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  • Syrian Arab Red Crescent calls for lifting siege on Syria to support rescue efforts

    Date: 2023-02-07 10:39:05 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:37 - ID:10006918

    DAMASCUS, Jan 7 (MENA) - Head of the Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC) Khaled Hboubati has appealed for lifting economic sanctions imposed on Syria to face the repercussions of the devastating earthquake, SANA news agency reported. "We need heavy ....

  • Death toll from earthquake rises to 812 in Syria

    Date: 2023-02-07 08:40:29 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:18 - ID:10006645

    DAMASCUS, Feb 7 (MENA) - At least 812 people were killed in Syria following powerful earthquakes and a series of aftershocks in Turkey. At least 1,449 people were injured in the provinces of Aleppo, Latakia, Hama, Idlib and Tartous, State news ....

  • UAE to host IAEA Nuclear and Radiation Regulatory Systems Conference

    Date: 2023-02-07 08:15:19 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:10006540

    ABU DHABI, Feb 7 (MENA) - The United Arab Emirates will host the upcoming International Conference on "Effective Nuclear and Radiation Regulatory Systems: Preparing for the Future in Rapidly Changing Environment," taking place in Abu Dhabi from ....

  • Death toll after Syria earthquake tops 769: Syrian health ministry

    Date: 2023-02-07 07:21:28 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:10006427

    DAMASCUS, Feb 7 (MENA) - The death toll from the strong earthquake that struck Syria climbed to 769, with some 1,448 injured, the Syrian Health Ministry announced on Tuesday. Such figures occurred in Aleppo, Lattakia, Hama, Idlib countryside, ....

  • Syria: Death toll from earthquake rises to 538

    Date: 2023-02-06 20:06:40 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:94 - ID:10006127

    DAMASCUS, Feb 6 (MENA) - The Syrian health ministry announced on Monday that the death toll from the destructive earthquake that hit the country earlier in the day has risen to 538, while 1,353 others were injured according to an initial ....

  • Lebanon: All schools, education institutions closed amid warnings of aftershocks

    Date: 2023-02-06 18:35:48 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:91 - ID:10006005

    BEIRUT, Feb 6 (MENA) - Lebanon's Caretaker Minister of Education and Higher Education Abbas Al-Halabi announced the closure of schools, high schools, vocational schools, as well as all official and private higher education institutions on Tuesday ....

  • Syria earthquake death toll rises to 430, says Health Ministry

    Date: 2023-02-06 16:49:25 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:81 - ID:10005749

    DAMASCUS, Feb 6 (MENA) - The death toll from an earthquake in Syria has risen to 430, media reports quoted the country’s Health Ministry as saying on its Facebook on Monday. According to the ministry, another 1,315 people were affected. The main ....

  • Cairo Int'l Book Fair sets example to be followed in organization of cultural ctivities: Jordanian amb. to Egypt

    Date: 2023-02-06 16:48:08 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:79 - ID:10005814

    CAIRO, Feb 6 (MENA) - Jordanian Ambassador to Egypt Amjad al Adayleh thanked the Egyptian state and the Egyptian Culture Ministry for their big role in holding the 54th Cairo International Book Fair, where Jordan attended as a guest of honor, adding ....

  • Abul Gheit warns against ignoring deteriorating situation in Palestine

    Date: 2023-02-06 13:40:55 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:60 - ID:10005352

    CAIRO, Feb 6 (MENA) - Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheity warned Monday against turning a blind eye to the continuous deterioration in Palestine after the escalation of Israeli aggression against the Palestinians led to the death of ....

  • Kuwait sends private jet to evacuate Kuwaitis from quake-stricken areas in Syria, Turkey

    Date: 2023-02-06 12:43:04 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:52 - ID:10005247

    KUWAIT CITY, Feb 6 (MENA) - Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Salem Al Sabah asserted that the Kuwaiti political leadership sent a private jet to evacuate its nationals from the areas hit by the earthquake in Syria and Turkey. In a statement on ....

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