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Turkish earthquakes: will it affect how the country is governed?
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Turkish earthquakes: will it affect how the country is governed?

saps k9 unit
News

SAPS commends K9 search teams for rescue efforts in Turkey

Syrian family of seven dies in fire after surviving quake
World News

Syrian family of seven dies in fire after surviving quake

Turkish earthquakes: will it affect how the country is governed?
World News

Turkish earthquakes: will it affect how the country is governed?

saps k9 unit
News

SAPS commends K9 search teams for rescue efforts in Turkey

Syrian family of seven dies in fire after surviving quake
World News

Syrian family of seven dies in fire after surviving quake

Turkey detains four over quake social media posts
World News

Syria: UAE pledges additional $50 million in quake aid

By Agence France-Presse15-02-2023 17:49

The UAE pledged an additional $50 million in assistance to quake-hit Syria, bringing the total value of pledges to more than $100 million.

Earthquake in Turkey exposes gap seismic knowledge and action
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Earthquake in Turkey exposes gap between seismic knowledge and action

By The Conversation15-02-2023 08:16

Turkey-Syria have been affected by earthquake, leaving over 40, 000 people dead meanwhile rescue teams are still helping to find survivors.

syria-turkey
World News

Turkey-Syria quake: The risk of aftershocks and protecting rescuers

By The Conversation10-02-2023 15:22

The risk of aftershocks is present during an earthquake response and this can cause rescue workers significant stress and fear

earthquake bodies
World News

Quake-hit Syria city buries its dead on farmland

By Agence France-Presse10-02-2023 15:10

In Syria’s coastal city of Jableh, Mohammed Daya has turned his farmland into a makeshift graveyard, with cemeteries overwhelmed.

syria-turkey
World News

Three ancient cities damaged in Turkey-Syria quake

By Agence France-Presse09-02-2023 18:23

Three ancient cities suffered widespread destruction in the massive earthquake in Turkey and Syria: Antakya, Sanliurfa and Aleppo.

Elton Jantjies
Celeb News

‘Proud of my country’: Elton Jantjies’s wife praises Turkey relief

By Megan van den Heever09-02-2023 14:59

The wife of Springboks player Elton Jantjies has praised relief effort sent to Turkey, where she has taken up residence in recent months.

SAPS K9 Unit
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SAPS K-9 unit to assist in Turkey and Syria

By Keliah Daniels09-02-2023 13:52

The South African Police Service’s (SAPS) K-9 unit is flying to the earthquake-stricken countries – Turkey and Syria.

Turkey
Celeb News

Turkey quake: Ex-Chelsea player found alive, colleague missing

By Megan van den Heever08-02-2023 10:52

Ex-Chelsea player Christian Atsu has been found alive following a deadly earthquake in Turkey, however his club colleague remains missing…

UNESCO sounds alarm over quake damage to Turkey, Syria heritage
World News

UNESCO sounds alarm over quake damage to Turkey, Syria heritage

By Agence France-Presse07-02-2023 13:56

The UN’s cultural agency UNESCO said it was ready to provide assistance after two sites listed on its World Heritage list in Syria and Turkey.

Earthquake in Turkey and Syria: how satellites can help
World News

Earthquake in Turkey and Syria: how satellites can help

By The Conversation07-02-2023 10:20

Buildings collapsed after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Turkey and thousands of citizens died and death toll expected to rise.

Elton Jantjies
Celeb News

Heartbreak! Elton Jantjies’s wife reacts to earthquake in Turkey

By Megan van den Heever06-02-2023 18:46

Elton Jantjies’s wife Iva and children left their home in Turkey just days before an earthquake rocked the country, killing more than 2000…

Earthquake Syria
World News

Earthquake kills over 1400 across Turkey and Syria [video]

By Keliah Daniels06-02-2023 14:25

A 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit Turkey and Syria Monday morning, killing over 1400 people tremors were felt as far Lebanon.

Turkey earthquake claims at least 245 lives in Syria
World News

Turkey earthquake claims at least 245 lives in Syria [watch]

By Agence France-Presse06-02-2023 10:27

At least 245 people were killed in Syria as buildings collapsed after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake that had its epicentre in neighbouring Turkey.

France repatriates 15 women, 32 children from Syrian jihadist camps
World News

France repatriates 15 women, 32 children from Syrian jihadist camps

By Agence France-Presse24-01-2023 12:08

France repatriated 15 women and 32 children held in jihadist prison camps in northeastern Syria, the French foreign ministry said Tuesday.

MSF says children living in open prison
World News

MSF says children are living in ‘open air prison’ in Syria

By Agence France-Presse08-11-2022 02:45

Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has deplored the fate of thousands of children living in “a giant open air prison” at Syria’s Al-Hol camp.

On this day
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On This Day: What happened on 23 May?

By The South African23-05-2022 01:00

We look back on this day in history and remember the people and events that shaped the world we live in today.

Police smash an international smuggling ring
World News

‘All under arrest’: Police smash an international smuggling ring

By Agence France-Presse13-05-2022 07:30

An international group believed to have smuggled tens of thousands of Syrians have been smashed by the police making a total of 205 suspects.

Syria
World News

Syria war killed 3,700 in 2021, lowest annual toll

By Agence France-Presse22-12-2021 11:46

The conflict in Syria killed 3,746 people in 2021, a monitor said Wednesday, significantly fewer than in 2020, which had already seen the decade-old war’s lowest death toll.

Israel strike targets Iran wea
World News

Israel strike targets Iran weapons in Syria port: monitor

By Agence France-Presse07-12-2021 20:13

Since the civil war broke out in Syria in 2011, Israel has carried out hundreds of airstrikes on Syrian territory

Five soldiers killed in Syria
World News

Five soldiers killed in Syria attack: monitor

By Agence France-Presse14-11-2021 22:07

The attack comes a day after the Islamic State group killed 13 soldiers loyal to the Syrian government in an ambush

China donates 500 000 more vac
World News

China donates 500 000 more vaccine doses to Syria

By Agence France-Presse14-11-2021 16:36

Syria Health Minister Hassan Ghabash, speaking to journalists, praised the latest donation of another China-made vaccine, Sinopharm

bananas
Lifestyle

Turkey to deport Syrian migrants over ‘provocative’ banana posts [watch]

By AFP28-10-2021 19:47

Going bananas? Seven Syrians have been arrested and will be deported from Turkey after posting videos that ‘make fun’ of the country’s economic hardships.

Hillary Clinton and daughter C
USA News

Hillary Clinton and daughter Chelsea producing TV series about all-female Kurdish militia

By Riyaz Patel26-01-2021 22:46

The production is based on a book documenting interviews with Women’s Protection Unit (YPJ) members.

shiraaz mohamed
News

Shiraaz Mohamed: Dirco to look into news of journalist’s Syrian escape

By Thabo Baloyi16-12-2019 19:00

Two years after being taken hostage in Syria, South African journalist Shiraaz Mohamed has reportedly escaped from his captors.

Shiraaz Mohamed Syria
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Shiraaz Mohamed: SA journo kidnapped in Syria free after daring ‘escape’

By Tom Head15-12-2019 10:27

After almost three years in captivity, Shiraaz Mohamed has managed to escape from his kidnappers in Syria. DIRCO are now planning to bring him home.

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