Arabic News Daily Page for 3/20/2003
Daily Edition - Thursday, March 20, 2003
- Six armed men kidnapped from Makadishu, Kenya detains one al-Qaida suspect
Kenya's national security minister said yesterday that the Kenyan security forces arrested in collaboration with "Somali leaders" a man suspected to be a member in al-Qaida organization, while earlier reports indicated that American hirelings carried out this operation. Somalia, Politics, 3/20/2003 - Activities of Rabat capital of Arab culture for 2003 launched tonight
Rabat will officially launch activities featured as part of the Capital of Arab Culture for 2003 in a ceremony to be in Rabat held next Saturday, under the theme: "Morocco, land of encounters." Morocco-Regional, Culture, 3/20/2003 - Court adjourns Lebanese extradition case to March 26
Morocco's Supreme Court on Wednesday adjourned to March 26th the case of Lebanese national Hussein Hariri, who after escaping from Swiss prison, sought refuge in Morocco. Morocco-Lebanon, Judicial, 3/20/2003 - Bush administration provides Israel with 9 billion
The US administration informed Israel, just few hours before the beginning of the American war against Iraq after its approval of providing the special package of aid to Israel. Israel-USA, Politics, 3/20/2003 - Sanaa Security official, guards killed
An official at the Yemeni police announced that that a high ranking official in the terrorism fighting units was killed yesterday with two of his guards Yemen, Local, 3/20/2003