Red Crescent Society

Libyan army controls ISIS areas in Sabratha

Sabratha - Fatima Al Saadawy

Clashes renewed on Monday in the western city of Sabratha in Libya, killing a security officer and injuring several others, according to a security source. "The anti-IS operation chamber responded to the Libya Red Crescent's request for cease-fire for three hours, starting from 10 pm, in order to evacuate families trapped in areas of clashes," the source told Xinhua. "TheRead more

Jewish settlers storm eastern Nablus

Ramallah - Emirates Voice

Hundreds of extremist settlers Monday dawn stormed what they claim to be “Joseph Tomb”, east of Nablus city and north of the West Bank, under the protection of Israeli forces. The Palestinian Red Crescent Society said in a statement that violent clashes broke out between Israeli soldiers and Palestinian youths in the area as buses carrying settlers arrived near theRead more

BRCS summer training programme concludes

Manama - Emirates Voice

Bahrain Red Crescent Society (BRCS) has concluded its annual Summer Training Programme 2017 for Youth. The programme was attended by 56 Bahraini youngsters aged 14 to 18 and some of their parents alongside with visiting the delegations of the International Red Crescent & Red Cross Committee and the Arab Red Crescent Societies Organisation. The programme included training on the principlesRead more

Clashes between Palestinians, Israelis near Ramallah

Ramallah

Violent clashes erupted Tuesday dawn between Palestinians and Israeli soldiers as the occupation forces stormed the Jalazoun refugee camp north of Ramallah. The Palestinian Red Crescent Society said in a statement Israeli soldiers fired live bullets, sound bombs and tear gas canisters against the Palestinians. Several Palestinian youths suffered from severe tear-gas inhalation during clashes, the statement added Source :Read more

2 missing, 6 rescued in helicopter crash in Tehran

Tehran - Arab Today

At least two people on board a rescue helicopter are missing as it crashed in a lake near capital Tehran on Tuesday, said the head of Rescue Organization of Iran's Red Crescent Society. Six others, who were also on board the helicopter, were rescued and dispatched to the hospital, Morteza Salimi was quoted as saying by state IRINN TV. TheRead more

2 Palestinians Injured, 20 Detained in Ramallah

Ramallah - Arab Today

Two Palestinians were injured by rubber bullets during fierce clashes with Israeli occupation forces on Wednesday in a number of neighborhoods in the West Bank city of Ramallah. The Palestinian Red Crescent Society said in a statement that the clashes erupted after Israeli vehicles stormed a number of neighborhoods in Ramallah, adding that the fiercest clashes were reported inRead more