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ROME: The head of the United Nation's World Food Programme (WFP) said on Saturday (Feb 25) he was confronted with "apocalyptic" scenes as he visited earthquake-stricken areas in southern Türkiye. Strong earthquakes, which began on Feb 6,…

Last Updated: February 19, 2023, 15:15 ISTUS Secretary of State Antony Blinken's visit to West Asia ended without any major breakthrough. (Image: Reuters File)Blinken is also expected to meet with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, sources…

MUNICH: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will arrive on Sunday (Feb 19) in Türkiye for an official visit and discuss how Washington can further assist Ankara as it grapples with the aftermath of a devastating earthquake that killed tens…

Ten hours after the quake, his parents and siblings were also saved by local residents who dug at the wreck of the building with their bare hands and whatever tools they could find. When The Associated Press spoke to the family on Thursday…

ALEPPO, Syria: World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus arrived on Saturday (Feb 11) in Syria's quake-stricken city of Aleppo, state media reported. Tedros "arrived at Aleppo airport to tour some hospitals and…

JINDERIS (SYRIA): Residents in a northwest Syrian town discovered a crying infant whose mother appears to have given birth to her while buried underneath the rubble of a five-story apartment building leveled by this week's devastating…

Last Updated: February 07, 2023, 18:07 ISTCivilians look for survivors under the rubble of collapsed buildings in Turkey's Kahramanmaras city, close to the quake's epicentre. (Image: AFP)Erdogan said a series of emergency measures would be…

Turkey's President and leader of the Justice and Development (AK) Party Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivers a speech during his partys group meeting at the Turkish Grand National Assembly (TGNA) in Ankara, on May 18, 2022.Adem Altan | AFP | Getty…

Last Updated: February 07, 2023, 17:45 ISTA UN official said thousands of children may be among the dead. (Photo: Twitter) Thousands of buildings were toppled, hospitals and schools wrecked and tens of thousands of people were injured or…

<!-- -->Turkey-Syria Earthquake: More than 2,600 people killed in earthquake in Turkey and Syria.Dubai: The United Arab Emirates on Monday pledged humanitarian assistance worth around $13.6 million to Syria following an earthquake in…