Kuwaiti, Egyptian detainees set to be released from Guantanamo Bay News
Kuwaiti, Egyptian detainees set to be released from Guantanamo Bay

[JURIST] The Kuwaiti ambassador to Washington announced Sunday that five of the 11 Kuwaitis detained [JURIST report] at Guantanamo Bay [JURIST news archive] would "soon" be released to the government of Kuwait and tried before a court in that country. Sheikh Salem Abdullah al-Jaber al-Sabah did not provide a specific date but said the countries were in negotiations for the specifics of the hand-over process. AFP has more. Egypt's foreign minister also announced Sunday that one of the nation's four Guantanamo detainees would be freed. Earlier this month, another Egyptian detainee was released [JURIST report] after a military Combatant Status Review Tribunal [US DOD factsheet, PDF] determined he was improperly classified. The Pentagon said in early October that 247 Guantanamo detainees have been released, with 505 remaining in detention. AFP has more.

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Egypt President Anwar Sadat visits Israel

On November 19, 1977, Egyptian President Anwar Sadat visited Israel, becoming the first leader of an Arab nation to officially visit. Two years later, President Sadat became the first Arab leader to recognize Israel by signing the Egyptian-Israeli Peace Treaty. Read President Sadat's address to the Israeli Knesset.

Jay Treaty signed

On November 19, 1794, US Chief Justice John Jay and British foreign secretary Lord Grenville signed a treaty in Philadelphia under which British forces pulled out of the disputed Northwest Territory. Review the Jay Treaty.