Saudi Arabia Announces Opening Of Cinemas For First Time In 35 Years
The announcement is part of social and economic reforms undertaken by the kingdom's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
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Anti-Trump Protests Flare In Beirut Near The U.S. Embassy
The demonstrators are responding to President Trump's decision last week to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital, reversing decades of American foreign policy.
Beirut Crowd Protests Trump Recognizing Jerusalem As Israel's Capital
Lebanese security forces used tear gas and water cannons against demonstrators outside the U.S. Embassy in Beirut. They were protesting against the U.S. recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital.
What Does The Jerusalem Decision Mean For U.S. Jews?
NPR's Michel Martin talks with Yehuda Kurtzer, president of the Shalom Hartman Institute of North America, and Rick Jacobs, president of the Union for Reform Judaism, about the U.S. declaration.
Stories Of Syria's Uprising, And Its Backyard Funerals, In 'Gardens Speak'
In Miami Beach, visitors were lying down in freshly-dug graves 10 at a time. It was part of Tania El Khoury's interactive artwork, which tells the tales of people killed in Syria's civil war.
The View From Saudi Arabia On Trump's Jerusalem Policy
Saudi Arabia called President Trump's decision to declare Jerusalem Israel's capital "unjustified and irresponsible."
To Some Zionist Christians And Jews, The Bible Says Jerusalem Is Israel's Capital
According to some pro-Israeli Christians and Jews, God wants Jerusalem to be the capital of a Jewish state. That argument, however, is not universally accepted among those faith groups.
ISIS's Last Stand Falls In Iraq, Prime Minister Says
After a three-and-a-half year fight, Haider al-Abadi announced Saturday Iraqi forces had retaken the group's final stronghold along the Syrian border.
Clashes, Airstrikes Follow Jerusalem Policy Change
We have the latest from Jerusalem following the U.S. decision to recognize the city as Israel's capital.
Violence Erupts As Palestinians Protest Trump's Action On Jerusalem
Days after the president's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital, protests spread throughout the Muslim world. Violent clashes erupted in the Palestinian territories.