Red Crescent

• At least 43 migrants bound for Italy drown in shipwreck off Tunisia, officials say

  The boat had set off from Zuwara, on Libya's northwest coast, carrying migrants from Egypt, Sudan, Eritrea and Bangladesh, the humanitarian organization said.

  World

  Jul 3, 2021
  
• More than 100 killed by Saudi-led airstrikes on Yemen rebel-run prison

  There were around 170 detainees at the facility when the airstrikes hit on Sunday. The International Committee for the Red Cross said 40 wounded were being treated for injuries while the rest were presumed dead.

  World

  Sep 2, 2019
  
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• ‘It’s really hard being a stranger’: Calgary Syrian refugee looks back at 3 years of challenges

  It's been three years since Canada opened its doors to more than 25,000 refugees from Syria. For many, it's been a difficult time adapting, finding work and leaving family behind.

  Canada

  Jun 30, 2019
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• 6-month-old baby dies waiting for medical evacuation during ongoing Syrian siege

  A deal between Damascus and a rebel faction allowed the Red Crescent to evacuate a handful of critically ill patients after months of deadlock.

  World

  Dec 27, 2017
• 74 bodies of migrants wash ashore in Libya

  The drownings - at least 74 bodies were found in Zawiya - are the latest tragedy at sea after migrant deaths rose to record levels along the Libya-Italy smuggling route over the past months.

  World

  Feb 21, 2017
• 4 of 7 aid workers kidnapped in Syria released

  Three of the six Red Cross aid workers abducted by gunmen in northwest Syria on Sunday have been released, along with a volunteer from the Syrian Arab Red Crescent.

  World

  Oct 14, 2013