NPR's Leila Fadel talks with journalist Kim Ghattas in Beirut about how far the Israel-Iran war could spread and whether other Middle East powers are bracing for a wider conflict.

ISIS has claimed two attacks on Syrian security forces – the first since the transitional government under former jihadist Ahmed al-Sharaa took office.

NPR's Steve Inskeep and Leila Fadel talk about the parallels in the domestic policies of Hungary and the U.S. We have some perspective on what the Trump administration really intends for ...

After being on opposite sides of Syria's war, former regime firefighters and members of the White Helmets in a Damascus firehouse are learning to trust each other and work side-by-side.

DAMASCUS — Trading resumed on the Damascus Securities Exchange on Monday after a six-month closure, as Syria 's new leaders attempt to shore up the country's battered economy and begin ...

The new U.S. envoy to Syria made his first visit to the country on Thursday, a sign of warming relations as he called for the country’s new leadership to work toward a nonaggression pact with ...

LEILA FADEL, BYLINE: What's it like for the millions of people around the world living with acute hunger, from Gaza to Haiti to Sudan and Somalia? We're going to focus in on one place, one person ...

NPR's Leila Fadel talks with a mother of eleven who has survived a famine in Somalia brought on by drought and years of conflict. World. Living through famine. June 2, 2025 4:13 AM ET.

LEILA FADEL, BYLINE: What's it like for the millions of people around the world living with acute hunger, from Gaza to Haiti to Sudan and Somalia? We're going to focus in on one place, one person ...

The European Union lifted economic sanctions on Syria on Wednesday in an effort to support the country's transition and recovery after the toppling of former president Bashar al-Assad.

LEILA FADEL, BYLINE: We're in Hungary this week to learn why the American right admires this small Central European country's leader. The prime minister here, Viktor Orban, ...

The chair of the Conservative Political Action Conference says it's expanding to cities around the globe. NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Matt Schlapp from Budapest, Hungary.