Joe Biden thanks Qatar’s emir for US-Iran prisoner swap deal

Oct 04, 2023

US President Joe Biden has thanked Qatar’s Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani for his help in mediating a landmark prisoner swap deal with...

Iran must halt execution of Kurdish prisoner: UN rights experts

Sep 04, 2021

Geneva [Switzerland], September 4 : The imminent execution of an Iranian Kurdish prisoner must be halted and his death sentence repealed, UN-appointed independent human...

US to release only Afghan prisoner from Guantanamo Bay

Oct 16, 2021

Kabul [Afghanistan], October 16 : The US will be releasing two prisoners from Guantanamo Bay including the only Afghan left in the jail, Asadullah...

Rajiv Gandhi assassination case convict Nalini Sriharan walks free

Nov 12, 2022

Visuals on social media saw Nalini, the longest serving woman prisoner in India at 31 years, being taken to complete her release formalities at...

Russia denies any concrete agreement with US in prisoner release case

Jul 28, 2022

Washington [US], July 28 : Russia on Thursday said that no concrete agreement had been reached in prisoner release negotiations with the United States...

Germany donates USD 2.3 million to aid Afghan, Iraqi refugees in Iran

Aug 31, 2021

Tehran [Iran], August 31 (ANI/Sputnik): Germany contributed USD 2.3 million to support Afghan and Iraqi refugees in Iran, the World Food Program said in...