Leila Fadel
Stories
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With the collapse of the Assad regime, families across Syria search for loved ones
People in Syria are looking for their relatives and friends in prisons, hospitals and morgues. The U.N. estimates over a 100,00 people have gone missing in Syria under the Assad regime.
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On the road from Beirut to Damascus, people find their footing in a new Syria
The road to Damascus tells the story of a new Syria emerging from 54 years of authoritarian rule by one family, the Assads. Today's Syria is no longer theirs.
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For the first time in decades, an Assad is not in control of Syria
AS Syrian rebels gained control of Damascus, Bashar al-Assad fled to Russia. But the excitement about a new Syria comes with uncertainty about what the future holds.
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What do Syrians make of all these seismic and rapid-fire events in their country?
Syrians are celebrating the overthrow of longtime President Bashar al-Assad who fled Damascus, and has been given asylum in Russia.
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A lot of the vetting process for a Cabinet nominee is done behind the scenes
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Rob Kelner of the law firm Covington and Burling about the vetting process for presidential nominees.
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Why countries failed to reach a global deal on cutting plastic pollution
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Monterey Bay Aquarium chief conservation and science officer Margaret Spring about why negotiators failed to clinch a global treaty on reducing plastic pollution.
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New thriller, starring Jude Law, tells the story of 1980s white supremacist militia
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with actor Jude Law and screenwriter Zach Baylin about turning the true story of a white supremacist group into the film "The Order."
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Democrats in the new year face a GOP-controlled House, Senate and White House
How are Democrats strategizing as they prepare for another two years in the minority -- this time, under Donald Trump? NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Democratic strategist Dan Sena.
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Hani Almadhoun remembers when he and his late brother started Gaza Soup Kitchen
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks to Hani Almadhoun about the death of his brother Mahmoud, who ran a soup kitchen in Gaza.
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Israel threatens a wider war on Lebanon if a truce with Hezbollah fails
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Rima Korjieh, Lutheran World Relief project officer in Lebanon, about families returning to their homes after the ceasefire with Israel was announced.
