51.   Security forces detained the activists on the grounds that they did not have a prior permission from authorities to stage a demonstration.

52.   Shipping companies not registered in either mainland China or Taiwan need prior permission from Beijing in order to even seek the approval.

53.   Syrian authorities began Wednesday to partially lift currency exchange controls, authorizing Syrians to make some foreign-currency transactions without prior permission.

54.   The authorities also on Wednesday authorized Syrian nationals to make some foreign-currency transactions on their accounts without prior permission.

55.   The cafe opened only last month without having received prior permission from authorities, according to Xinhua.

56.   The cafe opened only one month ago without having received prior permission from the authorities, according to Xinhua.

57.   The Danish government told Ankara that the meeting had been organized without prior permission from local authorities, Akbel said.

58.   The draft bill bars insurance companies from ceasing their operations in the Saudi market without obtaining prior permission from SAMA.

59.   The government has also specifically instructed local officials that no new political parties be allowed to set up offices in the provinces without prior permission.

60.   The law prevents the PLO or Palestinian Authority from opening a mission in East Jerusalem without prior Israeli permission, or organising public meetings there.