Turkey-Syria earthquake

Kharrazi, Assad confer on regional developments, ties

TEHRAN, Mar. 21 (MNA) – Head of Iran's Foreign Policy Strategic Council Kamal Kharrazi met and held talks with Syrian President Bashar al Assad on Tuesday to discuss regional and international developments.

Turkey floods kill 5 in earthquake-affected provinces

TEHRAN, Mar. 15 (MNA) – Floods caused by torrential rains hit two provinces that were devastated by last month’s earthquake, killing at least five people and increasing the misery for thousands who were left homeless, officials said Wednesday.

Russian Health Ministry:

Russia's multipurpose hospital unit starts operating in Syria

TEHRAN, Mar. 11 (MNA) – Russia's multipurpose hospital unit started operating in Syria's Aleppo to assist the victims of the devastating quakes that rocked the country and neighboring Turkey in early February, the Russian Health Ministry said.

Erdogan:

More than 47,000 people were killed in Turkey’s earthquakes

TEHRAN, Mar. 10 (MNA) – More than 47,000 people were killed in the earthquakes that hit Turkey on February 6, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said in a televised speech on Friday.

Assad appreciates Iran's assistance to quake-hit Syrians

TEHRAN, Mar. 09 (MNA) – President Bashar Assad expressed gratitude to different Iranian statesmen and people for their sympathy and humanitarian aid to the Syrians during the recent earthquake in the country.

Syrian Foreign Ministry:

Aggression on Aleppo Airport shows Zionist regime's barbarism

TEHRAN, Mar. 07 (MNA) – The Syrian Foreign and Expatriates Ministry condmened the Zionist Israeli's criminal aggression on Aleppo International Airport saying the attack showed the ugliest forms of barbarism and inhuman nature of the Israeli regime.

World Bank say;

Earthquake damage to Syria stands at $5.1 bn

TEHRAN, Mar. 04 (MNA) – The direct physical damage to Syria from earthquakes occurred in February amounts to about $5.1 billion, the World Bank said in the report posted on its official website.

Magnitude 5 earthquake jolts Turkey’s southern Kahramanmaras

TEHRAN, Mar. 03 (MNA) – A magnitude 5 earthquake jolted Turkey’s southern Kahramanmaras province early Friday. 

Iran UN envoy calls for full lifting of anti-Syria sanctions

TEHRAN, Feb. 28 (MNA) – Iranian ambassador to the United Nations called for the immediate, complete, and unconditional cancellation of the unjustified sanctions against quake-ravaged Syria and the increase of humanitarian aid.

Kan'ani:

Recent development in Arab countries-Syria ties positive step

TEHRAN, Feb. 28 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kan'ani describes the recent developments in the relations between Arab countries and Syria as a positive step.

Arab parliament speakers visit Syria

TEHRAN, Feb. 26 (MNA) – A delegation from the union of Arab parliament visited Damascus on Sunday in a show of support for the Syrian government in the aftermath of the recent deadly earthquake.

Delegation from union of Arab parliaments to go to Syria

TEHRAN, Feb. 25 (MNA) – The union of Arab parliaments held a meeting in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad Saturday and the participants emphasized rebuilding relations with Syria.

Turkey-Syria earthquake death toll climbs above 50,000

TEHRAN, Feb. 25 (MNA) – The number of people killed by the earthquakes that struck Turkey and Syria earlier this month has now passed 50,000, according to the latest figures from both countries.

EU says temporarily lifting sanctions on Syria

TEHRAN, Feb. 24 (MNA) – Two weeks after the devastating earthquake in Syria that had already been contending with harsh US and European sanctions, the EU has decided to temporarily ease the sanctions in order to supposedly speed up aid delivery.

Cavusoglu thanks Iran for assisting Turkish quake-hit people

TEHRAN, Feb. 19 (MNA) – Visiting the Iran Army's field hospital in Adıyaman city of Turkey, Cavusoglu hailed Iran's assistance to the quake-hit people and wished health and success to the Iranian government and nation.

9th convoy of Iranian aid arrives in quake-hit Syria

TEHRAN, Feb. 17 (MNA) – The 9th aid convoy of the Islamic Republic of Iran for the victims of the earthquake in Syria arrived at Aleppo airport in northern Syria on Friday.

Senior cleric slams US, Europe approach over quake in Syria

TEHRAN, Feb. 17 (MNA) – Saying that the recent Turkey-Syria earthquake was a great human disaster, Tehran's provisional Friday Prayers leader lambasted the approach of the US and European countries regarding the incident, especially in Syria.

Earthquake death toll crosses 37,000 in Turkey, Syria

TEHRAN, Feb. 14 (MNA) – More than 37,000 people have been killed and tens of thousands injured after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Turkey and Syria last Monday.

Iran sends another aid consignment to quake-hit Turkey

TEHRAN, Feb. 13 (MNA) – The head of the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) says the country has dispatched another consignment of relief aid to Turkey for people in the quake-stricken regions.

China calls on US to lift all sanctions against Syria

TEHRAN, Feb. 13 (MNA) – Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin on Monday called on the United States to immediately lift all illegal unilateral sanctions against Syria, putting aside Washington's "geopolitical calculations."

More than 36,000 people died across Turkey, Syria

TEHRAN, Feb. 13 (MNA) – More than 36,000 people have been killed and tens of thousands injured after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Turkey and Syria last Monday.