Villagers in Syria's Golan Heights have told NPR that Israeli troops have raided their homes and confiscated weapons. Israel says its military operation in the area is to ensure border security.

In Damascus beauty parlors, Syrian women hope looking good will help them feel better about a future they fear. (Story aired on ATC on Dec. 31, 2024.) ...

The governor of Damascus faced major backlash in the Arab world for his comments about making peace with Israel. But what do Israelis and Syrians want?

Now that the Assad regime in Syria has fallen, the full scale of that government’s production and distribution of illicit drugs is coming to light. Leila Molana-Allen reports from the drug factories ...

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Stephen Rapp, a former U.S. ambassador-at-large for war crimes issues, on his trip to Syria to help preserve evidence from mass graves.

Stephen Rapp prosecutes war crimes, and he knows Syria well. He's currently there with the Commission for International Justice and Accountability and the Syrian Emergency Task Force. They are ...