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KSRelief to Open an Air Bridge within Hours to Aleppo

Saudi Arabia is coordinating efforts to operate direct relief flights to Aleppo, to provide medical, shelter, search, and rescue aid to those affected by the devastating earthquake that struck Syria and Türkiye, according to Saudi sources. The sources told Asharq Al-Awsat that the Kingdom was preparing to send thousands of…

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Race to Identify Türkiye Quake Victims

Tuba Yolcu is desperate for news of her missing aunt and scours a sports hall where victims of a powerful earthquake that hit her hometown in Türkiye lie in body bags. "We hear (the authorities) will no longer keep the bodies waiting after a certain period of time, they say…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Probation breakdown is part of a wider crisis

It’s no wonder that dangerous men are wreaking havoc when so many support staff and services – from drugs workers to adult education – have been deprived of funding

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UN Relief Chief: Türkiye-Syria Quake Deaths to Top 50,000

The death toll from a massive earthquake in Türkiye and Syria will "double or more" from its current level of 28,000, UN relief chief Martin Griffiths has said. Griffiths arrived on Saturday in Türkiye's southern city of Kahramanmaras, the epicenter of the first 7.8-magnitude tremor that upturned millions of lives…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Turkish and Syrian communities band together to support those affected by Türkiye earthquake

Donations flood in to fill shipping containers being sent to Türkiye to help those affected by the devastating earthquake, as sanctions complicate relief efforts.

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Türkiye's earthquake unleashed devastation in İskenderun. But amid grief and anger, there is also rare hope

With still far too few rescuers in the quake zone and a faltering government response, survival for those buried alive now depends on a stroke of luck.

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UN Aid Chief Says World Must Remember Those Displaced by Quake in Türkiye and Syria

UN aid chief Martin Griffiths appealed on Saturday to remember thousands of people who needed shelter and food while rescuers kept searching for survivors of the devastating earthquake that hit southern Türkiye and northwestern Syria. Speaking during a news briefing in the Turkish province of Kahramanmaras, as rescuers worked behind…

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Türkiye-Armenia Gate Opens for First Time in Decades to Allow Aid

A border gate between long-feuding Türkiye and Armenia has been opened for the first time in 35 years to allow aid for victims of the devastating earthquakes in southern Türkiye, state-owned Anadolu news agency and a diplomat said. Türkiye’s special envoy for Armenia, Serdar Kilic, tweeted photos of trucks passing…

Asharq Al-Awsat

German Groups Suspend Türkiye Quake Rescue over Security Problems

Two German aid organizations suspended rescue operations in quake-hit Türkiye on Saturday, citing security problems and reports of clashes between groups of people and gunfire. The German International Search and Rescue (ISAR) and Germany's Federal Agency for Technical Relief (THW) said they would resume their work as soon as Turkish…

Asharq Al-Awsat

First War, Now Earthquake: Many Syrians Displaced Again

Living for years in a tent camp for displaced people in Syria’s opposition-held northwest, Ali Abu Yassin used to envy friends and relatives who had brick walls around them and solid ceilings over their heads. The situation was turned on its head after Monday’s devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit Türkiye…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Türkiye ignored 2021 warnings and had lax policing of building codes before earthquake, say experts

Türkiye's lax enforcement of modern construction codes — which experts in geology and engineering have long warned about — is coming under renewed scrutiny in the aftermath of the devastating earthquakes.

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Turkish Company to Send Ships to House 3,000 in Earthquake Zone

Türkiye’s Karadeniz Holding said on Saturday it would send two humanitarian aid ships that can each house 1,500 people to help the relief effort in the southern province of Hatay, hit by a major earthquake that has claimed more than 20,000 lives. "The company is working with the authorities to…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Sixth Saudi Relief Plane Arrives in Türkiye to Aid Quake Victims

A sixth Saudi plane loaded with relief aid arrived in Türkiye’s Gaziantep to help victims of Monday’s devastating earthquake. The plane was carrying 98 tons of aid, including food, tents, blankets, mattresses and medical supplies. The assistance is being carried out in implementation of the orders of Custodian of the…

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Saudi Quake Victim Found under Rubble in Turkiye

The Saudi embassy in Turkiye said it had found the body of Saudi female citizen under the rubble of the building where she lived in the city of Antakya. The deceased was identified in the presence of a representative from the embassy and some of her relatives, it said in…

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Earthquake Compounds Turkish Leader’s Woes as Election Nears

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan came to power 20 years ago riding a wave of public outrage toward the previous government's handling of a deadly earthquake. Now, three months away from an election, Erdogan’s political future could hinge on how the public perceives his government's response to a similarly devastating…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Asharq Al-Awsat in Quake-Stricken Jindires: Levelled Neighborhoods, Refugees under the Rubble

Teams from Syria’s Civil Defense (White Helmets), as well as civilian volunteers, have continued their search and rescue efforts of survivors of the devastating earthquake that struck the country and neighboring Türkiye on Monday. They are carrying out their efforts in the opposition-held regions in Syria's northwest. They are in…

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Miracle Rescues as Türkiye-Syria Quake Toll Passes 25,000

Rescuers pulled a two-month-old baby and an elderly woman from the rubble on Saturday, five days after an earthquake devastated Türkiye and Syria, leaving more than 25,000 dead. Tens of thousands of local and international rescue workers are still scouring through flattened neighborhoods despite freezing weather that has compounded the…

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New Saudi Teams Arrive in Quake-Stricken Türkiye to Help in Rescue Efforts

New planes loaded with tons of relief aid and transporting emergency crews arrived in Türkiye to help in the rescue efforts in wake of the devastating earthquake that struck on Monday. The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (Ksrelief) announced the arrival of three plans in Türkiye. A plane…

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Melbourne man Suat Bayram dies in Türkiye earthquake, fears for other Australians

Suat Bayram, 69, was reportedly visiting Türkiye with family when the building he was in collapsed. DFAT says it is assisting relatives of Australians feared dead.

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NASA satellite data reveals scale of devastation in Türkiye and Syria after earthquake

In the aftermath of the earthquake that has devastated swathes of Türkiye and Syria, emergency responders and scientists are turning to data captured by satellites to help understand the vast scale of the disaster.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Japan’s Earthquake Recovery Offers Hard Lessons for Türkiye

Mountains of rubble and twisted metal. Death on an unimaginable scale. Grief. Rage. Relief at having survived. What's left behind after a natural disaster so powerful that it rends the foundations of a society? What lingers over a decade later, even as the rest of the world moves on? Similarities…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Newborn, Toddlers Survive Days in Rubble, Bringing Joy amid Earthquake Tragedy

Crouched under concrete slabs and whispering "inshallah" (God willing), rescuers carefully reached into the rubble, then passed down the line their prize - a 10-day-old newborn who survived four days with his mother in the collapsed building. His eyes wide open, Turkish baby Yagiz Ulas was wrapped in a shiny…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Syrian Govt Approves Aid Delivery across Frontlines

Syria's government has approved humanitarian aid delivery across the frontlines of the country's 12-year-old war, state media said on Friday, a move that could speed up the arrival of help for millions of people affected by Monday's deadly quake. Aid distribution will take place in cooperation with the United Nations,…

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Baby boy and mother rescued from rubble in Türkiye 90 hours after earthquake

A 10-day-old baby and his mother are pulled alive from underneath rubble in Türkiye's south, 92 hours after an earthquake devastated the region, giving fresh hope to rescuers hunting for survivors.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Türkiye Earthquake Could Cost $4b in Economic Losses

Fitch Ratings said insurable economic losses following the quakes (in Türkiye) could exceed $4 billion. "Economic losses are hard to estimate as the situation is evolving, but they appear likely to exceed" $2 billion and could reach $4 billion "or more," Fitch Ratings said. Insured losses will be much lower,…

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