Three British Men Detained by Taliban in Afghanistan, Says UK Non-Profit
Issued on: 02/04/2023 - 07:10
Three British men have been detained by the Taliban in Afghanistan, UK non-profit group the Presidium Network said on Saturday. The group…
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Humanitarian ships grapple with Italy’s new rules on sea rescue operations
Issued on: 05/03/2023 - 11:52
A week after dozens of migrants died when their boat capsized a few hundred metres off the Italian coast, humanitarian ships are grappling…
Two International Red Cross workers kidnapped in Mali
Issued on: 05/03/2023 - 07:49
Two workers with the International Committee of the Red Cross were kidnapped in northern Mali on Saturday, the organisation said, the latest…
WHO chief visits rebel-held northwest Syria for first time since earthquake
Issued on: 01/03/2023 - 13:53
World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus visited rebel-held northwestern Syria on Wednesday, his first trip to areas…
View from Aleppo: ‘Syrians are angry with the West’ over lack of earthquake aid
With international aid still struggling to reach Syria two weeks after the devastating February 6 earthquakes, calls are mounting for Western countries to lift diplomatic sanctions on the Syrian regime and…
Outpouring of solidarity after earthquakes an ‘opportunity’ for Syria’s Assad, analysts…
Issued on: 10/02/2023 - 16:29
Syria's politically isolated President Bashar al-Assad has received calls and aid from Arab leaders since a devastating earthquake Monday, a…
In Turkish village flattened by quake, ‘no tents, no shelter, only cars to sleep in’
Issued on: 09/02/2023 - 12:29Modified: 09/02/2023 - 12:30
From our special correspondent in Atalar – More than 72 hours after the catastrophic quakes that ravaged southern…
‘Can anybody hear me?’: In Turkey’s quake-hit Kahramanmaras, a desperate hunt for survivors
Issued on: 08/02/2023 - 13:27
From our special correspondents in Kahramanmaras – In the quake-stricken Turkish city of Kahramanmaras, locals and rescue workers are digging…
French rescue workers join frantic search for survivors in quake-stricken Turkey
Issued on: 08/02/2023 - 09:54
International aid teams have rushed to Turkey in the wake of the devastating twin earthquakes that flattened towns and cities in the country’s…
Paris conference to put Ukrainian civil society at ‘heart of humanitarian response’
Issued on: 13/12/2022 - 08:43
Paris is hosting a bilateral conference to help Ukraine resist and rebuild after the war with Russia. The objective: to identify the immediate…