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Photo of Japanese hostage appears with message pleading for help
Middle East

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…
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