Who's been funding the HTS rebels now in control of Syria?
Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, or HTS, made a lightning assault across Syria. Where did the rebels get the cash, weapons and training that made their takeover possible?
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NSA Sullivan: 'positive outcome' on Mideast ceasefire is possible before year's end
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks to U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan about the White House's Mideast policy priorities for the remaining weeks of the Biden administration.
How the Assads used a civil war to turn Syria into a narco state
As Syria's economy collapsed during its civil war, the country became something of a narco state. The regime of ousted President Bashar al-Assad earned billions by trafficking in the drug Captagon.
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U.S. Supreme Court agrees to hear TikTok arguments against app ban, NPR visits a Syrian refugee camp cut off from outside for nearly a decade, dozens of men found guilty in France rape trial.
Dozens of men are found guilty in mass rape case of French woman drugged by her husband
A French court found dozens of men guilty of raping Gisèle Pelicot, whose then-husband repeatedly drugged her unconscious over the course of a decade. Her ex-husband was sentenced to 20 years in prison.
Makeshift camp in Syria home to thousands who fled regime, ISIS attacks
NPR makes an unprecedented visit to the desert camp full of Syrians who fled the regime and ISIS attacks nearly a decade ago. They were trapped against the border until the fall of the Syrian regime.
Inside a Captagon factory in Syria that helped keep the Assad regime afloat
We take you inside one of Syria's factories that produced Captagon, a highly addictive amphetamine that helped keep the Assad regime afloat.
France's highest court upholds corruption conviction of ex-President Nicolas Sarkozy
Sarkozy, 69, faces a year in prison, but is expected to ask to be detained at home with an electronic bracelet — as is the case for any sentence of two years or less.
Checking in with a refugee nine years after he fled Syria for the U.S.
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Mohammed al-Refaai, who we first met nine years ago when he moved to Ohio from Syria.
Why the price of coffee has spiked
The cost of coffee has hovered near record highs on the futures market after droughts in top-producing Brazil and Vietnam. Supermarket brands like Nescafé and Folgers have raised their prices.