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Monday, 13 February 2023

Aftermath of earthquakes in Syria and Turkey continues to lead coverage

The aftermath of the deadly twin earthquakes that struck Turkey and Syria continued to lead coverage on the talks shows yesterday, one week after the disaster struck. Kelma Akhira spoke with Tawfik Hasaba, head of the Syrian ambulance service, who said search and rescue efforts continue in the hope of finding more survivors under the rubble (watch, runtime: 7:14.)

Some 235 shelters have been set up in Aleppo to accommodate 13k families, Hasaba said. Masa’a DMC also took note of the rising death toll on the back of the massive quakes (watch, runtime: 5:24).

More than 34k people are now confirmed to have died in the quake across Turkey and Syria, with most of the fatalities in Turkey, CNN reports.

The Egypt Petroleum Show (EGYPS) also got coverage, with attention focused on televised statements from President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on how discoveries by East Mediterranean Gas Forum (EMGF) countries can help alleviate the gas crunch in Europe. “More discoveries in Lebanon or Israel or Egypt or others would help reduce pressure [over gas] on the back of the Russian-Ukrainian crisis,” he said. Masa’a DMC and Al Hayah Al Youm noted the news (watch, runtime: 2:28 | watch, runtime: 1:25.) Ala Mas’ouleety took note of the three international gas and oil exploration tenders the Oil Ministry plans to run this year, per statements out of EGYPS from Oil Minister Tarek El Molla (watch, runtime: 6:47.)

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