Prisoner swap
Yemen government, Houthis to release more than 1,600 prisoners in conflict's largest swap
The conflict erupted after the Houthis seized the capital Sanaa in 2014, prompting a Saudi-led military intervention in support of the government the following year.
Hamas terrorist freed in hostage deal hosted in Canada, US orgs' webinar
Ukraine seeking exchange of 1,200 prisoners with Russia
Iran releases two French nationals charged with espionage, Macron says
Israel-Hamas prisoner swap proposal outrageous, Defense c’tee chair says
In 2011, Israel released 1,027 Palestinian prisoners, about a third of whom were serving life sentences for terrorist attacks on Israelis, in exchange for captive soldier Gilad Schalit.
Has COVID created an opportunity to negotiate prisoner swaps with Hamas?
Palestinian officials reportedly told Lebanese newspaper Al Akhbar that Israel has made an offer to Hamas via the Egyptian intelligence delegation that visited the Gaza Strip earlier this week.
Will a prisoner swap with Australia encourage more hostage-taking by Iran?
"If other people have been released in other places, they are the decisions of the sovereign governments. There are no people who have been held in Australia who have been released."
Yemen's warring parties agree to largest prisoner swap
The Sweden deal contained a prisoner swap which aimed for the release of some 15,000 detainees split between both sides but has been slowly and only partially implemented.
Iran Foreign Minister says Tehran ready to exchange all prisoners with US
Relations between Tehran and Washington have deteriorated sharply since 2018 when U.S. President Donald Trump exited Iran’s 2015 nuclear deal with major powers and re-imposed sanctions on Tehran.
Egypt resumes effort to achieve prisoner exchange agreement
The delegation left the Gaza Strip on Friday after holding talks with several Hamas officials.
Ex-US marine jailed by Russia on spying charges hopes for prisoner swap
Russia says Whelan, 50, was caught with a computer flash drive containing classified information.
Iranian-American freed in prisoner swap with US arrives in Iran
An Iranian-American doctor has returned to Iran, Iranian state media reported on Monday.
US says door remains open for diplomacy with Iran
The US official reiterated an appeal for Iran to release American citizens Baquer Namazi, his son Siamak Namazi and conservationist Morad Tahbaz.
Iranian professor jailed in US returns home - report
Tehran and Washington have denied reports that his release was part of a prisoner swap.