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Quake-hit Antakya to challenge Erdogan’s electoral aspirations
“We need change, we’ve had enough,” said Mehmet Topaloglu, one of the first to cast his ballot on Sunday in the southern Turkish city of Antakya, ... Middle East -
Syria extends permission on post-quake aid border crossings for 3 months
Syria has extended permission for the United Nations to use two additional border crossings for post-earthquake aid for three more months, a Syrian ... Middle East -
Earthquake jolts greater Tokyo area
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.4 struck Japan’s Chiba prefecture early on Thursday, public broadcaster NHK said, shaking buildings in ... World News -
Earthquake of magnitude 7.4 hits off Tonga, no tsunami warning
An earthquake of magnitude 7.4 struck off Tonga on Thursday, United States Geological Survey said.The quake was at a depth of 212 km (132 miles) and ... World News -
Magnitude 5.7 earthquake strikes Hokkaido, Japan
An earthquake of magnitude 5.7 struck Hokkaido in Japan on Saturday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said.The quake was at a ... World News -
Magnitude 5.6 earthquake strikes Papua New Guinea region
An earthquake of 5.6 magnitude struck the New Guinea region in Papua New Guinea on Wednesday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) ... World News -
Two earthquakes strike Kepulauan Batu, Indonesia
Two earthquakes measuring nearly magnitude 6 struck Kepulauan Batu, Indonesia, in the morning hours on Sunday, according to the European Mediterranean ... World News -
A 5.2-magnitude earthquake hits southern Mexico
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake shook parts of southern Mexico on Tuesday night and was felt in the capital, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS), ... World News -
Earthquake strikes coast off western Canada
A shallow 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of western Canada Thursday, the US Geological Survey said, but there was no tsunami threat and ... World News -
New images from inside Fukushima’s melted nuclear reactor spark safety worry in Japan
Images captured by a robotic probe inside one of the three melted reactors at Japan’s wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant showed exposed steel bars ... World News -
Mother and baby reunited in Turkey nearly two months after earthquake
A mother has been reunited with her baby in southern Turkey after a DNA test confirmed it was her daughter, almost two months after a devastating ... Middle East -
Earthquake hit one-fifth of Turkey’s food production: UN
The devastating earthquake that hit southern Turkey and neighboring Syria in February damaged more than 20 percent of Turkey’s agricultural production ... Middle East -
Turkish media mogul’s Istanbul mall seized over unpaid debt
An Istanbul shopping mall owned by Turkey’s biggest media empire was seized after the company failed to repay some of its debt, the latest blow from a ... Middle East -
At graveyard of unknown quake victims, Syrians seek news of the missing
The simple gravestone of a girl killed in last month’s earthquake in Syria bears no name, but notes she was wearing a green sweater at the time of her ... Middle East -
Earthquake in Ecuador kills at least one person, causes wide damage
A strong earthquake shook the region around Ecuador’s second-largest city on Saturday, killing at least one person, damaging homes and buildings, and ... World News -
Magnitude 5 earthquake strikes Alberta, Canada: EMSC
A magnitude 5 earthquake struck Alberta, Canada on Thursday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said.The quake was at a depth of 2 ... World News -
UN, Syrian govt implicated in post-earthquake aid failures: UN-inquiry commission
The United Nations, as well as the Syrian government and other actors, are responsible for delays in getting emergency aid to Syrians after the ... Middle East -
Turkey’s earthquake toll tops 48,000 as government races to build container cities
The death toll in Turkey from last month’s major earthquakes has risen to 48,448, Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said on Monday, as authorities rush ... Middle East -
Turkey earthquake survivors reconsider election loyalty to President Erdogan
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan could have relied on strong voter backing from Cigdemtepe and other villages and towns across southeast Turkey ... Middle East -
Turkey earthquake damage estimated to exceed $100 bln: UN
Damage from the catastrophic earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria last month has been estimated at over $100 billion for Turkey alone, the United ... Middle East -
UN urges resettlement of quake-hit Syrian refugees from Turkey
The UN on Saturday urged countries to speed up taking Syrian refugees from earthquake-hit zones in Turkey, saying they were facing the trauma of loss ... Middle East -
Earthquakes caused $5.1 bln in damage in Syria, World Bank estimates
The deadly earthquakes that hit Turkey and Syria last month caused about $5.1 billion in direct physical damage in Syria, the World Bank said on ... Middle East -
Turkish man reunites with granddaughter after quake
Mithat Kilisli and his five-month-old granddaughter Zehra spent two and a half days trapped in the rubble together after Turkey’s earthquake before ... Middle East -
Erdogan says Turkey elections to be held on May 14
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan indicated on Wednesday that elections will be held on May 14, sticking to his previous plan for the vote with a date ... Middle East -
More than 50,000 killed in quake that struck Turkey, Syria on February 6
A devastating earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria killed more than 50,000 people, in a toll revised by AFP that includes figures from both ... Middle East -
Turkey’s Erdogan asks forgiveness for quake rescue delays
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday asked for forgiveness over rescue delays while visiting one of the areas hit hardest by the deadly ... Middle East -
One dead, dozens injured after 5.2-magnitude earthquake hits eastern Turkey
At least one person has died and dozens were injured when a 5.2-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Turkey on Monday, an Al Arabiya correspondent said ... Middle East -
Egypt’s foreign minister lands in Damascus: SANA
Egypt’s foreign minister arrived in Damascus on Monday, the first visit by an Egyptian foreign minister to Syria since its civil war began in 2011 and ... Middle East -
Magnitude 6.1 earthquake strikes Japan’s Hokkaido, no tsunami warning issued
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck off Hokkaido in northern Japan on Saturday night, the US Geological Survey and the Japan Meteorological Agency ... World News -
Turkey quake survivors struggle to find shelter nearly three weeks on
Omran Alswed and his family are still living in makeshift shelters almost three weeks after the massive earthquake in southern Turkey, having been ... Middle East