Word: saad
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...environmentally dangerous waste, especially to countries without the proven technology to dispose of it safely. In the past two years, some 3 million tons of hazardous waste have been transported from the U.S. and Western Europe on ships like the Pelicano to countries in Africa and Eastern Europe. Observed Saad M. Baba, third secretary in the Nigerian mission to the U.N.: "International dumping is the equivalent of declaring war on the people of a country." And if such wastes continue to proliferate, man will have all but declared war on the earth's environment -- and thus...
...relations with the Arab world were further complicated last week when, much to the surprise and embarrassment of the White House, the Senate voted to deny Kuwait sophisticated Maverick air-to-surface missiles just days before the Kuwaiti Prime Minister, Crown Prince Saad al-Abdullah al-Sabah, arrived in Washington. Kuwait would like to buy $l.9 billion worth of arms, including 40 F-18 jet fighters, of which the Mavericks are considered an essential feature...
...assassinated in 1981. Mubarak has expanded democratic freedoms at a time of severe economic problems and rising Islamic fundamentalism. When he was chosen for his first term in the tense period immediately after Sadat's death, "the big turnout was not for Mubarak, it was for Egypt," said Sociologist Saad Eddin Ibrahim. "This time the turnout...
...many rose to the veteran minister's defense. They noted that while he is sometimes viewed as the West's inveterate enemy, Yamani has often taken conciliatory stances. "Since the last few years have seen a deterioration in Saudi revenues, he may have been used as a scapegoat," said Saad-Eddin Ibrahim, a professor of political sociology at the American University in Cairo...
...spokesman at Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary said that there had been about 50 calls from "well-wishers" for both Saads, while MGH reported receiving about 25 calls for Saad...