Deb Amos

The trial was supposed to serve as a model of justice in the aftermath of the U.S. invasion of Iraq 20 years ago this week. Instead, it became an exercise in revenge.

A former Syrian official known as the Grave Digger has become an important witness against the regime - but bears the trauma of what he's seen and described in court.

Is aggressive war legal? Calls are growing now to set up an international tribunal to charge Russia with the same crime.

Internet sleuths are using publicly available information — satellite imagery, videos, social media — to reveal secrets.

An Afghan refugee and a Syrian asylum seeker are two medical workers who've joined the fight against the coronavirus in the U.S. But the Syrian doctor might be sent away.

Former auto executive Carlos Ghosn made his first public statements since secretly fleeing prosecution in Japan for refuge in Lebanon. He railed against his treatment and those who he says set him up.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with NPR correspondents Deb Amos, Eleanor Beardsley and Daniel Estrin about the global reactions to the targeted killing of Qassem Soleimani by the United States.

NPR's Deb Amos speaks to Scott Simon about covering Operation Desert Storm.

We discuss the latest findings in the Khashoggi killing since the CIA concluded its investigation.

Saudi Arabian officials confirmed the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who had been missing for 18 days, in a statement issued Saturday morning local time.

Scores of Iranians have been stuck in Austria as they request asylum to come to the U.S. A California court has ruled that the U.S. government has to address their cases.

"The executive order, at its heart, says Yemeni people are bad and they need to stay away. We say no! We are part of the fabric of the country," says a Yemeni-American whose mother was denied a visa.

Within the Quota criticized the restrictive immigration laws passed by Congress after World War I. Now the Princeton University Ballet has brought the show back — with a few updates.

The conflict has created chronic mental pain in a country with few mental health specialists. Dr. Hassum Jefee-Bahloul, a Syrian psychiatrist who now lives in the U.S., has a plan to help.

Immigration and refugee advocates say the details of President Trump's executive order are still in flux. Some travelers have been barred from entering the U.S. Others are receiving exemptions.

Refugees from Africa, the Middle East and Asia are a sought-after talent pool at Eli's Cheesecake in Chicago, where they manage the complex assembly line and rise through the ranks.

Iran is open for business again as ten years of punishing international sanctions are lifted.

President Hassan Rouhani declared the nuclear deal a "golden page" in Iran's history as he presented a new budget to parliament on Sunday. Economists call it the biggest windfall in history, with as much as ...

The cold war between Saudi Arabia and Iran turned a lot hotter in the past 48 hours, after the Saudis executed a Shiite cleric accused of terrorism on Saturday and hours later an Iranian mob ransacked and firebombed the Saudi Embassy in Tehran.

By Sunday, Riyadh had escalated ...

The deal in Saudi Arabia has been no taxation and no representation. Bottom-of-the-barrel crude prices changed the first half of the equation this week, as officials cut utility and gas subsidies.

Saudi Arabia is taking a "soft power" jab at its regional rival Iran this week — a news website in Farsi, the language of Iran.

It launches Thursday and the Saudi government expects to eventually start a Farsi-language TV channel as well.

The step into soft power is new for ...