RIYADH (AA) – More than 500,000 people have participated in a popular donation campaign in Saudi Arabia for the relief of Türkiye and Syria, with a total of more than 192 million riyals ($51.2 million). More than 569,000 people have donated so far, according to data released by the Saudi government’s Sahem Platform, which is […]...
Syria — AFP Rescuers scoured debris in a desperate search for survivors on Friday four days after a massive earthquake hit Turkiye and Syria, killing nearly 22,000 people, as the United States offered an $85-million aid package. The first UN aid deliveries arrived on Thursday in Syrian rebel-held zones, but chances of finding survivors h...
Islamabad, Pakistan — AFP An IMF team has left Pakistan after crisis talks with the government failed to deliver a deal on financial aid that would help the South Asian country avert economic collapse. After months of deadlock, the International Monetary Fund delegation arrived last week for last-ditch negotiations with a government fear...
KIRIKKALE, Türkiye (AA) – Ender Kerem was trapped under the debris of his collapsed house for 44 hours after an earthquake struck southern Türkiye. “I was on the sofa, I immediately curled up at the edge of the sofa like a cat. Then I prayed to God and waited. “Then a column (of the house) […]
GAZIANTEP / KAHRAMANMARAS / ADIYAMAN / HATAY, Türkiye (AA) – Over 100 hours since earthquakes shook southern Türkiye earlier this week, rescue efforts still continue as more survivors are pulled out from the debris. *Specialist Sgt. Osman Firat, 47, was among those rescued from the rubble in Kahramanmaras province 104 hours after the first of ...
ROME (AA) – The energy released by twin earthquakes that hit the 10 southern provinces of Türkiye was 130 times stronger than the one that occurred in Italy in 2016, a prominent Italian scientist has said. Carlo Doglioni, head of the Italian National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV), reiterated that the Anatolian plate might [&he...
HATAY, Türkiye (AA) – Four people were rescued from the debris of a destroyed apartment building in Hatay province 72 hours after devastating quakes hit southern Türkiye. Five-year-old Hazal and her mother Betul Guner were rescued by Türkiye’s Disaster and Emergency Management Authority and IHH Humanitarian Relief Foundation search...
ANKARA (AA) – A three-month state of emergency to speed up rescue and aid efforts in Türkiye’s quake-hit provinces will enter into force later on Thursday, the nation’s president Erdogan has said. “The state of emergency will be in effect following today’s vote in parliament,” President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said while inspect...
Antakya, Turkey — AFP Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has conceded “shortcomings” after criticism of his government’s response to the massive earthquake that killed over 11,700 people in Turkey and Syria. Survivors have been left to scramble for food and shelter — and in some cases watch helplessly as their...
Geneva, Switzerland (AFP): The sole border crossing used to shuttle life-saving aid from Turkiye into conflict-ravaged Syria has seen its operations disrupted by the deadly earthquake that struck the two countries, the UN has said. “The cross-border operation has itself been impacted,” Jens Laerke, spokesman for the UN humanitarian...
