Arabic News Daily Page for 3/5/2003
Daily Edition - Wednesday, March 5, 2003
- Iraq's destruction of missiles 'positive' but still much more to be done, Annan
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan yesterday called Iraq's destruction of banned Al Samoud 2 missiles and its offer to provide more details on its VX nerve gas and anthrax a "positive development" but repeated the views of UN weapons inspectors that "there's much more to be done." Iraq-UN, Politics, 3/5/2003 - Annan voices optimism Cyprus deal can be finalized next week
Less than a week before he is to meet with the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot leaders in The Hague, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today voiced optimism that a solution can be found to enable a united Cyprus to join the European Union later this year. Turkey-Regional, Politics, 3/5/2003 - Moroccan, Spanish NGOs call for protection of Gibrlatar's ecosystem
Representatives of NGOs based in Northern Morocco and Southern Spain called, in a meeting convened last weekend in the Atlantic city of Larache, for the protection of Gibraltar's ecosystem. Morocco-Spain, Local, 3/5/2003 - Polisario camp's survivor recounts detention plight
Rachid Ghaleb, a Moroccan who was imprisoned by the Polisario before managing to flee last January, recounts the plight of Moroccans detained by the Polisario and cruelty that does not spare even the dead, who are denied Muslims rite sepulture and are buried in waste dumps. Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 3/5/2003