Hostage News
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Kidnapped and Freed, Elizabeth Tsurkov Continues Ph.D. Research
Elizabeth Tsurkov, who is a dual Russian-Israeli citizen, was kidnapped in March 2023 while in Iraq conducting field research for her Ph.D. in politics.
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Trump meets freed Israeli hostages, calls them ‘heroes’ in White House ceremony
Trump met with 17 people who were held captive by Hamas and were released a month ago and their loved ones.
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Trump secures release of American trapped in Saudi Arabia for years over online posts
Saad Almadi’s release came just a day after President Donald Trump met with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Washington, D.C.
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US citizen jailed in Saudi Arabia for criticising regime allowed to return to US
Saad Ibrahim Almadi’s son said that the return of the 75-year-old retired engineer was made possible by President Donald Trump and his administration.
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U.S. retiree freed after years jailed in Saudi Arabia for critical tweets
A U.S. retiree held in Saudi Arabia over critical tweets has been freed months ahead of schedule, his son said.
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Son of US citizen held in Saudi Arabia says Trump administration secured his father’s return home
Saad Ibrahim Almadi, a US-Saudi dual national, was given a 16-year sentence for tweets critical of the Saudi government in 2022.
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Khashoggi’s widow’s message to Trump after he met with MBS
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Trump contradicts CIA intelligence on Khashoggi’s death while defending Saudi crown prince
President Trump defended Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman against questions about the 2018 murder of Jamal Khashoggi.
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Son of dual American-Saudi held in Saudi Arabia feels ‘dismissal’ of his dad’s case
Ibrahim Almadi, whose 75-year old father was detained in Saudi Arabia on a family visit in 2021, says his father has been “harassed” by authorities…
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MBS comes to Washington. Regrettably.
“President Donald Trump’s decision to invite Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for a “working visit” to the White House is a costly mistake.”
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MBS’s Visit to Washington: A Political Embrace That Ignores Human Rights, Prisoners of Conscience, and the Detention of an American Citizen
Human rights organizations in the United States, including the James W. Foley Foundation, have been vocal: Saad Alamdi is not a threat.