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Monday, March 16, 2026
TopicSyria earthquake

Topic: Syria earthquake

‘Embarrassing circus’—Pakistan diverted $3-million grant for flood victims to Syria, Turkey

Pakistan’s National Disaster Management Authority said that the decision was made following the Prime Minister's directive, and no unauthorised issuance of flood relief items occurred.

EU hosts conference to collect money for Syria, UN Agencies say ‘enormous needs’ for financing

An earthquake struck Syria earlier this year, which aggravated the already dire plight of people who have been caught in war since 2011.

Fresh earthquake hits Turkey-Syria border two weeks after disaster

Monday's earthquake, this time with a magnitude of 6.4, was centred near the southern Turkish city of Antakya and was felt in Syria, Egypt and Lebanon.

FIFA allocates $1 million for humanitarian aid in quake-hit Turkey and Syria

The combined death toll in Turkey and Syria has climbed over 43,000, and millions are in need of humanitarian aid after being left homeless and without basic amenities.

Army sends relief to Syria quake victims via personnel deployed in Golan Heights with UN

Forty personnel of the 180 posted there will make multiple trips to capital city Aleppo to transport the aid material.

Turkey President Erdogan vows to rebuild after quake, rescue work winds down

By Ali Kucukgocmen and Clodagh Kilcoyne ANTAKYA, Turkey (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan vowed to press on with rescue and recovery efforts more than a week after a powerful quake ripped

Death toll in Turkey, Syria quake tops 29,000; Turkey moves against some builders

Antakya: Rescuers pulled more survivors from rubble on Sunday, six days after one of the worst earthquakes to hit Turkey and Syria, as Turkish...

NDRF in Turkey is India’s soft power, and a message to NATO

Indian assistance to Turkey and Syria following earthquakes is part of the country’s tradition of providing humanitarian assistance without expecting returns or following a quid-pro-quo policy.

Palestinian family dies in Turkey earthquake 12 years after fleeing Gaza war

The Palestinian foreign ministry said Abu Jalhoum, his wife Fatima, & four children, were among 70 Palestinians found dead. The overall death toll in the quake has shot beyond 11,000.

Turkey-Syria earthquake death toll crosses 8,700

Turkey on Wednesday reported death toll at 6,234, which is likely to keep on rising. In Syria, the number climbed to more than 2,500 overnight.

On Camera

India must allow citizens to invest beyond its borders. It’s risk management, not luxury

The financialisation of Indian household savings is one of the most important economic shifts of the past decade. But financialisation without international diversification creates fragile balance sheets.

Saudi crude rerouted via Red Sea to India as Hormuz tensions rise; Russian imports surge

Around 6 million barrels of Saudi oil headed to Indian ports via the kingdom’s west coast, while Indian refiners ramp up Russian purchases amid a temporary US waiver.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.