Middle East

Gunmen loyal to former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, stand amid the ruin of Saleh's residence following an airstrike carried out by the Saudi-led alliance in the capital, Sana, on Sunday.

World News

Yemen's Houthis Agree To 5-Day Cease-Fire To Allow Humanitarian Aid

2:52pm May 10, 2015

by Scott Neuman

The temporary truce comes amid an upsurge in Saudi-led airstrikes, including one in the capital that hit the private residence of former President Ali Abdullah Saleh, said to be a rebel ally.

World News

Saudi Shiites Fear A Backlash Over War In Yemen

6:29am May 10, 2015

by Leila Fadel

Saudi Arabia's Shiite Muslim minority rose up four years ago to demand equal rights. Now it's even more marginalized, as the Sunni government wages war against Shiite fighters in neighboring Yemen.

Queue Listen Now

U.S. And Turkey To Train Syrian Rebel Forces

6:29am May 10, 2015

NPR's Scott Simon asks Robert Ford, former ambassador to Damascus, about prospects for Syria now that the U.S. and Turkey have begun training rebels. Ford foresees a "hard partition" of the country.

Queue Listen Now

Artist Parviz Tanavoli with his sculpture Big Heech Lovers.

Father Of Modern Iranian Sculpture Gets First U.S. Show In Nearly 40 Years

6:16pm May 08, 2015

by Andrea Shea

Parviz Tanavoli's calligraphy-inspired figures helped revive sculpture as an art form in Iran. Now, Wellesley College's Davis Museum is giving American viewers a chance to see his work.

Queue Listen Now

Senate Votes For Congressional Oversight Of Iran Nuclear Deal

4:15pm May 07, 2015

by Scott Neuman

The measure, which now goes to the House for consideration, enjoyed overwhelming bipartisan support, passing by a 98-1 vote.

World News

Netanyahu Forms Coalition Government After Tough Negotiations

2:19pm May 07, 2015

by Emily Harris

Hours before hitting a midnight deadline, the Likud Party announced that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had managed to clinch a deal on a coalition government.

Queue Listen Now

Saudi Arabia Proposes A 5-Day Truce In Yemen

12:07pm May 07, 2015

by Jackie Northam

Saudi Arabia says the cease-fire will help get much-needed humanitarian aid into Yemen, but the offer is good only if Houthi rebels comply with the deal.

New Opposition Leader Asks U.S. To Establish Safe Zones In Syria

7:55pm May 06, 2015

by Michele Kelemen

New Syrian opposition coalition leader Khaled Khoja visits Washington, D.C., to urge the U.S. to set up safe zones in the country and stop Bashar al-Assad's air campaign against rebel-held areas.

Queue Listen Now

World News

Judge Sentences 4 Afghan Men To Death For Mob Killing Of Woman

7:55pm May 06, 2015

by Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson

Four Afghans have been sentenced to death over the mob attack that led to the death of a 28-year-old woman who was accused of burning the Quran.

Queue Listen Now

World News

Prime Minister Netanyahu Forms Coalition Before Midnight Deadline

7:55pm May 06, 2015

by Emily Harris

In Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu races to form a coalition government before a midnight deadline Wednesday.

Queue Listen Now