Middle East

Iraqi parliament passes controversial law package

Kurdish cities in Iran strike over death sentences for two Kurdish women

Syrian Kurds protest Turkish attacks on their areas

Released Israeli hostages face long physical, emotional recovery

Israeli hostages released from Gaza as part of a ceasefire deal face a long road to recovery. As Linda Gradstein reports from Jerusalem, experts say the physical and psychological trauma they and others endured will take time to heal. VOA footage by Ricki Rosen.

Austin Tice's mother travels to Syria to search for missing son

Hostage aid group searches Syrian prisons and other locations for the journalist and former US Marine, who has been missing since 2012

Reports conflict on death sentence of civil activist in Iran

Four journalists summoned to Iran's Evin court

Reporter's Notebook: Navigating journalism in the 'new' Syria

There’s newfound press freedom in post-regime Syria, but will it last?

Israel says it will control Rafah crossing during ceasefire’s first stage 

Israeli army chief to quit, taking responsibility for October 7, 2023, security failure 

Aid group urges halt to expulsion of Afghan refugees over dire conditions 

The Norwegian Refugee Council reported that Iran plans to expel up to 2 million Afghan refugees by March, while at least 800,000 have already been deported from Pakistan since October 2023 

Reactions to the imprisonment of 6 journalists in Turkey