French hostages said to be alive
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A French Muslim delegation in Iraq says they have proof that two French hostages held by Islamic militants are alive, even though France
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PARIS, Sept 6  - The captors of two French journalists allegedly put forward Monday new demands for their release, but French officials cast doubt on the authenticity of the demands and remained cautiously optimistic about securing their release.
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France said on Monday there were indications that two French hostages held in Iraq will be freed and a Muslim negotiator said talks over their release were in the "delivery phase."
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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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PARIS - Two French journalists freed after being held captive in Iraq arrived in Paris Wednesday, saying they never lost hope during their four-month ordeal.
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The managing editor of France's Le Figaro newspaper told a radio station Thursday that two French journalists held hostage in Iraq were still believed alive, even after militants' deadline passed for Paris to ...
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TWO French journalists returned to a heroâs welcome last night after 124 days in captivity in Iraq and explained how they saved their lives by convincing their kidnappers they were not Americans but French, and friends of Iraq.
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Two French journalists who have been held hostage in Iraq since August say they are &quot;in good health&quot; in a video that has been given to their families, the brother of one of the journalists says.
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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 that Islamic militants will soon free two French hostages in Iraq are rising, despite confusion over which group is now holding them.
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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.
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Two French journalists taken hostage in Iraq in August are still alive, and &quot;indirect&quot; negotiations have resumed to try to free them, French Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin told officials and party leaders.
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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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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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Hopes of a swift end to the French  hostage crisis rose early Friday, after the Le Figaro newspaper  that employs one of the two captives said the men were now  being held by Iraqi guerrillas willing to negotiate their  release.
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Hopes rose for two French journalists held hostage in Iraq after the French ambassador said they were alive and well and a visiting group of French Muslims voiced confidence the pair would be freed.
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TWO Italian aid workers being held hostage in Iraq are alive, Jordan's King Abdullah II said in an interview published today.