Journalist Mohamed Fadel Fahmy and CNN's Amir Ahmed and Saad Abedine contributed to this report.
In the days after his capture, Fadel said he was beaten and burned with cigarettes.
Their captors initially thought both men were Israelis and that Fadel was working for the Mossad.
Fadel said that despite his ordeal he wants to return to Iraq once security improves.
"Going to Iraq was a personal goal" because of his Arab heritage, Fadel said.
CNN's Ivan Watson and Salma Abdelaziz and Journalist Mohamed Fadel Fahmy contributed to this report.
CNN's Ben Wedeman and Jill Dougherty, and journalist Mohamed Fadel Fahmy contributed to this report.
CNN's Mohamed Fadel Fahmy, Saad Abedine, Ed Payne and Matt Smith contributed to this report.
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Fadel expanded with four employees and a freelancer, who helped in retail and design areas.
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And indeed, when questioned by police investigators, Fadel admitted he made the whole attack up.
CNN's Amir Ahmed, Yousuf Basil and Hamdi Alkhshali and journalist Mohamed Fadel Fahmy contributed to this report.
CNN's Mohamed Fadel Fahmy, Arwa Damon, Amir Ahmed, Hamdi Alkhshali and Joe Sterling contributed to this report.
Fadi Fadel, 33, was released April 16 and returned to Montreal last week to reunite with his family.
CNN's Salma Abdelaziz and Ingrid Formanek, and journalists Ian Lee and Mohamed Fadel Fahmy contributed to this report.
"During the first 48 hours, it was a nightmare for me, " Fadel said.
Initially, Fadel was frustrated by her limited resources, since she had to apply her own savings to the venture.
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While the media published the account without a shred of suspicion, the police found Fadel's account hard to believe.
Yet defeat could end Mr Menem's hopes, says Mario Fadel, Frepaso's would-be vice-governor.
"In this industry booms can turn to busts quickly, " says Fadel Gheit, an oil analyst at Oppenheimer in New York.
Feeding off inspirational quotes and success stories, Fadel has stayed positive as she trudged amid the difficulties fledgling enterprises face.
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Exxon s stock was in the penalty box for five years because of un-quantified risk, said Fadel Gheit, an analyst at Oppenheimer.
CNN's Mohamed Fadel Fahmy, Ivan Watson, Yesim Comert, Amir Ahmed, Saad Abedine, Mohammed Tawfeeq and Joe Sterling contributed to this report.
CNN's Barbara Starr, Ben Wedeman, Elise Labott, Salma Abdelaziz and Yasmin Amer and journalist Mohamed Fadel Fahmy contributed to this report.
Journalists Mohamed Fadel Fahmy and Ian Lee and CNN's Josh Levs, Ben Wedeman, Samira Said and Joe Sterling contributed to this report.
Fadel said he was getting ready for bed when men stormed the house, blindfolded him and tied his hands behind his back.
CNN's Ben Wedeman and journalist Mohamed Fadel Fahmy contributed to this report.
CNN's Reza Sayah and journalist Mohamed Fadel Fahmy reported from Cairo, Egypt.
CNN's Josh Levs, Saad Abedine, Ben Wedeman, and Dan Rivers and journalists Mohamed Fadel Fahmy and Ian Lee contributed to this report.
Fadel, who works for the International Rescue Committee, managed a UNICEF-funded program that provides humanitarian assistance to vulnerable children and youths in southern Iraq.
And it will take weeks or even months for the winners to form an effective coalition government, said Fadel Lamen, president of the American-Libyan Council.
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