International

In Turkey, JIN News Fights for Women's and Journalists' Rights

The all-female network JIN News has weathered raids, arrests and more to report on Kurdish and women's rights in Turkey

VOA News • 22 Dec 20

International

Government Troops Target Rebels, Jihadists in Syria's Idlib

The northwestern province is the last major stronghold controlled by forces opposed to the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 13 Dec 20

International

Syrian Activists Fear COVID-19 Outbreak in Syria's Underground Prisons

Maimouna al-Ammar, a Syrian activist says her two brothers have been imprisoned by the Syrian regime since 2012 and fears a COVID-19 outbreak will add

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 21 Nov 20

International

IS Militants Intensify Attacks in Syria's Desert

Last week, attacks claimed by IS in the desert area killed at least a dozen Syrian troops, according to local news reports

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 01 Nov 20

International

Pompeo Criticizes Turkey's Involvement in Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict

Clashes in the disputed enclave have raised concerns that Turkey and Russia, which also back opposing sides in the conflicts in Syria and Libya, may g

VOA News • 16 Oct 20

International

Report Puts Turkey's EU Membership Bid in Limbo

Bloc's executive branch displeased by President Erdogan's concentrated power, erosion of economic gains and pressure on civil society, judiciary and m

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 07 Oct 20

International

Hospital: Russia's Navalny Still in Coma But Improving

Navalny's allies insist he was deliberately poisoned and say the Kremlin was behind it, accusations that Russian officials

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 29 Aug 20

International

Russia Blames US for Military Vehicles' Collision in Syria

National Security Council spokesman blames Russian military for 'unsafe and unprofessional actions' that breached deconfliction protocols between two

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 27 Aug 20

International

At Least 4 People Died, 11 Missing in Turkey's Black Sea Province 

Flooding caused by heavy rain forced closure of roads to about 120 villages  

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 23 Aug 20

International

US Envoy Says Ball 'in Russia's Court' in Arms Talks

The US has offered terms to extend the landmark 2010 New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 18 Aug 20

International

8 Children in Syria's Al-Hol Camp Die From Preventable Illnesses 

Tragedy could have been averted  

VOA News • 16 Aug 20

International

Huge Protests Continue in Russia's Khabarovsk Over Arrest of Ex-Governor

Protesters in the Russian Far East city of Khabarovsk also expressed support for the opposition in Belarus

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 15 Aug 20

International

Russia's Race for Virus Vaccine Raises Concerns in the West

Scientists warn the headlong rush could backfire

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 07 Aug 20

International

Anti-Kremlin Protest in Russia's Far East Attracts Thousands for a Fourth Weekend

Residents of Khabarovsk are unhappy about the July 9 detention of Sergei Furgal, the wider region's popular governor, who was arrested on murder charg

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 02 Aug 20

International

Anti-Putin Protests in Russia's Far East Gather Steam

Russia's Far East sees largest protest march to date

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 26 Jul 20

International

More COVID-19 Cases in Syria's Overcrowded Rebel Enclave

The Syrian opposition and militant groups control the Idlib area, which is home to more than 3 million people, most of them displaced by the war and l

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 11 Jul 20

International

Syria's Idlib Records First Coronavirus Case

Infection could be lethal for refugee camps in the region

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 10 Jul 20

International

Powerful Islamist Group Intensifies Crackdown on Jihadists in Syria's Idlib

Hayat Tahrir al-Sham has begun targeting rival jihadist groups in the northwestern Syrian province

VOA News • 29 Jun 20

International

EU Slams Turkey's Actions Along Greek Border, Drilling in East Mediterranean

Brussels backs Athens but fails to lay out stiff reprisals against Ankara

VOA News • 27 Jun 20

International

France 'Won't Tolerate' Turkey's Behavior in Libya, Macron Says

French president accuses Turkey of being an obstacle to peace by sending arms to the Tripoli-based forces

VOA News • 23 Jun 20

International

Jihadists in Syria's Idlib Form New Operations Room' 

The new operations center consists of five jihadist groups that operate in parts of the restive Idlib province, according to a statement published Fri

VOA News • 16 Jun 20

International

US General: Russia Using Same Playbook' in Libya as in Ukraine, Syria  

Brigadier General Gregory Hadfield says Russia moved fighter jets and bomber aircraft to Libya to develop a stronghold there 

VOA News • 30 May 20

International

Reporter's Credentials Yanked in Northeast Syria for Offending Martyrs' 

Sensitivity over reporting on Syrian Democratic Forces leads to temporary suspension

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 14 May 20

International

Erdogan, Putin to Seek to Avoid Clash Over Syria's Idlib 

While nominally partners in a fight against terrorism in the region, Moscow and Ankara have been cast on a seemingly unavoidable collision course in t

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 05 Mar 20

International

Can Russia and Turkey Step back from the Brink in Syria?

For nearly five years, Russia has managed to balance a delicate alliance of rivals in Syria  joining Iran in backing Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 03 Mar 20

International

Millions of Civilians Face Humanitarian Catastrophe in Idlib, Syria

Nearly one third of three million civilians trapped in Idlib have been forced to flee their homes, leading to unprecedented level of displacement

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 02 Mar 20

International

Turkey's President Calls on Russia to Step Aside in Syria 

Erdogan says Ankara is retaliating against Syrian forces for the killing of 34 Turkish soldiers

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 01 Mar 20

International

Russia, Turkey Are on the Edge in Syria

Deaths of Turkish soldiers in Syria's Idlib strains Moscow-Ankara ties

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 28 Feb 20

International

Syria's Idlib Remains Explosive After Deadly Attack on Turkish Troops

Russia sends two naval frigates equipped with Caliper missiles to the eastern Mediterranean following the killing of 33 Turkish soldiers

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 28 Feb 20

International

Attacks Prevent Displaced in Syria's Idlib from Getting Health Care

Fighting has put dozens of health facilities out of commission and created shortages of medicine and medical supplies

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 28 Feb 20

International

22 Turkish Soldiers Killed in Syria's Idlib

Losses follow weeks of growing tensions between rebel supporter Ankara and Damascus ally Moscow

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 28 Feb 20

International

US Senator Graham Calls for No-Fly Zone in Syria's Idlib

The senator urged President Donald Trump to help stop the killing of civilians there by Syrian government forces backed by Russia and Iran

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 28 Feb 20

International

Urgent Request Made for Humanitarian Aid in South Sudan's Bor

Jonglei state officials plead for assistance from humanitarian groups after thousands of Pibor residents flee intercommunal fighting 

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 22 Feb 20

International

Idlib's Displaced Head East in Massive Syrian Exodus 

Syrian regime, backed by Russian air power, pushes deeper into the last rebel stronghold

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 22 Feb 20

International

Reporter's Notebook: A Family's Escape From Syria's Idlib

Families say they may have nowhere to go, but they will not go back 

VOA News • 21 Feb 20

International

UN Chief Calls for Immediate Cease-Fire in Syria's Idlib

Guterres issues urgent appeal for additional aid for 900,000 who have recently fled violence, including children 

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 21 Feb 20

International

UN Warns of Bloodbath in Syria's Idlib

Stepped-up military action by Syrian regime forces backed by Russia to regain control of the last rebel-held area in the country has displaced some 90

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 21 Feb 20

International

Turkey's Erdogan 'Determined to Transform Idlib Into a Safe Place'

Erdogan's statement that a cross-border operation into Idlib is just 'a matter of time,' follows in wake of call by UN relief official for immediate c

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 20 Feb 20

International

Erdogan: Talks With Russia Unsatisfactory, Turkish Offensive in Syria 'Matter Of Time'

A Syrian army offensive, backed by Russian air support, has triggered the biggest wave of refugees in the nine-year conflict

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 19 Feb 20

International

Turkey, Russia Fear Humanitarian Disaster in Syria's Idlib

Turkey's foreign minister says a Turkish delegation will hold talks in Russia Monday on the situation in Syria's Idlib province amid mounting fears of

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 16 Feb 20

International

Displacements From Syria's Idlib Hit Record Levels  

More than 830,000 displaced from Idlib since December, more than 140,000 in just the past three days, as fighting escalates

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 14 Feb 20

International

Humanitarian Crisis in Syria's Idlib Becoming More Desperate

An unprecedented number of people are fleeing as fighting intensifies between Syrian forces and their Russian allies and rebel groups in Idlib

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 11 Feb 20

International

Europe's Rights Body Decries Assault in Russia's Chechnya

Elena Milashina, from the independent Novaya Gazeta, said she and Marina Dubrovina, a lawyer accompanying her on a trip to Chechnya, were pushed and b

VOA News • 07 Feb 20

International

Report: Death Toll in Turkey Avalanche Disaster Rises to 39

Rescue workers, aided by dogs, were conducting scans in the eastern Van province Thursday to find the missing, according to the official Anadolu news

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 06 Feb 20

International

McDonald's Marks 30 Years in Russia

American fast food icon McDonalds recently marked 30 years since it first opened its doors in Moscow  an occasion with deep resonance into the Soviet

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 05 Feb 20

International

Will the Recapture of Syria's Idlib Affect Islamic State?

A recent report published by the UN Security Council said the Syrian province remains dominated by extremist groups affiliated with al-Qaida and the I

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 03 Feb 20

International

McDonald's Marks 30 Years in Russia

Amid the Burgers, a Transition from Communism a Market Economy. TWEET: McDonald's Marks 30 Years in Russia. Amid the Burgers, a Transition from Commun

VOA News • 01 Feb 20

International

Russia Arrests 5 Ex-Police in Reporter's Planted Drugs Case

Russia's Investigative Committee detains five former police officers involved in a controversial drug arrest of Ivan Golunov, a prominent investigativ

VOA News • 29 Jan 20

International

UN Agency Scales Up Food Delivery to Syria's War-Torn Idlib

WFP scaling up operation to provide emergency food aid to more than 126,000 displaced people in Idlib in northwest Syria

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 26 Jan 20

International

Turkey's FM Urges Russia to Halt Syrian Government Attacks

In his remarks, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu insisted it was Moscow's responsibility to stop the violence, as Russia has been a staunch supporter

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 22 Jan 20

International

Despite Cease-Fire, Clashes Continue in Syria's Idlib

Syrian government forces, backed by Russia, and rebel fighters in the in the country's northwestern province remain engaged in fighting after truce br

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 19 Jan 20

International

Erdogan Calls on Europe to Back Turkey's Moves in Libya

Turkish leader makes remarks in column published on Politico website Saturday, a day ahead of a Berlin summit aimed at stabilizing the country

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 18 Jan 20

International

Controversy Growing in Turkey Over Erdogan's Massive Canal Project  

In freezing rain, thousands of people in Istanbul wait for hours to sign a petition protesting president's canal plan

VOA News • 16 Jan 20

International

Growing Controversy in Turkey Over Erdogan's Massive Canal Project

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is planning what's dubbed 'the construction project of the decade', a massive canal connecting Turkey's Marmara

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 16 Jan 20

International

Russia's Putin, Germany's Merkel Hold Talks in Moscow

Meeting comes amid multiple crises in Middle East and beyond 

VOA News • 11 Jan 20

Sport

ATP Cup 2020 - Marat Safin and Daniil Medvedev's Russia is in the semi-finals: "We are ready to play Novak Djokovic and his Serbia"

Qui arrêtera la machine russe ? Peut-être la Serbie de Novak Djokovic en demies ? L'Argentine n'y est pas parvenue jeudi en tout cas. Après la victoir

Tennis Actu • Actualités similaires • 10 Jan 20

International

Two Documentaries Chronicle Horrors in Syria Through Women's Eyes

Two award-winning documentaries capture death and destruction in the war-torn Syrian cities of Aleppo and Eastern Ghouta through the eyes of women. Wa

VOA News • 10 Jan 20

International

Humanitarian Conditions Worsen for Millions in Syria's Idlib

Some 3 million civilians are trapped inside war-torn Idlib, unable to escape the violence as border crossings into neighboring countries are closed

VOA News • Actualités similaires • 07 Jan 20

International

Russia's Putin Visits Syria to Meet Assad, a Key Iran Ally

Putin's visit is the second to the war-torn country, where his troops have been fighting alongside Syrian government forces since 2015

VOA News • 07 Jan 20

International

UNICEF Appeals to Syria's Warring Parties to Protect Children from Carnage in Idlib

On New Year's Day, UNICEF reports five children, aged between 6 and 13, were killed when their primary school in Idlib province was hit by rocket fire

VOA News • 05 Jan 20