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Thousands flee fighting in Sudan as humanitarian aid arrives

A plane laden with humanitarian aid on Sunday landed in Sudan, where deadly clashes between the forces of rival generals have raged for just over two weeks.

Radio France Internationale

Emergency aid supplies reach Sudan, as fighting sputters on

An aircraft carrying eight tons of emergency medical supplies has landed in Sudan to help hospitals devastated by more than two weeks of fighting between forces loyal to rival generals

The Independent UK

Sudan rival forces extend truce while armed clashes continue

Sudan's army and its rival paramilitary said Sunday they will extend a humanitarian cease-fire a further 72 hours. The decision follows international pressure to allow the safe passage of civilians and aid but the shaky truce has not so far stopped the clashes.

France 24

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ICRC: Guantanamo Inmates Showing Signs of 'Accelerated Aging'

Inmates who have been held for years in the Guantanamo Bay US detention facility in Cuba are showing signs of "accelerated aging", a senior official of the International Committee of the Red Cross said on Friday. "We're calling on the US administration and Congress to work together to find adequate…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Guantanamo Bay prisoners show signs of ‘accelerated ageing’: ICRC

The Guantanamo prison camp has come to symbolise the brutality of the US’s so-called ‘war on terror’.

Al Jazeera

Trapped Britons say Foreign Office won’t help them escape Sudan warzone

Foreign nationals, including Brits, have been left to fend for themselves in Khartoum as governments, aid agencies say it is too dangerous to run evacuations

The Independent UK

The soft-power campaign of Sudan’s RSF leader ‘Hemedti’

Leader of the Rapid Support Forces has used global public relations firms to convince observers he is a force for good.

Al Jazeera

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Will Sudan’s violence cause a wave of refugees?

Humanitarian organisations say they’re ready to respond to looming refugee crisis – but conflict has halted operations.

Al Jazeera

Saudi unilaterally releases detainees to Yemen amid peace push

Saudi Arabia on Monday released 104 detainees to Yemen, the International Committee of the Red Cross and a Saudi-led coalition said, in a unilateral move that follows simultaneous detainee exchanges between Yemen's warring parties.

Reuters

Yemen Completes Prisoner Exchange

The Yemeni government and Iran-backed Houthi militias freed scores of prisoners Sunday on the last of a three day exchange of nearly 900 detainees. Planes carrying detainees took off at the same time from the government-controlled northern city of Marib and the Houthi-held capital of Sanaa, the International Committee of…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Hundreds of Houthi prisoners, 16 Saudis freed on day two of swap

Houthi rebels free 16 Saudis as Riyadh also releases hundreds of Yemeni prisoners on second day of detainee exchange.

Al Jazeera

Yemen-bound Plane Carrying Houthi Prisoners Leaves Saudi Arabia

A flight carrying Houthi prisoners left Saudi Arabia on Saturday bound for Yemen's capital Sanaa, after which another flight will arrive to the Kingdom carrying Saudi prisoners, on the second day of the prisoner exchange operation. The flight from the southern Saudi city of Abha took off before 9 am…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Four Flights Carried 318 Yemenis on First Day of Prisoner Swap Deal

The Yemeni government and Houthi group completed the first phase of a prisoner swap deal on Friday. The deal was agreed upon last month in Switzerland and resulted in the release of 318 prisoners from both sides. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) facilitated the exchange, which took…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Red Cross announces exchange of nearly 900 prisoners in Yemen war

International Committee of the Red Cross organises swap between Saudi-led coalition and Houthi rebels as ceasefire talks continue

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Al Jazeera

Hundreds released in Yemen prisoner swap after Houthi-Saudi talks

More than 800 detainees to be released according to an agreement reached between warring parties in Yemen.

Asharq Al-Awsat

ICRC: Yemen Prisoner Exchange Begins

The release and swap of nearly 900 detainees by the two sides in Yemen's conflict began on Friday, the International Committee of the Red Cross said. The ICRC, which is managing the process, said its planes would be used to carry the released detainees between six cities in Yemen and…

Reuters

Yemen prisoner exchange begins - ICRC

The release and swap of nearly 900 detainees by the two sides in Yemen's conflict began on Friday, the International Committee of the Red Cross said, a significant confidence building measure amid peace talks between Saudi envoys and the Houthi group.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Yemen: First Day of Prisoner Swap to Witness Release of 320 Detainees

The Yemeni government and the Houthis will swap prisoners and detainees starting Friday as part of a deal concluded in Switzerland.

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Australia must rescue citizens from ‘dire’ Syrian detention camps, Red Cross says

Global director general says ‘state of in-limbo cannot last longer’, with about 40 citizens still believed to be detained indefinitely

The Independent UK

Red Cross confirms contact with Russia about Ukrainian kids

The International Committee of the Red Cross says it has been in contact with Russia’s commissioner for children’s rights, who is suspected of war crimes, as it works for the return of Ukrainian children who were deported to Russia

The Independent UK

Thousands still missing from 20 years of Iraq's turmoil

Twenty years after the 2003 U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, much of the conflict and sectarian bloodletting it unleashed has subsided

Reuters

ICRC to cut some 1,500 jobs as humanitarian budgets seen sliding

The International Committee of the Red Cross said it would cut some 1,5000 jobs and roll back operations in some locations as budgets for humanitarian aid are expected to decrease.

Reuters

Thousands of civilians 'at the limit of existence' in Ukraine's Bakhmut, Red Cross says

Some 10,000 Ukrainian civilians, many elderly and with disabilities, are clinging on to existence in horrific circumstances in and around the besieged city of Bakhmut, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said on Friday.

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 394 of the invasion

Moscow preparing for Ukrainian counteroffensive; about 10,000 civilians living in ‘very dire conditions’

Reuters

Colombia's humanitarian situation worsened in 2022, says ICRC

Clashes between Colombia's illegal armed groups worsened the country's humanitarian situation last year, with civilians subject to forced displacements and confinements, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said on Wednesday.

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