Arabic News Weekly Edition for Bahrain, 11/25/2002
Weekly Edition, Bahrain - Week of November 25, 2002
- Syria, Bahrain for boosting trade relations
Syria's Minister of Economy and Foreign Trade, Ghasan al-Refaee and a Bahraini Commerce Chamber delegation headed by the Chamber Deputy, Yousef al-Saleh discussed yesterday cooperation in the banking sector between the two states and the possibility of establishing Syrian- Bahraini joint bank in Damascus. Syria-Bahrain, Economics, 11/29/2002 - AL chief confers with Bahrain's Cabinet affairs minister Bahrain-Regional, Politics, 11/27/2002
- Adel Fleifel status uncertain
An official source in the Bahraini national security department announced on Monday evening that reservations were made on the former state security intelligence officer col. Adel Fleifel who returned on Monday to Bahrain in the framework of the "right to return," guaranteed by the constitution in Bahrain according to article 17. Bahrain, Politics, 11/27/2002 - Demanding trial of former Bahraini intelligence officer over torture
Some 1500 Bahraini took part in a sit in called for by Bahraini political societies in front of the ministry of justice in the capital Manama in protest of the return of former intelligence officer Adel Fleifel to Bahrain. He is accused of committing violations of human rights and of practicing torture. Bahrain, Politics, 11/25/2002