Middle East & Africa

UAE’s Emirates airline launches humanitarian airbridge to transport aid to Turkey, Syria

In the wake of deadly earthquakes and aftershocks in Turkey and neighbouring Syria, Dubai's Emirates is setting up an airbridge… Read More

February 11, 2023

Four stunning rescues in Turkey and Syria amid earthquake chaos

Search and rescue operations across Turkey and neighbouring Syria have seen a series of remarkable rescues. Emergency crews pulled a… Read More

February 11, 2023

Sheikh Fatima pledges AED50 million for quake victims in Turkey, Syria

HH Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, Chairwoman of the General Women's Union (GWU), Chairwoman of the Supreme Council for Motherhood and… Read More

February 10, 2023

Nadia’s Initiative: Iraqi PM in UAE as Abu Dhabi announces water project in Sinjar

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani met UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Thursday to discuss bilateral… Read More

February 10, 2023

Turkey-Syria Quake: Death toll passes 20,000, UN warns of second disaster

Although the full extent of Monday's earthquake in Turkey and Syria is still unclear, more than 20,000 people in the… Read More

February 10, 2023

What makes Abu Dhabi so great?: Demystifying its success across sectors

As a member of the UAE, Abu Dhabi contributes to the GCC's second-largest economy and the world's thirty-first. While the… Read More

February 9, 2023

Turkish President Erdogan acknowledges quake response problems

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has acknowledged problems with his government's initial response to the pre-dawn quake on Monday and… Read More

February 9, 2023

Turkey, Syria: UAE pledges $100 MN in quake relief as death toll tops 11,000

UAE President HH Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has ordered an aid package totalling $100 million to support earthquake… Read More

February 8, 2023

Turkey-Syria earthquakes: UAE President launches ‘Gallant Knight / 2’ operation and pledges $13 million in aid

Under the directives of the President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan,… Read More

February 7, 2023

Turkey-Syria Earthquakes: World leaders pledge support as death toll hits 4,300

International organisations, as well as governments from Asia to Europe to the Middle East, are rushing to dispatch aid, personnel,… Read More

February 7, 2023

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