US President Donald Trump was focused on the Middle East during the first four months of his new administration. The ...

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Hamas said Friday it was still reviewing a U.S. proposal for a temporary ceasefire in the Gaza ...

Efforts continue to free kidnapped Princeton researcher Elizabeth Tsurkov Seth Frantzman \| May 30, 2025. Reports in Iraqi, ...

Reports in Iraqi, Israeli, Lebanese, and US media indicate that efforts continue to free Princeton researcher Elizabeth ...

A 38-year-old Middle East scholar from Israel was kidnapped in 2023 while doing research in Iraq, and officials from several countries say progress is being made to secure her release.

A senior US official on Saturday vehemently denied Arab media reports suggesting a breakthrough in negotiations for the release of Elizabeth Tsurkov, an Israeli-Russian academic abducted in Iraq ...

Elizabeth Tsurkov is a Russian-Israeli academic who has been held captive in Iraq since March 2023. A recognized expert on Syria, ISIS, and Middle Eastern affairs, she holds a master’s degree in ...

According to the proposed deal, Tsurkov's release would be in exchange for the release of an Iranian detainee in Iraq along with six other individuals. Israeli-Russian hostage Elizabeth Tsurkov ...

the sister of Elizabeth Tsurkov, met with US hostage envoy Adam Boehler, she announced on social media Saturday. Tsurkov has been held captive by Kataib Hezbollah in Iraq for over two years after ...