BREAKING NEWS

Japan says seeking information after reports Japanese journalist held hostage in Syria

By REUTERS

DECEMBER 24, 2015 04:46

TOKYO- The Japanese government is seeking information after reports a Japanese freelance journalist is being held hostage in Syria and has been threatened with execution, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said on Thursday.

Paris-based Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said this week that, according to information it had received, an armed group holding journalist Yasuda Jumpei hostage had started a countdown for an unspecified ransom to be paid and had threatened to execute or sell him to another group if their demands were not met.

RSF said in a statement on its website that Yasuda was kidnapped in July by an armed group in an area controlled by the militant Nusra Front, al Qaeda's Syria wing, shortly after entering Syria earlier that month.

Suga spoke in response to a question about the RSF statement at a news conference.

Qatar passes referendum, replaces Shura Council elections

By REUTERS

11/06/2024 12:31 AM

Netanyahu speaks with IDF chief, Shin Bet and Mossad heads

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

11/05/2024 11:39 PM

IDF intercepts two drones fired by Islamic Resistance in Iraq

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

11/05/2024 10:34 PM

Israeli strike on Lebanon town kills 15, Lebanese health ministry says

By REUTERS