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Syria's Assad could reap rewards from aid crossing deal

A convoy of 11 trucks from a United Nations agency crossed into northern Syria from Turkey on Tuesday, just hours after the U.N. and Syrian government reached an agreement to temporarily authorize two new border crossings into the rebel enclave, devastated by the region's deadly earthquake....

Syrian pound records new low

The Syrian pound returned to a new record low on Tuesday against the dollar and other major currencies. The lira had improved significantly during Saturday and Sunday, despite the consequences of the earthquake that struck Turkey and northern Syria, before it reversed its trend towards a...

For Syrian women, quake adds disaster on top of war's pain

Draped in a heavy wool shawl against the cold, Ayesha dragged her feet, her toddler granddaughter trailing behind her, as they made the 15-minute walk from her tent to the nearest bathroom in a nearby building, the only place they have to wash. Seven days after the earthquake leveled their...

Turkey earthquake survivors seek hot meals as rescues wane

ADIYAMAN, Turkey (AP) — Thousands left homeless by a massive earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria a week ago packed into crowded tents or lined up in the streets Monday for hot meals as the desperate search for survivors entered what was likely its last hours. Thousands of rescue teams,...