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Photo of Japanese hostage appears with message pleading for help
Middle East
May 30, 2016
Photo of Japanese hostage appears with message pleading for help
The Japanese government said on Monday it was doing all it could to secure the release of a Japanese journalist…
CNN: ISIS video claims beheading of Russian spy, threatens Russian people
Middle East
December 3, 2015
CNN: ISIS video claims beheading of Russian spy, threatens Russian people
ISIS released video Wednesday showing the beheading of a man it claims joined the terrorist group but was in fact…
China says hostage held by IS appears to be Beijinger
World
September 11, 2015
China says hostage held by IS appears to be Beijinger
China said Friday that the Islamic State group was probably holding one of its citizens, adding the government had initiated…
Governor: cross-border trade with Libya returns partially soon
Egypt
June 5, 2015
Governor: cross-border trade with Libya returns partially soon
Matrouh Governor Alaa Abu Zeid said Friday that the movement of commercial trucks from Egypt to Libya would return partially…
French forces rescue Dutch hostage held in Mali since 2011
World
April 7, 2015
French forces rescue Dutch hostage held in Mali since 2011
French forces have freed a Dutch man held hostage in Mali since 2011 by al Qaeda’s north African arm, the…
Clashes in Istanbul after police kill courthouse hostage-takers
World
April 1, 2015
Clashes in Istanbul after police kill courthouse hostage-takers
Protesters clashed with Turkish police overnight in two Istanbul neighborhoods after far-left militants who took a prosecutor hostage in a…
Libyan army says freed Egyptian hostages
Egypt
March 29, 2015
Libyan army says freed Egyptian hostages
The Libyan army said it has managed to free three Egyptian workers held by militiamen in Benghazi. Libyan army spokesperson Seraj…
Hostage pharmacist released after 12 days in captivity
Egypt
March 16, 2015
Hostage pharmacist released after 12 days in captivity
Security authorities have managed to release a pharmacist who had been taken hostage for twelve days, a senior source at…
Japan seizes passport of journalist trying to visit Syria: reports
Egypt
February 8, 2015
Japan seizes passport of journalist trying to visit Syria: reports
Japan has seized the passport of a journalist planning to travel to Syria following the brutal killing of two Japanese…
Islamic State shows burning of hostage, Jordan vows revenge
Egypt
February 3, 2015
Islamic State shows burning of hostage, Jordan vows revenge
Islamic State militants released a video on Tuesday appearing to show a captured Jordanian pilot being burnt alive, and Jordan…