Tag: International Committee of the Red Cross

Egypt-Gaza border crossing opens, letting desperately needed aid flow to Palestinians

October 21, 2023 admin

Trucks carrying aid wait to exit, on the Palestinian side of the border with Egypt, as the conflict between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas continues, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, on October 21, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters The border crossing between Egypt and Gaza opened on October 21 to let desperately…

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Azerbaijan claims full control of breakaway region; holds initial talks with ethnic Armenians

September 22, 2023 admin

Azerbaijan regained control of its breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh in a deadly two-day military offensive and held initial talks with representatives of its ethnic Armenian population on reintegrating the area into the mainly Muslim country, Azerbaijan’s top diplomat told the UN Security Council on September 21. Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov reaffirmed Azerbaijan’s determination to guarantee…

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Left behind and grieving, survivors of Libya floods call for accountability

September 20, 2023 admin

Rescuers and relatives sit in front of the collapsed buildings after the recent flooding caused by Mediterranean storm Daniel, in Derna, Libya. | Photo Credit: AP Abdel-Hamid al-Hassadi survived the devastating flooding in eastern Libya, but he lost some 90 people from his extended family. The 23-year-old law graduate rushed upstairs along with his mother…

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