France slams hostages 'mediator'
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France says two unofficial mediators seeking to free two journalists kidnapped in Iraq are hindering official efforts.
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The French parliamentarian whose attempts to free two French hostages held in Iraq have provoked widespread official and media criticism hit back at attacks on his failed initiative.
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Iranâs state-run news agency attacked the French government today after the French foreign minister said the world should brace for war against Iran.
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In the framework of developments concerning the situation of hostages held in Iraq, the French TV quoted unofficial mediator that seeks to liberate the two kidnapped French hostages in Iraq, saying that he had met the two French held journalists Christian
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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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French media and authorities expressed anger on Sunday at an unofficial mission to free two French journalists taken hostage in Iraq more than six weeks ago, which came up empty-handed after promising imminent success.
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France last night dispatched its foreign minister, Michel Barnier, to the Middle East in an attempt to save the lives of two journalists kidnapped by Iraqi militants who have demanded that Paris revokes its ban on Islamic headscarves in schools.
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Two French journalists held hostage by Islamic militants in Iraq have called on Frances president to obey their kidnappers demand and rescind the ban on Muslim head scarves in schools to save their lives.
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PARIS - French President Jacques Chirac has lashed out at a private initiative to secure the release of two French hostages in Iraq as âinterferenceâ and said he hoped it would not thwart the delicate process, aides said Saturday.
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TWO French hostages held in Iraq were shown in a video today urging their government to revoke a ban on the Islamic scarf, while their kidnappers extended their deadline.
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The French government reacted coolly on Wednesday to a claim by a self-styled mediator that two French journalists kidnapped in Iraq could be released soon.
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The kidnapping of French journalists has sparked anger across a broad spectrum of the Muslim world.
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The kidnapping of two French journalists  in Iraq has injected new tension into France's debate over  banning Islamic headscarves in schools just as Paris was hoping  for a smooth start to the school year this week.
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The French government prepared for crisis talks Tuesday to save the lives of two journalists held hostage in Iraq, while aides to rebel cleric Muqtada al-Sadr called for the release of the reporters as a deadline set by their kidnappers neared.
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France says it does not yet know whether a French female journalist missing in Iraq since early on Wednesday has been taken hostage, and has urged journalists not to travel to Iraq.
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Reports say France is still talking to the kidnappers of two reporters after a deadline for their execution expires.
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French secret service agents on Thursday  debriefed two French journalists after their release from a  four-month hostage ordeal in Iraq, as a political storm raged  over a botched freelance attempt to free the men.