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World Bank estimates Syria's three-year earthquake recovery needs at $7.9 billion

The World Bank on Monday said the February earthquakes are expected to have caused Syria's real GDP output to contract by 5.5% in 2023, with recovery and reconstruction needs estimated at $7.9 billion over three years.

Reuters

Qatar: 4,000 World Cup Huts Sent to Quake-Hit Türkiye, Syria

Qatar has sent 4,000 cabins built to house fans at last year's World Cup to earthquake survivors in Türkiye and Syria, authorities said Monday. The Associated Press watched as the latest batch of pre-fabricated cabins was loaded onto a cargo ship in the Arabian Gulf. The Qatar Development Fund began…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Palestinian commander killed in Syria buried in refugee camp

A Palestinian militant commander who was shot and killed in Syria has been buried in refugee camp on the edges of the Syrian capital, Damascus

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Qatar: 4,000 World Cup huts sent to quake-hit Turkey, Syria

Qatar says it has sent 4,000 cabins built to house fans at last year’s World Cup to earthquake survivors in Turkey and Syria

The Independent UK

EU pledges €1 billion for post-quake reconstruction in Turkey

The European Commission said Monday it will support Turkey with one billion euros ($1.07 billion) to help with reconstruction in the aftermath of the earthquake that devastated parts of the country and neighboring Syria last month.

France 24

EU pledges $1 billion for post-quake Turkey reconstruction

The European Commission will support Turkey with one billion euros ($1.07 billion) to help with reconstruction in the aftermath of the earthquake that devastated parts of the country and neighboring Syria last month

The Independent UK

EU-led donors to provide 7 billion euros to help rebuild Turkey after earthquake

Donors at a European Union-led conference on Monday pledged 7 billion euros ($7.5 bln) to help to rebuild Turkey after last month's devastating earthquakes, while Ankara estimated the costs at more than ten times that.

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Donors Pledge $7.5 Billion for Türkiye, Syria after Quake

The European Union and international donors on Monday pledged seven billion euros ($7.5 billion) to help Türkiye and Syria in the aftermath of the earthquake that devastated parts of the neighboring countries last month. Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the EU’s executive arm, said 3.3 billion euros ($3.5…

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At graveyard of unknown quake victims, Syrians seek news of the missing

The simple gravestone of a girl killed in last month's earthquake in Syria bears no name, but notes she was wearing a green sweater at the time of her burial, a description left in the hope it may help someone identify her.

Reuters

Turkish Intelligence Eliminates PKK Official in Aleppo

Turkish intelligence has eliminated a figure from the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), the biggest component of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), in an operation in northern Syria. Mehmet Yildirim, a senior figure of the PKK group's Syrian wing YPG, was killed in Syria in an operation run by the National…

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Floods destroy homes of quake survivors in northwestern Syria

Torrential rains damage hundreds of shelters for families displaced by February 6 earthquakes in Syria.

Al Jazeera

Syria's Assad in UAE to mark ongoing thaw in relations

Syrian President Bashar Assad has arrived in the United Arab Emirates Sunday, his first visit to the wealthy Gulf country since the devastating earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria last month

The Independent UK

Syria’s Assad Arrives in UAE in Official Visit

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad arrived in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Sunday for an official visit, accompanied by his wife Asma. State media said he was met by President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan on arrival in Abu Dhabi on Sunday and received a canon salute as his convoy…

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Al-Quds Brigades Says Commander Killed in Syria, Accuses Israel

A commander in the Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad was killed in Syria on Sunday in what it described as an assassination by Israeli agents. The Al-Quds Brigades, the military wing of the Islamic Jihad group, said in a statement that Ali Ramzi al-Aswad, 31, was killed Sunday morning in…

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Syria's Assad arrives in UAE in official visit

Syrian President Bashar al Assad arrived in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Sunday for an official visit, accompanied by his wife Asma al Assad, at a time when more Arab states have signalled openness to easing the isolation of Damascus.

Salon

The amazing post-earthquake aid efforts

From chefs & writers to hotel owners & governmental efforts, the relief in Turkey and Syria was a communal effort

Liverpool Echo

Funeral held for former Everton player Christian Atsu after earthquake tragedy

The former Blues midfielder was one of the thousands killed by the huge earthquakes in Turkey and Syria last month

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Assad Conditions Meeting Erdogan, ‘If It Serves Syria’s Interest’

The recent statement of the Syrian President, Bashar al-Assad, in Moscow surprised many Russians and others, who sensed a victorious tone. Assad did not refer to the political path to resolving the Syrian crisis and imposed conditions for normalization with his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan. He told Channel One…

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The Independent UK

12 years of war: Syrian teens pen powerful artworks to help process earthquake and ongoing conflict

To mark the 12th anniversary of the Syrian War, Save the Children and The Arsenal Foundation are releasing a series of powerful drawings and poems from refugee children in Za’atari camp, processing the latest devastating shock in their former homeland

Reuters

Denmark deems Syrian province safe for returning refugees, worrying UNHCR

The Danish Refugee Appeals Board on Friday deemed it safe for Syrian refugees to return to Latakia province in the western part of the country, raising concerns at the UN Refugee Agency.

The Times of India

Life after earthquake: Rabia Topuz puts behind personal grief to compete at women’s World boxing

NEW DELHI: Rabia Topuz still shudder with fear recalling the horror-filled February 6 early morning when a powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake ripped through her home country of Türkiye and northern Syria, resulting in thousands of people dying, tens of thousands injured and seeking shelter in cars, factories, mosques, shopping centres and…

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Syrian Kurdish Force Says It Lost 9 Fighters in Iraq Crash

The main US-backed and Kurdish-led force in northeastern Syria said Friday it lost nine fighters, including a commander, when two helicopters crashed this week in neighboring Iraq. The Syrian Democratic Forces said the helicopters crashed during bad weather while en route to the northern Iraqi city of Sulaymaniyah on Wednesday…

The Guardian - UK

A bloody delusion: how Iraq war led to catastrophic aftermath in Middle East

The 2003 invasion’s legacy reverberates in the emboldenment of Iran, Islamic State’s violence and the disintegration of Syria

The Guardian - UK

Trinidad and Tobago is failing children locked in Syrian camps – it must bring them home

During Covid, the Caribbean republic shut its borders, stranding citizens overseas; now it has left children vulnerable to illness, death and IS recruitment

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What are incendiary weapons and how are they being deployed in Ukraine?

Such attacks can look like "fireworks" but could in fact be dangerous incendiary weapons, experts warn, which burn at around 2,000 degrees Celsius and cause excruciatingly painful burns to the skin.

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