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Eleven trucks carrying humanitarian assistance passed through the Bab al-Salam crossing, UN says.

Five years ago, Syrian Sabri Al Salameh fled war-torn Homs for Harem, a town near the Turkish border. Now his home there is gone too, destroyed in another catastrophe, this time made by nature rather than man.

The United Nations chief launched a $397 million appeal Tuesday to help nearly 5 million survivors of last week’s devastating earthquake in opposition-held northwest Syria who have received very little assistance because of deep divisions exacerbated by the country’s 12-year war. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres announced the appeal a day after…

Christian Atsu remains missing nine days after the earthquakes which devastated parts of Turkey and Syria.

A first convoy of UN aid entered rebel-held northwest Syria from Türkiye via the newly-opened Bab al-Salameh crossing on Tuesday, a spokesperson for the UN's humanitarian affairs office said. The aid was being delivered by the International Organization for Migration, the spokesperson told Reuters. They did not provide details of…

Nearly 9 million people in Syria were affected by last weeks' devastating earthquake that hit both Syria and Turkey, the United Nations said in a statement on Tuesday as it launched a $400 million funding appeal to help the situation there.

By allowing aid to enter rebel-held northwest Syria through more border crossings from Turkey, President Bashar al-Assad has given way to a demand of his foreign adversaries. The question now, say analysts, is what he may want in return.

A first convoy of U.N. aid entered rebel-held northwest Syria from Turkey via the newly-opened Bab al-Salameh crossing on Tuesday, a spokesperson for the U.N.'s humanitarian affairs office said.

Official claims hospital director suspected that a nurse who was taking pictures of Aya planned to kidnap her and kicked him out. The nurse is said to have returned hours later accompanied by gunmen