Syria
Syria: Zainabiyah Hawza dispatches relief aid to earthquake-affected families
March 8, 2023
Syria: Zainabiyah Hawza dispatches relief aid to earthquake-affected families
The Shelter Center in Baalbeh – Syria, expressed on behalf of all the people affected by the earthquake in the Syrian cities of Kafriya and Al-Foua, its thanks and appreciation for the aid campaign provided by the Zainabiyah Hawza (Seminary)…
Haematology and Oncology Centre in Idlib Central Hospital, supported by Syrian American Medical Society
March 3, 2023
Haematology and Oncology Centre in Idlib Central Hospital, supported by Syrian American Medical Society
The Haematology and Oncology Centre in Idlib Central Hospital, supported by the Syrian American Medical Society, is the only centre in Idlib providing free treatment for cancer patients. The centre is overworked; it turns nobody away and struggles to treat…
Shia Rights Watch documents over 40 attacks on Shias worldwide
March 3, 2023
Shia Rights Watch documents over 40 attacks on Shias worldwide
The international organization of Shia rights watch, has recorded 41 terrorist attacks against Shia Muslims and the followers of Ahl Al Beit (peace be upon them) in 6 different countries worldwide during the past month of February, confirming the escalating…
WHO chief underscores need for ‘peace for health’ in landmark visit to northwest Syria
March 3, 2023
WHO chief underscores need for ‘peace for health’ in landmark visit to northwest Syria
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday visited earthquake-ravaged northwest Syria, becoming the first senior UN official to enter the region since war erupted in the country 12 years ago this month. “I have rarely been so…
UNICEF: 2.5 Million children in Turkey need urgent humanitarian assistance
March 1, 2023
UNICEF: 2.5 Million children in Turkey need urgent humanitarian assistance
UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell yesterday concluded a two-day visit to Turkey, where she met with children and families affected by the powerful earthquakes that hit southeast Turkey and northern Syria earlier this month. Russl said that: “Across earthquake-affected areas…
UN describes post-quake situation in Syria as catastrophic and disastrous
February 28, 2023
UN describes post-quake situation in Syria as catastrophic and disastrous
The Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Program, David Beasley, described the situation in Syria as “a disaster on top of a disaster,” after the devastating earthquake left thousands of people dead and destroyed homes and building. Beasley…
Shirazi-affiliated centers distribute food baskets to Syrian earthquake victims
February 26, 2023
Shirazi-affiliated centers distribute food baskets to Syrian earthquake victims
The centers and organizations affiliated to the Supreme Religious Authority, Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Sadiq al-Husseini al-Shirazi, continue supporting Syria families affected by recent earthquake. According to a statement by the public relations office of the Mesbah Al-Hussein Foundation for Relief…
Millions of children in need of urgent humanitarian support in wake of Turkey-Syria earthquake
February 24, 2023
Millions of children in need of urgent humanitarian support in wake of Turkey-Syria earthquake
Millions of children are in need of urgent humanitarian support after two devastating earthquakes and numerous aftershocks hit south-east Türkiye and Syria on February 6, 2023. The collective death toll is now at least 44,000. While the total number of…
Three dead after Turkey hit by 6.4 magnitude earthquake two weeks after disaster
February 21, 2023
Three dead after Turkey hit by 6.4 magnitude earthquake two weeks after disaster
Three people have been killed and more than 200 injured after a 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck the Turkey-Syria border two weeks after massive quake in the region left more than 45,000 dead. More buildings have collapsed, trapping some people, while…
UN says 8.8 million people affected by earthquake in Syria
February 20, 2023
UN says 8.8 million people affected by earthquake in Syria
The devastating 7.8-magnitude earthquake near the Turkey-Syria border in the early hours of Monday 6 February 2023 was followed by another one nearly as strong. Tens of thousands of people have been killed and many more have been injured. According…