Israel Passes Controversial 'Nation-State' Law
The Israeli parliament has passed a law that deals with the country's very identity and has critics worried it could undermine its democracy.
Middle East
News Brief: GOP Lawmakers React To Russia Statements, VA Purges, New Israeli Law
We look at how Republican lawmakers are responding to President Trump's inconsistent statements about Russian election interference. Also, The Washington Post's Lisa Rein discusses purges at the VA.
How This Saudi Woman Is Fighting Her Country's Male Guardianship Laws
Saudi Arabia's restrictions on women don't stop at the country's borders. One Saudi woman in California is challenging the country's rule that she needs her father's permission to remain in the U.S.
Amid Electricity Cuts, Anti-Government Unrest Grows In Southern Iraq
The protests sweeping Basra and other southern provinces in the past week threaten to destabilize Iraq's caretaker government.
Hezbollah Designed A Video Game To Appeal To The U.S.
The Lebanese group Hezbollah wants the world to think of it as fighting against terrorists — not supporting the Assad regime or threatening the Western world.
Online Protests Erupt In Iran After Arrest Of Teenager For Social Media Posts
Thousands of Iranians protested online when a teenager was arrested after she posted Instagram videos of herself dancing. Many supporters use the hashtag #dancingisnotacrime.
A Pakistani Jew Wants To Travel To Israel
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with a Pakistani Jew, Fishel Benkhald, about his recent op-ed. It's his plea to travel to Israel for Passover, which is not permitted by the Pakistani government.
Refugees Flee As Syria Targets Rebel Stronghold Daraa
In the past two weeks, the Syrian regime has been attacking one of the area's last rebel-held areas. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks to Norwegian Refugee Council's policy advisor on Syria, Rachel Sider.
View Of Rebel-Held Areas Of Yemen From 'PBS NewsHour'
Steve Inskeep talks to Jane Ferguson of PBS NewsHour about her reporting trip to rebel-held territories in Yemen. Few journalists have accessed the areas since the start of the 2015 civil war.
Trump Administration Extends Temporary Protected Status For Yemen Citizens
The Trump administration says it will extend temporary protections for immigrants from Yemen for another 18 months because the country remains engulfed in a brutal Civil War.