Arabic News Daily Page for 3/2/2004
Daily Edition - Tuesday, March 2, 2004
- Khartoum suspends contacts with the opposition national coalition
Sudanese press reports said that the Khartoum government suspended contacts with the opposition national coalition which it had signed with its chairman a framework agreement in December 2003. Sudan, Politics, 3/2/2004 - Acts of protests in Algeria over formation of electoral committee
Acts of violence erupted in Jejil province to the east of Algiers during which the demonstrators on Saturday and Sunday stole public buildings's contents in protest of organizing ballot centers for the presidential elections due on April 8th, 2004. Algeria, Politics, 3/2/2004 - Sharon visits Washington this month to win support for the separation plan
The Israeli foreign minister Silvan Shalom said yesterday the Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon will visit Washington this month in an attempt to get the consent of the US on his plan aiming at removing most of the settlements in Gaza. Israel-USA, Politics, 3/2/2004 - Morocco rules out granting asylum to Haitian president
The Moroccan government has ruled out granting asylum to Haitian President Jean Bertrand Aristide who fled his country in the face of rebellion. Morocco-Haiti, Politics, 3/2/2004 - Media production hits 1.5 billion a year
Information Minister Safwat Al-Sherif said in speech to a conference on Information and Multimedia, that Egyptian media was up to meet the challenges of today's globalization. Egypt, Economics, 3/2/2004 - French company's contract for Casablanca sanitation, worth annual 12 mln euros
French group Suez, which won a contract for the management of waste and sanitation in Casablanca, said the 2nd largest contract it obtained, after Sao Paulo's, will yield an annual 12 million Euros annually, over 10 years. Morocco-France, Business, 3/2/2004 - Some 426,000 new jobs created in Morocco in 2003, official
Some 426,000 new jobs were created in Morocco in 2003, including 63% of unpaid jobs (family aid or apprenticeship) said the high planning commissioner. Morocco, Economics, 3/2/2004 - French embassy in Yemen raises protection level
The French embassy in Sanaa decided to raise security protection level for its building and for all the French interests in Yemen because of security fears. Yemen-France, Local, 3/2/2004