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3rd Iranian plane carrying humanitarian aid for quake-hit Syrian people landed at Aleppo airport
Feb 08, 2023 06:05The third Iranian plane carrying humanitarian aid landed at Aleppo International Airport in the early hours of Tuesday to help the quake-stricken Syrian people.
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Hezbollah sends aid convoys to quake-hit Syria, decries US-led sanctions
Feb 08, 2023 04:59The Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement says it has sent convoys of humanitarian aid to earthquake-affected areas in Syria in the wake of a devastating earthquake that struck the Arab country amid crippling Western sanctions.
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President Raeisi reaffirms Iran's support for quake-hit Syria, Turkey
Feb 08, 2023 04:44President Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi in separate phone calls with his Turkish and Syrian counterparts reaffirmed Iran’s support for the two countries hit by devastating earthquakes, noting that Tehran will stand by them at this difficult juncture.
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Iran questions credibility of chemical watchdog's Syria report
Feb 08, 2023 04:10Iran's UN mission questions the credibility of a report issued by the world chemical watchdog that accuses Syria of an alleged 2018 chemical attack against it's own people.
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Erdogan declares emergency as Turkey-Syria quake death toll passes 7,800
Feb 08, 2023 03:27Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday declared a state of emergency in 10 provinces devastated by two earthquakes that killed more than 7,800 people and left a trail of destruction across a wide area of southern Turkey and neighboring Syria.
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Turkey-Syria earthquake: Death toll crosses 5,000 with rescue operations in full swing
Feb 07, 2023 11:07Rescue and relief operations are in full swing in Turkey and Syria with the death toll from Monday's devastating earthquake crossing the 5,000 mark in the two countries and raising the ominous specter of a humanitarian catastrophe in the region.
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Syrian Red Crescent calls on West to lift sanctions to support rescue efforts
Feb 07, 2023 11:39A Syrian official has called on the United States and the European Union to lift the siege and economic sanctions imposed on Syria that are severely hampering relief work in quake-stricken areas of the country.
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Iran urges pressure on US to lift sanctions on quake-hit Syria
Feb 07, 2023 05:18Iran’s Foreign Ministry has called on the international community to exert pressure on the United States in order to lift its sanctions on quake-hit Syria to facilitate the delivery of international aid.
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Turkey-Syria earthquake: Death toll crosses 4,800 with rescue operations in full swing
Feb 07, 2023 05:04Rescue and relief operations are in full swing in Turkey and Syria with the death toll from Monday's devastating earthquake crossing the 4,800 mark in the two countries and raising the ominous specter of a humanitarian catastrophe in the region.
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Cancer-stricken inmate’s health deteriorating, Palestinian Prisoners’ Society says
Feb 07, 2023 04:26The Palestinian Prisoners' Society (PPS) says the health condition of the cancer-stricken prisoner Musa Sufan has been rapidly deteriorating due to negligence by Israeli authorities of his situation.