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Contracts reflect country’s ambition to increase its military capacities and diversify foreign partnerships

HTS, a US-designated terrorist group, emerged as the de facto ruler of Syria after Assad’s fall on December 8, following an 11-day rebel offensive

The state-run Anadolu Agency says the explosion, which also injured five people, occurred in Balikesir province, in a rural area away from population centers

Journalists reporting for online media platforms say they are surprised that Chad's High Media and Audiovisual Authority has refused to respect a Supreme Court decision ordering an immediate end to a ban on broadcasting online media content

Move marks resumption of such interactions after a year-long pause due to terrorism allegations

Threats, surveillance, legal action and exile no obstacle for IStories as it reports from outside Russia’s borders

Threats, surveillance, legal action and exile no obstacle for IStories as it reports from outside Russia’s borders

Cameroonians will head to the polls next year to elect their next president. Previous elections in the country were marred by widespread disinformation. This time, media workers say they are taking preemptive measures to stop the flow of falsehoods. Njodzeka Danhatu reports from Buea, Cameroon.

Singer and actress Sofia Carson closes 2024 with her first action film role and a duet of the holiday classic “White Christmas” with Andrea Bocelli. Carson reflected on her bicultural roots and humanitarian work to VOA’s Veronica Villafane.

The carrier had reported an issue affecting its entire system with millions traveling for the holiday

US forces strike Islamic State militants in eastern Syria 

Syria’s regime change is sparking celebrations — and anxiety

The cancellation of Christmas festivities is a severe blow to the town's economy as tourism accounts for an estimated 70% of Bethlehem’s income — almost all of it from the Christmas season

Famine conditions were confirmed in Abu Shouk and al-Salam, two camps for internally displaced people in al-Fashir, the besieged capital of North Darfur, as well as two other areas in South Kordofan state

Violent protests called by opposition candidate to intensify 

Iraq's Shiite Battalion of Sayyid al-Shuhada, a militia with close ties to Iran, is known for its aggression toward Israel. But the group on Monday announced a suspension of further attacks to avoid provoking an Israeli retaliation. Salam al-Zubaydi, the spokesperson of Iraq's Shiite al-Nasir Coalition, told VOA, "Any armed groups conducting attacks from the Iraqi territory will be considered rebelling against the state and will put Iraq at risk of being targeted by the United States and...

Iraq and Turkey have previously signed major agreements on key issues such as security, economy, and border and water management. However, experts say those relations will be challenged going forward because of Turkey's active role in toppling the Syrian regime, which was closely allied with the Iraqi Shiite factions that make up most of the Iraqi government.   Click here for the full story in Kurdish.

The Kurdistan Regional Government has filed a lawsuit against a number of prominent people on social networks such as Snapchat and TikTok, accusing them of using social media far from the high values of Kurdistan society. According to a document obtained by VOA, a member of the prosecutor's office in Irbil filed a complaint with the prosecutor's office demanding legal action against those who “are far from all morality, social values and etiquette. The media and culture spread a culture of...

By teaching its citizens how to critically engage with media content to debunk hoaxes, mis- and disinformation, as well as to produce content of their own, Finland wants to promote media literacy as a civic skill