Libya
July 24, 2003
The Kadhafi Foundation, a charity headed by the son of Libyan president Moamer Kadhafi, Wednesday slammed the "murder" by US forces of toppled Iraqi p
Syrian dissident Maamun al-Homsi, who was jailed for five years in March on charges of seeking to change the constitution by force, has been admitted
Two US citizens are moving forward with a lawsuit against the Libyan government, claiming that the authorities tortured them during a four month prison sentence they completed in the Arab state in 198
July 23, 2003
A fierce earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.2 shook southwestern Turkey on Wednesday. The earthquake caused panic but no injuries or damag
July 9, 2003
The trial of six Bulgarians and a Palestinian accused of spreading an AIDS epidemic in Libya reopened but was adjourned again indefinitely Tuesday, co
Middle East trade show organizer Channels Exhibitions has announced the launch of Private Label Middle East, the region’s first branded products and contract manufacturing event. The show will be held
July 8, 2003
Libyan President Col. Moamer Kadhafi warned on Monday that African countries must not give Western states an opportunity to intervene militarily in Af
Israeli President Moshe Katsav arrived in the Turkish capital of Ankara on Tuesday for two days of talks on boosting relations with Israel’s main regi
July 1, 2003
The Libyan government has purchased the 39 percent stake formerly held by Israeli companies in Egypt’s Middle East Oil Refinery for $430 million. The Libyan party bought the shares from the state-owne
Cellucom, a distributor of mobile communication devices and accessories, opened its first store in Al-Ain, bringing to residents in the garden city a wide range of cellular phones and same-day service
June 30, 2003
The US Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) seeks to open trade opportunities "to create free and dynamic economies that can boost prosperity in the Arab world," according to Assistant Secretary
June 29, 2003
Libyan leader Moamer Gaddafi has agreed to boost cooperation with the European Union to curb the flow of illegal migrants from North Africa, an E.U. s
June 24, 2003
The General Directorate of Abu Dhabi Police in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Iridian Technologies have reported that the total number of enrolled IrisCode(R) templates of expelled persons has exc
June 22, 2003
On Saturday, rescuers were searching for some 200 people reported missing after their Libyan-owned boat capsized off of the Tunisian coast. Search ope
Turkish riot police on Saturday arrested around seventy people after violently breaking up a demonstration in Istanbul to protest the alleged torture