1.   But today, hundreds of other Algerian intellectuals, journalists and artists, now branded enemies of Islam, cannot get French visas.

2.   French visas are nearly impossible to get, because France shut down its consulates in Algeria long before the latest bombings.

3.   French Foreign Ministry spokesman Jacques Rummelhardt declined to comment on whether Mobutu had requested a French visa for medical treatment.

4.   He is one of thousands of Ivorians every year who strive with false documents to get the passport to a new life -- through a French visa.

5.   He was given a French visa on Wednesday.

6.   In Paris a French foreign ministry spokesman said Maskhadov had been granted a French visa ahead of his anticipated attendance at the Council of Europe debate.

7.   A foreign affairs spokesman also said the department had no knowledge of any case in which an Australian was refused a French visa.

8.   A foreign affairs spokesman said the department had no knowledge of any case in which an Australian was refused a French visa.

9.   Prince Sirivudh, a former foreign minister, was issued a French visa on Wednesday.