UNBELIEVABLE: 18 | History Defined

Moments of hope caught on camera amid devastation of earthquake in Türkiye and Syria

Rescuers working to find people alive in the rubble left by Monday's Middle East earthquake find signs of life and hope amid the devastation.

ABC News · Feb 9, 2023

Family of Sydney man feared dead in Türkiye-Syria earthquake travel to disaster zone

The nephew of Can Pahali has travelled to the disaster zone in the hopes of returning with the body of his uncle killed in the catastrophic earthquake.

ABC News · Feb 9, 2023

Turkish government criticised for earthquake response as combined death toll with Syria passes 15,000

Türkiye President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan admits there were problems with his government's initial response to the devastating earthquakes in his nation's south.

ABC News · Feb 8, 2023

Syrian Doctor Says Scale of Injuries from Earthquake Is More Devastating than from the War

Doctor Mohamad Zitoun spent years treating casualties from the Syrian war but has never experienced anything like the number of injured and the scale of their injuries following Monday's devastating earthquakes that struck Türkiye and Syria. "This is a huge calamity. I lived through shelling and survived massacres. This is…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 8, 2023

Tree Study Shows How Drought May Have Doomed Ancient Hittite Empire

Around 1200 BC, human civilization experienced a harrowing setback with the near-simultaneous demise or diminishment of several important empires in the Middle East and eastern Mediterranean region - an event called the Bronze Age collapse. One of the mightiest to perish was the Hittite empire, centered in modern Türkiye and…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 8, 2023

WHO Sending Medics and Supplies to Türkiye and Syria Earthquake Zone

The World Health Organization is deploying expert teams and flights with medical supplies to Türkiye and Syria after Monday's devastating earthquake. It will send a high-level delegation to coordinate its response as well as three flights with medical supplies, one of which is already on its way to Istanbul, WHO…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 8, 2023

Erdogan Acknowledges Some Problems with Türkiye’s Quake Response

President Tayyip Erdogan acknowledged on Wednesday some problems with Türkiye’s initial response to the earthquake that rocked the south but said normal operations have resumed, adding that the death toll in the country rose to 8,574. Erdogan made his first visit to the devastated region since the Monday, when two…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 8, 2023

Syria Requests Assistance from EU after Massive Earthquake

Syria has requested assistance from the European Union, two days after a massive earthquake hit it and neighboring Türkiye, the European Commission said on Wednesday. "Earlier today, this morning, we have received a request from the government of Syria for assistance through the civil protection mechanism," European Commissioner for crisis…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 8, 2023

Families in Australia nervously wait for news of missing loved ones trapped beneath rubble in Türkiye and Syria

As rescuers search for survivors trapped under toppled buildings in Türkiye and Syria following the magnitude-7.8 earthquake, families in Australia are anxiously waiting to hear news that loved ones are alive.

ABC News · Feb 8, 2023

As Quake Death Toll Rises, Arab Leaders Offer Condolences to Syria’s Assad

The death toll from Monday’s devastating earthquakes climbed to 812 in the Syrian governorates of Aleppo, Latakia, Hama, Idlib Countryside and Tartous, according to the Syrian Health Ministry. At least 1,449 people have also been injured in the quake. Figures released by the ministry are not final as they don’t…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 8, 2023