NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg will visit Türkiye, APA reports citing TRT. During the visit, Secretary General will convey the military alliance’s support to Türkiye against the background of the earthquake. He will hold talks with the President of the Republic of Türkiye Recep Tayyip Erdogan, At the same time, membership of Sweden and Finland […]
AFAD announces quakes in Turkiye causes change in Earth’s crust
“The number of aftershocks recorded after quakes in Turkiye has been announced,” said the representative of Turkiye’s Disaster Management Authority (AFAD) Orkhan Tatar, APA reports. According to him, after the quakes, 3858 aftershocks have been recorded. He noted that during the devastating quakes lasting up to 2 minutes have caused changes up to 7 m […]
Press: Pashinyan will attend the Munich Security Conference
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan will visit Germany to attend the Munich Security Conference, APA reports citing Sputnik Armenia. Notably, Munich Security Conference will take place on February 17-19. Source: Azeri-Press News Agency
Azerbaijan’s Milli Majlis, Russian State Duma sign Memorandum of Understanding
Azerbaijan’s Milli Majlis and the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation have inked a Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation. The document was signed by Speaker of the Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova and Chairman of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation Vyacheslav Volodin. Prior to the signing […]
Death toll from earthquake in Syria climbs to 8,500 – WHO regional director
The death toll from the devastating earthquake in Syria has reached 8,500, with around 4,000 lives lost on Damascus-controlled territory, Richard Brennan, Regional Emergency Director for the World Health Organization (WHO) Office for the Eastern Mediterranean Region, said on Sunday, according to TASS. According to the WHO official, the death toll continues to rise. According […]
Angelina Jolie appeals for donations in quake-hit Türkiye, Syria
Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie appealed Saturday for donating to Türkiye and Syria after devastating earthquakes killed thousands earlier this week, according to Anadolu Agency. “My heart goes out to the people of Syria and Turkey. It’s hard to grasp the unimaginable pain so many families are suffering at this time,” she wrote on Instagram. The […]
Azerbaijani rescuers pull two sisters alive from rubble in Kahramanmaras
An Azerbaijani rescue team pulled two sisters alive from the rubble after 128 hours since powerful earthquakes hit southern Türkiye, the Ministry of Emergency Situations told AZERTAC. Tavilla, 8, and Hatice, 13, were rescued from under the rubble of a collapsed building in Kahramanmaras province. The search and rescue operations are going on at the […]
Russia “Almost Completely Isolated” At OSCE, U.S. Envoy Says
The U.S. ambassador to the OSCE on Friday said that the Russian invasion of Ukraine was ‘a strategic miscalculation of epic proportions’ as the country has become almost completely isolated, and it is hemorrhaging both hard power and soft power, TURAN’s Washington correspondent reports. “Russia obviously failed to conquer Ukraine,” Ambassador Michael Carpenter said during […]