Istanbul, Turkey--Fears of another major earthquake have been rekindled in Istanbul since the February 6 disaster that hit Turkey and Syria, but a prominent Turkish seismologist has reassured the risk "hasn't increased". "The risk hasn't increased because we are talking about completely different systems," Dogan Kalafat, the director of the...

Abu Dhabi, UAE--The UAE has presented Syria with 10 state-of-the-art ambulances, as part of Operation Gallant Knight 2 and the UAE's ongoing efforts to aid the quake-hit Syrian people. Dr. Salem Al Falasi, who is in charge of following up on the needs of the health sector in Syria, said...

More than 160,000 buildings containing 520,000 apartments collapsed or were severely damaged in the February 6 earthquakes.

The EU measure will last for six months and was taken "in view of the gravity of the humanitarian crisis in Syria exacerbated by the earthquake". The massive 7.8-magnitude quake on February 6 has killed more than 42,000 people in Turkey and more than 3,600 in Syria.

The massive 7.8-magnitude tremor on February 6 has killed more than 42,000 people in Turkey and more than 3,600 in Syria, while the WHO said more than 125,000 have been injured. Damascus has been hit by more than a decade of economic sanctions, and while they were not designed to...

Aleppo, once a major commercial hub, had already been battered by over a decade of war when the 7.8-magnitude quake struck in early February, killing more than 45,000 people across Turkey and Syria and flattening entire neighborhoods.

Jindayris, Syria--Born an orphan under the rubble in north Syria after a devastating earthquake, Afraa al-Suwadi has been given a new lease on life when relatives took her in. Since footage of her rescue in the town of Jindayris went viral on social media, Suwadi's story has captivated a grieving nation...

Sultan Haitham and Assad "held official talks" at the royal palace in Muscat, Oman's foreign ministry said in a statement. The Omani ruler "extended anew his condolences and sincere sympathy to.... the president and to the brotherly Syrian people for the victims of the devastating earthquake", it added.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Turkey to show support to the earthquake-hit country and NATO ally which has had tumultuous ties with Washington. His visit comes after a 7.8-magnitude tremor hit southeastern Turkey and northern Syria killing nearly 45,000 people but his trip had been planned before...

In yet another missile strike by Israel on Damascus, 15 people were killed and a residential building was destroyed in the Syrian capital. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the strike, which hit close to an Iranian cultural center, had killed 15 people including civilians. Israel has targeted Syria...

The death toll from an attack blamed on the Islamic State group in Syria has risen to 68, a war monitor said, the deadliest attack in over a year. "A total of 61 civilians and seven soldiers have been killed in the attack," said Rami Abdel Rahman, who heads the...

In one of the deadliest attacks carried out by the IS this year, some 53 people were killed on Friday in an ambush in central Syria. According to the director of Palmyra hospital, those killed were 46 civilians and seven soldiers. State television said that the slain were truffle hunting...

WASHINGTON, US - An explosion wounded four American military personnel during a raid that killed a senior Islamic State (IS) group leader in Syria, the US military's Central Command said Friday. "Last night, during a partnered US and Syrian Democratic Forces helicopter raid in northeastern Syria, an explosion on target resulted...

The 7.8-magnitude quake hit Turkey and Syria on February 6, leaving a combined death toll of nearly 40,000 people. Since then, Assad has received calls from the leaders of several Arab countries, including those that cut off ties with Syria over a decade ago over bloodshed during its civil war.

Emirati President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan "has ordered the provision of an additional US$50 million as relief aid for quake-affected people in Syria", reports said.

Last week's quake has affected more than seven million children, including 2.5 million in Syria alone, according to James Elder of UNICEF.

United Nations, US--The United Nations launched an appeal for $397 million on Tuesday to help earthquake victims in Syria, where the disaster has killed thousands of people and left millions more in desperate need of aid. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, announcing the appeal at the UN headquarters in New York, said the...

“Large numbers of boys and girls being out of school since the pandemic, failing to resuming their education as quickly as we want is a huge issue for UNICEF. We want them in a journey from learning to earning as soon as possible so that they can have their bright...

The first UN delegation to visit rebel-held northwestern Syria since last week's earthquake crossed over from Turkey, AFP reported, as anger simmers at the world body's slow response. Over 35,000 people were killed when the quake devastated swathes of Syria and neighboring Turkey on February 6, at least 3,600 of...

"In Turkey, the total number of children living in the 10 provinces hit by the two earthquakes was 4.6 million children. In Syria, 2.5 million children are affected," James Elder, spokesman for the UN children's agency Unicef, told reporters in Geneva.

After more than a decade of war, Assad's government remains a pariah in the West, complicating international efforts to assist those affected by the quake. Martin Griffiths also met Monday with Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad in Damascus after visiting government-controlled Aleppo, where more than 200,000 people have been left...

The supplies sent to Damascus, containing "30 tons of food, medical supplies, blankets and other materials", followed a similar delivery of aid to Turkey on Friday, the foreign ministry in Khartoum said.

Lebanon has adopted a policy of dissociation from Syria's years-long war but on Wednesday, it sent its first high-level official delegation and rescue team to Damascus since the start of the conflict. The delegation met with Assad and expressed readiness to open Lebanon's air and sea ports to help send...

Damascus, Syria--Syria's President Bashar al-Assad on Sunday thanked the United Arab Emirates for its emergency response and tens of millions pledged in aid to the quake-hit country, the presidency said. "The UAE was among the first countries that stood with Syria and sent huge relief and humanitarian aid and search and...

Supplies have been slow to arrive in Syria, where years of conflict have ravaged the healthcare system, and parts of the country remain under the control of rebels battling the government of President Bashar al-Assad, which is under Western sanctions. A 10-truck UN convoy crossed into northwest Syria via the...

To house millions of people who lost homes in the devastating earthquake, Qatar will send some 10,000 cabins and caravans used during the World Cup to Turkey and Syria. The UN estimates that many millions may be in need of help after the 7.8-magnitude quake killed some 33,000 and flattened...

A UN convoy with supplies for northwest Syria arrived via Turkey, but the agency's relief chief Martin Griffiths said much more was needed for millions whose homes were destroyed. "We have so far failed the people in northwest Syria. They rightly feel abandoned. Looking for international help that hasn't arrived,"...

Monday's 7.8-magnitude tremor struck Kahramanmaras in the country's southeast, unleashing catastrophe in the region and Syria, killing at least 28,000 people. Anguished families flock to sports halls, hospital morgues or cemeteries in the severely hit city -- where bodies are piling up -- in a bid to find their missing...

UN relief chief Martin Griffiths said the death toll from the massive earthquake will "double or more" from its current level of 28,000. Tens of thousands of rescue workers are scouring flattened neighborhoods despite freezing weather that has deepened the misery of millions now in desperate need of aid.

The call came as rescue workers continued their search for survivors in the rubble of the 7.8 magnitude quake that hit Turkey and Syria on Monday, with the death toll approaching 24,000. The UN security council will meet on Syria -- likely early next week -- according to Swiss envoy...

The earthquake is estimated to have made some 5.3 million people in Syria homeless, which rocked the region this week, according to a United Nations official. The homeless people, according to the official, will need shelter assistance across the country. Quake survivors have flocked to camps set up for people...

In the Turkish city of Kahramanmaras, one of those hit hardest, the stench of death clung to the air. But as crews entered a fifth day of peeling back flattened buildings, Turkish media reported rescues of young children, long after the expiration of the 72-hour window when survivors are considered...

The 7.8-magnitude quake struck as people slept early Monday, with Turkish officials saying that over 70,000 people have been injured across 10 southeastern provinces hit hardest by the disaster. "We are providing immediate assistance and preparing a rapid assessment of the urgent and massive needs on the ground," said World...

Bitter cold has hampered the four-day search of thousands of flattened buildings and threatened the lives of many quake victims who are without shelter and drinking water. Relatives were left scouring body bags laid out in a hospital car park in Turkey's southern city of Antakya to search for missing...

More than 17,500 people have died so far in the 7.8-magnitude earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria.

Istanbul, Turkey---The Istanbul stock exchange announced on Wednesday that it would close for five days in response to this week's deadly earthquake, the first such shutdown since 1999. Monday's 7.8-magnitude tremor ravaged swathes of southeastern Turkey and Syria, killing at least 11,700 people and leaving thousands more homeless in the winter...

First responders from the group that was formed a decade ago to save the lives of civilians during Syria's civil war sprung into action early Monday when a 7.8-magnitude quake rocked Syria and Turkey. They have been toiling ever since to pull survivors out from under the debris of buildings.

Washington, United States--The United States said Tuesday it was working with partners to provide earthquake relief in Syria but would stand firm against working with the Damascus government. The United States also said it expected to send further assistance to Turkey after sending two rescue teams to the NATO ally, which...

Damascus denies the use of chemical weapons and insists it has handed over its stockpiles under a 2013 agreement, prompted by a suspected sarin gas attack that killed 1,400 in the Damascus suburb of Ghouta. But the Council members said Syria is "still in breach of its obligations" under the...

Soldiers, rescuers and residents of Aleppo's Bustan al-Qasr neighborhood used pickaxes and shovels to free survivors trapped under the debris of collapsed buildings.

Saudi Arabia on Tuesday ordered the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre "to provide health, shelter, food and logistical assistance" to Syria and Turkey, the official SPA news agency said. It will also launch a public donation campaign for quake victims in both countries, SPA added. The oil-rich Gulf...

The European Union has mobilized 10 search and rescue teams for Turkey after the stricken country requested EU assistance, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell and EU crisis management commissioner Janez Lenarcic said.

The British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights war monitor said it could not verify whether prisoners had escaped, but confirmed there was a mutiny. At least 1,444 people died Monday across Syria after the devastating earthquake that had its epicentre in southwestern Turkey, the government and rescuers said.

Hours after the earthquake killed at least 1,000 people and caused massive level of destruction in Syria, the UAE has pledged humanitarian assistance worth around $13.6 million to the war-scarred country, according to state media. The quake struck near the Turkish city of Gaziantep on Monday, killing more than 1,651...

"The Kurdistan Regional Government confirms the halt of oil exportation through #Turkey's Ceyhan due to the #earthquake that struck several areas in the country," tweeted Lawk Ghafuri, head of foreign media relations in Kurdistan.

More than 15 police personnel were wounded in an attack on a bus carrying them in the south of the war-scarred country on Monday. The police officers were returning from a mission in the southern province of Daraa when, according to the interior ministry, "unidentified terrorists targeted their bus with...

A convoy of trucks driving into eastern Syria from Iraq on Sunday was hit by air strikes, destroying all the vehicles, according to a war monitor. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that six refrigerated trucks were the target of strikes by unidentified aircraft in the Albu Kamal border...

Hunger rates in Syria have escalated to record highs after more than ten years of brutal conflict, according to the World Food Program. The UN agency believes that years of economic crisis and damage to vital infrastructure from war have put some 2.9 million at risk of sliding into hunger.

In the OPCW report, investigators said there were "reasonable grounds to believe" that at least one Syrian air force helicopter had dropped two cylinders of the toxic gas on the rebel-held town of Douma.

The agency warned that most Palestinian refugees now live below the poverty line and a growing number are dependent on UNRWA for assistance, sometimes for their "sheer survival".