Earthquake survivors struggle in Turkey and Syria, Israel approves more illegal settlements, and dozens missing after a shipwreck off Libya. Here’s your round up of our coverage, written by Abubakr Al-Shamahi, Al Jazeera Digital’s Middle East and North Africa editor.
It’s been more than a week since two major earthquakes devastated southern Turkey and northwestern Syria, and yet, in some cases that feel almost miraculous, people are still being pulled out of the rubble alive. But those people are the rare exceptions, as the death toll keeps climbing higher, which at the time of this writing stood at more than 41,000, but will certainly only grow.
