Egypt calls for release of hostages in Iraq
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Egypt on Saturday called for the immediate release of Egyptians and other nationals taken hostage in violence-ravaged Iraq. &quot;Egypt is against the practice of hostage-taking to
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The French government, in crisis mode, on Sunday called for the release of two French journalists kidnapped in Iraq by Islamic militants demanding that Paris rescind a ban on headscarves in state schools.
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Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi appealed for the liberation of Kenneth Bigley, the British engineer being held hostage in Iraq, official media said.
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The British government and the brother of a British hostage in Iraq have appealed for his release on pan-Arab satellite television.
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GAZA: The Palestinian Islamic militant group, Hamas, called on Tuesday for the release of two French journalists held hostage in Iraq, saying it could add to the isolation of Israel and the United States.
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Four Egyptian engineers working for a  telecoms company in Iraq have been kidnapped, Al Arabiya  television said Sunday.
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Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini appealed to Arab countries on Monday to help win the release of two Italian hostages as an apparent deadline to kill them drew near.
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Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak said  Israel may release more Palestinian prisoners than expected as  part of a possible deal covering the release of an Israeli  soldier held by Palestinians.
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As the fate of a British hostage remains unclear, two Egyptian engineers have been kidnapped from their Baghdad office Thursday night, an Iraqi Interior Ministry official says.
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Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has appealed for the release of the British hostage in Iraq Ken Bigley.
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France's foreign minister appealed Monday for the release of two French journalists abducted in Baghdad, saying the French respect all religions.
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The French Foreign Minister has called for the release of two French journalists being held hostage by Islamist kidnappers in Iraq.
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France&#39;s interior minister demanded Sunday the release of two French journalists believed kidnapped by Islamic militants in Iraq.
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France's government and leaders of its Muslim minority urged Iraqi militants Sunday to free two French journalists they were holding hostage in a bid to force Paris to revoke its ban on Muslim headscarves in schools.
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The British and Irish governments have called for the immediate release of Magaret Hassan, the kidnapped director of CARE International in Iraq.
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Arabic-language news channel Al-Jazeera has reported hostage-takers in Iraq are demanding Indonesia&#39;s government release Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Ba&#39;asyir in exchange for two female hostages.
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The British government Friday urgedthe kidnappers in Iraq to release Margaret Hassan, director of CARE International in the country, after her video was aired by Arabian-language TV channel al-Jazeera.