Middle East

Turkey

Belgian volunteers open field hospital in earthquake-hit Turkey

As Turkey starts to pick up the pieces after two devastating earthquakes, the need for medical care is a priority. Belgian medical volunteers have set up a field hospital in Kirikhan to relieve staff at a damaged local hospital.

20/02/2023

Syria

Syria says at least five killed in deadly Israeli strike on Damascus

Syrian military reports an Israeli airstrike targeted a residential building on Sunday, killing at least five people and injuring 15 others.

19/02/2023

Turkey

Rescue teams in Syria and Turkey race against time to find survivors

The window for finding more survivors from the Syria-Turkey earthquakes grows smaller each day. Meanwhile, efforts to get crucial aid and resources to rebel-held Syrian regions face huge difficulties.

19/02/2023

Syria

Drone footage reveals devastation of earthquake in northwest Syria

Drone footage reveals the devastation of the earthquake in northwest Syria as the number of victims continues to climb and the search for answers goes on

18/02/2023

Sport

Sagi Muki is Tel Aviv’s hero on Grand Slam Day Two

Former world champion Sagi Muki secured his gold medal since his world championship triumph in 2019.

17/02/2023

Green News

How can you help animals injured by the Turkey and Syria earthquakes?

Animal charity PETA shares amazing rescue stories on the ground in Kahramanmaraş, Turkey.

17/02/2023

Turkey

Two women saved in miracle rescue 248 hours after Turkey earthquake

Search and rescue operations are still underway in the Turkish city of Kahramanmaras, with two miracle rescues providing hope for the families of the missing.

17/02/2023

Culture news

The world's oldest and most complete bible goes to auction

More than 1,000 years old, the Codex Sassoon is a missing link in the history of Abrahamic religions.

17/02/2023

Sport

Judo-loving Israel cheers the return of the World Tour

Just three months after Israel hosted the prestigious Masters' tournament in Jerusalem, the World Judo Tour has returned to Tel Aviv.

16/02/2023

Turkey

NATO chief urges Turkey to let Sweden and Finland join alliance

NATO Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg has repeated his claim that Sweden and Finland have done enough to satisfy Ankara’s demands that they crack down on extremism.

16/02/2023

Football Now

What will happen to Qatar's World Cup Stadiums?

In partnership with Media City

Seven stadiums were built in Qatar especially for the World Cup, so what will happen to them next?

16/02/2023

Culture news

Quake destroys Turkiye's oldest mosque and world's oldest church

In the ancient Turkish city of Antakya, Saint Peter Church, the oldest in the world, and the oldest mosque in Turkiye, Habib-i Nejjar Mosque collapsed after the earthquake in Antakya.

16/02/2023

Turkey

French doctors in Turkey set up temporary field hospital after deadly

First responders have set up a temporary medical centre in the Turkish town of Golbasi as hospital wards struggle to cope after deadly earthquakes.

16/02/2023

Turkey

Husband recounts harrowing effort to save his family after earthquake

‘She was not responding to my voice’: Euronews spoke to a man who tried to save his family after the earthquake in Turkey.

16/02/2023

Syria

Delays to humanitarian aid to rebel-controlled Syria are ‘deadly’: HWR

The earthquake has dramatically worsened the situation for millions in Syria, as even before the natural disaster they were facing one of the worst economic and humanitarian crises since the civil war began,

16/02/2023

The Exchange

From chains to webs: how crises have transformed global supply routes

In partnership with Media City

Conflict, covid and climate change have transformed global supply chains, with businesses doing more to mitigate risk - and investing in technology to handle increasingly complex networks

15/02/2023

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WATCH: Emergency response teams press on with relief work in Turkey

Disaster relief teams from several different countries have come to Turkey to carry out rescue works following the February 6 quake

15/02/2023

Turkey

Can 'earthquake diplomacy' help NATO chances for Sweden and Finland?

How will Ankara respond to humanitarian assistance from Stockholm and Helsinki and could it smooth the way for NATO ratification?

15/02/2023

Turkey

Death toll in massive earthquake in Turkey and Syria continues to rise

More than 41,000 people have died in Turkey and Syria, after a deadly earthquake rocked the region on 6 February.

15/02/2023

Syria

First UN team since quake crosses into rebel-held Syria

The UN’s first delegation has crossed into rebel-held northwestern Syria, as activists and emergency teams have decried its slow response.

15/02/2023

Turkey

Mass graves start to spring up in Antakya

Euronews’ international correspondent Anelise Borges is in Antakya, and she reports that mass graves are starting to appear in different parts of the city.

14/02/2023

Turkey

Devastation as far as the eye can see: Watch our Antakya drone footage

There is one perspective from the ground, and a whole different viewpoint from our drone flight above the ruined city.

14/02/2023

Turkey

Syria to open new crossing points to allow aid for earthquake victims

Syria’s president has agreed to open two new crossing points from Turkey to the country’s rebel-held northwest to deliver desperately needed aid and equipment to help millions of earthquake victims.

14/02/2023

Turkey

Grief turns to anger in Antakya over earthquake response

One week after two devastating earthquakes struck southern Turkey, rescue operations in Antakya are still underway as loved ones look to turn their grief into anger.

14/02/2023

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Watch: Drone images of Antakya devasted by the earthquake

It’s been one week since two major earthquakes hit Turkey and Syria. Antakya, the capital of Hatay province, is amongst the hardest-hit cities. Footage taken by Euronews International Correspondent, Anelise Borges shows the sheer magnitude of the devasation.

14/02/2023

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Watch: Northern Syria waits for much needed aid following earthquake

With aid convoys arriving in Turkey, mainly with clothes, the UN has denounced the failure to dispatch the much-needed aid to the war-torn regions of Syria and warn that hope of finding more survivors diminishes with each passing day.

13/02/2023