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Soldiers from the Egyptian army escort a bus carrying Palestinian prisoners released from Israel, as part of a prisoners exchange deal, outside the Egyptian Rafah crossing Reuters

Hamas Source: Prisoners Swap Deal with Israel Suspended

by Kifah Ziboun | Feb 6, 2017 | Middle East

Ramallah – A source from Hamas movement said that prisoners’ swap deal with Israel is currently suspended due to the lack of interaction from the Israeli part regarding Hamas conditions. “The file is pending now — our conditions are clear and did not...

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A view of buildings destroyed during recent fighting in Yemen’s southwestern city of Taiz on March 14, 2016. (Reuters)

Taiz to Free 194 Detainee in Largest Prisoner Swap

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 19, 2016 | Middle East

Taiz – Pro-government Forces and Houthi militias exchanged nearly 201 prisoners in the largest detainee swap to take place in the city since the beginning of war last year. A committee of three former detainees mediated the negotiations that led to the swap, in...

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Iran Frees Four Americans in Swap

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jan 16, 2016 | Latest News, Middle East

VIENNA/DUBAI- – Iran freed four Americans including a Washington Post reporter on Saturday in a prisoner swap, as diplomats gathered to announce the lifting of international sanctions and bring the country of 80 million people back to the global economic stage....