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Justice, Islamic Affairs and Endowments Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Ali Al Khalifa honoured the Bahrain Red Crescent Society (BRCS) volunteers who participated in the Hajj mission for the 13th consecutive year. BRCS served the pilgrims by providing a fully-equipped ambulance with the presence of paramedic Salman Isa who was accompanied by Aqeel Sabet Ahmed from […]

Bahrain: More than 4,000 underprivileged Bahraini families will receive financial assistance as part of a charity group’s Ramadan campaign. The Bahrain Red Crescent Society (BRCS) has set aside BD110,000 for the project, which covers families in all four governorates, and is seeking additional support from private companies and individuals. Its director-general Mubarak Al Hadi told […]

Bahrain Red Crescent Society (BRCS) yesterday launched an educational programme titled “Certificate of Specialized Humanitarian Work Training Course.“ It is aimed at providing qualified community members with necessary skills to fulfil the requirements of humanitarian relief work and capacity of delivering effective prompt assistance on par with international standards. BRCS’s Secretary-General Dr. Fawzi Amin said the course, […]

HOUSEMAIDS will be given training in geriatric care as part of a pilot project launched by the Bahrain Red Crescent Society (BRCS). The initiative will initially target Filipina housemaids who will be taught how to provide first aid, minor injury treatment and specific home care for the elderly. It is due to start after Ramadan […]

TWO trucks carrying hundreds of toys donated to Syrian refugees left Bahrain yesterday towards the Za’atari camp in Jordan. The donations were collected by the Bahrain Red Crescent Society as part of a nationwide drive. “This is a gift from the people of Bahrain to the young Syrian children, who can play with the toys […]

The International Committee of the Red Cross has launched an Arabic version of its Restoring Family Links website www.familylinks.icrc.org, to make it easier for people in the Middle East and North Africa to find loved ones separated by conflict, migration or natural disasters.

Participants from Bahrain Red Crescent and 12 countries in the region have gathered for two days in Manama to determine priorities of working in the framework of humanitarian diplomacy in the region.  The “Diplomacy in the service of humanity” forum kicked off yesterday in Bahrain under the patronage of the Bahrain Red Crescent Society in the […]

A part of its social responsibility, Bahrain Red Crescent Society has engaged within the St. Christopher school annual conference ChrisMUN 2014, representatives of BRCS entitled to Ms. Zainab Zayer the accountant & Mr. Isa Dughaim Information Sources coordinator. The opening ceremony took place on Sep 26th 2014, at St. Christopher’s promises, the Master of Ceremony […]

Secretary-General of the Bahrain Red Crescent Society (BRCS) Dr. Fawzi Ameen has visited to Gaza Strip to be informed closely on the humanitarian needs of the Palestinians there following the recent Israeli offensive. Dr. Ameen visited Gaza along with members of the “Arab Emergency Team” formed by the Secretariat-General of the Arab Red Crescent and […]