Arabic News Weekly Edition for Libya, 8/19/2002
Weekly Edition, Libya - Week of August 19, 2002
- Sahel, Sahara grouping winds proceedings in Libya
The 8th session of the executive council of the Sahel and Sahara grouping wound up its proceedings yesterday under chairmanship of Ali Al-Turaiky, secretary of popular committee of the African unity. Libya-Regional, Politics, 8/24/2002 - Libya denounces Washington's criticism on human rights committee issue
Libya on Friday denounced American statements which expressed Washington's concern towards the possibility of Libya's presidency of the UN human rights committee for 2003. Libya-USA, Politics, 8/24/2002 - IGAD's meetings start in Tripoli
al-Tureiki renewed the condemnation of the coalition to terrorism, stressing that fighting terrorism is the responsibility of the international community as a whole. He called for convening an international conference defining the concept of terrorism, and dealing with its reasons as well as making a clear distinction between terrorism and people's right to resist occupation and repression. Libya-Regional, Politics, 8/23/2002 - Libyan- Sudanese coordination
The secretary general of the people's general committee for African unity in Libya Ali Abdul Salaam al-Tureiki on Tuesday evening received a telephone call from the chairman of the Sudanese democratic coalition Muhammad Othman al-Meirghani in which he stressed his care to maintain coordination and consultation with Libya concerning Sudan's unity Libya-Sudan, Politics, 8/22/2002 - Niger's president in Libya for bilateral talks
Libya and Niger have stressed their identical view points concerning African, regional and international issues during the talks held between Libya’s Leader of the Revolution Colonel Muammar al Qathafi and Niger's President Muhammad Kanja and the delegations representing the two countries. Libya-Niger, Politics, 8/20/2002 - Libya summons the British ambassador Libya-UK, Politics, 8/19/2002