Levant

Wide shot of Lebanese parliament
Finance
Lebanon’s political class ‘ripped off’ the country’s potential, ‘Pandora’ investigator says
Syrian boy looks through window at refugee camp with plants placed in yellow and white cans attached
Syrians on the border
Syrian children in Lebanon are ‘being robbed of their futures’
A Syrian refugee woman stands near her tent at the Al Zaatari refugee camp in the Jordanian city of Mafraq, near the border with Syria, January 15, 2015.
Conflict
‘They told me they were going to melt me in acid if I continue the work I was doing’
Islamic State
Conflict
ISIS? ISIL? The Islamic State? We really still can’t decide?
President Barack Obama delivering his address to the nation, Wednesday, on his plans for military action against the Islamic State, from the Cross Hall of the White House.
Conflict
Can the US ‘destroy’ ISIS without American ground troops?
A militant Islamist fighter waves a flag during in a military parade along the streets of Syria's northern Raqqa province.
Conflict
Turkey tries to amp up its border security as the threat from ISIS rises
Displaced people from the minority Yazidi sect, who fled violence in the Iraqi town of Sinjar, sleep on the ground at the Bajed Kadal refugee camp in southwest Dohuk province on August 23, 2014.
Conflict
A former UN relief coordinator says Iraqi and Syrian refugees pose the biggest humanitarian crisis of our generation
Global Politics
Iraq’s New Government: A Turning Point?
Syrian refugees
Conflict & Justice
Syrians who once took in Iraqi refugees find the tables have turned
Global Politics
Obama sticks to plan for Iraq troop drawdown despite obstacles
Shi'ite fighters launch a rocket during clashes with Islamic State militants on the outskirts of al-Alam March 8, 2015.
Global Politics
Why are we having such a hard time coming up with a name for ISIS? (ISIL? Daesh?)
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon speaks to the news media after briefing the Security Council on a new U.N. report on the use of chemical weapons in Syria. (Photo: REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton)
Conflict & Justice
UN Says ‘Unequivocally’ Chemical Weapons Were Used in Syria
The Takeaway Answers Listener Questions on U.S Intervention in Syria
A Syrian-American’s Case for Intervention
Humanitarian Crisis in Syria Worsens as U.S. Deliberates Action
Nuclear Arms Control Expert on the Future of Assad’s Stockpile
The Pentagon Weighs In on Syria
Global Politics
Removing Syria’s chemical weapons — in middle of civil war — a tricky proposition
Global Politics
U.S. officials press case as Russia floats plan for ‘international control’ of Syrian chemical weapons
Global Politics
Palestinian family discusses relatives killed in Syrian chemical weapons attack
Global Politics
So How Exactly Do You Rid Syria of Chemical Weapons in the Middle of a Civil War?
Global Politics
Former British Foreign Minister David Miliband Discusses Plight of Syrian Refugees
Global Politics
Many Syrian-Americans Support a US Military Strike, but not Salah Asfoura
Arts, Culture & Media
What Veterans Make of a Possible US Intervention in Syria
Global Politics
Obama Makes his Case for Military Action in Syria
Iran Warns of Israel Attack Should U.S. Strike Syrian Targets
Syria: “Hit These People & Hit Them Very Hard”
What Does U.S. Intervention in Syria Mean for Israel?
Should The U.S. Intervene in Syria?
Conflict & Justice
Rami Khouri: ‘No Easy Answers in Syria, and No Happy Outcomes’
Conflict & Justice
Elite Syrians Fleeing to Lebanon as Possible US Airstrike Looms
Pressure Mounts for the United States and Allies to Respond in Syria
Global Politics
Obama and Syria: Red Lines and Tipping Points
Opposition in Syria Claim Chemical Attacks Killed Hundreds
Global Politics
Israeli College Kids Being Recruited as ‘Shadow Spokesmen’
Global Politics
Influx of Syrian refugees causing fresh tension in Lebanon
Global Politics
Purported Israel’s strike on Syria seen in wider context of Hezbollah, Iran
Conflict & Justice
Retired U.S. Army soldier works tirelessly to bring family of Iraqi interpreter to America
Syrian war refugees not all equally welcome in Jordan
Researchers document great damage to Syrian antiquities
Tensions rising in Turkey over Syrian refugees
Amidst violence, hunger emerges as major threat to Syria
New report finds Syrian children bearing high share of Syrian civil war’s cost
VIDEO: Syria in civil war as heavy weapons flow into region
Jordan struggling as Syrian refugees stream across the border
VIDEO: Tentative cease fire seems to be holding in Syria; some reports of violence
In Tunisia, foreign officials struggle with how to help Syria as battle rages on
VIDEO: U.S shutters embassy in Syria as diplomatic efforts crumble
Lifestyle & Belief
Israeli government rolling out red carpet for Christian tourists
Biden visits Iraq as country prepares for final U.S. pullout
UN condemns Syrian government for ‘violations of human rights’
Women running in Iraqi elections
Global Politics
Syrian Eye Doctor Risks Life To Save Sight
Conflict & Justice
Influx of Syrian Refugees Causing Tension in Lebanon Prompting New Curfews
Arts, Culture & Media
A Wheelchair View of the Syrian Civil War
Is the Media’s Reporting on Syria Based in Reality?
Conflict & Justice
How Syria’s Civil War Impacts Neighboring Lebanon
Conflict & Justice
Syrian Refugees Police Themselves in Zaatari Camp
Conflict & Justice
White House says Syria ‘Used Chemical Weapons’
Global Hit
Arab Rap on Khat Thaleth