NPR Topics: Middle EastMiddle East news, arts, culture, and politics. Updates on Iraq, Israel, Palestine, Iran, OPEC, and the Persian Gulf states NPR streaming audio. Subscribe to the Middle East RSS feed.Al-Qaida, Pakistani Taliban Suspected In Bombing- September 21, 2008 A huge truck bomb destroyed the Marriott Hotel in the Pakistan capital, Islamabad, killing more than 50 people in a terrorist attack that has shaken the country's new administration. Among the dead are at least one American, a German and the Czech ambassador to Pakistan, reports NPR's Phillip Reeves, who says investigators suspect al-Qaida and the Pakistani Taliban in the blast.http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=94862564&ft=1&f=1009 Embassy Attack Puts New Focus On Yemen- September 18, 2008 Twisted metal, bits of human flesh and burned out cars littered the street outside the U.S. Embassy in San'a a day after attackers mounted a coordinated frontal assault on the heavily fortified compound. Sixteen people died, including four civilian bystanders.http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=94749238&ft=1&f=1009 Canadian Citizen Imprisoned By U.S. Speaks Out- September 17, 2008 Maher Arar, a telecommunications engineer with dual Canadian and Syrian citizenship, was detained during a stop-over in JFK Airport in 2002 and deported to a Syrian prison, where he was locked up and beaten for almost a year.http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=94732037&ft=1&f=1009 Essay: Sick And Chugging Gatorade In Iraq- September 17, 2008 Feeling under the weather is never enjoyable, but being sick in a combat zone is wretchedly miserable. Stuck with bronchitis, Capt. Nate Rawlings is reminded of why sometimes, when you can't be sure of the outcome, all you can look forward to is the end.http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=94690936&ft=1&f=1009 Bush Puts New Focus On Bin Laden, Al-Qaida- September 12, 2008 NPR has learned that the Bush administration is pushing for increased military action along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border. The plan is part of an effort to kill or capture Osama bin Laden and other top al-Qaida leaders by the time the president leaves office.http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=94575902&ft=1&f=1009 Egyptian Dissident Blasts Bush On Freedom Agenda- September 11, 2008 A leading Egyptian dissident says President Bush raised expectations high with talk of a "Freedom Agenda," but as Bush's term nears an end, the U.S. has little to show for it. Saad Eddin Ibrahim says Bush betrayed Arab democrats.http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=94525293&ft=1&f=1009 Middle East Forever Tied To Memories Of U.S. Tragedy- September 11, 2008 Though the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks took place on U.S. soil, the weight of the massive tragedy was felt far outside this country, especially in the Middle East. Karim Makdisi, a professor at the American University of Beirut, explains how Sept. 11 is remembered throughout his region.http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=94502826&ft=1&f=1009 Many Arab-Americans Still Perceived As A 'Problem'- September 11, 2008 The aftermath of Sept. 11 was a particularly difficult time for Arab and Muslim-American children in the U.S. Author Moustafa Bayoumi talks about some of the challenges chronicled in his new book How Does it Feel to Be a Problem: Being Young and Arab in America.http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=94502832&ft=1&f=1009 Israel's Livni Vies For Spot As Second Female PM- September 10, 2008 Tzipi Livni is a hard-driving yet soft spoken foreign minister who could take over leadership of the ruling Kadima party and as head of state when current Prime Minister Ehud Olmert steps down. Some experts say she's tough and cautious, but friends call her "very funny" and "fun" in private.http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=94473188&ft=1&f=1009 What Winning In Iraq Means- September 4, 2008 John McCain has long been a supporter of the Iraq War. We speak with some convention attendees about what "winning the war in Iraq" means to them.http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=94273489&ft=1&f=1009 |