From Vogue photoshoots to lunch with Brangelina, Syria’s brutal ruling couple once tried to buy influence. After a decade as international pariahs, will they use a natural disaster to stage their …
Turkey begins to rebuild for 1.5 million left homeless by earthquakes
Turkey has begun work to rebuild homes following this month’s devastating earthquakes, a government official said on Friday, as the combined death toll in Turkey and Syria surpassed 50,000. More than …
Turkey steps up rebuilding plans as quake toll nears 50,000
Turkey has stepped up plans to house victims of the devastating earthquake which struck its border region with Syria, the interior minister said, as the combined death toll in the two countries crept …
Air strike hits northwest Syria, kills 2 in first aerial bombardment since earthquake
At least two people were killed in an air strike on a motorcycle in the rebel-held zone of northwest Syria on Friday, the local civil defense said, in the first aerial bombing on the area since a …
Air strike hits northwest Syria, kills 2 in first aerial bombardment since earthquake
At least two people were killed in an air strike on a motorcycle in the rebel-held zone of northwest Syria on Friday, the local civil defense said, in the first aerial bombing on the area since a …
Iran to supply indigenous air defense system to Syria: State media
Iran will be supplying defense, radar and electronic warfare equipment to Syria, including the indigenously built 15-Khordad missile system, state media said Friday. A video broadcast on state TV …
Iran to supply indigenous air defense system to Syria: State media
Iran will be supplying defense, radar and electronic warfare equipment to Syria, including the indigenously built 15-Khordad missile system, state media said Friday. A video broadcast on state TV …
Canada directs another $20 million for earthquake-hit Türkiye, Syria
The funds come from $20 million in direct relief, and the government will match $10 million in donations to the Humanitarian Coalition, International Development Minister Harjit Sajjan said Friday in …
Fact check: Bizarre cloud formation in Turkey not connected to HAARP, earthquakes
A Feb. 11 Instagram post (direct link, archive link) includes a photo of a circular, red cloud formation above a map of Turkey and northern Syria. “#HAARP cloud; then weeks later; massive EARTHQUAKES AND DEATH,” reads the post’s caption. It was liked …
Earthquake death toll surpasses 50,000 in Turkey and Syria
ANKARA, Feb 24 (Reuters) – The death toll from the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria that struck on Feb. 6 surpassed 50,000 on Friday after Turkey declared more than 44,000 people died. The Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) said the death …