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Lebanon’s political class ‘ripped off’ the country’s potential, ‘Pandora’ investigator says

Finance

The “Pandora Papers” exposed offshore accounts of the rich and powerful around the globe, including Lebanon’s elite political class. Alia Ibrahim, founder of Daraj Media, a team that helped bring the investigation to light, joined The World’s host Marco Werman to discuss Lebanon’s economic situation.

Syrian boy looks through window at refugee camp with plants placed in yellow and white cans attached

Syrian children in Lebanon are ‘being robbed of their futures’

Syrians on the border
A Syrian refugee woman stands near her tent at the Al Zaatari refugee camp in the Jordanian city of Mafraq, near the border with Syria, January 15, 2015.

‘They told me they were going to melt me in acid if I continue the work I was doing’

Conflict
Islamic State

ISIS? ISIL? The Islamic State? We really still can’t decide?

Conflict
President Barack Obama delivering his address to the nation, Wednesday, on his plans for military action against the Islamic State, from the Cross Hall of the White House.

Can the US ‘destroy’ ISIS without American ground troops?

Conflict
A militant Islamist fighter waves a flag during in a military parade along the streets of Syria's northern Raqqa province.

Turkey tries to amp up its border security as the threat from ISIS rises

Conflict

Turkey, NATO’s southern flank, shares a border with ISIS extremists. For years, that border has been easy to cross, allowing foreign fighters to stream into Syria. Now, with ISIS on the rampage, Turkey is trying to shut down the border, but it may be too late.

Displaced people from the minority Yazidi sect, who fled violence in the Iraqi town of Sinjar, sleep on the ground at the Bajed Kadal refugee camp in southwest Dohuk province on August 23, 2014.

A former UN relief coordinator says Iraqi and Syrian refugees pose the biggest humanitarian crisis of our generation

Conflict

Jan Egeland says the current crisis caused by the Syrian civil war affects far more people than the notorious violence in Rwanda and the Balkans more than a decade ago. And the former UN official says no nation is addressing it — from the West to the Arab World, or powers like China and Russia.

The World

Iraq’s New Government: A Turning Point?

Global Politics

After nine months of disagreement and deadlock, Iraq has a new government. But is this a sign that the country will be able to move forward, or will the government descend into chaos while trying to appease all factions? Gabriel Gatehouse, reporting for our partner the BBC, gives us the latest news from Baghdad, and […]

Syrian refugees

Syrians who once took in Iraqi refugees find the tables have turned

Conflict & Justice

When the war in Iraq was raging, Syrians came to the help of their neighbors. They took in refugees, in some cases even total strangers. Today, with their own country going through a bloody civil war, Syrian are looking for refuge — many in Iraq.When the war in Iraq was raging, Syrians came to the help of their neighbors. They took in refugees, in some cases even total strangers. Today, with their own country going through a bloody civil war, Syrian are looking for refuge — many in Iraq.

The World

Obama sticks to plan for Iraq troop drawdown despite obstacles

Global Politics

The Obama administration says the planned drawdown of 50,000 U.S. troops in Iraq is moving forward on schedule. This comes despite post-election violence across the country and delays in the formation of the Iraqi government.