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Afghan men unload a coffin of an International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) employee, who was killed by gunmen in Jwzjan province, at a hospital in Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan February 8, 2017.REUTERS/Stringer
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Child soldiers with Houthi fighters hold weapons during a demonstration in Sana’a on March 13, 2015. Reuters
Yemen Insurgents Continue to Recruit Children
Taiz– Yemen’s insurgency leaders have held a meeting with a number of elders loyal to former president Ali Abdallah Saleh to discuss the forcible recruitment of children following huge human losses within their ranks on the front lines, sources in Al-Mahwit...Caption:
Peter Maurer, left, the president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), and Yehya Sinwar, a top Hamas official, meet at Sinwar’s office in Gaza City, Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017.
Sinwar Rejects ICRC Demand to Visit Israelis Detained by Hamas
Ramallah– Hamas Chief in the Gaza Strip, Yehia Sinwar, has rejected a demand by the head of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Peter Maurer, to verify the conditions of Israeli captives, sources told Asharq al-Awsat newspaper. The sources noted that...Caption:
Peter Maurer, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), looks on during a news conference in Geneva September 7, 2012. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
Red Cross President to meet with Sinwar to Discuss Israeli Prisoners held by Hamas
Gaza- The head of the International Committee of the Red Cross, Peter Maurer, is expected to meet with Hamas leader in the Gaza Strip Yahya Sinwar to discuss the Israelis detained by the movement, well-informed Palestinian sources told Asharq al-Awsat newspaper. The...Caption:
The ICRC during an event in Beirut to raise awareness among Lebanese people and to encourage the society to stand in solidarity with families of missing persons.