Category: Regions
Who is Mohammed al-Tous, ‘dean of Palestinian prisoners’ released by Israel?
Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Israel has released the longest-serving Palestinian prisoner, Mohammed al-Tous, who had been in detention for nearly four decades. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/01/25/741585/Longest-serving-Palestinian-prisoner-among-200-inmates-released-by-Israel
Read MoreQatar’s UK ambassador calls for Emir to receive Nobel Prize for ceasefire mediation
Jerusalem Post Sheikh Al-Thani calls for Nobel Peace Prize for Qatar’s Emir after hostage release. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-839207
Read MorePalestinians welcome freed prisoners as heroes, hail Hamas
Jerusalem Post Thousands flocked in to welcome the released prisoners in Gaza, chanting Allahu Akbar “God is greatest” and “Greeting to Qassam Brigades.” https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-839206
Read MoreIraqi president highlights ‘historic’ ties with Iran during Davos address
Jerusalem Post Abdul Latif Rashid discussed Iraq-Iran relations and Iraqi sovereignty at Davos. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-839203
Read MoreAdani denies Sri Lanka cancelled wind power purchase deal
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Sri Lanka cancelled the agreement after allegations of corruption in a US probe last year, AFP reported citing unnamed government officials. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3296293/adani-denies-sri-lanka-cancelled-wind-power-purchase-deal?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MorePalestinian families return home in Gaza after ceasefire to find no home
Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Displaced Palestinian families returning to Gaza after the ceasefire deal find their homes destroyed and once-bustling streets filled with haunting silence and sorrow. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/01/25/741573/palestinian-families-return-home-gaza-ceasefire-no-home
Read More200 Palestinian abductees released in exchange for 4 Israeli soldiers
Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Busses carrying the freed Palestinians, some serving life sentences, have been received by cheering crowds in Ramallah on Saturday. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/01/25/741577/Israel-freed-Palestinian-prisoners-Ramallah-Egypt-exile-
Read MoreIsrael Frees 200 Palestinian Prisoners in Second Cease-Fire Exchange
New York Times Dozens of the prisoners, who were freed on Saturday as part of a cease-fire and hostage deal, had been serving life sentences in Israeli jails for attacks against Israelis. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/25/world/middleeast/palestinian-prisoners-released-second-exchange.html
Read MoreResistance forced Israel to open doors of cells to ‘heroic prisoners’: Hamas
Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Hamas says 200 Palestinian prisoners serving long and life sentences are being released after it handed over four Israeli detainees. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/01/25/741571/Hamas-heroic-prisoners-Israel-hostages-Gaza-ceasefire
Read MoreICRC: Yemen’s Ansarullah unilaterally releases 153 war prisoners
Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Yemen’s Ansarullah resistance movement has unilaterally released 153 war prisoners detained during battles against Saudi-backed militants in recent years, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) says. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/01/25/741574/Yemen%E2%80%99s-Ansarullah-unilaterally-releases-over-150-war-prisoners,-says-ICRC
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