Explained | Why is it difficult to send aid to earthquake-affected parts of northwestern Syria?
1 year, 10 months ago

Explained | Why is it difficult to send aid to earthquake-affected parts of northwestern Syria?

The Hindu  

The story so far: The death toll in the devastating earthquakes that struck Turkey and Syria in the early hours of February 6 rose above 35,000 on Tuesday, with around 31,643 people dead in Turkey and 3,581 dead in Syria. On February 14, President Assad allowed the opening of two more crossing points at Bab Al-Salam and Al Ra’ee for an initial period of three months, to allow aid to reach the northwestern parts of Syria. International sanctions on Syria On February 7, Khaled Hboubati, head of the non-profit organisation Syrian Arab Red Crescent, appealed to western countries to lift their sanctions on Syria to aid relief work. On Friday, the U.S. announced a 180-day relaxation period on the sanctions imposed on Syria to aid relief work in the earthquake-affected country, The Guardian reported. The U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control has now issued Syria a General License 23, which authorises all transactions related to earthquake relief that would be otherwise prohibited by the Syrian Sanctions Regulations.

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Syria’s government extends permission for UN to bring aid through border crossing with Turkey
11 months, 1 week ago

Syria’s government extends permission for UN to bring aid through border crossing with Turkey

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — Syria’s government is giving the United Nations permission for another six months to use a major border crossing with Turkey to bring aid into the country’s rebel-held northwest. Syria’s mission to the U.N. said in a statement late Thursday that the Bab al-Hawa crossing should be “effectively operationalized in a way that contributes to helping people in need …

Syrian government extends permission for limited UN aid to opposition areas
1 year, 4 months ago

Syrian government extends permission for limited UN aid to opposition areas

Al Jazeera  

Syrians in rebel-held northwest fear Assad may choke off badly needed aid as Damascus establishes sway over assistance. “We greatly welcome the extension of permission by the government of Syria to utilise the Bab al-Salam and Al Ra’ee border crossings until November 13th,” said UN aid spokesperson Eri Kaneko. ‘Ready to resume operations’ The UN had also been using the …

UN says the Damascus-proposed conditions for aid delivery to northwest Syria are 'unacceptable'
1 year, 5 months ago

UN says the Damascus-proposed conditions for aid delivery to northwest Syria are 'unacceptable'

The Independent  

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UN says the Damascus-proposed conditions for aid delivery to northwest Syria are ‘unacceptable’
1 year, 5 months ago

UN says the Damascus-proposed conditions for aid delivery to northwest Syria are ‘unacceptable’

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — The United Nations agency responsible for overseeing humanitarian aid has described conditions placed by the Syrian government on aid deliveries from Turkey to northwest Syria as “unacceptable.” The future delivery of aid across Syria’s northern border was thrown into question Tuesday after the U.N. Security Council was unable to agree on either of two competing proposals to extend …

UN says Syria cross-border aid conditions ‘unacceptable’
1 year, 5 months ago

UN says Syria cross-border aid conditions ‘unacceptable’

Al Jazeera  

UN raises concerns with Damascus’s terms for aid deliveries via the Bab al-Hawa crossing to rebel-held areas in northwest Syria. The United Nations has described conditions placed by the Syrian government on aid deliveries to the country’s northwestern areas from Turkey as “unacceptable”. The agency responsible for overseeing humanitarian aid also noted that the Syrian government’s request that deliveries be …

Medical and aid groups in northwest Syria fear worse conditions if aid flow from Turkey stops
1 year, 5 months ago

Medical and aid groups in northwest Syria fear worse conditions if aid flow from Turkey stops

Associated Press  

IDLIB, Syria — Youssef al-Ramadan says he always feels guilty for having to put his wife and three children to work in order to survive — and now they might not be able to get by since international aid could stop flowing from Turkey. U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric underscored Wednesday that Secretary-General Antonio Guterres “is not giving up” on trying …

Aid to Syria’s rebel-held northwest from Turkey certain to continue — but for 6 or 12 months?
1 year, 5 months ago

Aid to Syria’s rebel-held northwest from Turkey certain to continue — but for 6 or 12 months?

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The delivery of humanitarian aid to Syria’s rebel-held northwest from neighboring Turkey is virtually certain to get a green light to continue from the U.N. Security Council — but the big question is for how long. The earthquake caused more than 4,500 deaths in northwest Syria and about 855,000 people had their homes damaged or destroyed, according …

UN warns that 90% of Syrians are below the poverty line, while millions face cuts in food aid
1 year, 5 months ago

UN warns that 90% of Syrians are below the poverty line, while millions face cuts in food aid

The Independent  

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UN warns that 90% of Syrians are below the poverty line, while millions face cuts in food aid
1 year, 5 months ago

UN warns that 90% of Syrians are below the poverty line, while millions face cuts in food aid

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. humanitarian chief warned Thursday that the 12-year conflict in Syria has pushed 90% of its population below the poverty line, and that millions face cuts in food aid next month because of a funding shortfall. But Russia’s U.N. ambassador, whose country is Syria’s most important ally, called the cross-border aid deliveries “a zero-sum game” that …

UN aid enters Syrian rebel enclave from government territory in first such crossing since earthquake
1 year, 6 months ago

UN aid enters Syrian rebel enclave from government territory in first such crossing since earthquake

Associated Press  

IDLIB, Syria — A convoy carrying U.N. aid entered Syria’s last rebel-held enclave from government-held territory on Friday, the first such shipment to cross battle lines since February’s deadly 7.8-magnitude earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria. After the February earthquake that struck Turkey and northern Syria, causing widespread destruction, convoys have been prevented from entering the province of Idlib from …

Syria extends opening of 2 border crossings with Turkey for quake aid
1 year, 7 months ago

Syria extends opening of 2 border crossings with Turkey for quake aid

Associated Press  

DAMASCUS, Syria — The Syrian government has agreed to extend by another three months the use of two border crossings with Turkey into the rebel-held northwest that were opened for aid delivery after a deadly earthquake in February, Syrian and U.N. officials said Saturday. Syrian President Bashar Assad had agreed to open the border crossings at Bab al-Salameh and al-Rai …

Syria extends permission on post-quake aid border crossings
1 year, 7 months ago

Syria extends permission on post-quake aid border crossings

Al Jazeera  

Bab Alsalama and al-Ra’i will remain open for an additional period of three months ending on 13 August. Syria has extended permission for the United Nations to use two additional border crossings for post-earthquake aid for three more months, a Syrian official has said. Syria “has decided to extend the permission it granted to the UN and its specialised agencies …

Aid officials say Syria conditions dire, months after quake
1 year, 7 months ago

Aid officials say Syria conditions dire, months after quake

Associated Press  

Three months after a massive earthquake hit Turkey and Syria, living conditions remain dire in Syria’s rebel-held northwest, aid officials who visited the region said Wednesday. Patrick Mutai, a coordinator on shelters at the U.N. refugees agency, said that before the quake, some 2 million people in Syria needed assistance, including 1.8 million people who live in camps. “The earthquake …

UN inquiry commission: Quake aid was slow to reach Syria
1 year, 9 months ago

UN inquiry commission: Quake aid was slow to reach Syria

Associated Press  

GENEVA — The international community and the Syrian government did not act quickly enough last month to help people in need in the rebel-held northwest after a deadly earthquake hit Turkey and conflict-ravaged Syria, a U.N.-backed commission said Monday. “Since the earthquake, we have seen many acts to help victims by the Syrians themselves,” commission member Paulo Pinheiro said during …

UN investigators slam sluggish help for Syria quake victims
1 year, 9 months ago

UN investigators slam sluggish help for Syria quake victims

Al Jazeera  

Panel says the UN, Syrian government and other actors are responsible for delays in getting emergency aid to Syrians. The United Nations, the Syrian government and other actors are responsible for delays in getting emergency aid to Syrians after the devastating earthquakes last month, a UN-appointed commission of inquiry says. The actors failed to secure an immediate pause in hostilities, …

Photos show double blow of war and earthquakes in regime-held Syria
1 year, 9 months ago

Photos show double blow of war and earthquakes in regime-held Syria

NPR  

Photos show double blow of war and earthquakes in regime-held Syria Enlarge this image toggle caption Aya Batrawy/NPR Aya Batrawy/NPR JABLEH, Syria — Last month's earthquakes were catastrophic for parts of Turkey and Syria, but this is only the latest crisis to upend life here. Enlarge this image toggle caption Aya Batrawy/NPR Aya Batrawy/NPR Enlarge this image toggle caption Aya …

Turkiye-Syria Earthquake | International community ignores quake-hit Syria, its dead and the dying
1 year, 9 months ago

Turkiye-Syria Earthquake | International community ignores quake-hit Syria, its dead and the dying

The Hindu  

Published : Feb 24, 2023 17:59 IST Deep down in the southern Turkish province of Hatay, not far from the town of Reyhanli, as a few dozen UN trucks carrying relief supplies for Syria’s earthquake-stricken areas pass the Bab al-Hawa border crossing, Muhammed Sheikh, a 42-year-old Syrian who was displaced from Aleppo a decade ago because of the war, mourns …

Explained: How is aid reaching rebel-held northwest area of Syria?
1 year, 10 months ago

Explained: How is aid reaching rebel-held northwest area of Syria?

Firstpost  

Beirut: Two weeks after a deadly earthquake struck Syria, only a trickle of United Nations aid has entered the rebel-held northwest of the war-ravaged country, with the slow pace sparking outrage and anger. More than four million people live in areas outside government control in Syria’s north and northwest, 90 per cent of whom depend on aid to survive. The …

Syria’s Assad thanks ‘Arab brothers’ as quakes stir aid diplomacy
1 year, 10 months ago

Syria’s Assad thanks ‘Arab brothers’ as quakes stir aid diplomacy

Al Jazeera  

Recent earthquakes have given the isolated Syrian leader a shot at engaging with neighbours. In his first speech since the devastating earthquakes last week, Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad has thanked other Arab nations for aid and rescue efforts after years of broken relations. “Amid our pain and sadness … we should not omit to thank all the countries which have …

UN launches $1bn appeal for earthquake aid operations in Turkey
1 year, 10 months ago

UN launches $1bn appeal for earthquake aid operations in Turkey

Al Jazeera  

After launching a $400m appeal for Syrians, the United Nations has now appealed for funds for the Turkish relief operation. The United Nations has appealed for more than $1bn in funds for the Turkish earthquake relief operation, just two days after launching a $400m appeal for Syrians. UN aid chief Martin Griffiths, who visited Turkey last week, said on Thursday …

Key developments in the aftermath of Turkey, Syria quakes
1 year, 10 months ago

Key developments in the aftermath of Turkey, Syria quakes

Associated Press  

ANTAKYA, Turkey — The earthquakes that killed more than 39,000 people in southern Turkey and northern Syria produced more grieving and suffering along with extraordinary rescues and appeals for aid. Here’s a look at key developments Wednesday from the aftermath of the earthquakes: DEFYING ODDS AFTER NINE DAYS A woman and her two children – a boy and a girl …

Key developments in the aftermath of Turkey, Syria quakes
1 year, 10 months ago

Key developments in the aftermath of Turkey, Syria quakes

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Here's a look at key developments Wednesday from the …

Northwestern Syria suffers economic stagnation after quakes
1 year, 10 months ago

Northwestern Syria suffers economic stagnation after quakes

Al Jazeera  

With a lag in the transport of basic, commercial goods through border crossings, NW Syria faces a spike in food prices. The situation was exacerbated by a halt to the transport of goods across the Bab al-Hawa border crossing, the main economic outlet for the region, in the first days after the earthquake. Mahmoud Joulaq, a bakery supervisor in Jandaris, …

Syria’s Assad hopes quake can help free him from global isolation
1 year, 10 months ago

Syria’s Assad hopes quake can help free him from global isolation

CNN  

Editor’s Note: A version of this story appears in today’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, CNN’s three-times-a-week look inside the region’s biggest stories. “The earthquake gave the regime an advantage to survive politically,” said Omar Alshogre, a Washington, DC-based Syrian activist who says he was detained and tortured by Assad’s regime. During a meeting with European Union foreign policy …

Syria's Assad could reap rewards from aid crossing deal
1 year, 10 months ago

Syria's Assad could reap rewards from aid crossing deal

The Independent  

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Turkey-Syria Earthquake: Assad Agrees to Open Two More Border Crossing Points for Aid Delivery
1 year, 10 months ago

Turkey-Syria Earthquake: Assad Agrees to Open Two More Border Crossing Points for Aid Delivery

News 18  

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Tuesday announced that two border crossing points between Turkey and north-west Syria, at Bab al-Salam and Al Ra’ee will be opened for three months to allow larger volume of emergency aid for those affected by the earthquake in northwestern Syria, according to the Guardian. The decision was welcomed by UN secretary general, António Guterres, as …

Syria agrees to open two new crossings for earthquake aid: United Nations
1 year, 10 months ago

Syria agrees to open two new crossings for earthquake aid: United Nations

The Hindu  

Syria’s President agreed to open two new crossing points from Turkey to the country’s rebel-held northwest to deliver desperately needed aid and equipment to help millions of earthquake victims, the United Nations announced on February 13. Mr. Guterres’ official announcement came during a closed meeting of the U.N. Security Council where diplomats said Mr. Griffiths announced Mr. Assad’s agreement to …

UN says Syria agrees to open 2 new crossings for quake aid
1 year, 10 months ago

UN says Syria agrees to open 2 new crossings for quake aid

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — Syria’s president agreed to open two new crossing points from Turkey to the country’s rebel-held northwest to deliver desperately needed aid and equipment to help millions of earthquake victims, the United Nations announced Monday. Syria’s U.N. ambassador, Bassam Sabbagh, told reporters while the meeting was taking place that Assad held a “positive and constructive meeting” with Griffiths …

Earthquake aid reaches NW Syria via newly opened crossing
1 year, 10 months ago

Earthquake aid reaches NW Syria via newly opened crossing

Al Jazeera  

Eleven trucks carrying humanitarian assistance passed from Turkey to northwestern Syria through the Bab al-Salam crossing, UN says. Another 26 inter-agency trucks went through the Bab al-Hawa border crossing, until now the only entry point for UN humanitarian aid to directly reach people in opposition-held northwestern Syria. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the scale of the devastation caused by the …

Rescue phase after Turkey-Syria earthquake 'coming to a close', says UN aid chief
1 year, 10 months ago

Rescue phase after Turkey-Syria earthquake 'coming to a close', says UN aid chief

Firstpost  

UN aid chief Martin Griffiths, during a visit to Syria, said that urgency now will switch to shelter, food, schooling and psychosocial care Aleppo: The phase of the rescue after the major earthquake struck Turkey and Syria a week ago is “coming to a close” with urgency now switching to shelter, food, schooling and psychosocial care, the UN aid chief …

After quake, war-hit Syrians struggle to get aid, rebuild
1 year, 10 months ago

After quake, war-hit Syrians struggle to get aid, rebuild

Associated Press  

ATAREB, Syria — After years of war, residents of areas in northwest Syria struck by a massive earthquake are grappling with their new and worsening reality. Almost one week after the devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck northern Syria and neighboring Turkey, the United Nations has acknowledged an international failure to help Syrian quake victims. “My duty and our obligation is …

Turkey-Syria earthquake death toll passes 35,000
1 year, 10 months ago

Turkey-Syria earthquake death toll passes 35,000

The Hindu  

The toll from last week’s earthquake in Turkey and Syria rose above 35,000 on Monday, as rescue teams started to wind down the search for survivors and the aid effort shifted to hundreds of thousands of people made homeless. While hundreds of rescue teams were still working, efforts had ended in seven parts of the province, he added Lack of …

Islamist group preventing aid into earthquake hit northern Syria: UN
1 year, 10 months ago

Islamist group preventing aid into earthquake hit northern Syria: UN

Firstpost  

Northern Syria, largely controlled by the HTS, is amongst the worst hit in the 7.2 magnitude earthquake in southern Turkey and Syria on Monday that has, so far, killed more than 28,000 people in both countries New Delhi: The much-needed aid for Earthquake hit northern Syria has been held up by the Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, a United Nations …

Rescuers denounce aid ‘failure’ in Syria’s devastated northwest
1 year, 10 months ago

Rescuers denounce aid ‘failure’ in Syria’s devastated northwest

Al Jazeera  

Civil defence members in northwest Syria criticise the UN and international community for a slow aid response after two deadly earthquakes. On Sunday, al-Saleh responded to Griffiths’s tweeted apology, saying: “After meeting today with @UNReliefChief at Turkish-Syrian border, we appreciate the apology for the shortcomings and mistakes.” He went on to urge the UN to work to open more land …

Turkey-Syria Earthquake: Death Toll Nears 24,000-Mark, US Eases Sanctions On Syria — Top Points
1 year, 10 months ago

Turkey-Syria Earthquake: Death Toll Nears 24,000-Mark, US Eases Sanctions On Syria — Top Points

ABP News  

New Delhi: The confirmed death toll from the deadly earthquake in southern Turkiye and northwest Syria has risen to more than 23,700 four days after the calamity. US Eases Sanctions On Syria, Erdogan Slams 'Negative Campaigns For Political Interest' — Top Points The number of deaths in Turkiye rose to 20,213 on Friday, as per the country's health minister. Its …

Live Updates I Focus turns to quake aid, as rescues continue
1 year, 10 months ago

Live Updates I Focus turns to quake aid, as rescues continue

Associated Press  

Emergency crews made a series of dramatic rescues in Turkey on Friday, pulling several people from the rubble four days after a catastrophic 7.8-magnitude earthquake killed more than 23,000 in Turkey and Syria. ___ KEY DEVELOPMENTS: — Death toll rises, rescues dwindle in quake aftermath — Powerful quakes link Turkey, Syria and Japan in suffering — Turkey’s lax policing of …

Quake brings chance for Syria’s Assad to ease isolation
1 year, 10 months ago

Quake brings chance for Syria’s Assad to ease isolation

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — On his first public visit touring the destruction wreaked by this week’s deadly earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria, Syrian President Bashar Assad on Friday pointedly shamed the West for shunning his country. The embattled president may see the disaster, which shattered much of northern Syria, as an opportunity to push for an easing of his country’s isolation …

UN calls for ‘immediate ceasefire’ in Syria to facilitate earthquake aid
1 year, 10 months ago

UN calls for ‘immediate ceasefire’ in Syria to facilitate earthquake aid

Firstpost  

Geneva: The United Nations rights chief called on Friday for an immediate ceasefire in Syria to help facilitate bringing aid to all victims of the region’s devastating earthquake. “UN human rights chief Volker Turk calls for immediate ceasefire in Syria, and full respect for human rights and humanitarian law obligations so help can reach everyone,” it added. The rebel-held areas …

Live Updates I Aid, rescues in quake-hit Turkey, Syria
1 year, 10 months ago

Live Updates I Aid, rescues in quake-hit Turkey, Syria

Associated Press  

Rescuers pulled more survivors from beneath collapsed buildings Thursday, but hopes were fading of finding many more people alive after the catastrophic earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria. Guterres spoke to reporters at U.N. headquarters Thursday, hours after a U.N. aid convoy crossed from Turkey into Syria’s rebel-held northwest for the first time since Monday’s 7.8 magnitude quake. ___ U.N. …

More than 21,000 people killed in Turkey-Syria earthquake
1 year, 10 months ago

More than 21,000 people killed in Turkey-Syria earthquake

Firstpost  

Chances of finding survivors have dimmed now that the 72-hour mark that experts consider the most likely period to save lives has passed Ankara: The death toll from the massive earthquake in Turkey and Syria kept on climbing Thursday, topping 21,000 as the first UN aid reached Syrian rebel-held zones but hopes of finding more survivors faded. But in a …

Syria approves aid delivery to rebel-held areas affected by quake
1 year, 10 months ago

Syria approves aid delivery to rebel-held areas affected by quake

Al Jazeera  

Approval for humanitarian deliveries to rebel-held northwest could speed up help for millions of affected people. The Syrian government has approved the delivery of humanitarian aid to areas not under its control in the quake-hit rebel-held northwest of the country, a move that could speed up the arrival of help for millions of survivors. “The Council of Ministers approves …

US exempts Syrian earthquake aid from sanctions
1 year, 10 months ago

US exempts Syrian earthquake aid from sanctions

Al Jazeera  

The new rules are designed to speed up deliveries. “I want to make very clear that US sanctions in Syria will not stand in the way of life-saving efforts for the Syrian people,” Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo said after the US Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control issued the exemption on Thursday. Adeyemo pointed out that US …

Opinion: Yes, you can help the Turkey-Syria earthquake victims
1 year, 10 months ago

Opinion: Yes, you can help the Turkey-Syria earthquake victims

LA Times  

The Antakya I know is a cosmopolitan city in southern Turkey. My employer, a French humanitarian agency, operated across the border in Syria’s northern Idlib province, providing assisted walking devices and rehabilitation therapy to civilians who’d lost limbs in the Syrian war. Any and all items needed for an emergency response can almost certainly be bought nearby, which helps ensure …

Turkey, Syria quake: Nine lakh people battle hunger, winter; death toll nears 23,000
1 year, 10 months ago

Turkey, Syria quake: Nine lakh people battle hunger, winter; death toll nears 23,000

New Indian Express  

The stench of death hung over Turkey's eastern city of Kahramanmaras -- the epicentre of the first 7.8-magnitude tremor that upturned millions of lives in a remote region filled with people displaced by war in the pre-dawn hours of Monday. Starting from scratch A group of Turkish Black Sea coast coal miners -- experts in rescuing their own colleagues -- …

Turkey’s catastrophic earthquake puts Syria in the spotlight
1 year, 10 months ago

Turkey’s catastrophic earthquake puts Syria in the spotlight

Al Jazeera  

The Take looks at why it has been harder for aid to reach northern Syria. Emergency aid is pouring into southeastern Turkey after Monday’s earthquakes, but why is it so much harder for aid to reach northern Syria? In this episode: Ammar, NGO worker living in Gaziantep, Turkey Emad, NGO worker living in Gaziantep Alper Ilki, president of the Turkish …

Days after quake, aid trucks reach northwest Syrian enclave
1 year, 10 months ago

Days after quake, aid trucks reach northwest Syrian enclave

Associated Press  

BAB AL-HAWA, Syria — A small convoy crossed from Turkey into Syria’s rebel-held northwest Thursday with desperately needed medicines, blankets, tents and U.N. shelter kits, the first aid to reach the enclave, three days after the devastating earthquake killed thousands. Before the convoy of six trucks, the only cargo coming across the Bab al-Hawa crossing on the Turkey-Syria border was …

First UN convoy since quake enters northwest Syria from Turkey
1 year, 10 months ago

First UN convoy since quake enters northwest Syria from Turkey

Al Jazeera  

Six trucks have crossed into northwestern Syria from Turkey for the first time since the earthquake on Monday. The first United Nations aid convoy since a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck on Monday has crossed into northwest Syria from Turkey, the UN has confirmed. Six trucks of “shelter items and non-food item kits, including blankets and hygiene kits” reached Bab al-Hawa …

Live Updates | Turkey, Syria quake is deadliest since 2015
1 year, 10 months ago

Live Updates | Turkey, Syria quake is deadliest since 2015

Associated Press  

The catastrophic earthquake that razed thousands of buildings in Turkey and Syria became one of the deadliest quakes worldwide in more than a decade Wednesday and the death toll kept rising, approaching 12,000. The latest on the earthquake: ___ Turkey’s foreign minister says his country is working to get international aid to earthquake-hit areas inside Syria, but damage was making …

Syria requests assistance from EU after massive earthquake
1 year, 10 months ago

Syria requests assistance from EU after massive earthquake

The Hindu  

Syria has requested assistance from the European Union, two days after a massive earthquake hit it and neighbouring Turkey, the European Commission said on Wednesday. "Earlier today, this morning, we have received a request from the government of Syria for assistance through the civil protection mechanism," European Commissioner for crisis management Janez Lenarcic told reporters. Once activated, the EU's Emergency …

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