France Hopeful for Hostages, Fatwa Demands Release
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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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France scrambled to secure the freedom of  two French journalists kidnapped by Iraqi militants who gave  Paris until Monday evening to drop its controversial ban on  Muslim headscarves in schools.
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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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PARIS : The captors of two French journalists allegedly put forward 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 has scrambled to secure the freedom of two French journalists kidnapped by Iraqi militants who gave Paris until Monday evening to drop its controversial ban on Muslim headscarves in schools.
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France pressed on with efforts to save two French journalists held hostage in Iraq on Thursday after a deadline to rescind a law banning Muslim headscarves in state schools passed without word from the kidnappers.
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France scrambled to secure the release of  two French journalists kidnapped in Iraq by militants who have  given Paris until Monday evening to drop its ban on Muslim  headscarves in schools.
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CAIRO : French Foreign Minister Michel Barnier made an impassioned plea to try to save the lives of two French journalists held hostage in Iraq as an ultimatum issued by their kidnappers neared expiry.
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DUBAI, Sept 28  - A purported French envoy seeking the release of two French journalists held hostage in Iraq told Al-Arabiya television Tuesday he had seen the pair and a deal had been reached for their release.
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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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Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa on Monday urged the release of the two French journalists kidnapped by Islamic militants in Iraq.
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Pleas from across the Arab and Muslim worlds played a key role in turning the minds of Islamic militants who abducted two French journalists in Iraq and freed them this week after a four-month ordeal, analysts ...
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The Iraqi kidnappers of two French reporters who have been missing since Aug. 20 today demanded a $5 million ransom as a condition for their release, according to a statement posted on an Islamic Web site.
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An anxious French government accelerated its diplomatic bid to save two French reporters held hostage in Iraq on Tuesday as a fresh kidnapper deadline neared for Paris to scrap a ban on Muslim headscarves in schools.
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The pan-Arab news network Al-Jazeera on Monday called for the release of two French hostages held captive in Iraq. In a statement, the channel condemned &quot;all acts that threaten the safety and security of journalists
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A senior French official called here for patience and discretion as efforts continued to secure the release of two French journalists held hostage in Iraq.
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France pressed on with efforts to save  two French journalists held hostage in Iraq on Thursday after a  deadline to rescind a law banning Muslim headscarves in state  schools passed without word from the kidnappers.