US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) took control of the strategic castle of Jaabar on the Euphrates River from the Islamic State. VOA’s Mahmoud Bali reports
US-backed Kurdish Forces Capture Historic Castle From IS Near Raqqa
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The United Nations Is Launching A Space Mission
The U.N. is planning to launch its first space mission into orbit, packed with scientific experiments from countries that can’t afford their own space programs. It’s teaming up with the Sierra Nevada Corporation, which makes the Dream Chaser, a reuseable spacecraft that, when it returns […]
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Lebanon Breaks Guinness World Record for Hosting the Longest Party in the World !
Between August 28th at 7 p.m. and the dawn of August 30th, and under the patronage of Lebanon’s Ministry of Tourism, Lebanon successfully broke the Guinness World Record for longest continuous party, at 56 hours. The previous record was held by Dublin, Ireland and was […]
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Saudi Women Join Forces to Champion the Changing Role of Women
RIYADH — In Saudi Arabia, a group of women are preparing an unusual event to mark International Women’s Day — a campaign to highlight the changing role and economic potential of women in the deeply conservative Islamic kingdom. Saudi Arabia is well known as the world’s […]