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Earthquake Stuns Syria’s Aleppo Even after War’s Horrors

For years, the people of Aleppo bore the brunt of bombardment and fighting when their city, once Syria’s largest and most cosmopolitan, was among the war’s fiercest battle zones. Even that didn’t prepare them for the new devastation and terror wreaked by this week’s earthquake. The natural disaster piled on…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Hopes fade as Turkey-Syria quake toll at 17,500

Bab al-Hawa Border Crossing (Syria) (AFP) - Hopes were fading Thursday for rescuing survivors of the earthquake in Turkey and Syria, which has killed over 17,500 people in one of the deadliest tremors in decades.

AFP

Turkey-Syria earthquake: Heartbreaking images show 16 babies being flown to safety

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's plane was used to carry 16 orphaned babies from Kahramanmaras to the Turkish capital following the devastating double-blow 7.8 and 7.5-magnitude quakes

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First UN Quake Aid Convoy Reaches Syria as Envoy Says Needs Immense

The first United Nations convoy carrying aid to Syrians stricken three days ago by a deadly earthquake crossed from Türkiye on Thursday, witnesses and a border crossing official said. The convoy entered Syria at the Bab al-Hawa crossing, the sources said. Turkish authorities said they would open other crossing points…

Asharq Al-Awsat

First U.N. quake aid convoy reaches Syria as envoy says needs immense

The first United Nations convoy carrying aid to Syrians stricken three days ago by a deadly earthquake crossed from Turkey on Thursday, witnesses and a border crossing official said.

Reuters

Hopes fade as rescuers press search for quake survivors in Turkey and Syria

Rescue workers pressed their search Thursday across Turkey and Syria for survivors from this week's massive earthquake and aftershocks as the window to find people alive began to close.

WEKU

With over 20,000 dead, hopes fade for finding Turkey and Syria quake survivors

Rescue workers pressed their search Thursday across Turkey and Syria for survivors from this week's massive earthquake and aftershocks as the window to find people alive began to close.

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First UN convoy since quake enters northwest Syria from Turkey

Six trucks have crossed into northwestern Syria from Turkey for the first time since the earthquake on Monday.

Al Jazeera

Glasgow woman feels 'helpless' as family remain trapped under three collapsed buildings in Turkey

Zahra Al-Kaeteeb and her mum Lyna were woken up to be told the devastating news that their loved-ones were trapped underneath the rubble on Monday.

Glasgow Live

'Opportunity' for Syria's Assad in quake outreach, analysts say

Dubai (AFP) - Syria's politically isolated President Bashar al-Assad has received calls and aid from Arab leaders since a devastating earthquake Monday, a momentum analysts say he could leverage to bolster regional support.

AFP

Earthquake appeal: May take years for Turkey and Syria recover from disaster, says charity boss

The Disaster Emergency Committee has launched a joint fundraising effort by 14 charities, which will be match-funded by the Government up to £5 million

Evening Standard

Ekin-Su Culculoglu: Love Island star says her Turkish family are ‘sleeping outside’ after earthquake

Two major earthquakes of magnitudes 7.8 and 7.5 jolted southern Turkey and northern Syria

The Independent UK

First aid convoy bound for NW Syria from Turkey nears border -sources

The first convoy of humanitarian assistance for people in northwest Syria since Monday's devastating earthquake is en route to the southern Turkish border with the hope of crossing on Thursday, two aid sources told Reuters.

Reuters

Live Updates I Turkish president to visit quake-hit areas

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is scheduled to travel to the quake-hit provinces of Gaziantep, Osmaniye and Kilis amid ongoing criticism that the government’s response has been too slow

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Saudi Orders Air Bridge to Deliver Aid to Syria, Türkiye

Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Tuesday ordered the operation of an air bridge to provide aid to help the earthquake victims in Syria and Türkiye. Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al-Rabeeah, advisor to the Royal Court and the Supervisor General of the King Salman…

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Earthquake Damages 248 Schools in Syria

The Syrian Education Ministry said 248 schools have been damaged by the powerful earthquakes that rocked a vast region of Türkiye and northern Syria on Monday. Minister of Education Dr. Darem Tabbaa said that the number of affected schools has reached 71 in Aleppo province, 50 in Lattakia, 27 in…

Al Jazeera

Hope turns to despair in Turkey, Syria 72 hours after earthquakes

While dramatic rescues continue, hopes recede of finding many more survivors amid freezing cold and lack of resources.

Daily Mirror

ISIS jihadi medical student who wants to return to UK says he has 'right to come home'

Ibrahim Ageed was studying medicine in Sudan before he joined the ISIS terror group with his brother back in 2015 - and now he is pleading to return to the UK

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Radio France Internationale

WHO sends medical supplies to Turkey, Syria as earthquake toll tops 17,100

Freezing temperatures deepened the misery of survivors of the earthquake in Turkey and Syria that killed more than 17,100 people, as rescuers struggled to save countless people still trapped under rubble.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Türkiye, Syria Quake Toll Tops 16,000

Freezing temperatures deepened the misery Thursday for survivors of a catastrophic earthquake and series of aftershocks in Türkiye and Syria that killed more than 16,000 people, as rescuers raced to save countless people still trapped under rubble. The death toll from Monday's 7.8-magnitude quake is expected to rise sharply as…

Evening Standard

British rescuers help save mum and son trapped in earthquake rubble for 68 hours as death toll passes 19,300

Rescuers pull out more survivors but hopes fade for thousands still in quake rubble

Asharq Al-Awsat

Lebanese Delegation Visits Syria, Sparking Debate About ‘Normalization with Damascus’

An official visit by a Lebanese ministerial delegation to Damascus stirred a debate between those who said the trip normalized relations with the regime and others who considered it a "duty" after the devastating earthquake that recently struck Türkiye and Syria. On Tuesday, Lebanese rescue workers were also dispatched to…

Manchester Evening News

Manchester charity set to fly to Turkey and Syria after 15,000 killed in devastating earthquake

Trained specialists from Manchester-based charity UK-Med have flown out to the centre of the destruction in Turkey and Syria, with thousands left seriously injured or dead

AFP

Turkey, Syria quake toll tops 16,000 as cold compounds misery

Antakya (Turkey) (AFP) - Freezing temperatures deepened the misery Thursday for survivors of a massive earthquake in Turkey and Syria that killed more than 16,000 people, as rescuers raced to save countless people still trapped under rubble.

Wales Online

Latest death toll from Turkey and Syria earthquake rises to more than 15,000

Rescue workers continued to pull living people from the damaged homes but hope was starting to fade amid freezing temperatures more than three full days since the quake hit

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