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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France redoubled its diplomatic efforts  on Tuesday to save two French reporters held hostage in Iraq  ahead of a new deadline to scrap a school headscarf ban, as the  Islamic militant group Hamas called for the men's release.
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France redoubled its diplomatic efforts on Tuesday to save two French reporters held hostage in Iraq ahead of a new deadline to scrap a school headscarf ban, as the Islamic militant group Hamas called for the men's release.
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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 ...
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Two French journalists held hostage in Iraq were handed over to intermediaries yesterday, raising hopes that they would soon be freed.
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France remained hopeful on Sunday that two French hostages in Iraq would be freed and a religious fatwa issued in Iraq demanded their release.
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BAGHDAD/PARIS  - France said Friday two French  hostages held in Iraq were being well treated but there were  hurdles to overcome to secure their release.
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France said on Saturday it hoped Islamic militants were about to free two French hostages, but urged caution as fresh violence erupted in Iraq.
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Diplomatic efforts mount as a deadline nears for two French journalists held hostage in Iraq.
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Two French hostages held in Iraq are being well treated but there are hurdles to overcome to secure their release, officials said.
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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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As hopes dimmed that two French journalists held captive in Iraq would be freed soon, French President Jacques Chirac was to discuss the crisis with his foreign minister, who returned from a mission to the Middle East with no news of their imminent release.
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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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PARIS France&#39;s effort to secure the release of two French journalists held hostage in Iraq appeared to be in disarray Monday after a conservative member of Parliament and self-styled mediator revealed he had lost contact with the kidnappers over the
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France has vowed not to give in to the demands of terrorists who are holding two French journalists in Iraq. Militants calling themselves the Islamic Army in Iraq have said that they will release Georges Malbrunot
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Signs suggest hope for a possible release of the two French journalists held hostage in Iraq, Interior Minister Dominique de Villepin said Saturday.
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PARIS, Sept 29  - Paris on Wednesday remained tight-lipped about the fate of two French journalists abducted over a month ago in Iraq following the release of up to 10 hostages there, including two Italian female aid workers.