Turkey
Syria’s Assad hopes quake can help free him from global isolation
Middle East
February 15, 2023
Syria’s Assad hopes quake can help free him from global isolation
Abu Dhabi CNN — Eight days after a devastating earthquake struck Turkey and Syria, a relief plane touched down in…
Woman, 77, rescued from rubble more than a week after Turkey quake
Middle East
February 15, 2023
Woman, 77, rescued from rubble more than a week after Turkey quake
More than nine days after a powerful quake shook Turkey and Syria, rescuers were still pulling people from the rubble,…
Hope and despair as rescuers search for survivors in quake-hit city of Kahramanmaras
Middle East
February 15, 2023
Hope and despair as rescuers search for survivors in quake-hit city of Kahramanmaras
Kahramanmaras, Turkey CNN — The body of a four-year-old girl wrapped in a pink blanket was brought out Wednesday from…
Earthquake created a deep chasm in middle of Turkish olive grove
Middle East
February 15, 2023
Earthquake created a deep chasm in middle of Turkish olive grove
A verdant olive grove was cleaved into two during last week’s devastating earthquake in Turkey, creating a valley 984 feet…
Turkey rescuers say voices are still being heard under the rubble
Middle East
February 14, 2023
Turkey rescuers say voices are still being heard under the rubble
CNN — Rescue teams in southern Turkey say they are still hearing voices from under the rubble more than a…
Erdogan’s political fate may rest on his response to the earthquake
Middle East
February 14, 2023
Erdogan’s political fate may rest on his response to the earthquake
Abu Dhabi, UAE CNN — A devastating earthquake in southern Turkey could change the electoral equation for Turkish strongman President…
Turkey cracks down on building contractors as quake death toll reaches grim milestone
Middle East
February 14, 2023
Turkey cracks down on building contractors as quake death toll reaches grim milestone
Turkish authorities have arrested or detained a number of property developers as the death toll from last week’s catastrophic earthquake…
‘I couldn’t save my daughter’: Behind the defining image of the Turkey earthquake
Middle East
February 13, 2023
‘I couldn’t save my daughter’: Behind the defining image of the Turkey earthquake
It’s been a week since a massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked Turkey and Syria, claiming the lives of more than…
Gov’t media center rules out imminent ‘tsunami’ because of Turkey quake
Egypt
February 13, 2023
Gov’t media center rules out imminent ‘tsunami’ because of Turkey quake
The cabinet media center ruled out reports that Egypt would be hit by a Tsunami or destructive tremor in the…
Death toll climbs to 33,000 people in Turkey-Syria earthquake
Middle East
February 13, 2023
Death toll climbs to 33,000 people in Turkey-Syria earthquake
CNN — More than 33,000 people have died across Turkey and Syria since a devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck on…