Bashar al-Assad thanks UAE for ‘huge’ aid after quake

• Syrian President Bashar al-Assad praised the UAE for providing relief.
• And humanitarian aid to the earthquake-stricken nation.
• Indian search and rescue crew located a body in Antakya under the debris.

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad praised the United Arab Emirates for committing tens of millions of SSdollars in relief to the earthquake-stricken nation.

“The UAE was among the first countries that stood with Syria and sent huge relief and humanitarian aid and search and rescue teams,” Assad said during a meeting in Damascus with Emirati Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan.

An Indian search and rescue crew located a body in Antakya under the debris.

Workers have set up aid stations throughout the city where they are distributing food, blankets, water bottles, and diapers.

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