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UNICEF: Thousands of children at risk after devastating earthquakes hit south-east Turkey and Syria

Date: 2023-02-07 15:56:20 GMT - United Nations - Middle East - SN:66 - ID:10007798

NEW YORK, Feb 7 (MENA) - Regional Official of UNICEF in the Middle East and North Africa Amar Amar said that the devastating earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria has left thousands of children killed. In statements to Al Arabiya, Amar said the ....

Turkish president declares 3-month state of emergency for quake-hit regions

Date: 2023-02-07 14:49:15 GMT - Turkey - Middle East - SN:57 - ID:10007385

ANKARA, Feb 7 (MENA) - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared a three-month state of emergency in 10 of the country’s provinces Tuesday, CNBC reported. Turkey, and neighboring Syria, are reeling from two consecutive earthquakes — the ....

Israeli settlers raid Al Aqsa Mosque

Date: 2023-02-07 09:36:59 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:25 - ID:10006698

RAMALLAH, Feb 7 (MENA) - Israeli settlers stormed Al Aqsa Mosque Tuesday, under the protection of Israeli police. They also performed Talmudic rituals in Al Aqsa Mosque courtyards. The settlers also pushed deep into the holy site from Bab El ....

Israeli forces detain 5 Palestinians in Nablus, Qalqilya

Date: 2023-02-07 08:10:16 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:12 - ID:10006525

RAMALLAH, Feb 7 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces detained Tuesday three Palestinian youth during a raid in Askar camp in east of Nablus province. Israeli occupation forces also detained two Palestinians from Qalqilya province, after raiding ....

Israeli forces shoot dead 17-year-old Palestinian in Nablus

Date: 2023-02-07 07:14:52 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:8 - ID:10006385

RAMALLAH, Feb 7 (MENA) - Israeli forces early Tuesday shot dead a Palestinian teen in the occupied West Bank city of Nablus, WAFA reported. The Palestinian Ministry of Health said in a statement that Hamza Amjad al-Ashqar, 17, was gunned down by ....

Earthquake death toll in Syria rises to 593

Date: 2023-02-06 20:51:05 GMT - Syria - Middle East - SN:96 - ID:10006246

DAMASCUS, Feb 6 (MENA) - The Syrian Ministry of Health stated that the death toll from the earthquake has risen to 593. "In the provinces of Aleppo, Latakia, Hama and Tartus, 593 people died and 1,411 were injured. These figures are not final," ....

Quake kills 461 people, injures 1,326 in Syria, health ministry says

Date: 2023-02-06 16:55:46 GMT - Syria - Middle East - SN:86 - ID:10005906

DAMASCUS, Feb 6 (MENA) - The Syrian health ministry announced on Monday that the death toll has risen to 461 people and 1,326 were injured in an initial tally following a powerful earthquake that hit Syria on Monday. Assistant Health Minister ....

Palestinian presidency condemns Jericho crime

Date: 2023-02-06 11:22:12 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:36 - ID:10004898

RAMALLAH, Feb 6 (MENA) - The Palestinian presidency on Monday condemned the crime committed by the Israeli occupation forces in Aqabat Jabr refugee camp, near Jericho in the occupied West Bank leaving five Palestinians killed and two others ....

8 Palestinian refugees killed in Syria's earthquake

Date: 2023-02-06 11:01:20 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:34 - ID:10004932

RAMALLAH, Feb 6 (MENA) - Palestinian Ambassador to Syria Samir Al Refae said Monday that eight Palestinian refugees, including three children, were killed in the earthquake that struck norther Syria and parts of Turkey Monday morning. The death ....

All aftershocks after earthquake are of weaker intensity - Syrian official

Date: 2023-02-06 10:48:05 GMT - Syria - Middle East - SN:32 - ID:10004900

DAMASCUS, Feb 6 (MENA) - Syria was affected by the earthquake that hit northern Liwa Iskenderun in general, whereas the areas close to the earthquake in Idleb, Lattakia and Aleppo were most affected, Director of the National Earthquake Center, Dr. ....