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Turkey-Syria earthquake death toll tops 15,000
Feb 09, 2023 04:28Rescue teams have continued searching for survivors buried in the rubble of thousands of buildings destroyed in Turkey and Syria by disastrous earthquakes that killed more than 15,000.
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Syrians in desperate need of humanitarian aid as quake death toll rises
Feb 09, 2023 04:25The 7.8 magnitude earthquake which hit Turkey and northern Syria continues to claim more lives as many remain stuck under the rubble in the cities of Aleppo and Lattakia.
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Leader to Syria and Turkey: We feel your pain, will continue to help
Feb 08, 2023 07:12Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, has offered condolences to the people of Syria and Turkey, who have been grappling with the aftermath of Monday's devastating earthquake.
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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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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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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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Iran tells Turkey ‘fully ready’ to help as Iranian teams deployed to quake-hit areas
Feb 07, 2023 05:09Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says Iran is "fully ready" to help those affected by the devastating earthquake in neighboring Turkey, which has so far claimed the lives of thousands of people there.
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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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Iran ready to send emergency aid to Turkey, Syria after temblor: President
Feb 06, 2023 10:42Iran's President Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi expressed the country’s readiness to provide immediate relief aid for Turkey and Syria in the wake of a devastating earthquake that has struck the two countries.