French Hopes for Speedy Iraq Hostage Release Fade
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Hopes for a speedy release of two French  hostages in Iraq gave way to expressions of doubt and concern  Tuesday after a statement setting out new demands for their  release was posted on a Web site.
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Hopes for a speedy release of two French hostages in Iraq gave way to expressions of doubt and concern Tuesday after a statement setting out new demands for their release was posted on a Web site.
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France says two journalists captured in Iraq are thought to be alive but there is no news on other captives.
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PARIS, Sep 8  (IPS) - The two French journalists kidnapped in Iraq more  than three weeks back are still in  captivity despite efforts by  French and Iraqi leaders to secure their freedom.
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The optimism that Paris expressed, at the end of last week, concerning releasing the kidnapped French journalists Chesnot and Malbrunot in Iraq, turned into caution at the beginning of this week.
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BAGHDAD  - A French national who claims he has secured a deal for the release of two French reporters kidnapped in Iraq last month said Wednesday he is waiting for a US authorization to extract the pair by air.
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Hopes faded today for the safe release of aid worker Margaret Hassan after the British government said it appeared her captors in Iraq had executed her.
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AMMAN, Jordan -- France is pressing on with efforts to secure the release of two French journalists held hostage in Iraq, after a deadline to revoke a law banning Muslim headscarves in schools passed without word from the kidnappers.
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Relatives of two French reporters held  hostage in Iraq waited anxiously on Wednesday for news of their  fate after a deadline for Paris to scrap a ban on Muslim  headscarves in schools apparently passed without incident.
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French media and authorities expressed anger on Sunday at an unofficial mission to free two French journalists taken hostage in Iraq more than six weeks ago, which came up empty-handed after promising imminent success.
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The two French journalists being held hostage in Iraq were still alive a few days ago and are likely to be freed, France&#39;s foreign minister said last night.
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THE French government remained tight-lipped today about the fate of two French journalists abducted over a month ago in Iraq as the release of up to 10 hostages there raised fresh hopes that they could be freed.
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Hopes For the release of a British hostage kidnapped in Baghdad were fading last night after the Iraqi Foreign Minister said his government would not bow to the kidnappers' demands.
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Hopes that Islamic militants will soon free two French hostages in Iraq rose on Friday, despite confusion over which group is now holding them.
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Officials in Paris reiterated Wednesday its cautious optimism that two French reporters and their Syrian driver held hostage in Iraq may be freed, as trucks bearing their pictures criss-crossed the city.
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France was torn between hope and doubt about its two hostages in Iraq on Wednesday after a purported French negotiator announced their imminent release but officials insisted they knew nothing about his efforts.
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Two French hostages in Iraq could be freed by the end of the week if US forces open a &quot;security corridor&quot; to allow their captors to free them, an adviser to a self-appointed French negotiator said on Wednesday.