People who are stuck in the province take refuge in shopping malls, stadiums, mosques and community centres. Gaziantep, Turkey – After a series of earthquakes and aftershocks in Turkey and Syria, many tried to flee the devastated city of Gaziantep, located about 33km (20 miles) from the epicentre. With the airport and many roads outside the city blocked, those who were unable to leave took …

Kashmir Solidarity Day is a public holiday in Pakistan on February 5 each year. It focuses on showing Pakistan’s support and unity with the people of Indian-occupied Kashmir, their ongoing freedom struggle, and to pay homage to Kashmiri martyrs who lost their lives fighting for Kashmir’s freedom. Pakistan observes Kashmir Solidarity Day every year to express our unwavering political, moral …

People search for survivors under the rubble following an earthquake in Diyarbakir, Turkey [Sertac Kayar/Reuters] Powerful earthquakes and aftershocks have caused widespread devastation in Turkey and Syria. Dozens of countries and organisations have offered to assist rescue efforts in southeastern Turkey and northwestern Syria after an earthquake disaster killed more than 1,800 people. Below is a list of the international mobilisation …

The magnitude 7.8 tremor caused buildings to collapse and was felt as far as Lebanon and Cyprus. A major earthquake of magnitude 7.8 struck southeastern Turkey and northwest Syria, killing more than 1,400 people and injuring hundreds in both countries as buildings collapsed across the region, triggering searches for survivors in the rubble. The earthquake hit near the Turkish city …

Canada’s Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Sean Fraser attends a press conference with United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada April 6, 2022. REUTERS/Blair Gable OTTAWA, Feb 1 (Reuters) – The Canadian parliament on Wednesday unanimously voted in favor of a non-binding proposal for the resettlement of 10,000 Uyghur Muslim refugees from China’s Xinjiang …