlements

6:20pm September 21, 2015

by Brakkton Booker

The European Parliament decision could come as early as Oct. 1, according to reports. Israel's prime minister has called the decision "a perversion of justice and a distortion of reason."

A television journalist, behind bars inside Tora Prison — also called "Scorpion" — in Cairo. The Egyptian government has drawn criticism, and scorn, for allegedly whitewashing brutal conditions there.

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In A Viral Video, A Misleading Taste Of What It's Like In Egyptian Prison

4:44pm September 21, 2015

by Leila Fadel

A government report — and a video leaked with it — gave a rosy impression of conditions inside a notorious prison, even as accounts of torture stream from Egypt's swelling prison population.

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European Response To Asylum-Seekers Remains Inconsistent

2:10pm September 21, 2015

by Lauren Frayer

NPR's Lauren Frayer has spent the last two weeks covering the migrant crisis in Europe and talks about the shifts in countries closing or opening their doors to refugees.

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