/tags/middle-east Middle East en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Fri, 17 Mar 2017 12:21:00 GMT /politics/2017-03-17/how-a-denver-writer-is-using-food-to-combat-fear-in-the-trump-era El-Mekki Idris brought a tray to our table with two fragrant dishes on it. “This is koushouri, and the other one is fool sandwich,” he explains.Koushouri… Fri, 17 Mar 2017 12:21:00 GMT /politics/2017-03-17/how-a-denver-writer-is-using-food-to-combat-fear-in-the-trump-era Ann Marie Awad /npr-news/2015-08-11/obama-iran-will-face-longer-breakout-time-though-not-indefinitely Iran will need at least a year to produce the material needed for a bomb, up from the current two or three months, the president says. But he acknowledges that those limitations will fall away. Tue, 11 Aug 2015 21:09:00 GMT /npr-news/2015-08-11/obama-iran-will-face-longer-breakout-time-though-not-indefinitely NPR Staff /arts-life/2015-05-08/an-incisive-look-at-iranian-societal-unease-in-about-elly Partway into Iranian director Asghar Farhadi's About Elly, a red BMW gets stuck in the sand on a Caspian Sea beach. At the end of the movie, the car is… Fri, 08 May 2015 11:00:00 GMT /arts-life/2015-05-08/an-incisive-look-at-iranian-societal-unease-in-about-elly Howie Movshovitz /npr-news/2015-04-07/obama-compares-iran-deal-to-a-house-under-contract-awaiting-appraisal The president tells NPR's Steve Inskeep that the U.S. and other countries have a solid plan to keep Iran's nuclear program under control. Tue, 07 Apr 2015 09:11:00 GMT /npr-news/2015-04-07/obama-compares-iran-deal-to-a-house-under-contract-awaiting-appraisal Steve Inskeep /npr-news/2015-03-12/drawn-out-syrian-civil-war-spawns-a-literal-dark-age Once, Syria was a modern nation. Today, after five years of brutal conflict, 83 percent of the country's lights are out and life expectancies are 20 years shorter. Thu, 12 Mar 2015 08:25:00 GMT /npr-news/2015-03-12/drawn-out-syrian-civil-war-spawns-a-literal-dark-age Michele Kelemen /npr-news/2014-11-02/after-acid-attacks-and-execution-iran-defends-human-rights-record Iranian officials are lashing out at a U.N. report portraying Iranians as suffering from an opaque justice system, regular oppression of women and religious persecution under President Hassan Rouhani. Sun, 02 Nov 2014 17:50:00 GMT /npr-news/2014-11-02/after-acid-attacks-and-execution-iran-defends-human-rights-record Peter Kenyon /npr-news/2014-10-28/facing-the-islamic-state-threat-kurdish-fighters-unite Kurdish groups have often quarreled among themselves, or at least kept their distance. But Kurds from Iraq and Turkey have been fighting side by side in northern Iraq against the Islamic State. Tue, 28 Oct 2014 08:39:00 GMT /npr-news/2014-10-28/facing-the-islamic-state-threat-kurdish-fighters-unite Alice Fordham /npr-news/2014-10-23/israels-defense-minister-mideast-borders-absolutely-will-change The blunt-talking Moshe Ya'alon says that Syria, Iraq and Libya have all been shattered by fighting in recent years and that the future map of the Middle East will look very different. Thu, 23 Oct 2014 08:47:00 GMT /npr-news/2014-10-23/israels-defense-minister-mideast-borders-absolutely-will-change NPR Staff /npr-news/2014-09-15/with-turmoil-roiling-abroad-why-arent-oil-prices-bubbling-up Conflict in oil-producing regions usually sends oil prices higher. But the cost of oil has actually dropped, despite turmoil in the Middle East. Economists say it's a matter of supply and demand. Mon, 15 Sep 2014 21:19:00 GMT /npr-news/2014-09-15/with-turmoil-roiling-abroad-why-arent-oil-prices-bubbling-up John Ydstie /national/2014-09-10/video-transcript-president-obamas-address-on-a-response-to-isis In a national address, Wednesday, September 10, President Obama outlined his administrations response to "degrade, and ultimately destroy"… Wed, 10 Sep 2014 23:00:00 GMT /national/2014-09-10/video-transcript-president-obamas-address-on-a-response-to-isis KUNC Staff