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UK refuses to say if it investigated reports of Syria drone strike casualties

MoD refuses to say whether it has looked into claims civilians were injured in December strike

The Guardian - UK

Ex-Saudi intelligence chief 'hopes' deal with Iran will be game-changer for region

FRANCE 24 spoke to the former head of Saudi intelligence, Turki al-Faisal, following the announcement that Iran and Saudi Arabia have agreed to reestablish diplomatic relations. The prince expressed hope that last week's China-brokered deal will be a game-changer for the region, mentioning Syria, Lebanon, Iraq and especially Yemen, where…

France 24

Analysis: Iran eases its regional isolation with Saudi deal

Iran and Saudi Arabia agreed to restore diplomatic relations, but Tehran is likely to keep its foreign policy pillars.

Al Jazeera

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UN, Syria Regime Accused of Failing to Help Earthquake’s Victims

The Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Syria concluded on Monday that the Syrian government and the UN have failed to help the Syrians following the destructive earthquake that hit the country on Feb. 6. “Though there were many acts of heroism amid the suffering, we also witnessed a wholesale…

Asharq Al-Awsat

15th Saudi Relief Plane Lands in Gaziantep to Help Quake Victims

The 15th Saudi relief airplane arrived at Gaziantep Airport in Türkiye, carrying 85 tons and 346 kilograms of relief materials, the Saudi Press Agency reported Tuesday. The aid is part of the Saudi relief airlift dispatched by the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) to help the victims…

Asharq Al-Awsat

The 4-metre-wide board detailing the entire Russian military chain of command in Ukraine

Chart used by Ukrainian prosecutors maps hundreds of Russian soldiers all the way up to Vladimir Putin

The Guardian - UK

RAF drone blasts top ISIS extremist linked to chemical and biological weapons

Defence Secretary Ben Wallace told MPs the air strike, part of the UK's anti-ISIS campaign Operation Shader, took place in northern Syria

Daily Mirror

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Syrian Castle among Quake-Hit Ancient Sites at Risk

Zuhair Hassoun examines worrying cracks in a Crusader-era castle in Syria, a UNESCO World Heritage site that survived centuries of conflict only to be badly damaged by last month's deadly earthquake. Hassoun, the custodian of the Fortress of Saladin, an architectural treasure with Byzantine roots in the 10th century rebuilt…

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN: World after Earthquake Was Slow to Send Aid to Syria

The international community and the Syrian government did not act quickly last month to help people in need in the opposition-held northwest after a deadly earthquake hit Türkiye and Syria, a UN commission said Monday. The Feb. 6 magnitude 7.8 earthquake and strong aftershocks that ravaged southern Türkiye and northwestern…

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN: World after earthquake was slow to send aid to Syria

A U.N. commission says the international community and the Syrian government did not act quickly last month to help people in need in the rebel-held northwest after a deadly earthquake hit Turkey and Syria

The Independent UK

Syrian earthquake devastated an area that was already a disaster zone – and highlights the vital role of local aid groups

Three weeks after the February 2023 earthquakes struck Turkey and Syria, I stood amid the rubble in Jindires, a devastated Syrian village. An estimated 50,000 people had lost their lives in the two countries by that point, with the number of casualties still climbing.

The Conversation

Türkiye’s Quake Toll Tops 48,000 as Govt Races to Build Container Cities

The death toll in Türkiye from last month's major earthquakes has risen to 48,448, Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said on Monday, as authorities rush to set up container cities to house for the longer-term those left homeless by the disaster. The combined death toll including those killed in Syria has…

Asharq Al-Awsat

56,000 Syrians Leave Türkiye for Good After Feb. 6 Quake

Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said around 56,000 Syrians in Türkiye have voluntarily returned to their home country since the Feb. 6 earthquake. He added that some Syrians who live in Türkiye “have lost their families, houses, and businesses in the earthquake.” Some Syrians who were affected have expressed their…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Türkiye to Continue Normalization Talks with Assad Regime within Days

Türkiye confirmed its intention to continue the normalization talks with the Syrian regime in the coming period, expressing its hope that Damascus would understand its concerns about the presence of the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) near its borders. Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar asserted that Ankara will continue the…

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Reason why Kate's handshake to community leader was awkwardly left hanging on royal visit

William and Kate, the Prince and Princess of Wales, recently met volunteers at Hayes Muslim Centre who are helping to fundraise for families left homeless after the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria

The Independent UK

Cat reunited with family nearly a month after devastating Turkey-Syria earthquakes

Peta UK found Behlul weeks after the earthquakes hit the region

The Guardian - UK

Bashar al-Assad seizes his chance for a comeback after Syrian earthquake

Arab neighbours who snubbed president for waging a war against his own people are courting him. What is behind the new attitude?

The Conversation

Fearmongering about people fleeing disasters is a dangerous and faulty narrative

The death toll from the recent earthquakes in Turkey and Syria has reached over 50,000 people. Over 23 million people have been affected and millions have been displaced from their homes. In Syria alone, an estimated 5.3 million people have been left homeless.

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Israel Fires Missiles at Syria's Hama

Israeli missiles targeted a western Syrian city on Sunday wounding three Syrian soldiers, Syrian state media reported. The official news agency SANA, citing a military source, said the missiles were fired at Masyaf in Hama province at dawn. Syria’s air defenses shot several of them down. According to The Associated…

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Quake Death Toll Nears 48,000 in Türkiye, 6,000 in Syria

The head of Türkiye’s disaster and emergency management agency has raised the country's death toll from a magnitude 7.8 earthquake last month to 47,975. Yunus Sezer said during a news conference on Saturday that the people who died included 6,278 foreigners, with Syrian nationals accounting for the largest share. The…

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US General Warns of ISIS ‘Army in Detention’ in Syria, Iraq

A US general warned Saturday that the Middle East faces the looming threat of an ISIS group "army in detention", after visiting prisons and camps in northeastern Syria holding suspected extremists and their relatives. General Michael Kurilla, head of the US military's Central Command, visited several detention facilities this week,…

The Independent UK

Syria hopes Iran-Saudi agreement will ease regional tension

Syria has welcomed the agreement reached between Iran and Saudi Arabia to reestablish diplomatic relations saying it will lead to more stability in the region

Asharq Al-Awsat

Free Syrian Army Commander: Attacks on Tanf Base Aimed at Sparking Side Conflicts

Commander of the Free Syrian Army (FSA) Mohammed Farid al-Qassem sad the strikes against the al-Tanf base on the Syrian-Iraqi-Jordanian border are aimed at sparking “side conflicts”. The FSA is deployed at the al-Tanf alongside troops from the US-led anti-ISIS international coalition. The base occasionally comes under drone attacks that…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Tunisian President Says he Wants Ambassador in Syria

Tunisian President Kais Saied said on Friday he wants to see Tunisia and Syria appoint ambassadors to their countries. "A decision must be taken on this issue," Saied told foreign minister Nabil Ammar during a meeting, according to a video posted on Facebook by the president's office. Tunisia cut off…

Evening Standard

Suspected ISIS member denies funding terrorism

A west London-born man suspected of being part of Islamic State in Syria has pleaded not guilty to terror funding charges.

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