Thousands of stuffed animals and other items were thrown onto the soccer field in a match between Turkish teams Besiktas and Antalyaspor on Sunday. The toys were for the children affected by the recent earthquakes in the country and in neighboring Syria.
Egypt’s foreign minister breaks ice with visits to Syria and Turkey
Egypt’s foreign minister met Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on Monday in the first visits to Syria and Turkey by a top Egyptian diplomat in a decade. Assad has benefited from an outpouring of Arab support since devastating earthquakes hit his country and neighbouring Turkey this month,
New Earthquake Strikes Turkey, Rattling an Already Devastated Region
The latest temblor, measuring 5.2 in magnitude, shook parts of the same area stricken by a far stronger quake on Feb. 6 that killed more than 50,000 people in the country and in neighboring Syria.
Burned, suffocated, beaten: why women in Lebanon are dying at the hands of their partners
Amid economic crisis and a culture of ‘militarised masculinity’, domestic violence is on the rise in Lebanese households and the sizeable Syrian refugee community …
Israel’s Dangerous Shadow War With Iran
In the last few months, however, Israel’s appetite for risk seems to have increased. In early January, an Israeli strike aimed at pro-Iranian militant groups inside Syria put the international airport …
Fans of Turkish club Beşiktaş throw toys onto pitch for children affected by earthquakes in Turkiye, Syria
The toy throwing began at the 4:17 mark of the game because the first earthquake struck at 4:17 a.m. on Feb. 6
Top Arab lawmakers in Syria for talks with President Assad
Senior Arab lawmakers were in Syria on Sunday for talks with President Bashar Assad on bringing his country back into the fold of the Arab world. The visit follows a mini-summit in Baghdad that …
Drone strike in Syria kills 2 al-Qaida-linked operatives
A drone strike believed to have been carried out by the U.S.-led coalition in northwestern Syria on Friday killed two operatives with an al-Qaida-linked group, Syrian opposition activists said. The two militants were killed while riding a motorcycle near …
Saudi Arabia sends 14 aid planes to quake-hit Türkiye, Syria
Following the earthquake disaster, the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center launched a donation drive on Feb. 8 for the quake victims in Türkiye and Syria …
Dozens gather in Milford to pray for Turkey, Syria earthquake victims
MILFORD — People of multiple faiths gathered Friday at Milford’s City Hall to pray for those affected by the recent earthquakes that devastated parts of Turkey and Syria. The earthquakes in Feb. 6 and Feb, 21, are estimated to have killed more than …