Tag: Syria
Egypt opens against Syria and Turkey
Published: Less than 50 min ago fullscreen Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry. Archive image. Photo: Peter Dejong/AP/TT Egypt looks set to open diplomatic ties with Syria and Turkey after a…
After the earthquake in Syria – Swedish Gabriel: “A nightmare”
Published: Less than 20 min ago Gabriel Karlsson is on site in Syria for the Red Cross to help victims after the earthquake on February 6. He describes the situation…
rural areas hit by the earthquake would be abandoned in favor of large cities
More than 8,500 Syrians died in the February 6 quake, including nearly 2,800 in the tremors that hit southern Turkey. The toll could increase as relief operations have not yet…
Syrian refugee convicted of war crimes in Syria
On Thursday February 23, a 55-year-old stateless man was sentenced in Berlin to life in prison for war crimes and for the deaths of at least four civilians in 2014…
Babies found in the rubble of earthquake-stricken Syria
At the beginning of February, a newborn baby was found in the rubble after the earthquakes in Syria. No one in her immediate family survived and the girl ended up…
Another strong earthquake in the border area between Turkey and Syria
Based on preliminary measurements, the magnitude of the earthquake is 6.3–6.4. 19:18•Updated 19:59 A strong earthquake has hit the Hatay province in southern Turkey, on the border between Turkey and…
Earthquake-ravaged Syria urgently needs more help, the medical organization says
The death toll from the earthquake in the border area between Turkey and Syria has reached more than 44,000. In Syria, more aid is urgently needed amid the humanitarian disaster…
Stratford Mission Depot partners with Brantford philanthropist to send medical supplies to Turkey and Syria
News Local News Jean Aitcheson of the Stratford Mission Depot and Anwar Dost, a Brantford philanthropist and vice president of the Muslim Association of Brantford, prepare to load medical and…
attack on truffle pickers kills over 50
At least 53 people were killed southeast of Sokhne in central Syria on Friday, February 17, 2023, in an attack attributed to the Islamic State (IS) group by state television.…
New aid shipment from Örebro to earthquake victims in Turkey and Syria
It was an Airbus A300 cargo plane that took off shortly after 8 p.m. on Thursday evening, the airport states in a press release. The plane was loaded with tents,…