Red Cross
- Middle East
Hamas hands captive Israeli soldier Agam Berger over to Red Cross in Gaza
Gaza Strip: Hamas on Thursday, January 30, handed captive Israeli soldier Agam Berger over to the Red Cross in the Gaza Strip. Thursday’s release is part of a ceasefire that began January…
- Middle East
Second phase of Hamas-Israel prisoner-hostage exchange deal completed: Red Cross
Gaza: The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) announced that the completion of the second phase of a prisoner-hostage exchange between Hamas and Israel, implemented under the initial terms of a…
- Middle East
Yemen’s Houthi rebels release 153 detainees amid Gaza Ceasefire
Yemen’s Houthi rebels unilaterally freed 153 war detainees Saturday, the International Committee of the Red Cross said, one of several overtures in recent days to ease tensions after the ceasefire in the…
- Middle East
3 killed in Israeli strike on Lebanese village
Beirut: Three members of al-Fajr Forces, the military wing of the Islamic Group, were killed, and one member wounded in an Israeli air strike on the village of Hebbariye in southern Lebanon,…
- Hyderabad
Rainfall in Telangana: Red Cross volunteers urged to take part in rescue operations
Hyderabad: Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan exhorted Red Cross functionaries and volunteers to take an active role in the rescue and relief efforts in areas affected by heavy rainfall in the state, according…
- 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…
