Red Crescent

noun

1. an organization functioning as the Red Cross in Muslim countries.

Red Crescent

noun

1. a national branch of or the emblem of the Red Cross Society in a Muslim country

Example Sentences

Ahead of the release in Ramallah, ambulances from the Palestine Red Crescent Society set up in preparation to treat any injured prisoners.

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Entry of distribution and aid in the Gaza Strip will proceed without interference from the two parties through the United Nations and its agencies, and the Red Crescent, in addition to other international institutions not associated in any manner with either party.

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The Palestinian Red Crescent said on Tuesday that Israeli military vehicles were stationed outside al-Quds hospital in Tal al-Hawa, and that its oxygen station had been damaged and taken out of service by Israeli gunfire.

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For 12 years between his time at Westminster and Holyrood, he worked worldwide in wars and disasters as a director of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent in Geneva.

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"As was typical of George, he could not simply observe and report. He always sought to make a difference, taking on a senior role in the Red Cross and Red Crescent in the 1980s and 1990s."

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