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| N Korea orders nationals in Libya 'not to return' |
| 2011-04-10 |
| [Indian Express] - North Korea has ordered its citizens in Libya not to return home in an apparent bid to block news of civil uprisings in the Arab World from reaching the isolated communist state, a report said on Sunday. Pyongyang, in a message sent to its embassy in Libya, told some 200 North Korean workers not to return and to follow local authorities' advice, Yonhap news agency said, citing a source familiar with North Korean affairs. The impoverished communist state sent hundreds of workers including doctors, nurses and construction labourers to oil-rich nations including Libya, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait to earn much-needed foreign cash, Yonhap said. Pyongyang and Tripoli have maintained close diplomatic ties, with Kadhafi described in the North as a "revolutionary comrade" of leader Kim Jong-Il, according to defectors from the North. Experts say the North has stepped up its campaign to block information on pro-democracy protests in the Arab World, fearing they could spark similar disturbances among its own people against the ruling Kim dynasty. |
| Posted by:Mike Ramsey |
| #2 Uh, uh, HOW GREEN WAS MY VALLEY [Not]!? THE GREEN MEADOW? THE BIG VALLEY? Gut nuthin. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2011-04-10 20:20 |
| #1 Norks in Libya reply, "Thank you!". |
| Posted by: Mike Ramsey 2011-04-10 11:16 |