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Iran’s ‘hostage diplomacy’ traps foreign nationals
Middle East

Iran’s ‘hostage diplomacy’ traps foreign nationals

The 67-year-old German-Iranian activist Nahid Taghavi is still in detention after being arrested in the Iranian capital in October 2020. Last…
Inside secret Syria talks aimed at freeing American hostages
Middle East

Inside secret Syria talks aimed at freeing American hostages

Last summer, two US officials ventured into hostile territory for a secret high-stakes meeting with American adversaries. The Syrian government…
Criminal gang holds 38 Egyptians hostages in western Libya
Egypt

Criminal gang holds 38 Egyptians hostages in western Libya

Libyan sources confirmed that 38 Egyptian citizens are being held hostage near the Bani Walid city in western Libya. The…
Aid group says Libyan militia is holding hostage 60 migrants
Middle East

Aid group says Libyan militia is holding hostage 60 migrants

CAIRO (AP) — A Libyan armed group is holding hostage at least 60 migrants, including two dozen children, in “appalling”…
Iran, US still captive to 1979 hostage crisis
Middle East

Iran, US still captive to 1979 hostage crisis

The 1979 U.S. Embassy takeover in Tehran may have ended after 444 days, but both America and Iran still remain…
Former CIA officer portrayed in ‘Argo’ film dead at 78
World

Former CIA officer portrayed in ‘Argo’ film dead at 78

FREDERICK, Md. (AP) — A former CIA technical operations officer who helped rescue six US diplomats from Iran in 1980…
Afghan officials: Taliban take at least 100 people hostage
Middle East

Afghan officials: Taliban take at least 100 people hostage

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban ambushed a convoy of busses Monday on a road in northern Afghanistan and took…
Islamic State in Syria executes hostage from Sweida attack: media, monitor
Middle East

Islamic State in Syria executes hostage from Sweida attack: media, monitor

  Islamic State in Syria has executed one of a number of hostages taken from Syria’s government-held city of Sweida…
Syrian forces press offensive despite IS threats to hostages
Middle East

Syrian forces press offensive despite IS threats to hostages

BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian government forces are pressing their offensive in the country’s south despite threats by the Islamic State…
2 killed, dozen hurt in French supermarket hostage-taking
World

2 killed, dozen hurt in French supermarket hostage-taking

An armed man took hostages in a supermarket in southern France on Friday, killing two and injuring about a dozen…
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