prisoner release

Lebanon Roumieh Prison Raid ANADOLU
Lebanaon
MENA
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Roumieh's Lebanese prisoners strike over 'selective justice'

Lebanese inmates begin a hunger strike, demanding equal treatment as Syrian detainees face imminent extradition.

Rita El Jammal
26 January, 2026
Yemen prison [Getty]
Yemen
MENA
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Houthis release model Entisar al-Hammadi after 5 years in prison

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
26 October, 2025
Palestinian detainees Khan Younis [Getty]
Gaza ceasefire deal
MENA
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Palestinians cheer as freed detainees arrive in Khan Younis

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
13 October, 2025
Basem Naim - Hamas - Palestine
Gaza War
MENA
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Israel prisoner release delay endangering Gaza ceasefire: Hamas

The New Arab Staff
23 February, 2025
Canada military in Afghanistan [Getty]
Afghanistan
World
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Canadian ex-soldier detained by Afghan Taliban freed

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
27 January, 2025
Bahrain
MENA
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Bahrain: Dissidents among 450 prisoners released in royal pardon

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
05 September, 2024
Bahrain
MENA
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Released Bahraini political prisoners chant for Palestine

The New Arab Staff
10 April, 2024
Guantanamo Bay
World
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2 Pakistanis leave Guantanamo after 20 years without charges

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
24 February, 2023
Iran prisoner release
Iran
World
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Iran: Detained US citizen ends seven-day hunger strike

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
23 January, 2023
Prison
Egypt
MENA
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Egypt releases businessman & son after 2 years of detention

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
22 January, 2023
Syria
MENA
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UN praises 'potential' of Syria prisoner amnesty

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
22 May, 2022
Iran
World
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UK celebrate Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Ashouri return home

The New Arab Staff
17 March, 2022
Egypt
World
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Egyptian court orders release of jailed researcher

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
07 December, 2021
The Taliban have made sweeping gains across Afghanistan in recent days [AFP]
Afghanistan
World
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Taliban offer three-month ceasefire in return for prisoner release

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
15 July, 2021
Afghanistan
Taliban
MENA
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The women who served as a deadly Taliban duo

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
22 November, 2020
taliban peace mural - getty
US
MENA
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Afghan peace talks near after Taliban prisoner release approved

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
09 August, 2020
Erdogan
Turkey
MENA
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Turkey's political prisoners remain jailed despite thousands released

The New Arab
23 April, 2020
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US
MENA
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Taliban halts talks with Afghanistan government over prisoner swap

The New Arab
07 April, 2020
Egypt prisoners release - Getty
prisoner release
MENA
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Egypt to free 700 prisoners on Sinai Liberation Day

The New Arab
07 June, 2018