Arabic News Daily Page for 3/17/2004
Daily Edition - Wednesday, March 17, 2004
- Two minutes on TV for each electoral candidate; Algeria completes preparation for the elections
The Algerian prime minister Ahmad Yahya, chairman of the preliminary committee for the Presidential elections said that some 18 persons, are eligible to election on April 8, warning that the Algerian authorities will not permit threatening stability and security during the election process. Algeria, Politics, 3/17/2004 - Saudi Arabia announces the killing of al-Qaida official responsible for al-Kaleij operations
News reports quoted a Saudi Arabian security sources as saying that Khaled Ali al-Haj of the Yemeni nationality who was killed in a clash with the security men in the capital Riyadh is the responsible person for al-Qaida organization operations in Saudi Arabia and the Gulf region. Saudi Arabia, Local, 3/17/2004 - Four American missionaries, one German, one Dutch were killed; Bremer to Kurds: Saddam will pay for Halabja massacre
The American civil administrator of Iraq, Paul Premer, promised the Kurds, during his participation in a celebration of Halabja massacre anniversary that the toppled Iraqi President Saddam Hussein and his aides will be tried over the chemical attack which resulted in killing 5,000 persons in this city 16 years ago. Iraq, Politics, 3/17/2004