NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Michael Shaikh about his new book "The Last Sweet Bite," which explores the effects of violence on cuisines in conflict zones.

NPR's Leila Fadel talks with journalist Kim Ghattas in Beirut about how far the Israel-Iran war could spread and whether other Middle East powers are bracing for a wider conflict.

LEILA FADEL, BYLINE: When you visit some of the poorer areas just outside Damascus, like Ghuzlaniyah, near the city's airport, it's easy to see why it all fell apart in just under two weeks.

FADEL: He served before the war in Syria started over a decade ago, and she hasn't seen him in years. He was detained by Assad's regime on vague charges of terrorism, she says, and eventually fled ...

Syria has been in and out of the news for nearly a decade. NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with The Washington Post's Syria correspondent Liz Sly on how to tell a story that is constantly being forgotten.