Israel quake teams should work through sabbath: chief rabbi
Israel’s Ashkenazi chief rabbi, David Lau, ruled Friday that emergency teams deployed to Turkey to help in the earthquake response should work through the...
Turkey’s media watchdog nixes TV broadcast to collect donations for quake victims
Prominent Turkish journalist Fatih Altaylı said Turkey's broadcasting watchdog, the Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK), has denied his request to air a humanitarian...
Stockholm police refuse to issue permit for another Quran burning outside Turkish embassy
Stockholm police have refused to issue a permit for an event in which the Quran was to be burned outside the Turkish embassy in...
Unidentified quake victims not included in Turkey death toll, opposition party leader says
Unidentified victims of a deadly earthquake that killed thousands in Turkey and Syria are not included in the death toll, said Ali Babacan, leader...
Turkey working to open 2 more border crossings with Syria for humanitarian operations
Turkey is working to open two more border crossings with Syria to allow more humanitarian aid to enter the country after the two neighbors...
Turkish gov’t restricts Twitter following deadly earthquake in Turkey, Syria
The Turkish government restricted Twitter on multiple internet providers following a deadly earthquake that killed thousands in Turkey and Syria, global internet monitor NetBlocks...
Turkish authorities detain 3 former civil servants due to Gülen links upon pushback by...
Three former civil servants who have been accused of links to the faith-based Gülen movement were detained in the western Turkish province of Edirne...
Sweden sends additional 30 mln SEK in humanitarian aid to earthquake-hit areas in Turkey...
Sweden on Tuesday allocated an additional 30 million SEK ($2.8 million) in humanitarian aid to areas affected by a deadly earthquake that killed thousands...
3 dead after migrant boat hits rocks off Greek island of Lesbos: report
Three migrants died and 16 others were rescued off the Greek island of Lesbos on Tuesday after a dinghy carrying them from the nearby...
Sweden sends 7 mln SEK in humanitarian aid to Turkey, Syria following deadly earthquake
Sweden has donated 7 million SEK ($660,000) in humanitarian aid and sent rescue workers and other personnel to areas affected by a deadly earthquake...
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