WORLD IN BRIEF : NORTH AFRICA : Mubarak, Kadafi OK Open Border
From Times staff and wire reports
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and Libyan leader Moammar Kadafi met briefly in Matruh, Egypt, and agreed that citizens of the two longtime foes will be allowed to travel freely across their common border. After the meeting, Kadafi called Mubarak his brother and said the conference has restored his hope that Arabs could unify in the face of “external threats.”
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