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Hamas hands over seven Israeli hostages as prisoner swap begins

Nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners set to be released under Red Cross-supervised exchange

Published 13 Oct, 2025 01:10pm

World

Israel and Qatar explore revival of deal for Gaza hostages: WSJ

Israeli official says three hostages killed by its forces had been holding up a white flag

Published 16 Dec, 2023 08:35pm

World

No prisoner exchange with Israel until there is ceasefire in Gaza: Hamas

Cites hostages include Israeli soldiers, civilian who had served in Israeli army

Published 02 Dec, 2023 11:48pm

World

Israeli, US spy chiefs meet Qatari PM to discuss ‘building on’ Gaza truce: source

Qatar has been leading negotiations between Hamas and Israel

Published 28 Nov, 2023 10:34pm

World

Hamas, Israel agree on prisoner exchange deal: Al-Arabiya

More than 11,000 Palestinians, nearly half of them children, killed in Israeli attacks

Published 10 Nov, 2023 07:37pm

World

US, Iran release prisoners in $6 billion swap deal

Five Americans freed by Iran, including a businessman arrested in 2015, landed in Doha

Published 18 Sep, 2023 08:26pm

Life & Style

Actor Chrisann Pereira recalls her horrible UAE prison life

She was arrested in a drug case

Published 29 Apr, 2023 10:08am

World

Yemen rebels and government complete prisoner exchange

Four journalists sentenced to death by the Iranian-backed Huthis are part of the exchange

Published 16 Apr, 2023 02:20pm

World

Major Yemen prisoner swap under way as first plane leaves

The first flight from Sanaa has left

Published 14 Apr, 2023 02:24pm

World

Russia sought to swap ex-US Marine for ‘assassin’ held in Germany

Krasikov is serving a life sentence in Germany for murdering a Chechen fighter

Published 11 Dec, 2022 11:05pm

World

Taliban say US national handed over in prisoner swap

Bashar Noorzai is the second Afghan inmate released by the United States in recent months

Published 19 Sep, 2022 05:49pm

World

Belgian man held in Iran for four months for “espionage”: Brussels

Brussels considering prisoner swap with Tehran for 41-year-old aid worker

Published 05 Jul, 2022 08:01pm