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Qatari Emir Receives Qatari Citizens Kidnapped in Iraq after Their Return Home/QNA

Qataris in Iraq Released, Riyadh Thanks Baghdad

by Mirza Al-Khuwaylidi | Apr 22, 2017 | Middle East

Doha, London – At last, more than a year and a half after being kidnapped by armed militias in the province of Muthanna in southern Iraq, 26 Qataris and two Saudis were released on Friday through hard and dangerous negotiations that included bargains and money...

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Ban Ki-moon Calls for the Release of Political Prisoners in Yemen

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 27, 2016 | Middle East

The Secretary-General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon called for the release of political prisoners, journalists and civil society activists in Yemen before Eid Al-Fitr. His comments came after he recently said that he was optimistic about the release of prisoners...

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Egypt’s former president Hosni Mubarak (R) and his son Gamal sit behind bars during a court hearing on November 29, 2014 in the capital Cairo. (AFP)

Mubarak could be free “within hours”: source

by Ahmad Al-Ghamrawi | Nov 30, 2014 | Middle East

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak could soon be released, according to a senior judicial source, following an Egyptian court’s decision on Saturday to drop charges against him relating to the killing of protesters during the country’s 2011...

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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speaks during a news conference at Queen Alia International Airport in the Jordanian capital of Amman July 19, 2013. (Reuters/Mandel Ngan)

Israel, Palestine to resume peace talks

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 20, 2013 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—US secretary of state John Kerry announced on Friday that the Israelis and Palestinians have agreed to resume peace talks after both sides came to an agreement on preconditions. Israel said that it will release a number of Palestinian prisoners...