Red Cross
- Middle East
Int’l Red Cross visits over 3,400 Yemeni war prisoners in 2022
Sanaa: The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said that it had visited this year more than 3,400 Yemeni war prisoners detained in both Yemen and Saudi Arabia. “Earlier December, the…
- World
Red Cross warns of deepening humanitarian needs in conflict zones
Geneva: The civilian suffering caused by various conflicts across the world combined with a worsening climate emergency and rising food and energy prices will make 2023 a year of vast humanitarian need,…
- Opinions
Motivational speaker playing tennis without a net
A couple of weeks back listening to a motivational speaker at an educational merit award function in the city the American bard Robert Frost’s quote,” playing tennis without a net” popped out…
- Middle East
Children of Palestinian prisoners hands 100m letter to Red Cross
The children of the Palestinian prisoners handed the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) the 100-meter message containing— all kinds of violations that Israel practices against prisoners inside its prisons. The…
- Telangana
Tamilisai extends greetings to Red Cross Volunteers
Hyderabad: Governor Dr Tamilisai Soundararajan has extended greetings to all Red Cross Volunteers and Red Cross Personnel in the State and all over the world on the occasion of World Red Cross…
- India
Operation Ganga: India expresses gratitude to Russia, Ukraine, Red Cross
New Delhi: India on Friday expressed its gratitude to Ukraine, Russia and the Red Cross for helping it evacuate its citizens from various Ukrainian cities in the midst of the ongoing war.…
- Technology
State-sponsored hackers hit us, confirms Red Cross
New Delhi: The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has confirmed that the recent cyber attack that compromised the data of more than 515,000 “highly vulnerable” people, was likely the work…
- World
Fire kills 41 inmates at Indonesian prison
Jakarta: A massive fire raged through an overcrowded prison near Indonesia’s capital early Wednesday, killing at least 41 inmates, two of them foreigners serving drug sentences, and injuring 80 others. Televised footage…
- Middle East
80% of people in Gaza live in complete darkness: Red Cross
Gaza: A study published by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has revealed that about 80 per cent of the population in the Gaza Strip live in “complete darkness” amid…
- News
Yemen’s Houthis release 290 prisoners: Red Cross
Geneva: Yemen’s Houthi rebels on Monday released 290 prisoners, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said, two days after the group claimed to have captured hundreds of Saudi troops following…
- News
Red Cross makes appeal for staff abducted in Syria
Geneva: The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is making an appeal over information about three staff members abducted in Syria more than five years ago. In its first detailed statement…