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.New Chief Aims To Restore Air Force's Reputation- August 26, 2008 Gen. Norton Schwartz is a man in line with Defense Secretary Robert Gates' vision of the Air Force. Unlike his fired predecessor, Schwartz isn't reluctant to send Air Force officers and more intelligence and surveillance to Iraq.http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=93974973&ft=1&f=1009 Treating Iraqi Children For PTSD- August 25, 2008 The war in Iraq has had a severe impact on the country's children. More than 650 children were reported killed there last year. Iraq's children also have been the victims of kidnapping, torture and rape. A clinic for children suffering post-traumatic stress disorder is opening this month in Baghdad.http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=93937972&ft=1&f=1009 'Three Cups of Tea' With Pakistan's Musharraf- August 23, 2008 Greg Mortenson, executive director of the Central Asia Institute, met with Pakistani leader Pervez Musharraf during a recent trip to the region. Musharraf had read a book Mortenson co-wrote titled Three Cups of Tea, about his experiences building more than 60 schools in remote parts of Afghanistan and Pakistan.http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=93902559&ft=1&f=1009 Lebanon Prime Minister Heads To Iraq- August 20, 2008 Fuad Siniora is expected to arrive in Baghdad Wednesday. Relations are improving between Iraq's Shiite-dominated government and the Arab world's Sunni leaders.http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=93794540&ft=1&f=1009 |