Arabic News Weekly Edition for Algeria, 12/23/2002
Weekly Edition, Algeria - Week of December 23, 2002
- Al-Assad to visit Algeria today Syria-Algeria, Politics, 12/28/2002
- Morocco's socialist party urges EU to endeavor for release of moroccans detained by polisario
The Socialist Union of Popular Forces (USFP), led by former prime minister Abderrahmane Youssoufi, urged the European Parliament to endeavor by all means to obtain "the release without delay" of all Moroccans held by the Polisario secessionist movement in Tindouf (southwestern Algeria). Algeria-European Union, Politics, 12/28/2002 - AL chief confers with Bin Billa
Following the meeting Bin Billa warned that the US striking of Iraq will be of grave consequences not only against the Iraqi people but against the Arab nation as a whole Regional-Algeria, Politics, 12/25/2002 - Algeria hosts Maghreb federation meeting in January
Algerian minister in charge of the Maghreb and African affairs Abdul Qader Masahal yesterday announced that the foreign ministers of the Arab Maghreb federation will be meeting on January 3rd in Algiers to push forward the launching of the federation which had postponed a summit that was due in June in Algeria. Algeria-Maghreb, Politics, 12/24/2002 - Al Hayat: Moroccan FM calls UMA member-states' to be bold in addressing disputes
Benaissa further insisted on the existence of real and chronic problems that need to be settled with boldness and objectivity if the Arab Maghreb Union is to develop in a natural and effective manner, stressing that Morocco has never opposed the union activation provided it be based reality. Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 12/23/2002