Hadeel al-Shalchi is an editor with Weekend Edition. Prior to joining NPR, Al-Shalchi was a Middle East correspondent for the Associated Press and covered the Arab Spring from Tunisia, Bahrain, Egypt, ...
As the rebels who ousted Syria’s longtime dictator, Bashar al-Assad, transition from insurgents to administrators, ...
Assad, old alliances have crumbled, and global powers are figuring out their relationships with Syria’s new de facto leaders.
Syria, after 13 years of civil war, armed rebels took the capital Damascus, in a lightning advance, prompting President ...
In Syria, after 13 years of civil war, armed rebels took the capital Damascus, in a lightning advance, prompting President ...
As Syria marks the overthrow of the Assad regime, Bel Trew visits Aleppo, where Christian residents are are beset by uncertainty. She speaks to families worried about life under a new Islamist-led adm ...
Houthis fire missile at Tel Aviv • Netanyahu says Hamas must be removed before ceasefire • US pushes for stabilization in ...
Even with hopes running high, so much can go wrong when a country ousts a longtime dictator and tries to start anew ...
The delegation is expected to meet with members of the Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham rebel group, said a State Department spokesperson ...
The senior officials are holding talks with the country’s new leaders and seeking information about missing journalist Austin ...
As Syrians pour out of prisons that Bashar al-Assad used to cement his grip on power, the Saudi-based family of one detainee ...
Former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad exchanged his country’s military secrets with Israel for a safe passage out of the ...