Middle East

High-resolution satellite imagery shows the Suez Canal and the container ship Ever Given that remains stuck north of the city of Suez, Egypt.

Here's How A Long Shutdown Of The Suez Canal Might Roil The Global Economy

5:09pm March 26, 2021

With one of the world's largest container ships solidly lodged in the Suez Canal, blocking billions of dollars' worth of commerce each day, NPR takes a look at the worldwide implications.

In this March 31, 2019, photo, women speak to guards at the gate that closes off the section for foreign families who lived in the Islamic State's so-called caliphate, at al-Hol camp in Hasakeh province, Syria.

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No Country Will Take Them: Alleged ISIS Widow With Kids The Latest Of Many In Limbo

8:48am March 26, 2021

by Jaclyn Diaz

The case of a woman who reportedly married ISIS fighters and is now stuck in Turkey with her young children has become the subject of a diplomatic dispute between Australia and New Zealand.

Heavy equipment is used to try to dig out the keel of the Ever Given, a massive cargo ship wedged across the Suez Canal.

It 'Might Take Weeks' To Free Ship Stuck In Suez Canal, Salvage Company Says

1:03pm March 25, 2021

by Scott Neuman

The CEO of the Dutch company Boskalis, which is working to dislodge the 1,300-foot-long ship, compared the vessel to "an enormous beached whale."

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Traffic Halted: Massive Container Ship Runs Aground In Suez Canal

5:26am March 25, 2021

by Jackie Northam

In Egypt, a ship the length of four football fields has run aground in the Suez Canal — backing up cargo and oil tanker traffic on one of the world's busiest routes.

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, leader of the Likud party, addresses supporters at the party campaign headquarters in Jerusalem early Wednesday after the end of voting in the fourth national election in two years.

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'Continuing Deadlock' As Netanyahu Lacks Votes To Win Israeli Election

10:39am March 24, 2021

by Daniel Estrin

Neither Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu nor his opponents appear to have a secure path to forming a majority coalition. The scales could tip as more votes are counted in the coming days.

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The Outcome Of Israel's Latest Election Remains Uncertain

10:38am March 24, 2021

by Daniel Estrin

With nearly all the votes counted, there appears to be enough for analysts to conclude that Prime Minister Netanyahu could struggle to form the majority coalition he needs to win another term.

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, center, tours the Mahane Yehuda Market while campaigning in Jerusalem on Monday, a day before national elections.

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Netanyahu Seeks Reelection With No Clear Winner As Israeli Voting Finishes

5:32pm March 23, 2021

by Daniel Estrin

For the fourth time in less than two years, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sought to assemble a coalition of right-wing parties that will give him a majority in Israel's parliament.

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Israel Election Will Decide If The Prime Minister Of 12 Years Will Serve Another Term

4:25pm March 23, 2021

by Daniel Estrin

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is in the running for yet another term as votes are counted in Israel's fourth election in two years.

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Volunteers In Lebanon Try To Save A Beach And Its Endangered Turtles After Oil Spill

4:25pm March 23, 2021

by Ruth Sherlock

Lebanese volunteers are trying to save one of the country's favorite beaches and the nesting places it provides for endangered sea turtles after a February oil spill from an oil tanker.

The U.S. And Iran Are Stalled On Who Takes First Steps To Revive Nuclear Negotiations

4:09pm March 22, 2021

by Michele Kelemen

The U.S. and Iran say they want to revive the 2015 nuclear deal that the Trump administration pulled out of — but they're stuck on who takes the first steps.

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