Arabic News Daily Page for 4/9/2004
Daily Edition - Friday, April 9, 2004
- Two from Jerusalem, 3 Japanese, 8 Koreans, One British are kidnapped, the wave of kidnapping foreigners in Iraq
In a development which is the first of its kind in Iraq, armed groups yesterday, in separate operations kidnapped two persons from Jerusalem, one of them carries an Israeli passport, three Japanese and threatened to burn them alive within three days unless Tokyo withdraws its forces from Iraq, in addition to one British and 8 Southern Koreans one of them had fled while the other 7 were released later. Iraq, Military, 4/9/2004 - Jordan FM confers with Qurei' on summit arrangements
The Jordanian Foreign minister Marwan Muasher yesterday discussed in Amman with the Palestinian prime minister Ahmad Qurei' arrangements concerning the Arab summit and the Israeli separation plans. Jordan-Palestine, Politics, 4/9/2004 - Twenty eight e-government services on line
Morocco counts 28 e-government on line services, with the launching of two new services via the internet, an official source announced. Morocco, Local, 4/9/2004 - FIFA President: Morocco's 2010 Cup Bid in Good Hands
Morocco's candidacy to host the 2010 world football cup finals is "on the right path and in good hands," said here this Thursday president of the International Football federation, Joseph Sepp Blatter, at the end of a two-day visit to the Kingdom. Morocco, Sports, 4/9/2004 - Spanish court indicts two Moroccans over participation in Madrid blasts
A Spanish court indicted and sent to jail on Wednesday two Moroccans over collaboration with a terrorist gang, in connection with last March 11 terrorist attacks in the capital city of Madrid. Morocco-Spain, Local, 4/9/2004