Boy injured in east Jerusalem car attack dies: hospital
An eight-year-old boy has died of his injuries from a car ramming attack on a bus stop in Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem, a hospital said on Saturday. "Eight-year-old...
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First Italian military plane carrying aid for Syria lands in Beirut airport
BEIRUT — The first Italian military plane carrying humanitarian aid for earthquake-struck Syria has landed at Beirut international airport, the state-run National News Agency reported Saturday....
11 February 2023
Lebanese rescue workers return from Syria, other teams still on site
BEIRUT — Lebanese aid to people affected by the deadly earthquake that devastated Turkey and Syria is in full swing. While Lebanese rescue workers are still in Turkey and Syria, where they have...
Ghadir Hamadi, 11 February 2023
46 MPs to boycott legislative sessions as presidential vacuum stalls
BEIRUT — A statement issued on Saturday by 46 Lebanese MPs states that they will boycott all forthcoming legislative sessions in light of the presidential vacuum, as such meetings would “violate...
11 February 2023
German groups suspend Turkey quake rescue over security
BERLIN/ZURICH — Two German aid organizations suspended rescue operations in quake-hit Turkey on Saturday, citing security problems and reports of clashes between groups of people and...
11 February 2023
Bread 'for a month': First shipment of wheat funded by World Bank loan arrives in Beirut
BEIRUT — A first shipment of 33,000 tons of wheat arrived Saturday at the Port of Beirut, in order to "rebuild Lebanon’s wheat stock" and ensure that "poor and vulnerable" populations can get...
11 February 2023
Death toll rises above 25,000 in Turkey, Syria quake
The death toll from a catastrophic earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria climbed to more than 25,000 on Saturday, as rescuers worked in freezing weather to find people alive....
11 February 2023
Turkey detains 12 over collapsed buildings after quake: report
Turkish police have detained 12 people over collapsed buildings in the southeastern provinces of Gaziantep and Sanliurfa, local media reported Saturday, following the huge quake that hit Turkey....
11 February 2023
Turkish woman dies a day after her rescue
KIRIKHAN, Turkey — A woman died in hospital on Saturday a day after she was pulled out of the rubble of a collapsed building in southern Turkey, where she had been trapped for 104 hours since...
11 February 2023
Austrian army suspends Turkey quake rescue over security
BERLIN — The Austrian army has suspended rescue operations in quake-hit Turkey due to "an increasingly difficult security situation," its spokesperson said in a tweet on Saturday. Ministry...
11 February 2023
Turkey to act against those involved in looting, Erdogan says
ISTANBUL — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday the government would take action against those involved in looting and other crimes in the region hit by this week's devastating...
11 February 2023
Armenia-Turkey crossing opened for first time in 35 years
A border crossing between Armenia and Turkey opened for the first time in 35 years on Saturday, to allow humanitarian aid through after a massive earthquake hit the region, an official said. Five...
11 February 2023
WHO chief arrives in quake-hit Aleppo: state media
World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus arrived on Saturday in Syria's quake-stricken city of Aleppo, state media reported. Tedros "arrived at Aleppo...
11 February 2023
One dead, four injured in disputes connected to generator operators in Beirut and Tripoli
BEIRUT — Armed clashes between owners and operators of electricity-providing generators in both Beirut and Tripoli on Friday afternoon and night left one person dead and four others injured. The...
11 February 2023
Man throws grenades at house in Ramieh after being rejected by love interest's family
BEIRUT — A man threw three grenades at the house of his love interest in the village of Ramieh, South Lebanon, on Friday night after her family rejected his marriage proposal, L’Orient...
11 February 2023
ISF arrests man suspected of dealing hashish, captagon
BEIRUT — Lebanese authorities arrested an alleged drug dealer operating in Sour, South Lebanon, and its surrounding towns after carrying out a raid at the suspect's house in Burj al-Shamali, east...
11 February 2023
Turkish company to send ships to house 3,000 in earthquake zone
ISTANBUL — Turkey's Karadeniz Holding said on Saturday it would send two humanitarian aid ships that can each house 1,500 people to help the relief effort in the southern province of Hatay, hit by...
11 February 2023
Miracle rescues as Turkey-Syria quake toll passes 25,000
Rescuers pulled a two-month-old baby and an elderly woman from the rubble on Saturday, five days after an earthquake devastated Turkey and Syria, leaving more than 25,000 dead. Tens of thousands...
11 February 2023
Iranian-French academic Fariba Adelkhah awaits decision on when she can return to France, lawyer says
The release of Iranian-French academic Fariba Adelkhah is final, though it is still unclear how much longer she will have to stay in Iran before returning to France, her lawyer said on Saturday....
11 February 2023
Cuba to send medics to Turkey, Syria to assist in earthquake relief
HAVANA — Cuba prepared on Friday to send health care workers to Turkey and Syria, joining a growing group of nations providing rescue and medical aid to the region after a devastating earthquake...
11 February 2023
Iran releases emaciated dissident after long hunger strike: judiciary
DUBAI — Iran on Friday released hunger-striking jailed dissident Farhad Meysami, the Iranian judiciary said, a week after supporters had warned that he risked dying for protesting against the...
11 February 2023
Germany sees increase in Iranian spying since protests: newspaper report
BERLIN — The German government has acknowledged an increase in spying by Iranian intelligence agents on exiled Iranians living in Germany since the start of mass protests last year, Welt am...
11 February 2023
Iranians celebrate 44th anniversary of Islamic revolution
Tens of thousands of Iranians hit the streets in Tehran and other cities on Saturday to mark the 44th anniversary of the Islamic revolution, after months of anti-government protests....
