MORNING BRIEF
SEISMOLOGY
Strong earthquake felt in Lebanon
DISASTER
Turkey’s earthquake ignites wave of hatred toward Syrian refugees
AID
Saudi wants to send medics to quake-hit Syria
MIDDLE EAST
Turkish central bank expected to ease policy after earthquake
LEBANON
Mohammad al-Mohammad's body found in Turkey, buried in Akkar
MIDDLE EAST
Turkey not exporting items for use in Russia war effort - Foreign Minister
AID
Doctors Without Borders gains access to quake zone in Syria
EARTHQUAKE
Blinken to Turkey: 'the United States is here' with aid
DIPLOMACY
Assad receives Lebanese parliamentary delegation in Damascus
SYRIA
Israeli strike kills 15 in Damascus, says war monitor
EARTHQUAKE
Turkey ends rescue efforts in all but two provinces
DISASTER
Aid group issues urgent appeal for quake-hit Syria
MIDDLE EAST
WFP boss criticizes authorities in northwest Syria for slowing quake aid
MIDDLE EAST
Earthquake death toll passes 45,000; many still missing in flattened apartments
MIDDLE EAST