[ad_1] United Nations: The UN and its specialised agencies have continued delivering aid to Turkey and Syria following the devastating February 6 quakes that killed more than 53,300 people in the two countries, a spokesman said. In Syria, at least 8.8 million people were affected by the earthquakes, which, amongContinue Reading
[ad_1] In a humanitarian gesture, Portuguese and Saudi Al-Nassr star Cristiano Ronaldo has sent a plane of care items to the victims affected by the earthquake in Syria and Turkey. Earthquakes struck Turkey and Syria on February 6, with a magnitude of 7.7 and 7.6 Richter scale, killing more thanContinue Reading
[ad_1] US Army general Mark Milley, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Damascus: The Syrian Foreign Ministry has condemned an “illegitimate” visit of a top US general to a US base in northeastern Syria. In a statement, the Ministry on Sunday slammed the US Army general Mark Milley, ChairmanContinue Reading
[ad_1] United Nations: Twenty-two truckloads of aid from the World Food Programme and the UN Children’s Fund (Unicef) crossed into Northwest Syria from Turkey, bringing the total of cross-border delivery to 557 trucks since February 9 in the wake of massive earthquakes, said a UN spokesman. The UN has carriedContinue Reading
[ad_1] Washington: Indian Americans from across the US have raised more than USD 300,000 for earthquake victims in Turkey and Syria. A fundraiser organised by several eminent Indian Americans led by Dr Hemant Patel, the former president of the American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI), the community raisedContinue Reading
[ad_1] Emergency workers and medics rescue a woman out of the debris of a collapsed building in Elbistan, Kahramanmaras, in southern Turkey, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023. (Photo: AP) Damascus: Syria’s Prime Minister Hussein Arnous has said the support and assistance offered by Lebanon have greatly alleviated the consequences of theContinue Reading
[ad_1] Representative Image Damascus: Landmine explosions in Syria have killed 55 people since the beginning of 2023, a war monitor reported. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, the death toll includes two women and 18 children killed by the explosions of landmines that were undiscovered in previously rebel-heldContinue Reading
[ad_1] Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani Tehran: Iran said on Tuesday that the visit of senior Arab lawmakers to quake-ravaged Syria is a step toward greater “solidarity” in the region. Making the remarks in a tweet, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani said the visit of the Arab Inter-ParliamentaryContinue Reading
[ad_1] Foreign countries|Earthquakes Previously, Finland provided Turkey with expert assistance and emergency accommodation capacity for around 3,000 people. Finland at the turn of the week, delivered more material aid to the earthquake areas of Turkey, says the Ministry of the Interior. Part of the aid is delivered from Turkey toContinue Reading
[ad_1] Damascus: A delegation of the Arab Inter-Parliamentary Union visited Damascus, underscoring the importance of bringing Syria back to the Arab fold. Syria’s membership in the Arab League was suspended in 2011 after the ongoing civil war broke out, reports Xinhua news agency. The president of the Arab Inter-Parliamentary UnionContinue Reading