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A Qatari convoy with supplies for quake-hit northwest Syria arrives at Bab al-Hawa border crossing via Turkey. IMAGES
The first UN aid convoy for earthquake victims arrive at Bab al-Hawa border crossing in rebel-held northwestern Syria. IMAGES
Russia vetoes a nine-month extension of a key Syria aid route at the UN Security Council, a day after the vital mechanism providing life-saving support to millions of people expired. While many council members including the United States and Britain have called for a full year extension, Russia has insisted on just six months and rejected the nine-month compromise proposed by Switzerland and Brazil. SOUNDBITE
"Northwestern Syria is now a disaster area," says spokesperson for the Syrian Civil Defense in rebel-held areas, Ismail Alabdallah, in an appeal to the international community to offer support. SOUNDBITE
The buses in the first convoy of rebels and civilians evacuated late Thursday from the Eastern Ghouta arrive in the town of Qalaat al-Madiq, in the north of Hama province, before making their way north to Idlib province. IMAGES