Arabic News Weekly Edition for Algeria, 12/15/1997
Weekly Edition, Algeria - Week of December 15, 1997
- Bomb kills 3 in Algeria
The 3 men, members of one of the anti-terrorist militias known as "patriots" were killed on Friday when they were entering a building in Ouled Allel. Algeria, Military, 12/20/1997 - Death sentence for 19, imprisonment for 14
The Algerians were charged with organizing terrorist groups in the areas of Aqaba and Bab Al Lewa'a in the Algerian capital Algiers in addition to masterminding many terrorist activities. Algeria, Judicial, 12/20/1997 - Algerian Hamas conference postponed
The postponment of the Algerian Peaceful Society Movement conference to an indefinite date was due to the numerous differences among those who support and those who oppose the party's current leaders. Algeria, Politics, 12/18/1997 - Algerian criticism for Amnesty International report
The director of the Algerian Human Rights Observing Committee criticized this report and stated that this non-governmental organization exceeded its role when it tried to impose on international public opinion its view that there is no government in Algeria. Algeria, Politics, 12/18/1997 - Terrorists kill 5 in Algeria
No one claimed responsibility for the killing, the latest in a series of massacres of civilians in Blida province. Algeria, Military, 12/18/1997