The Latest Breaking News from Syria

Shamima Begum loses UK citizenship appeal

The decision means Ms Begum remains barred from returning to the UK and stuck in a camp in northern Syria

Evening Standard · Feb 22, 2023

‘You have to be trusted to be there’: George Butler on sketching devastation

The artist and charity founder has worked in Syrian and Ukrainian war zones and has been drawing amid the ruins of this month’s earthquake where – perhaps surprisingly – people have been very keen to see the work

The Guardian - UK · Feb 22, 2023

Judgment due in Shamima Begum’s appeal over citizenship removal

The Special Immigration Appeals Commission’s decision on her appeal is due on Wednesday morning.

The Independent UK · Feb 22, 2023

Warning as cruel scammers use fake appeals to profit from Turkey-Syria earthquakes

People who want to donate to help people affected by the disaster are urged to ensure that their money does not fall into the hands of fraudsters

Chronicle Live · Feb 21, 2023

A newborn delivered in the rubble of Turkey's earthquake is adopted by her relatives

Her mother died in the quake, along with her father and four siblings. Her aunt and uncle in Syria have taken her in, and named her Afraa after her mom.

WEKU · Feb 21, 2023

Hatayspor Sporting Director Found Dead Following Earthquake

The body of Hatayspor's Sporting Director Taner Savut was recovered on Tuesday more than two weeks after two devastating earthquakes struck in Türkiye and Syria, in which more than 47,000 people have died. Savut had been missing since Feb. 6. His body was found close to where Ghanaian footballer Christian…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 21, 2023

In Syria and Turkey, Helping Earthquake Victims Is a Crime

Politicians in Syria, Turkey, and the United States are getting in the way of relief efforts.

Reason · Feb 21, 2023

City charity working on aid mission to help Syrians impacted by devastating earthquake

A Stirling-based humanitarian charity has been hard at work building shelters and delivering vital aid to desperate people in Syria displaced by the devastating earthquake. So far, more than 48,000 people in Syria and Turkey have died and a further

Daily Record · Feb 21, 2023

Arsenal join charities to help earthquake victims as 1,500 sleeping bags sent

The Gunners are working with local charities to provide further aid for victims in Turkey and Syria

Evening Standard · Feb 21, 2023

Quake deals new blow to Syrian medics after years of war

As a nurse working near the frontlines of the Syrian war, Ibrahim Zeidan endured many desperate moments including when shelling destroyed a hospital, leaving him trapped by rubble.

Reuters · Feb 21, 2023