Hours In Bread Lines: People Across Syria Struggle To Get Food
The U.N.'s World Food Program reports that half of Syria's population has trouble getting food. Syrians say hours-long bread lines sometimes end up yielding nothing.
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U.N. Investigators Help Yazidis In Iraq Find Bodies Of Loved Ones Killed By ISIS
In Iraq, six years after the ISIS genocide against the Yazidi minority, survivors are still trying to find bodies of their loved ones. U.N. investigators are exhuming mass graves.
Gaza's Hamas Leader Gets Coronavirus As Palestinian Territories' Cases Surge
Yehiya Sinwar has tested positive for the coronavirus as infections reach record levels in the Palestinian territories.
Some Of The Nearly 200,000 Displaced Yazidis Return Home
Long after the fall of ISIS, Yazidis are now returning to the ruined towns of their homeland. It's been six years since ISIS launched its genocide against the religious minority in Sinjar.
U.S. Sanctions Against Iran Play A Role In Scarcity Of Medication
Iranians with illnesses are having trouble getting medicines amid U.S. sanctions on the country. The sanctions don't target medicines but seem to be affecting them anyway.
Israeli Tourism Ministry Warns Against Discussing Sensitive Topics With UAE Citizens
The ministry's 29-page advisory is geared to tourism professionals and business travelers now that travel is open between the two countries, but it has been criticized in both Israel and the Gulf.
Iranian American Historian On Assassination Of Iranian Nuclear Scientist
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Abbas Milani, director of Iranian studies at Stanford University, about Friday's assassination of an Iranian nuclear scientist and the U.S.-Iran relationship.
IRS Says Its Own Error Sent $1,200 Stimulus Checks To Non-Americans Overseas
The IRS now says its own error caused thousands of non-Americans living overseas to mistakenly receive $1,200 stimulus checks — and the mistake could happen again if more stimulus money goes out.
Iran Vows To Retaliate For Killing Of Nuclear Scientist
Iran says that it will retaliate for the killing of its top nuclear scientist, and it suspects Israel. How will this complicate the already volatile relationship among Iran, Israel and the U.S.?
Iran Response To Scientist Killing Could Change Fate Of Nuclear Deal
Iranian officials blamed Israel for the assassination of a nuclear scientist and vowed revenge on Saturday. There's concern about rising tensions as President-elect Joe Biden prepares to take office.