Quake-hit Turkey and Syria face years of rebuilding. Experts say it didn’t have to be this way
Middle East
February 11, 2023
Quake-hit Turkey and Syria face years of rebuilding. Experts say it didn’t have to be this way
CNN — Five days after a massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked Turkey and Syria the number of dead is staggering.…
Two dead including child after car rams people at Jerusalem bus stop
Middle East
February 11, 2023
Two dead including child after car rams people at Jerusalem bus stop
Jerusalem CNN — A car drove into several people at a bus stop in Jerusalem Friday, killing a man and…
Is the iPhone’s ‘Made in India’ era about to begin?
Technology
February 11, 2023
Is the iPhone’s ‘Made in India’ era about to begin?
New Delhi CNN — As Apple looks beyond China to secure crucial supply chains strained by Covid lockdowns and threatened…
Russia to cut oil output by 5% as sanctions bite
World
February 11, 2023
Russia to cut oil output by 5% as sanctions bite
London CNN — Russia will cut crude oil production by half a million barrels per day starting in March, a…
Iran frees dissident Farhad Meysami after photos of his emaciated condition cause outrage online
Middle East
February 11, 2023
Iran frees dissident Farhad Meysami after photos of his emaciated condition cause outrage online
CNN – An Iranian doctor and rights activist has been released from Tehran’s infamous Evin prison one week after photographs…
A handful of ‘miracle’ rescues, but hopes dim more than four days after quake
Middle East
February 11, 2023
A handful of ‘miracle’ rescues, but hopes dim more than four days after quake
In the days since the 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Syria and Turkey, the death toll, now at more than 23,000,…
Northwest Syria a “catastrophe on top of catastrophe,” WFP warns, as earthquake aid stocks exhaust “quickly”
Middle East
February 10, 2023
Northwest Syria a “catastrophe on top of catastrophe,” WFP warns, as earthquake aid stocks exhaust “quickly”
The World Food Programme (WFP) is calling for more access to Syrian territories impacted by the deadly earthquake to replenish…
Erdogan promises penalties for “abusers” involved in crime during the state of emergency
Middle East
February 10, 2023
Erdogan promises penalties for “abusers” involved in crime during the state of emergency
Reports of attacks on businesses and robberies are coming in from regions impacted by Monday’s earthquake, Turkish President Recep Tayyip…
Ukraine claims to have shot down 61 of 71 Russian cruise missiles
World
February 10, 2023
Ukraine claims to have shot down 61 of 71 Russian cruise missiles
Ukraine’s Air Force Command said it has shot down 61 out of 71 missiles launched by Russia on Friday, as…
Russia to reduce oil production by 500,000 barrels per day next month, following Western price caps
World
February 10, 2023
Russia to reduce oil production by 500,000 barrels per day next month, following Western price caps
Russia plans to voluntarily reduce oil production by 500,000 barrels per day – around 5% of output – in March,…