Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international correspondents share snapshots of moments from their ...

Qatar's $7 billion power plan hinges on fixing its grid Qatar has pledged to help war-torn Syria rebuild, but its $7 billion plans for new power plants will mean little unless Damascus can stop ...

A handout satellite image shows the Saydnaya prison in Syria. (AFP/Getty Images) Syrian rebels released hundreds of detainees from a prison dubbed the “human slaughterhouse” after seizing the ...