Middle East

As Opponents Rally Outside The Capitol, Clinton Unveils Broad Iran Plan

6:35pm September 09, 2015

by Mara Liasson

As Congress debates the Iran nuclear deal, the presidential candidates — from Hillary Clinton to Donald Trump — weigh in on the agreement and expose the political fault lines on national security.

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Donald Trump, Ted Cruz Rally Against Iran Nuclear Deal

6:35pm September 09, 2015

by Sam Sanders

Donald Trump joined Republican Sen. Ted Cruz on the Capitol for a rally condemning the Iran nuclear deal.

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Syrian migrants at a train station in Keleti, Hungary, wait for a train bound for Munich, Germany, on Wednesday. As more migrants reach Germany, it is encouraging more in the Middle East to make the journey, according to some aid workers.

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Surge Of Refugees In Europe Could Be Just The First Wave

6:34pm September 09, 2015

by Deborah Amos

Millions of Syrian refugees have been waiting out the war in neighboring states. As the fighting grinds on, and Europe starts to open the doors, additional waves of refugees may head north.

An Islamic State fighter holds holds a rifle and the group's flag shortly after capturing the northern Iraqi city of Mosul in June 2014. Dozens of Americans have been accused of planning or heading off to the Middle East to join the group. Their individua

Who Are America's Suspected ISIS Followers?

3:34pm September 09, 2015

by Dina Temple-Raston

More than 60 U.S. citizens have been accused of joining or supporting the Islamic State in the past two years. NPR has documented their individual cases.

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A newborn in Sierra Leone is treated after delivery by Caesarean section. The country's child mortality rate has dropped from 264 per 1,000 in 1990 to an estimated 120 this year.

How Many Children Under 5 Die A Year In The U.S. Vs. Angola?

2:47pm September 09, 2015

by Jason Beaubien

A new report emphasizes significant progress in cutting the number of deaths of children before age 5. But in some parts of the world, the rate is still depressingly high.

Migrants Attempt To Leave Temporary Camps On Hungary-Serbia Border

2:17pm September 09, 2015

by Lauren Frayer

Migrants crossing Hungary's border with Serbia are being held in temporary camps with few facilities, and some have tried to break out and make their own way north to Germany.

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Syrian women wait to receive aid at a refugee camp in the Lebanese town of Ketermaya. Lebanon has taken in 1.1 million Syrian refugees. The U.N. refugee agency says Arab Gulf states have taken none.

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Gulf States Taking Heat For Not Resettling Syrian Refugees

12:22pm September 09, 2015

by Jackie Northam

Humanitarian groups are criticizing the wealthy Gulf Arab states, which do not have a tradition of resettling migrants. Analysts say there's little political will to change that.

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'Largest Majority' Of Migrants Recently Coming To Europe Are Refugees

8:28pm September 08, 2015

NPR's Audie Cornish interviews Demetrios Papademetriou, president of Migration Policy Institute Europe, for a breakdown of where the migrants are coming from and if they qualify as refugees.

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U.N. Steps In After Saudi Arabia Fails To Deliver Aid To Yemen

8:28pm September 08, 2015

by Michele Kelemen

Saudi Arabia recently promised aid to Yemen — the country it's been bombing and blockading with U.S. help. But it didn't come through, and the United Nations is now trying to broker a deal to make it happen.

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With three more Democratic Senators backing the Iran accord, President Obama is heading towards a big foreign policy victory.

Senate Democrats Have Enough Support For Iran Nuclear Deal To Squelch Opposition

5:27pm September 08, 2015

by Brakkton Booker

Supporters in the Senate now have 41 votes. It's enough to thwart a Republican-led effort to undo the Iran deal – without the President needing to exercise a veto.