Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir is playing a contradictory role in the South Sudanese referendum.

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Sudan's Culture Minister Amin Hassan Omar and Jibril Ibrahim, a top rebel official, signed Tuesday's agreement.

CNN: Sudan, rebels sign prisoner release deal

The arrested man was named as Yassin Hassan Omar, a Somalian-born man sought in connection with the Warren Street attack.

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The proceedings center on the alleged kidnapping of Osama Nasr Mostafa Hassan, an Egyptian-born Muslim cleric also known as Abu Omar, in February 2003.

CNN: Berlusconi may be called in CIA 'kidnap' trial

Nicolo Pollari resigned over the affair in which Hassan Mustafa Osama Nasr, an Egyptian imam also known as Abu Omar, was snatched from a Milan street.

BBC: Italy upholds verdict on CIA agents in rendition case

Hassan Mustafa Osama Nasr, an Egyptian cleric better known as Abu Omar, was living in Milan when he was snatched off the street in daylight and flown to two US bases in Europe before being transferred to Egypt.

BBC: Italy's ex-spy chief convicted over 2003 CIA rendition