Assad approved Syria quake aid with a UAE nudge, sources say

Assad's decision to approve wider aid access for UN convoys into the northwest from Turkey marked a shift from his long-standing opposition to cross-border aid flows into the area.

Syria's President Bashar al-Assad speaks during an interview with Turkey's Halk TV in Damascus, in this handout photograph distributed by Syria's national news agency SANA on October 4, 2013.

(photo credit: REUTERS/SANA/HANDOUT VIA REUTERS)

ByREUTERS

FEBRUARY 23, 2023 15:39

Assad approved Syria quake aid with a UAE nudge, sources say

Assad's decision to approve wider aid access for UN convoys into the northwest from Turkey marked a shift from his long-standing opposition to cross-border aid flows into the area.

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Assad approved Syria quake aid with a UAE nudge, sources say

Assad's decision to approve wider aid access for UN convoys into the northwest from Turkey marked a shift from his long-standing opposition to cross-border aid flows into the area.

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