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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.
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Nearly 2,300 killed as 7.8-magnitude earthquake hits Turkey, Syria
Feb 06, 2023 08:40A powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake has hit Turkey and Syria, killing nearly 2,300 people and trapping many others.
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Iranian Parliament speaker sympathizes with Turkey, Syria over tragic earthquake
Feb 06, 2023 10:16Speaker of the Iranian Parliament (Majlis) Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf offered his deepest sympathy to the Turkish and Syrian people over the casualties of a powerful earthquake that rocked southeast Turkey and northern Syria early on Monday.
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Nearly 200 killed as 7.8-magnitude earthquake hits Turkey, Syria
Feb 06, 2023 02:50A powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake has hit a wide area in Turkey and Syria, killing nearly 200 people and trapping many others.
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'Take your dirty hands off Turkey,' Ankara rails against US envoy
Feb 04, 2023 10:46The Turkish interior minister has lashed out at the US ambassador in Ankara after Washington and eight European countries issued travel warnings and moved to temporarily close their diplomatic missions in Turkey over purported security concerns.
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US senators say no F-16 upgrades for Turkey if it blocks NATO bid of Finland, Sweden
Feb 03, 2023 04:35US senators have warned the Turkish government that if it wants upgrades for its F-16 jet fighters, Ankara must agree with the NATO bids of Finland and Sweden.
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Turkey summons ambassadors of nine Western countries over consulate closures
Feb 03, 2023 03:03Turkey summoned on Thursday ambassadors of nine countries to demand an explanation in the wake of a decision by the countries to temporarily shut diplomatic missions and issue security alerts following desecration of the Holy Qur’an across Europe.
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Turkey says it does not support Sweden’s NATO bid over Quran sacrilege
Feb 02, 2023 04:59Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says he has a positive view of Finland’s request to join NATO, but he will not support Sweden’s proposal amid tensions over the sacrilege of the holy Quran.
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Turkish-Swedish talks on NATO bid suspended over row with Ankara
Jan 29, 2023 04:50Sweden has canceled talks with Turkey on Stockholm’s bid for membership of NATO, of which Turkey is an old member, amid an escalation of tensions between the two countries.