by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Oct 10, 2017 | World
Kabul- The International Committee of the Red Cross will “drastically” reduce operations in war-torn Afghanistan after seven of its employees were killed in attacks this year, the aid group said on Monday. The announcement underlines the deteriorating...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 18, 2017 | Middle East
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...
by Kifah Ziboun | Sep 6, 2017 | Middle East
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...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 5, 2017 | Middle East
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...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 31, 2017 | Middle East
Beirut– The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has called upon Lebanese authorities to fulfill their obligations to uncover the fate of those who went missing during conflicts in Lebanon and to provide answers to their families. “We have been constantly...
