By Rachel Mohamed The United Nations Human Rights Council has shown grave concern with the widening hostilities in the Middle East and their potential to overwhelm the entire region. This comes after Iran launched a missile attack on Israel Tuesday evening (1 October), in response to the killing of Hezbollah
By Kouthar Sambo As Israel launches its ongoing attacks in Lebanon at an exponential rate, Iran has launched unprecedented missiles against Israel on Tuesday night. This follows videos and images making the rounds on social media, depicting a barrage of missiles launched at Israel. According to early reports, Iran’s Islamic
By Lee-Yandra Paulsen The unexpected death of Hezbollah’s Secretary-General, Hassan Nasrallah, reportedly due to an Israeli airstrike, along with the recent devastating explosions in Lebanon, has ignited widespread debate about the future of Hezbollah and the broader political landscape in the Middle East, particularly concerning the group’s ties to Iran.
By Rachel Mohamed Several organizations are set to march to parliament on Saturday (October 5th), calling for an end to the genocide against the people of Palestine. Speaking on VOC’s Breakfast show on Tuesday, Al Quds Foundation SA’s Director Sheikh Ebrahim Gabriels thanked Allah SWT (God) and the different organizations
Interim PM Najib Mikati’s office says the official mourning would start on Monday, with flags to fly at half-mast on public buildings. Lebanon has announced three days of mourning for Hassan Nasrallah after an Israeli air strike in Beirut’s southern suburbs killed the longtime Hezbollah leader. In a statement on Saturday, interim
By Kouthar Sambo Palestinian media reported that Israel’s Military Chief, Herzi Halevi, informed of a potential ground invasion in Lebanon earlier this week. This comes as Hezbollah and Israel have been exchanging fires, leaving thousands displaced and injuring scores of innocent civilians in Lebanon, including children. Halevi added that Israeli
By Ragheema Mclean The US state of Missouri has executed 55-year-old Marcellus Williams, a Black man and devout Muslim, despite widespread objections from prosecutors and the victim’s family, who had agreed to a life sentence. Williams was put to death by lethal injection on Tuesday at a prison in Bonne
By Daanyaal Matthews President of the United States, Joe Biden, has announced that he will be visiting Angola next month, marking the first time the western leader visits the African continent. The president is set to discuss economic ties with the Angolan president, João Lourenço, and the possible establishment of
By Kouthar Sambo Israel is expanding its ongoing aggression from Palestine to Lebanon. As Israel and Hezbollah exchanged fire, tens of thousands of people fled southern Lebanon as they feared for their lives. According to Lebanon’s Health Ministry, Israeli bombardment across Lebanon killed at least 569 people, including 50 children. Speaking on VOC’s
VOC became the first Muslim radio station in South Africa when a special events license was granted to the station in Ramadan/January 1995. Subsequent temporary broadcast licenses were granted, permitting the station to broadcast for 24 hours.
