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    4 booked for holding man hostage for three days in Dubai

    15 Jun 2021

    Four men were prosecuted by the Dubai Public Prosecution on kidnapping and assault charges, after brutally beating and holding a man hostage for 3 days inside a Dubai apartment.

    Biden calls on Taliban to release US hostage in Afghanistan

    31 Jan 2022

    Frerichs, a 59-year-old US Navy veteran from Lombard, Illinois, who worked in Afghanistan for a decade on development projects. He was kidnapped a month before the February 2020 US troop pullout deal was signed.

    Germany police say hostage situation in Dresden city over

    10 Dec 2022

    "All-clear! The hostage situation in #Dresden is over!" police said on Twitter, adding that two people who appeared to be unharmed were in its care. It did not provide any details on the suspect.

    VIDEO: Iran frees British citizens Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Ashoori after debt paid

    17 Mar 2022

    Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, 43, and Anoosheh Ashoori, 67, landed in Oman following a two-hour flight from Tehran, and were expected to arrive in Britain late on Wednesday.

    Hamas frees two female elderly Israeli hostages for health reasons

    24 Oct 2023

    "Two women who were held in Gaza arrived at the Rafah crossing," Extra News TV reported after the group said they had been freed with Egyptian and Qatari mediation for "compelling humanitarian" reasons.

    Israeli hostage families demand government explanation of Gaza strikes

    28 Oct 2023

    The Hostages and Missing Families Forum said in a statement that relatives were angry over the "absolute uncertainty regarding the fate of the hostages held (in Gaza), who were also subject to the heavy bombings".

    Hamburg airport remains closed as police deal with ‘hostage situation’

    05 Nov 2023

    The airport closed for all takeoffs and landings on Saturday evening after police arrived in large numbers on the scene to deal with a man who drove through a barrier onto the grounds of the airport with a child.

    Israel, Hamas agree 4-day truce for hostage release and aid into Gaza

    22 Nov 2023

    Hamas said the 50 hostages would be released in exchange for 150 Palestinian women and children who are held in Israeli jails.

    Israel, Qatar meet for talks on release of hostages

    17 Dec 2023

    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told a press conference on Saturday the war in Gaza was existential and must be fought until victory. He said Gaza would be demilitarised and under Israeli security control.

    Israeli delegation in Cairo for hostage release negotiations

    09 Jan 2024

    The negotiations between the two warring sides at the behest of Qatar, Egypt and the US, had been suspended after the assassination of Saleh Al Arouri — deputy head of Hamas's political wing — in Beirut, a week ago.

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