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Saudi Arabia sends 3 more relief planes to earthquake-hit Turkey, Syria
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) on Friday sent three more relief planes to earthquake-hit areas in Turkey and Syria after the devastating catastrophe killed more than 26,000 people across the region.…
- Middle East
Saudis donation exceed SAR251 million to help Turkey, Syria earthquake survivors
Riyadh: The value of donations from the Saudi Arabia popular campaign for relief to those affected by the Turkey-Syria earthquakes has reached 251 million Saudi riyals (Rs 5,52,14,07,813) on Saturday, February 11.…
- Hyderabad
Turkiye consulate thanks Hyderabad; Embassy seeks financial aid for victims
Hyderabad: The Consulate General of Turkiya has profusely thanked Hyderabad for the generous relief it has gathered and sent for the earthquake-affected people. In a statement that the consulate general has issued…
- Middle East
Turkey earthquake: Saudi women found dead under rubble in Antakya
Ankara: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s embassy in Turkey announced, on Friday, the death of a Saudi citizen under the rubble in one of the collapsed residential buildings in the two devastating…
- Middle East
Turkey-Syria earthquake: Death toll rises over 29700, 98600 injured
The hopes of finding more survivors under the rubble are fading in Syria and Turkey, six days after the two powerful earthquakes that killed 29,789, people and left 98,685, injured in one…
- Middle East
Turkey earthquake failures leave Erdogan looking vulnerable
Ankara: Turkey’s most devastating earthquake since 1939 has raised big questions about whether such a large-scale tragedy could have been avoided and whether President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government could have done more…
- Middle East
NASA satellites are helping Turkey, Syria earthquake response
Washington: After the massive earthquakes that struck southern Turkey and western Syria on February 6 and killed thousands, NASA on Saturday said it is working to share its aerial views and data…
- Middle East
Fifth day: Death toll from Turkey-Syria earthquake exceeds 24300
On the fifth day, the chances of finding more survivors under the rubble are fading after the catastrophe of Turkey and Syria earthquake that struck on Monday, February 6, and the series…
- Middle East
Emirates to send emergency aid to victims of Turkey-Syria earthquake
Abu Dhabi: In the wake of the catastrophic earthquakes in Turkey and Syria that hit the countries on Monday, Dubai-based Emirates Airlines is setting up an airbridge withthe Dubai International Humanitarian City (IHC),to transport…
- Middle East
Turkey-Syria earthquake instills hope; survivors found after 100 hrs
Although it has been four days since the two powerful earthquakes that shook southern Turkey and northern Syria on Monday, February 6, hope for survivors is still not lost, as many people…
- Middle East
UN humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths to visit Turkey, Syria
Geneva: UN humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths is set to travel to Turkey and Syria where more than 21,000 people have been killed and tens of thousands injured after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake…
- World
Khalsa Aid International extends helping hand to quake-hit Turkey
A devastating earthquake that rocked Syria and Turkey taking away almost 21,000 lives, including several infants, left a mark of the most disastrous event of 2023. The aftermath of the quakes witnessed…
- World
UN dispatches aid through Turkey to quake-hit Syria
Ankara: The UN’ first convoy of aid crossed from Turkey to Syria’s northwestern Idlib province, three days after the devastating earthquake, the semi-official Anadolu Agency reported. Six truckloads of aid entered the…
- Middle East
Mosques in UAE to offer absentee prayers for Turkey, Syria earthquake victims
Abu Dhabi: All mosques across the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are going to offer absentee funeral prayers for Turkey, and Syria earthquake victims on Friday. It was decided to offer prayer following…
- Middle East
Guterres appeals for aid to Syria, Turkey, depoliticising relief
United Nations: UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Thursday appealed for international aid to earthquake-devastated Syria and Turkey and said relief operations should be depoliticised. “Now is the hour to stand up…