On a winter morning in January, Majed, 13, and his friend Omar, 11, were heading to a public park near their homes in eastern Aleppo to play and ride their bikes. It was only two weeks since the December ceasefire began, and the lull in fighting allowed the two friends and many children in the neighbourhood to venture outside. On their way to the park, they spotted a "strange" metal […]
The Syrian ambassador to the United Nations has used a fake photo in an attempt to positively portray Syrian government forces on the heels of deadly battles in eastern Aleppo. At an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council, Syria's UN ambassador, Bashar Jaafari showed a photo he falsely alleged was a Syrian soldier assisting a Syrian woman. "This is what the Syrian army is doing in Aleppo," he […]
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.
