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Video shows London firefighters reunite mum and daughter after they were trapped in earthquake rubble

The mother gave her young daughter a huge hug after being helped to freedom and safety

Evening Standard

Turkey-Syria earthquake: Assad blames west as agencies struggle to get aid to his desperate people

It didn’t take long for Syria’s Assad regime to seek political and economic benefit from the devastation of an earthquake. As emergency services were reaching victims of the 7.8-magnitude tremor on February 6, regime-linked organisations demanded governments “immediately end the siege and unilateral coercive economic sanctions imposed on Syria and…

The Conversation

Enmities from Syrian civil war obstruct a quake aid convoy

An aid convoy from Syria's Kurdish-led region to earthquake-hit areas of the northwest was turned back on Thursday, failing to reach those in need in the latest example of how relief efforts are being complicated by civil war enmities.

Reuters

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Syrian White Helmets chief slams U.N. earthquake response

The head of the Syrian "White Helmets" emergency response group accused the United Nations on Friday of failing to deliver appropriate humanitarian aid to rebel-held areas of the country ravaged by a major earthquake and its aftershocks.

Reuters

Pressure mounts on UN to provide urgent support to north-western Syria

Rescue teams say death tolls will continue to rise if UN does not speed up ‘overly cautious’ delivery of aid into rebel-held region

The Guardian - UK

Children found alive as quake toll tops 22,000

KAHRAMANMARAS, Turkey: Rescuers pulled children alive on Friday from the rubble of the Turkey-Syria earthquake as the death toll surpassed 22,000 and bitter cold compounded the suffering of the homeless.

Bangkok Post

Asia and Oceania poised to be sustainability leaders

Countries in Asia and Oceania have the potential to lead the global business community in advancing sustainable and inclusive development, says the founder of the UN Global Compact (UNGC).

Bangkok Post

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Rare rescues give hope amid rising quake toll in Turkey, Syria

Volunteers continue for a fifth consecutive day to dig into the debris amid despair and shrinking hopes.

Al Jazeera

First Thing: pressure mounts on UN to provide urgent support in Syria

Syrian rescue teams say earthquake has created conditions not seen at any point during 12 years of war. Plus, Russia ‘on offensive’

The Guardian - UK

When did Russia invade Ukraine and how could the war end?

Vladimir Putin’s brutal military assault on sovereign neighbour continues in face of heavy losses and near-unanimous international condemnation

The Independent UK

Baby pulled alive from rubble of Turkey earthquake as families cling to slim hopes

A mother and her ten-year-old son were also found alive after 101 hours trapped in a destroyed building in the Turkish city of Diyarbakir.

Evening Standard

Grundberg Discusses in Muscat Means to Renew Truce in Yemen

UN Envoy Hans Grundberg concluded his talks in Muscat on Thursday, as part of his efforts to renew the Yemeni truce and start a comprehensive political process. Earlier this week, the UN envoy visited Riyadh and met with Saudi officials, before landing in the interim Yemeni capital, Aden, to meet…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Baby boy and mother rescued from rubble in Türkiye 90 hours after earthquake

A 10-day-old baby and his mother are pulled alive from underneath rubble in Türkiye's south, 92 hours after an earthquake devastated the region, giving fresh hope to rescuers hunting for survivors.

ABC News

Thousands want to adopt Syria’s ‘miracle baby’ born under earthquake rubble

New born’s great uncle will take her in once she is released from hospital

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Daily Record

Perthshire people rally to get aid to Turkish earthquake zone

Deliveries of aid for the many thousands made homeless by the earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria on February 6 has begun leaving Perth where locals are doing what they can to assist the effort.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Governmental, International Strategies to Address Food Insecurity in Yemen

The Yemeni government, in cooperation with international organizations, is seeking to build alliances and strategies to confront the growing threat of food insecurity in the country. The authorities began discussions on the "Livelihoods and Improving Resilience in Rural Areas" program, adopted by the UN Development Program (UNDP), the Food and…

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Trudy Rubin: Earthquakes killed nearly 12,000 people this week. Three men are partly to blame

There are moments, during horrific natural disasters such as the earthquake in Turkey and Syria, when you can witness the best that mankind is capable of — the noble behavior that often emerges during a crisis.

The Independent UK

Battle of former diplomats in Cyprus' presidential election

A youthful foreign minister who campaigned as a unifier unconstrained by antiquated ideological and party lines will take on a veteran diplomat with broad voter appeal in a Feb. 12 runoff for the presidency of ethnically divided Cyprus

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Asharq Al-Awsat

First Aid Convoy Enters North Syria Since Earthquake

An aid convoy reached northwestern Syria Thursday, the first since the devastating earthquake that has killed thousands, according to an official at the Bab al-Hawa border crossing between Türkiye and Syria. “The first UN aid convoy entered on Thursday, four days after the earthquake,” said Mazen Alloush, media officer at…

Radio France Internationale

Angela Merkel awarded UN peace prize in Côte d'Ivoire for helping refugees

Germany's former chancellor Angela Merkel has received a prestigious UN award for opening her country to refugees during her time in office.

Radio France Internationale

France to provide €12 million in emergency aid to Syrians struck by quake

France has promised €12 million in emergency aid to Syrians after a massive earthquake hit Turkey and Syria earlier this week, killing more than 21,000 people.

The Independent UK

Live: Rescue efforts continue in Turkey as earthquake death toll surpasses 20,000

Watch live as crews work tirelessly to reach victims buried underneath the rubble in Adiyaman after Turkey was devastated by powerful earthquakes.

The Guardian - UK

Friday briefing: How this week’s earthquake worsens north-west Syria’s desperate humanitarian crisis

In today’s newsletter: What next for a war-torn region which already has millions of displaced people under threat – and an aid system teetering on the brink

Asharq Al-Awsat

Rescuers Race to Find Türkiye-Syria Quake Survivors as Toll Tops 21,000

Rescuers were scouring debris on Friday nearly 100 hours after a massive earthquake hit Turkey and Syria, killing at least 21,000 people in one of the region's worst disasters for a century. The first UN aid deliveries arrived on Thursday in Syrian rebel-held zones, but chances of finding survivors have…

France 24

UN calls for 'immediate ceasefire' in Syria to facilitate bringing aid to quake victims

The United Nations rights chief called Friday for an immediate ceasefire in Syria to help facilitate bringing aid to all victims of the region's devastating earthquakes. The death toll from Monday's catastrophic earthquakes in Turkey and Syria surpassed 23,000 on Friday. Follow FRANCE 24's blog to see how the day's…

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