Middle East

U.S. Diplomatic Hopes Fade As Russia Provides More Support To Syrian Regime

6:43pm September 11, 2015

by Michele Kelemen

Russia is doubling down on its support for the Syrian regime, as the U.S. tries to revive a diplomatic track. NPR explores how the U.S. has misread Russia all these years.

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Rep. Steve Israel Condemns Use Of Iran Nuclear Deal As A 'Cheap, Partisan Stunt'

6:43pm September 11, 2015

NPR's Robert Siegel interviews Democratic Rep. Steve Israel, an opponent of the Iran nuclear deal, about what he wants to see happen next.

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Parish In Vienna Welcomes Refugees Ahead Of Pope's Plea

6:43pm September 11, 2015

NPR's Audie Cornish interviews Rev. Peter Schipka, general secretary of the Austrian Bishops Conference, about the Pope's call for parishes to take in refugees. His parish welcomed refugees in June.

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Statements Show Nuclear Deal Did Not Change Iran's View Of Israel

3:37pm September 11, 2015

NPR's Audie Cornish interviews Thomas Erdbrink, Tehran bureau chief for The New York Times, about the Iran supreme leader's latest statement that Israel won't exist in 25 years.

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Senate Democrats Block Measure To Reject Iran Nuclear Deal

2:15pm September 11, 2015

by Ailsa Chang

The Senate blocked a measure to reject the Iran nuclear deal Thursday. Meanwhile, the House is working on a parallel, but separate, legislative track to voice Republican opposition to the Iran deal.

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Zainab Abbas, husband Ahmed Hadi Jawad and their surviving daughter, Rawan, show photos of 10-year-old Zainab and 9-year-old Haider. The two children perished after a wave swept over their boat crossing the Aegean last week — the same boat carrying 3-ye

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Iraqi Boat Family Warns Others: Don't Risk It, It's Too Dangerous

11:57am September 11, 2015

by Alice Fordham

An Iraqi family returns home and tells the story of risking a trip to Greece on a boat that sank, drowning two of their children. But images of people making the trip safely encourage others to try.

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House Republicans Change Strategy On Iran Nuclear Deal

7:32pm September 10, 2015

by Ailsa Chang

Congress returned to Washington for what was supposed to be a meaty debate on the Iran nuclear deal. But that plan has been hijacked by wrangling over a debate process in both chambers of Congress.

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U.S. To Accept 10,000 Syrian Refugees Next Year

7:04pm September 10, 2015

by Michele Kelemen

The U.S. announces it will create slots for accepting 10,000 Syrian refugees over the next year, which is far less than what the United Nations is asking it to take.

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Migrants, mostly from Syria and Iraq, set out on foot along a highway on the Danish-German border, heading north to Sweden on Wednesday. They arrived that morning on a train from Germany.

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Migrants Enter Denmark, Determined To Reach Sweden

6:47pm September 10, 2015

by Sidsel Overgaard

Denmark has been trying to dissuade refugees from crossing its borders. But an estimated 3,000 have entered the country since Sunday, and some Danes are helping them make their way to Sweden.

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Mass Exodus Of Syrians From Lebanon Prompted By Crackdown On Refugees

6:41pm September 10, 2015

by Alison Meuse

Syrian refugee women discuss why they're in a rush to get to Europe from Lebanon, where ferry boats have increased their trips to Turkey and smugglers are doing fast business to meet the demand.

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