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Latest press releases and statements in Middle East

Yemen: ICRC to start preparations for release, transfer and repatriation of detainees following agreement in Amman

News release

14-05-2026

Christine Cipolla, cheffe de la délégation du CICR au Yémen, prononce un discours lors d'une cérémonie de signature à Amman, en Jordanie, suite à un accord entre les parties au conflit au Yémen portant sur la libération, le transfert et le rapatriement des détenus.

ICRC RED aircraft to operate from Jeddah to strengthen humanitarian access to Sudan

News release

14-05-2026

ICRC RED Aircraft

The Judicial Training Institute at the Ministry of Justice and the ICRC Launch the First International Humanitarian Law Moot Court Competition for Universities in the UAE

News release

12-05-2026

Launch of the first International Humanitarian Law moot court competition for universities in the UAE

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Latest from the field in Middle East

Every drop counts: Gaza's water crisis deepens as summer takes hold

Article

15-06-2026

A site visit at the Al Manshia desalination plant in Gaza City. Credit: ICRC

Yemen: Frequently asked questions on the release, transfer and repatriation of conflict-related detainees - May 2026

Article

15-05-2026

ICRC's humanitarian impact in Yemen 2025

Two years on: upgrading the Red Cross Field Hospital in Rafah

Article

07-05-2026

Gaza-Red-Cross-Field-hospital-Credit-Ahmed-Al-Waheidi

Buried Wars: Landmines Shatter Iraq’s Childhood Dreams

Article

26-04-2026

Iraq Students RASB

Gaza: Aseel’s journey back to hope

Article

23-04-2026

Aseel Story

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Latest reports and publications in Middle East

Hasakeh Governorate, Al-Hol camp, hospital. Hamzah, 8, is being treated for internal foot erosion.

Executive Summary: Evaluation of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis and Diabetes Mellitus Programs in Syria

ICRC staff in Aleppo with a woman sitting on the ground

ICRC in Syria: Year in Review 2024

Activity Report: Iraq 2024

Activity Report: ICRC in Iraq 2024

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