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A detained US Navy veteran has been released by Iran as part of a deal with the US despite cooling relations between the two countries.
Tensions are rising on the remote prison island of Bhasan Char, where some 300 Rohingya refugees were shipped after being rescued from traffickers.
Italy probes Islamophobic threats against freed aid worker
Investigating magistrates in the northern city of Milan have opened a probe into the threats against Silvia Romano and police have stepped up patrols around her home.
Rohingya refugees quarantined on island 'unfit for habitation'
Bangladesh has quarantined 29 Rohingya refugees on an unstable silt island where they have little access to aid, after being stranded at sea for ...
Dozens of refugees disembark in Libya's capital Tripoli
Over 50 refugees from Eritrea and Sudan arrived in Libya's Tripoli on Wednesday after spending hours on a coast guard vessel.
Four abducted Christian charity workers freed in Iraq
Three French employees and one Iraqi working for SOS Chretiens d'Orient were released after nearly two months' held captive by an unknown group.
Syrian academics displaced by war struggle to rebuild careers
Displaced Syrian academics are struggling to continue their careers after being forcibly uprooted by war, with many separated from their ...
4 aid workers for French charity disappear in Baghdad
A French Christian charity has said that four of its workers went missing in Iraq's capital while travelling to a meeting.
Nigeria IS affiliate releases five abducted aid workers
Local aid workers kidnapped in Nigeria in December have been released by an Islamic State group affiliate following negotiations with the ...
Iran likely to retaliate with cyber attacks, experts warn
Experts have warned that Iran is likely to respond to the killing of Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani with cyber attacks.
UN urges accountability over spate of Iraq kidnappings, assassinations
At least three activists have been assassinated over the past ten days and dozens more have been kidnapped.
Trump praises Iran after American freed in prisoner swap
‘It might have been a precursor as to what can be done,’ Trump said in rare praise for Iran after it freed US citizen Xiyue Wang, charged with ...
US rejects Iran's Zarif request to visit cancer-stricken colleague
Iran's foreign minister had requested permission to visit Iran’s UN Ambassador Majid Takht Ravanchi, who is currently being treated for cancer ...
US says Iran foreign minister can visit colleague
The regime is desperately trying to prevent anti-Sisi protests breaking out.
Somali pirates free Iranian hostage held since 2015
The release of Mohammad Shariff Panahandeh means just three hostages remain in the custody of Somali pirates,
Notorious Egyptian migrant torturers arrested by Italian police
Interviews with migrants who had passed through the camp revealed its appalling conditions, where inmates were subject to rape, forced labour, physical abuse, and even death.
Burkina Faso: Islamic State and Al-Qaeda's new sanctuary
Comment: Porous borders, extreme poverty and easily available weaponry help make Burkina Faso an ideal refuge for Islamic State, write Giorgio ...
Sudan urges UN to withdraw peacekeepers by 2020
Sudan has urged the UN to withdraw peacekeeping troops from its restive Darfur region.
Four Turkish nationals freed after Nigeria kidnapping
Four Turkish citizens have been freed a week after they were kidnapped at gunpoint in Nigeria, the police said.
Court rules in UK’s favour in Iran debt dispute
A London high court judge ruled in favour of the UK on an Iran debt case, dealing a new blow to UK-Iran relations and the case of Nazanin ...
Pirates take Turkish sailors hostage off Nigeria coast
Ten Turkish sailors who were aboard a Turkish-flagged cargo ship off the coast of Nigeria were taken hostage by pirates.
Amman urges Libya to secure release of abducted Jordanians
Jordan called on Libya's internationally recognised government to facilitate the release of three Jordanian nationals abducted by a militia last ...
UK 'withholds £400m debt payment' linked to Zaghari-Ratcliffe release
The payment of an outstanding debt of £400 million owed to Iran by the United Kingdom could increase the likelihood of Nazanin ...
Teenagers 'murdered Palestinian boy' in Belgian asylum centre
Four young Palestinian men were charged with the murder of a nine-year-old Palestinian boy at an asylum-seekers' centre near Belgium's northern ...
Comment: Returning to Syria is as dangerous as ever, writes Abdulwahab Tahhan.
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