Arabic News Daily Page for 3/24/2003
Daily Edition - Monday, March 24, 2003
- Israel continues breaking in operations, Abbas starts consultations to form a Palestinian government
The Palestinian occupation forces Saturday broke into several Palestinian areas in the West Bank and Gaza. Three Palestinians were arrested in Dana village, al-Khalil district and three in Jenin area and other two in Beit Hanya to the north of Jerusalem under the pretext of throwing explosives under at Israeli cars. Palestine-Israel, Military, 3/24/2003 - Rabat postpones launching of Arab culture capital events
The Moroccan culture ministry it is postponing the official ceremony launching of "Rabat, Arab capital of culture" that was scheduled for Friday in Rabat. Morocco-Regional, Culture, 3/24/2003 - Spain releases 14 Maghrebans suspected of being al-Qaida militants
A Spanish judge has released 14 Maghrebans (north African) accused of being al-Qaida militants after it turned out that the suspected chemical weapons material found in their possession was only laundry detergent. Regional-Spain, Local, 3/24/2003 - On the escape of Iraq general in Denmark
The Danish BT daily said that the agents of the CIA had organized the escape of the opposition Iraqi Lt. Gen. Nizar al-Khazraji, the former chief of staff of the Iraqi army to Saudi Arabia via Germany Iraq-Denmark, Politics, 3/24/2003 - 100 million, a Japanese donation to Jordan because of war against Iraq
Japan announced yesterday it will give Jordan 100 milliondollars in aid to support it in withstanding the consequences of the war led by the USA against Iraq. Jordan-Japan, Economics, 3/24/2003