340580 Europe Media Monitor (EMM) reads and analyses around 40.000 new news items per day from around 1000 sites worldwide. The text of the items, extracted using EMM's own text extraction algorithm, is indexed using Lucene (see http://lucene.apache.org). Please make sure your area of interest is not already covered by one of the pre-defined categories (alerts). If it is, we kindly ask you to use the feed from that category as this significantly reduces the load on our system. This site is a joint project of DG-JRC and DG-COMM. The information on this site is subject to a disclaimer (see http://europa.eu/geninfo/legal_notices_en.htm). Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2023/02/16/anwar-proposes-medal-allowances-for-smart-team-carrying-out-sar-in-turkiyeKUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has proposed that the Special Malaysia Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team (Smart) in Turkiye be given a special medal and allowance for their excellent search and rescue (SAR) work. The Prime Minister, who just returned from his visit to Turkiye, said he....2023-02-16T09:33+0100thestar-my-4472983032637e58a0c695e1089c3a2020230216093300https://newsday.co.tt/2023/02/15/local-concerned-muslims-take-aid-to-quake-hit-turkey/52 Minutes Ago DEVASTATION: A man searches for people in the rubble of a destroyed building in Gaziantep, Türkiye on Monday. (AP PHOTO) TWO representatives of the group Concerned Muslims of Trinidad and Tobago (CMTT), Imtiaz Mohammed (PRO) and Manwar Ali (Secretary), arrived in Gaziantep, Turkey, on Tuesday evening, bringing relief assistance.2023-02-15T22:04+0100newsday-tt-634c4cb423f4783ef4d670f590b0816b20230215220400https://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/50/1203/488091/AlAhram-Weekly/World/-Fact-box-International-aid--to-Syria-and-Turkey.aspxWhatever help countries around the world have offered to Turkey and Syria is not enough. The earthquake that hit southern Turkey and northwestern Syria on 6 February has left more than 33,000 dead. The number is expected to rise, with rescue efforts still continuing amid the rubble of cities and villages in both countries.2023-02-15T19:46+0100ahram-EN-c3b80d5acf71a7c479bd2b2c08a4fbde20230215194600https://www.trtworld.com/turkey/how-a-one-room-unit-managing-massive-int-l-rescue-ops-after-türkiye-quakes-65428Led by a Singaporean official Nizam, the centre in Türkiye has at least five INSARAG-trained people managing front, registration, planning, operations, and logistics desks. (Twitter/@UNOCHA) Maps plastered on the walls all around have big red circles pointing out the disaster zones.2023-02-15T18:43+0100trtworld-232be65def59bbc9d8e1c66c637724ab20230215184300