September 11, 2023

This is TRT World’s Daily News Brief for Monday, September 11. *) Morocco welcomes limited international rescue teams as time runs out Rescue teams and residents have been scouring the rubble of buildings in the west of Morocco, as the death toll from Friday's earthquake continues to climb. The number of dead is now officially at 2,122 but that's expected to rise. The United Nations estimates 300,000 people have been affected by the earthquake. Three days of mourning began on Sunday, as the government announced it will begin accepting some international offers of help. *) Fresh clashes in Lebanon's Palestinian refugee camp leave many dead, injured Five people have been killed in renewed clashes between rival Palestinian groups in the Ein El Hilweh refugee camp in southern Lebanon, according to Lebanese media. Fifty-two other people were also injured in the violence that erupted between the Fatah movement and armed groups in the camp on Sunday, the National News Agency reported. Fighting between Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’s Fatah movement and other armed factions has rocked the El Hilweh refugee camp since Friday. *) Russia 'destroys' two Ukrainian drones over Belgorod region In the latest in the Ukraine war, Russia has said it destroyed two Ukrainian drones close to the border in the Belgorod region. No casualties were reported. The Ministry of Defence said the incident involved two unmanned aerial vehicles and took place early on Sunday. The Belgorod regional governor said the drones were "shot down" over the Yakovlevsky district, which lies to the north and west of the city. *) Thousands rally in Greece as anger mounts against biometric ID cards Thousands of Greeks have rallied in Athens against the impending introduction of biometric ID cards, denouncing what they see as a move towards a surveillance society. The Greek government announced last week that the procedure for obtaining new identity cards would begin on September 25, citing the country’s obligation to comply with European r