NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Mohammed al-Refaai, who we first met nine years ago when he moved to Ohio from Syria. With an update to a story that I've been covering for as long as I've been ...

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: People in Syria were already struggling to get food and other basic supplies even before the earthquakes hit this month. They've been in a civil war for more than a decade.

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: The first congressional visit to Syria in five years took place over the weekend. Three Republican lawmakers crossed over the border from Turkey and visited a school for orphans.

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: As Syria's economy collapsed during the long civil war, the country became something of a narcostate. The regime of ousted President Bashar al-Assad was estimated to earn ...

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: When the Syrian revolution began back in 2011, the country was not alone. Syrians joined a wave of uprisings across the Middle East and North Africa.

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: What comes next in Syria? That is a huge question after the shocking overthrow of President Bashar al-Assad. For one, the U.S. considers the group that overthrew him to be a ...

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Karim Sadjadpour, senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, about Iran's strategy after attacking targets in Iraq, Syria and Pakistan.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Mohammed al-Refaai, who we first met nine years ago when he moved to Ohio from Syria.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Kenn Crossley, Syria country director for the UN World Food Programme, about the process of getting aid to people in need after the earthquake earlier in February.

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NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Mohammed al-Refaai, who we first met nine years ago when he moved to Ohio from Syria.