Italy looks for Arab support to free hostages in Iraq
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ROME : A top Italian official leaves for the Middle East to seek the help of Arab countries to secure the release of two female Italian aid workers taken hostage in Iraq.
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Italy's small Muslim community took part in demonstrations around the country on Saturday to add its voice to a chorus of calls for the release of two Italian female aid workers abducted in Iraq last week.
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An Italian envoy flew to the Middle East  on Thursday to urge freedom for two female Italian aid workers  held in Iraq as the French government and opposition showed  rare unity to appeal for the release of two Frenchmen.
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Italy&#39;s small Muslim community took part in demonstrations around the country on Saturday to add its voice to a chorus of calls for the release of two Italian female aid workers abducted in Iraq last week.
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France's government and opposition showed  rare unity in appealing for the release of two Frenchmen held  in Iraq as an Italian envoy flew to the Middle East on Thursday  to urge freedom for two female Italian aid workers.
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The Italian government and opposition parties closed ranks Wednesday in hopes of securing the release of two humanitarian aid workers and two of their Iraqi colleagues kidnapped in Baghdad on Tuesday.
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Iraq's interim President Ghazi al-Yawar vowed Friday to do all he could to obtain the release of two Italian women aid workers held hostage, as Muslim leaders in Rome recorded prayers on their behalf.
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The two Italian hostages recently released by captors in Iraq have stirred anger among some with their criticism of the country's participation in the war.
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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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A colleague of an Italian journalist abducted in Iraq said she received a call from the cell phone of Giuliana Sgrena on Saturday &#151; but heard no voices, only Arabic music in the background &#151; as Italians hoped the strongly anti-war stance of Sgrena's paper could help win her release.
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Italy&#39;s Foreign Minister Franco Frattini Sunday said he will travel to the Middle East to push ahead with efforts aimed at securing the release of two female aid workers taken hostage in Iraq.
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BAGHDAD, Iraq - Two Italian and two Iraqi aid workers kidnapped this month in Iraq were freed Tuesday after three weeks in captivity, Italy's prime minister said. Four Egyptian workers abducted last week were also freed, according to their employer...
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DOHA, Qatar  - Italy's Foreign Minister Franco  Frattini, on a Gulf tour to try to save two Italian women  hostages in Iraq, Tuesday called for their release but said  Rome would never listen to any kidnappers threats.
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Italian politicians agree to work together to try to secure the release of two women kidnapped in Iraq.
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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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Iraq's president  is set to meet Italy's prime minister as Rome works to free two women hostages in Baghdad.
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The Italian foreign minister will travel to the Middle East in an effort to secure the release of two Italian women aid workers kidnapped in Iraq.