Iraq: Ferry disaster kills 100, Red Crescent joins search and rescue
23 March 2019, Iraq Red Crescent volunteers joined the local authority and community to rescue...
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Category: Middle East and North Africa
Reema from Qatar Red Crescent: I encourage Arab women to be part of the emergency surge system
“My dream is to go back to Cox Bazaar and meet the two years old twins, a boy and a girl called...
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Syria: Red Crescent brings hope and warmth to communities affected by harsh winter
By Karina Lapteva, IFRC During winter, IFRC and Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC) increase...
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Lebanon: Storm Norma brings rain, snow… and two babies
By Rana Sidani Cassou More than 300 Lebanese Red Cross volunteers and staff have been working...
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Naseer Shamma, IFRC Goodwill Ambassador for the Middle East
Renowned Iraqi musician and philanthropist was nominated as Goodwill Ambassador for the Middle...
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Egypt: Celebrating ten years of safer, healthier children
The Egyptian Red Crescent Society’s health and safety programme, which teaches children and young people how to create a culture of hygiene, health promotion and risk reduction, is celebrating ten successful years.
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Growing livelihoods in Syria
The Syrian Arab Red Crescent is helping conflict-affected people to rebuild their lives and their livelihoods by encouraging them to grow their own food – and sell the surplus crops.
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Egypt: Red Crescent support continues in North Sinai
The deadly attack on a mosque in North Sinai, Egypt, on 24 November killed more than 300 people and injured many more. It has also devastated hundreds of grieving women and children who face an uncertain future without the family breadwinner.
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Earthquake in Iran and Iraq: Red Crescent teams providing rescue and first aid
Red Crescent volunteers in northern Iraq and Iran are providing urgent search and rescue and first aid to victims of the devastating 7.3 magnitude earthquake that shook the region yesterday evening at 21:18 local time.
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Lesotho: IFRC President calls for proactive measures to tackle drought, hunger and disease
Zakaria Pulumo’s house overlooks scenic valleys and horizons, in Ha Lebele Village. And, even with...
Read MorePublic health and violence prevention workshops in the Gaza Strip
More than 12400 people in the Gaza Strip, occupied Palestinian territories , benefited from the Palestine Red Crescent Society project for Public Health in Emergencies and Violence Prevention.
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First convoy of relief in 3 years reaches residents of Deir Alzour
Thousands of people stranded in Syria’s eastern city of Deir Alzour, received crucial food and medicine aid of Friday as Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC) was able to access the city by land for the first time in three years.
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