A British aid worker held for more than three months by the Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) militant group in Syria's opposition-held Idlib province was released on Tuesday, his family confirmed. Tauqir Sharif, who is from London, had been in HTS custody since 11 August after being detained while attending a court hearing relating to his earlier arrest by the group in June. In a video released by his family during […]
British author and journalist Yvonne Ridley is offering to go to war-torn Syria in an effort to secure the release of Londoner Tauqir Sharif. The aid worker was kidnapped by the rebel group controlling Idlib, Hay’at Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS). Ridley, who lives in Scotland, is understood to be in direct dialogue with the group in an attempt to break the deadlock between HTS and Sharif’s family, friends and supporters. “I am […]
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.
