• KRDO

    Qatar: 4,000 World Cup huts sent to quake-hit Turkey, Syria

    DOHA Qatar says it has sent 4,000 cabins built to house fans at last year’s World Cup to earthquake survivors in Turkey and Syria. The Associated Press watched Monday as the latest batch of pre-fabricated cabins was loaded onto a cargo ship in the Persian Gulf. The Qatar Development Fund began shipping cabins last month

    • WTOP

    Qatar: 4,000 World Cup huts sent to quake-hit Turkey, Syria

    Qatar has sent 4,000 cabins built to house fans at last year's World Cup to earthquake survivors in Turkey and Syria, authorities said Monday. The Associated Press watched as the latest batch of pre

    • KRDO

    EU hosts fundraising meeting for Turkey, Syria after quake

    BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union and its international partners are gathered in Brussels to raise money for Turkey and Syria in the aftermath of the earthquake that devastated parts of both countries last month. The magnitude 7.8 earthquake on Feb. 6 killed more than 52,000 people — the vast majority in Turkey. More than

  • Quake hit one-fifth of Turkey's food production: UN

    The devastating earthquake that hit southern Turkey and neighboring Syria in February damaged more than 20 percent of Turkey's agricultural production, the UN's food agency said Friday.The 7.8-magnitude quake on February 6, and its aftershocks, killed more than 55,000 people and left many more in dire conditions.The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said initial assessments in Turkey revealed "severe damage to agriculture, including crops, livestock, fisheries and aquaculture, as well as...

    • WNYC

    In parts of Turkey and Syria, Muslim month of Ramadan follows deadly quakes

    Those living in the devastated earthquake zone of southern Turkey mark a subdued month of Ramadan.

  • Turkey’s earthquake death toll rises above 50,000: AFAD

    The death toll in Turkey from last month’s devastating earthquakes has risen to 50,096, the Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) said on Monday. A magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck near the Turkish city of Gaziantep — home to around 2 million people and on the border with Syria — as people were sleeping on […]

  • Turkey’s earthquake death toll rises above 50,000: AFAD

    The death toll in Turkey from last month’s devastating earthquakes has risen to 50,096, the Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) said on Monday. A magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck near the Turkish city of Gaziantep — home to around 2 million people and on the border with Syria — as people were sleeping on […]

  • Chicago Chefs Cook hosting benefit dinner for Syria and Turkey quake victims

    Chicago's hospitality community is coming together Monday night to raise money for those impacted by earthquakes in Syria and Turkey. Chef Manish Mallick, owner of Bar Goa, is among the Chicago chefs serving up signature dishes at Avli on the Park.

  • Erdogan lauds int'l solidarity as $7B pledged for quake-hit Türkiye, Syria

    International Donors' Conference is another example of how well-grounded relations between our peoples are, says Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

  • UN aid agency in $16m appeal for Syria quake-hit Palestine refugees

    LONDON: A UN aid organization on Monday appealed for $16.2 million to help Palestine refugees affected by the recent devastating earthquake in Syria. Officials of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) made their plea for funds during the International Donors’ Conference in Brussels, Emirates News Agency reported. Part of the agency’s 2023 Syria-Lebanon Flash Appeal, the money was urgently required to meet the humanitarian and early recovery needs of the...

  • Death toll in US strikes on pro-Iran targets in Syria rises to 19 -war monitor

    Author: Reutersarticle author: ReutersID: 1679732451531134400Sat, 2023-03-25 08:16 Beirut: The death toll in US air strikes on pro-Iran installations in eastern Syria has risen to 19 fighters, a Syrian war monitor said on Saturday, in one of the deadliest exchanges between the US and Iran-aligned forces in years. The US carried out strikes in eastern Syria in response to a drone attack on Thursday that left one American contractor dead, and another one wounded along with five US troops....

  • 7 billion euro pledge sends message that quake survivors in Turkey, Syria not alone: Swedish PM

    A pledge of 7 billion euros in assistance sends the message to people affected by devastating earthquakes in Turkey in early February that they are not alone, Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said at an International Donors’ Conference in Brussels on Monday, the Stockholm Center for Freedom reported. Donors have announced additional funds to help […]