Syria

A week after the earthquakes that devastated Turkey and Syria, the toll of the catastrophe has risen to 34,000 dead. Under the rubble, people are still found alive, but fewer and fewer. The search operations will stop and when the removal…

Several survivors were pulled out from under the rubble in Turkey, four days after the devastating earthquake that also hit neighboring Syria, boosting the morale of exhausted rescue teams, Reuters notes. Chances of finding other survivors…

Romanian rescuers in Turkey managed to pull four people out from under the rubble, including a 16-year-old teenager. "Yesterday morning (n.r. - Wednesday), in the intervention area indicated by the Turkish authorities, the Romanian…

Romania is sending more aid to Turkey, including a new team of rescuers and medical personnel, to help rescue people affected by the earthquakes. A decision will be taken at today's meeting of the National Committee for Emergency…

Latest news: Another 5.7 magnitude earthquake hit eastern Turkey on Tuesday, after the Monday's 7.8 magnitude one. Death toll increases to over 5,000 in both Turkey and Syria. The World Health Organization warned that the number of victims…

On the 47th day of the war in Ukraine, tensions escalate. Russia has appointed a new commander in chief of operations, known for atrocities against civilians in other theaters of war. Russian forces are regrouping for a new phase of the…

On the 43rd day of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, Russian forces appear to have withdrawn completely from Kyiv and Chernihiv, according to the Pentagon, but could prepare to intensify attacks in Kharkiv, Lugansk and Donetsk. As strong…

DIICOT prosecutors and organized crime policemen have done the largest bust of hashish and Captagon pills in Romania. The drugs, worth EUR 60 million, originated from Syria and were hidden among boxes of organic soap. The investigators…

Three Balkan states, including Romania, have joined a last-minute race to accommodate the future Volkswagen plant after the German car maker had announced to put its Turkish investment on hold. VW planned to open a EUR 1.3 billion factory…

The conflict in Syria is now reaching another diplomatic deadlock as the European Union continues to discuss its possible reconstruction efforts for said nation. France's UN Ambassador Francois Delattre said to Gulf News that the European…