Lebanese Flee Their Own Country Amid Economic Crisis
NPR's Scott Simon asks journalist Nada Homsi why and how desperate Lebanese are trying to flee their country.
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What Does It Take For A Palestinian American Baby To Travel From Israel To The U.S.?
The Palestinian Authority has refused since May to register Palestinian births with Israel, so the infants are blocked from leaving the country, as one Palestinian American family recently learned.
Afghan Woman Earns Top Marks In University Exam After Militants Attack Her Academy
Shamsia Alizada, the daughter of a coal miner, has received the highest test score in Afghanistan's university admissions exam. She will attend medical school.
'Behind The Kingdom's Veil' Offers Insights Into The Lives Of Ordinary Saudis
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with correspondent Susanne Koelbl of Der Spiegel about her book, Behind the Kingdom's Veil: Inside the New Saudi Arabia Under Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
Scientists Discover 120,000-Year-Old Human Footprints In Saudi Arabia
Scientists discovered 120,000-year-old human footprints in Saudi Arabia along with those of horses and elephants — hinting the region was once more hospitable to people moving out of Africa.
Wanted in Israel: More Shofar Blowers For Socially Distanced Jewish New Year
The shofar is a hallmark of Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year. The pandemic means there will be more and smaller prayer gatherings this year, so some cities have offered free shofar-blowing courses.
Why More Shofar Blowers Are Needed To Celebrate Jewish New Year
To help people celebrate a socially distanced Jewish New Year, there are free courses in Israel teaching how to blow the shofar — the ritual ram or antelope horn.
Israel, Bahrain And UAE Sign Deals Formalizing Ties At White House
The agreements bring "a pivot in history," Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said before a signing ceremony at the White House.
Abraham Accords Fall Short Of Becoming 'The Deal Of The Century'
The White House describes the deals being signed by two Gulf Arab states with Israel as a sign of a changing Middle East. But they're not of "the deal of the century" the U.S. was orignally seeking.
With Signing, White House Touts Efforts To Reshape Middle East
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the foreign ministers of the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain will establish diplomatic relations in a formal signing at the White House on Tuesday.