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Assad Visits Aleppo, Accuses West of Lack of Humanity

Syrian President Bashar Assad and his wife Asma visited on Friday survivors from the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that devastated parts of northern Syria early Monday. Syrian official websites published images of Assad and his wife while checking on the injured at the Aleppo University Hospital, in their first visit to…

Asharq Al-Awsat

'We need everything': Aid workers call for urgent help for Syrian quake victims

Syria's opposition-controlled enclave of Idlib, on the border with Turkey, is reeling from Monday's deadly earthquakes. The region has already been devastated by years of civil war, and aid agencies now say the need for international assistance is urgent.

Radio France Internationale

Turkey-Syria earthquake: death toll passes 25,000 as Erdoğan warns against looting – as it happened

Rescue efforts continue as UN warns hundreds of thousands of people urgently need food in wake of disaster

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Survivors still being rescued five days after Turkey-Syria quake as toll tops 28,000

Rescue crews on Saturday pulled more survivors, including entire families, from toppled buildings despite diminishing hopes as the death toll of the enormous quake that struck a border region of Turkey and Syria five days ago surpassed 28,000. Rescuers also pulled a two-month-old baby and an elderly woman from the…

France 24

Miracle Rescues as Türkiye-Syria Quake Toll Passes 25,000

Rescuers pulled a two-month-old baby and an elderly woman from the rubble on Saturday, five days after an earthquake devastated Türkiye and Syria, leaving more than 25,000 dead. Tens of thousands of local and international rescue workers are still scouring through flattened neighborhoods despite freezing weather that has compounded the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Turkey-Syria Earthquake Death Toll Crosses 24,000

Rescuers pulled out children on Friday (local time) from the rubble of the Turkey-Syria earthquake as the toll crossed 24,000, reported The Sydney Morning Herald (SMH). Read further On Dynamite News:

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Cuba to send medics to Turkey, Syria to assist in earthquake relief

Cuba prepared on Friday to send healthcare workers to Turkey and Syria, joining a growing group of nations providing rescue and medical aid to the region after a devastating earthquake this week.

Reuters

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Quake death toll above 23,000 in Turkey, Syria

The death toll in Turkey and Syria from this week’s catastrophic earthquake surpassed 23,600 on Friday as relief organisations struggled to overcome an array of obstacles to deliver aid to survivors in both countries.

Bangkok Post

The Weekly Wrap for Saturday, 11 February 2023

Entire regions of Turkey and Syria lie in ruins after Monday's catastrophic earthquakes. As the death toll soars, the clear gap is opening in how the world responds to these beleagured nations.

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Three Australians feared dead in earthquake

Two Australian men and a woman are believed to have died in the devastating earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria, killing at least 22,000 people.

AAP

Teen pulled from Turkey earthquake rubble after 94 hours drank own urine to survive

Victims are continuing to be pulled from the wreckage of the earthquake which reduced areas of Turkey and Syria this week, including a 17-year-old who had to drink his own urine

Daily Mirror

Canadian government appeals order to repatriate Canadians in Syria

The Canadian government is appealing a January federal court order to repatriate four Canadian men held in Syria on suspected ties to the Islamic State, according to a notice of appeal filed on Friday.

Reuters

Manchester United donate to UNICEF appeal helping victims of Turkey and Syria earthquake

An earthquake measuring 7.8 magnitude struck parts of the two countries at around 4am on February 6.

Manchester Evening News

Death toll tops 24,000 as Turkey, Syria rescue efforts continue

Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said earthquake rescue efforts ‘not as fast as we wanted them to be’.

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The Guardian - US

US announces 180-day exemption to Syria sanctions for disaster aid

Assad regime still insists on handling all aid shipments to war-torn and quake-ravaged country that has been all but cut off from help

Salon

Women, girls bear brunt of earthquake

Many women affected by the earthquake are the heads of households and require additional support

Reuters

Frustration at UN ahead of likely row with Russia on Syria aid

The United Nations Security Council will next week discuss if it will allow the UN to deliver aid to rebel-held northwest Syria through more than one Turkish border crossing following Monday's devastating earthquake - a move Russia does not think is needed.

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Porsche Donates €1 Million To Help Earthquake Victims In Turkey, Syria

The company is also asking its workforce to donate.

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The Independent UK

First war, now earthquake: Many Syrians displaced again

This week's deadly quake has potentially displaced millions of people in war-torn Syria, many of them for the second time

Al Jazeera

Displaced families exposed to bitter winter cold in Jandaris

Survivors in earthquake-devastated town in northwestern Syria are forced to take refuge in makeshift shelters.

ABC News

NASA satellite data reveals scale of devastation in Türkiye and Syria after earthquake

In the aftermath of the earthquake that has devastated swathes of Türkiye and Syria, emergency responders and scientists are turning to data captured by satellites to help understand the vast scale of the disaster.

Evening Standard

Premier League to donate £1m to help relief efforts after Turkey and Syria earthquakes

Former top-flight star Christian Atsu, who now plays in Turkey, is among those still unaccounted for after disaster

The Guardian - UK

Syrians are desperate for aid after the earthquake

Letters: People in Syria want help, and needed it four days ago, says Chris Doyle. Plus letters from Margaret Owen, Phil Murray and Mary Gildea

Reuters

Three people rescued from Syria rubble 110 hours after earthquake -state media

Three people were rescued from the rubble of a building in the Syrian city of Jableh, state media reported, around 110 hours after a deadly earthquake struck the region on Monday.

The Independent UK

Quake brings chance for Syria's Assad to ease isolation

Experts say Syria’s embattled President Bashar Assad may try to use this week’s deadly earthquake as an opportunity to ease his country’s international isolation

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