KUWAIT: Kuwait’s Ministry of Social Affairs and Community Development is supporting the work of 30 charities and agencies in the country that are involved in a nationwide campaign for donations to help the victims of the Turkiye earthquake, officials said.
Ministry spokesperson Ahmad Al-Enezi said the Defense Ministry has been asked to provide a plane to transport emergency aid to Turkiye, the Kuwait News Agency reported on Wednesday.
He added that the social affairs minister, Mai Al-Baghli, ordered all government agencies to fully cooperate and integrate with the aid effort to ensure the relief supplies can be delivered as quickly as possible and alleviate the suffering of the those affected by the disaster, including Syrian refugees in Turkiye.
More than 11,000 people were killed and thousands injured when the 7.8-magnitude earthquake and a series of aftershocks caused devastating damage in parts of southeastern Turkiye and northern Syria in the early hours of Monday.
Kuwaiti ministry supports efforts by 30 charities to aid victims of quake in Turkiye
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Kuwaiti ministry supports efforts by 30 charities to aid victims of quake in Turkiye
- Social Affairs Minister Mai Al-Baghli ordered all government agencies to cooperate so that relief supplies can be delivered as quickly as possible
Fire breaks out in Abu Dhabi industrial area after drone attack: media office
- The Ruwais Industrial Complex houses Abu Dhabi National Oil Company facilities
- Military funeral ceremony for Emirati pilots who died in a helicopter crash held
DUBAI: A fire broke out in the Ruwais Industrial Complex in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday without causing any injuries so far, the media office of the UAE capital reported.
The complex houses Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) facilities that can refine up to 922,000 barrels of oil per day and serves as the central hub for the emirate’s downstream operations, including significant chemical, fertilizer, and industrial gas plants.
تتعامل الجهات المختصة في إمارة أبوظبي مع نشوب حريق في إحدى المنشآت ضمن مجمع الرويس الصناعي، ناجم عن استهداف بالطائرات المسيرة، دون تسجيل إصابات حتى الآن.
— مكتب أبوظبي الإعلامي (@ADMediaOffice) March 10, 2026
وأهابت الجهات المختصة بالجمهور استقاء المعلومات من المصادر الرسمية فقط، وتجنُّب تداول الشائعات أو المعلومات غير الموثوقة.
Meanwhile, the UAE Ministry of Defense said its air defenses were responding to incoming missile and drone threats from Iran.
وزارة الدفاع تقيم مراسم جنازة عسكرية لشهيدَي الوطن
— وزارة الدفاع |MOD UAE (@modgovae) March 10, 2026
جرت في مستشفى زايد العسكري بأبوظبي مراسم الجنازة العسكرية لشَهيدَيِ الإمارات، النقيب سعيد البلوشي، والملازم أول علي الطنيجي، اللَّذَيْنِ انْتَقَلا إلى جوار رَبِّهِما إثر تَعَرُّضِهِما لحادث سقوط طائرة عمودية بسبب عطل فني أثناء… pic.twitter.com/6cHj83eFc8
The defense ministry also said that the military funeral ceremony for Emirati pilots Captain Saeed Al-Balooshi and First Lieutenant Ali Al-Taniji, who died following a helicopter crash due to a technical malfunction, was held at Zayed Military Hospital in Abu Dhabi.
The ceremony was attended by a number of senior leaders and officers from the Ministry of Defense, as well as family members.
