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Syrian White Helmets Criticizes UN over Assad Say on Aid Deliveries

The head of a Syrian opposition-run rescue group on Tuesday denounced a UN decision to give Syrian President Bashar al-Assad authorization over aid deliveries through border crossings with Türkiye, saying it gave him "free political gain". UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Monday Assad had agreed to allow UN aid…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 14, 2023

Israeli Government Legalizes 9 Outposts

The Israeli security cabinet has approved nine outposts in the West Bank as settlements and planned to build 4,500 settlement units. The cabinet's decision was taken in a five-hour session attended by ministers.

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 14, 2023

Watch live as rescue efforts continue in Turkey after earthquake death toll surpasses 37,000

Watch live as rescue efforts continue in Turkey as the death toll from devastating earthquakes across Turkey and Syria passes 37,000.

The Independent UK · Feb 14, 2023

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Seven Pulled from Türkiye’s Rubble, Millions Need Humanitarian Aid

Seven survivors were rescued from the rubble in Türkiye on Tuesday, more than a week after a devastating earthquake, as the focus of the aid effort shifted to helping people now struggling without shelter or enough food in the bitter cold. The disaster, with a combined death toll in Türkiye…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 14, 2023

First Saudi aid plane lands in Syria’s govt-held areas - state media

A Saudi aid plane landed at a Syrian airport held by the government of President Bashar al-Assad on Tuesday in the first such shipment from the kingdom that has backed the armed opposition to Assad during the country's 11-year civil war.

Reuters · Feb 14, 2023

Rescuers find more alive in Turkey on 8th day of quake

Rescuers on Tuesday were working to reach people under the rubble in three provinces hit hard by the powerful and devastating quake that hit Turkey and Syria last Monday

The Independent UK · Feb 14, 2023

For Syrian women, quake adds disaster on top of war's pain

Syrian women have shouldered the responsibility of keeping families together during a dozen years of civil war — and now, in the devastating aftermath of an earthquake

The Independent UK · Feb 14, 2023

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Quake aid flows into Gaziantep airport as urgency shifts to humanitarian relief

Hopes of finding more survivors have all but faded more than a week after the double earthquake that devastated southern Turkey and neighbouring Syria, with the focus now shifting to providing shelter, food and medical assistance to survivors. Every day, aid pours into quake-stricken Turkey from around the world. One…

France 24 · Feb 14, 2023

Kenya seeks divine help to end crippling, ongoing drought

With the prospect of a sixth consecutive failed rainy season in the east and Horn of Africa, Kenya’s president is hoping the heavens will finally open with the help of a national day of mass prayer on Tuesday

The Independent UK · Feb 14, 2023

Sudan court sentences three men to hand amputation for stealing

The verdict, the first of its kind in almost a decade, has shocked many who fear country is sliding back into state extremism

The Guardian - UK · Feb 14, 2023

Syrian rescue group criticises UN over Assad say on aid deliveries

The head of a Syrian opposition-run rescue group on Tuesday denounced a U.N. decision to give Syrian President Bashar al Assad authorisation over aid deliveries through border crossings with Turkey, saying it gave him "free political gain".

Reuters · Feb 14, 2023

What happens when you start trusting women? We have the receipts

The playwright V (formerly Eve Ensler) and a group of activists started a global movement for women’s rights in 1998. On V-Day’s 25th anniversary, they tell us what happened in their communities after they took action

The Guardian - US · Feb 14, 2023

First UN aid convoy crosses into rebel-held territory in Syria

A UN convoy comprised of 11 trucks entered rebel-held territory in northwest Syria from Turkey via the newly-opened Bab al-Salam crossing on Tuesday. More than 50 other trucks of UN humanitarian aid have already been sent through another crossing at Bab al-Hawa. The UN said on Monday that President Bashar…

France 24 · Feb 14, 2023

Russia-Ukraine war: Putin has already lost ‘strategically, operationally and tactically’, says US general – as it happened

Moscow’s failures causing Russian troops to pay ‘enormous price on the battlefield’ in Ukraine, Mark Milley says

The Guardian - AU · Feb 14, 2023

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Al Jazeera · Feb 14, 2023

Myanmar’s military regime to let ‘loyal’ citizens carry weapons

Gun owners will have to comply if ordered to take part in ‘security, law enforcement, and stability’ operations.

The Guardian - AU · Feb 14, 2023

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 356 of the invasion

Nato defence ministers meet to discuss further military aid; Bakhmut under intense artillery fire

The Guardian - UK · Feb 13, 2023

Iain Duncan Smith accuses Xinjiang governor of ‘murder’ at Uyghur protest

Demonstrators gathered in Westminster after reports Erkin Tuniyaz was to meet UK officials

The Guardian - UK · Feb 13, 2023

Syria’s Assad agrees to open two more entry points for aid to earthquake victims

UN announces regime leader’s acceptance of border crossing points for humanitarian aid to reach rebel-held province

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Bangkok Post · Feb 13, 2023

Turkish earthquake unlikely to affect outbound market

The earthquake in Turkey and Syria has not affected outbound tours as the incident took place in an area that does not include major tourism destinations, and the market was already sluggish due to political unrest.

Daily Mirror · Feb 13, 2023

Capital FM DJ issues grovelling apology after backlash for sick Turkey earthquake joke

Capital FM radio DJ Ant Payne has apologised after bring heavily criticised on social media after he appeared on the radio station and encouraged listeners to make the most of cheap flights to Turkey

The Independent UK · Feb 13, 2023

UN says Syria agrees to open 2 new crossings for quake aid

The United Nations says Syria’s president has agreed to open two new crossing points from Turkey to the country’s rebel-held northwest to deliver desperately needed aid and equipment fon millions of earthquake victims

Reuters · Feb 13, 2023

UN chief says Syria's Assad agrees to expand UN aid access from Turkey

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has agreed to allow UN aid deliveries to opposition-held northwest Syria through two additional border crossings from Turkey for three months, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Monday.

France 24 · Feb 13, 2023

Uganda's move to close UN rights office angers opposition

Tonight, Ugandan opposition leaders voice their anger at the government's move to effectively close the UN's human rights office in the country. In Togo, our team reports on an initiative that looks to curb the soaring number of teenage pregnancies. We'll also look at the World's toughest boat race, as…

Reuters · Feb 13, 2023

Panama rejects allegations it violated migrants' rights

Panama's government rejected accusations it violated the human rights of U.S.-bound migrants who cross into the country irregularly through the dangerous jungle of the Darien Gap, the country's security ministry said on Monday.

Al Jazeera · Feb 13, 2023

Rescue phase ‘comes to a close’ in Turkey-Syria quake disaster

Stories of miraculous rescues flooded the airwaves in recent days, but tens of thousands of dead have also been found.

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