Daily Archives: February 10, 2023

2023-02-10: News Headlines

ecns.cn (2023-02-10). Aid consignment from China's Red Cross arrives in Syria. ecns.cn The first consignment of humanitarian aid sent by the Red Cross Society of China to earthquake-stricken regions in Syria arrived in its capital, Damascus, early on Friday morning.

Michael Jansen (2023-02-10). Syria bears Brunt of economic Devastation caused by Quake. juancole.com ( Irish Times ) The death and devastation wreaked by Monday's massive earthquake is greatest in Turkey, but that country is in a far better position to deal with the aftermath than Syria, due to warfare and sanctions. The civil conflict and proxy interventions have left Syria divided, with 70 per cent of territory …

WSWS (2023-02-10). As Syria digs earthquake victims from the rubble, US occupation denies access to direly needed energy supplies. wsws.org The US military occupation, along with a crippling sanctions regime that blocks the flow of relief supplies, amounts to a crime against humanity.

Staff (2023-02-09). Venezuela Sends Rescuers & Humanitarian Aid to Tàºrkiye and Syria After Earthquake. orinocotribune.com This Tuesday, February 7, Venezuelan minister of the interior, justice and peace, Remigio Ceballos, and minister of foreign affairs, Yván Gil, dispatched a mixed commission of 52 rescue professionals as part of the Simón Bolívar Humanitarian Task Force, in order to support search efforts in affected cities in Tàºrkiye and Syria after the earthquake of this Monday. | In the early hours of this Monday, February 6, a earthquake with a magnitude of 7.8 on the Richter scale hit the southeast of Tàºrkiye and Syria, affecting more than 6,000 buildings, accounting for 16,381 deaths that have been reported in to…

Almontasser Bella Kassier (2023-02-09). Stop Sanctions On Syria IMMEDIATELY. indybay.org Thousands of Syrians under rubble due to multiple incredible earthquakes. They could not be extracted due to American blockade on Syria. U.S government causes KILLING Syrian people under rubble and DESTROYING lives of survivals.




ecns.cn (2023-02-09). China's Red Cross sends rescuers, supplies to Syria earthquake zone. ecns.cn The Red Cross Society of China (RCSC) on Thursday morning dispatched a team of rescue workers with its first batch of medical supplies to Syria to assist the earthquake-hit country in rescue operations.

ecns.cn (2023-02-09). Chinese team helps rescue survivor in quake-hit Hatay, Tàºrkiye. ecns.cn A pregnant woman buried under the rubble of a collapsed building has been saved on Thursday, three days after the catastrophic 7.7 magnitude earthquake and its aftershocks struck southern Tàºrkiye and northern Syria.

ecns.cn (2023-02-09). Quake death toll surpasses 15,000 in Tàºrkiye, Syria. ecns.cn The death toll from Monday's devastating earthquake in Tàºrkiye and Syria has risen to 15,383, according to data released by authorities and rescuers.

ecns.cn (2023-02-09). More Chinese rescue teams set off for quake-hit Tàºrkiye. ecns.cn The team headed for Tàºrkiye via Hong Kong on Wednesday to participate in earthquake relief efforts. The number of fatalities from Monday's devastating earthquakes that struck Tàºrkiye and Syria has surpassed 15,000.

ecns.cn (2023-02-09). Pregnant woman rescued in quake-hit Tàºrkiye. ecns.cn Chinese rescue team arrived in Tàºrkiye on Wednesday to join the rescue efforts. The number of fatalities from Monday's devastating earthquakes that struck Tàºrkiye and Syria has surpassed 15,000.




Ben Norton (2023-02-09). Illegal US sanctions blocking aid to Syria, after earthquake killed thousands. geopoliticaleconomy.com Illegal US and EU sanctions have blocked some humanitarian aid from going to Syria after a devastating earthquake killed thousands of people. UN experts have demanded an end to the "suffocating" sanctions, saying they "may amount to crimes against humanity".

Anonymous103 (2023-02-09). Military Situation In Syria On February 9, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On February 9, the Russian Ministry of Defense recorded no cases of hostilities and ceasefire violations in the Latakia region in the past 24 hours; | More than 3,000 people were killed and more than 10,000 were injured as a result of the earthquake in northwestern Syria, according to Syrian officials; | More than 16,000 people were killed and more than 60,000 were injured as a result of the earthquake in southern Turkey, according to Turkish officials. | MORE ON T…

Anonymous669 (2023-02-09). Greater Idlib Militants Resume Attacks On Syrian Army After Earthquake Halt. southfront.org Illustrative image. | On February 9, al-Qaeda-affiliated Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the de-facto ruler of the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib, resumed its attacks on the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) after a short halt that was forced by the recent Turkish-Syrian earthquake. | The terrorist group's snipers targeted two soldiers of the SAA near the town of Kabani in the northern countryside of Lattakia, one of several Syrian governorates which were badly affected by the February 6 earthquake. | T…

Anonymous669 (2023-02-09). Tunisia To Strengthen Diplomatic Ties With Quake-Hit Syria. southfront.org Tunisian President Kais Saied with foreign minister Nabil Ammar. Source: the Tunisian Presidency. | Tunisian President Kais Saied has decided to strengthen diplomatic ties with Syria, the Tunisian Presidency said on February 9. | According to the presidency, Saied conveyed the decision to his newly-appointed foreign minister, Nabil Ammar, in a one-on-one meeting in the Carthage Presidential Palace. During the meeting, the president stressed that Tunisia should stand with Syria, who lost some 4,000…

Anonymous765 (2023-02-09). Catastrophic Earthquake Brings Turkey, Syria Together. southfront.org |

Ben Norton (2023-02-09). Illegal US sanctions blocking aid to Syria, after earthquake killed thousands. geopoliticaleconomy.com Illegal US and EU sanctions have blocked some humanitarian aid from going to Syria after a devastating earthquake killed thousands of people. UN experts have demanded an end to the "suffocating" sanctions, saying they "may amount to crimes against humanity".

Anonymous103 (2023-02-09). Military Situation In Syria On February 9, 2023 (Map Update). southfront.org Click to see full-size image | On February 9, the Russian Ministry of Defense recorded no cases of hostilities and ceasefire violations in the Latakia region in the past 24 hours; | More than 3,000 people were killed and more than 10,000 were injured as a result of the earthquake in northwestern Syria, according to Syrian officials; | More than 16,000 people were killed and more than 60,000 were injured as a result of the earthquake in southern Turkey, according to Turkish officials. | MORE ON T…

Anonymous669 (2023-02-09). Greater Idlib Militants Resume Attacks On Syrian Army After Earthquake Halt. southfront.org Illustrative image. | On February 9, al-Qaeda-affiliated Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the de-facto ruler of the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib, resumed its attacks on the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) after a short halt that was forced by the recent Turkish-Syrian earthquake. | The terrorist group's snipers targeted two soldiers of the SAA near the town of Kabani in the northern countryside of Lattakia, one of several Syrian governorates which were badly affected by the February 6 earthquake. | T…

Anonymous669 (2023-02-09). Tunisia To Strengthen Diplomatic Ties With Quake-Hit Syria. southfront.org Tunisian President Kais Saied with foreign minister Nabil Ammar. Source: the Tunisian Presidency. | Tunisian President Kais Saied has decided to strengthen diplomatic ties with Syria, the Tunisian Presidency said on February 9. | According to the presidency, Saied conveyed the decision to his newly-appointed foreign minister, Nabil Ammar, in a one-on-one meeting in the Carthage Presidential Palace. During the meeting, the president stressed that Tunisia should stand with Syria, who lost some 4,000…

Anonymous765 (2023-02-09). Catastrophic Earthquake Brings Turkey, Syria Together. southfront.org |

Peter Koenig (2023-02-09). Turkey-Syria Earthquake: Is This An Act of Terror? No Evidence Sofar. globalresearch.ca

Staff (2023-02-09). Evo Morales Condemns US for Sanctions Against Syria (+Earthquake). orinocotribune.com

Staff (2023-02-09). Years of Foreign Intervention in Syria Made Recent Earthquakes More Destructive. truthout.org As the death toll tops 17,000 in Turkey and Syria from Monday's twin earthquakes, we look at the situation in Syria, where 12 years of brutal war have left the country's institutions in tatters, further complicating aid efforts. Syrian writer, dissident and former political prisoner Yassin al-Haj Saleh describes how the war has killed about 2% of Syrians and displaced 7 million more… |

teleSUR (2023-02-09). Quake Death Toll Surpasses 17,000 in Tàºrkiye and Syria. telesurenglish.net The death toll from Monday's devastating earthquakes in Tàºrkiye and Syria has surpassed 17,000, according to latest data. | RELATED: | The death toll in Tàºrkiye from the earthquakes has reached 14,014 with 63,794 injured, media reported on Thursday, citing Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. | In Syria, at least 1,581 were killed in government-held areas, and the death toll in the opposition-held…

teleSUR (2023-02-09). UN Dispatches Aid Through Tàºrkiye to Quake-Hit Syria. telesurenglish.net The United Nations' first convoy of aid crossed from Tàºrkiye to Syria's northwestern Idlib province on Thursday, three days after the devastating earthquake. | RELATED: | Six truckloads of aid entered the Bab al-Hawa border crossing through the Cilvegozu border gate in Tàºrkiye's southern Hatay province. Bab al-Hawa is currently the only crossing through which the UN aid is allowed to go into the area. | Ankara is…

teleSUR (2023-02-09). US Eases Sanctions on Syria To Allow Earthquake Aid. telesurenglish.net The U.S. Treasury Department on Thursday announced a multi-month sanctions waiver for Syria to allow certain transactions related to recovery and rescue efforts following the devastating earthquake on the border with Turkey earlier this week. | Syria. Aleppo. Soldiers of the Russian military police, together with Syrian rescuers, remove rubble and search for people.

teleSUR (2023-02-09). Venezuelan Relief Workers Arrive in Syria With Humanitarian Aid. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, 25 Venezuelan specialists arrived in Syria to help with the rescue efforts in the areas affected by the 7.8 magnitude earthquake. | RELATED: | The members of the Simon Bolivar Humanitarian Task Force were received in Damascus by the Venezuelan ambassador Jose Gregorio Biomorji. | The head of the Humanitarian Aid Mission Luis Diaz-Curvelo indicated that Venezuela also sent 12 tons of medicine, food, and drinking water for t…

teleSUR (2023-02-09). WHO Director-General Heads to Syria. telesurenglish.net World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announced Thursday his departure for Syria in the wake of Monday's catastrophic earthquakes and aftershocks. | RELATED: | Tedros said via Twitter, "On my way to Syria, where WHO is supporting essential health care in areas affected by the recent earthquake, building on our long-standing work across the country." | Aid has come from many countries around…

WSWS (2023-02-09). After earthquake, Syria abandoned to its fate as Turkey seeks to quell public anger. wsws.org The official death toll in the Turkey-Syria earthquake, which experts have long been warning about, has passed 16,000 and is tragically expected to rise.

_____ (2023-02-09). Northern Iraq and Syria have turned into a trap for the United States and Turkey. journal-neo.org John Kirby, the National Security Council's coordinator of strategic communications, made a significant statement in mid-December. Commenting on the events in Ukraine, Kirby said that the US authorities recognize Ukraine's right to plan and conduct military operations in Crimea "against the occupiers, because the peninsula is Ukraine's territory." By making such a statement, John Kirby legitimized …

Staff (2023-02-10). White House Takes Possession of Venezuela's Embassy in Washington DC. orinocotribune.com Since this Monday, February 6, the US Department of State took possession of the Venezuelan Embassy headquarters, the ambassador's residence in Washington DC, and the Venezuelan Consulate in New York, according to a Bloomberg

ecns.cn (2023-02-09). Jeju eagerly awaits Chinese tourists: governor. ecns.cn The people of South Korea's Jeju Self-Governing Province are eagerly expecting Chinese tourists and will do their best to welcome them at any time, said Wu Lianxun, governor of Jeju Special Autonomous Province during a meeting with Chinese Ambassador to South Korea Xing Haiming on Wednesday.

teleSUR, DRL (2023-02-09). Siria y Tàºrkiye reciben ayuda mundial tras terremotos. telesurtv.net El Gobierno legítimo de Siria, encabezado por Bashar Al-Assad, reclama el fin de la politización de la ayuda y el levantamiento de las medidas de coerción occidentales contra su país.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-02-09). Canada's Regime Props Up Peru's and Helps Canadian Mining Companies Exploit Crisis. libya360.wordpress.com Camila Escalante Canadian Ambassador to Peru and Bolivia, Louis Marcotte, shaking hands with Peruvian Mining Minister, Oscar Vera Gargurevich. Image credit: Ministry of Energy and Mines of Peru. Two months on from the coup against Peru's democratically-elected President, Pedro Castillo, Canada is providing key support for a regime responsible for the deaths of 58 civilians…

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