Maersk is halting all shipments to and from Syria due to growing challenges in complying with sanctions. The Danish liner giant will formally wind down its operations in Syria and no longer call its ports from December 1, 2023. The war-ravaged Syria has been under sanctions by the European Union,...
https://splash247.com/maersk-ships-to-stop-calling-at-syrian-ports/
The Ukrainian Navy’s order of battle consists of a small number minor war vessels, but the extensive use of warhead-fitted unmanned surface vehicles (USVs) has greatly ..
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Last week, when we looked at the parlous state of governance and government in Africa’s major oil and gas producers, we briefly touched upon the wretched condition of L ..
The following is the Congressional Research Service Feb. 24, 2023, In Focus report: Syria and U.S. Policy.
From the report
Since 2011, conflict between the government of Syrian President Bashar al Asad and opposition forces seeking his removal has displaced roughly half of the country’s population and killed over half a million people. Five countries operate in or maintain military forces in Syria: Russia, Turkey (Türkiye), Iran, Israel, and the United States. The United States seeks a negotiated...
https://news.usni.org/2023/02/28/report-to-congress-on-syria-and-u-s-policy
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The toll in both countries rose to nearly 34,000 on Monday (February 13) – seven days after the initial 7.8 magnitude quake, says an article published on Yahoo.
Deadliest quakeThe deadliest quake in Turkey since 1939 has killed 29,605 people there. More than 4,300 people were reported dead and 7,600 injured in northwest Syria as of Sunday (February 12), said a U.N. agency.
Temporary shelters
The quake is now the sixth most deadly natural disaster this century, behind...
The metropolitan municipal council of Istanbul, Turkey, has begun operating passenger ferries as temporary shelters to aid in the ongoing response effort following a dead ..
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About 90 hours after the first of Monday’s terrible earthquakes, a newborn infant and his mother were recovered from the rubble in Turkey, as reported by BBC.
Miraculous survivorsThe 10-day-old child, identified as Yagiz, was found inside a collapsed building in the southern province of Hatay.
The child was seen being gently moved outside overnight, which local media hailed as miraculous.
Four days after the accident, there are fewer survivors to be found, and the...
https://mfame.guru/new-born-and-mother-saved-after-four-days-in-rubble/
According to Turkey’s disaster management service, the death toll from Monday’s terrible earthquakes has increased to 12,391 across Turkey and Syria, as reported by Swiss Info.
Temporary prohibitionElon Musk stated that the Turkish government has informed Twitter that access will soon be restored. The government claims it asked the social media site to take more action against misinformation in the wake of the accident, which is why access is temporarily prohibited.
Mevlu...
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One of the strongest earthquakes to hit the area in at least a century, a 7.8-magnitude tremor slammed early on Monday, killing more than 1,300 people in Turkey and Syria. The earthquake destroyed significant areas of major cities in a region where millions of refugees have fled the Syrian civil war and other conflicts, inflicting thousands more injuries. The number of fatalities was anticipated to increase as rescue personnel and locals frantically...
https://mfame.guru/watch-earthquake-strikes-in-syria-and-turkey-searching-for-survivors/