Arabic News Weekly Edition for Algeria, 7/8/2002
Weekly Edition, Algeria - Week of July 8, 2002
- Algeria: The killing of 15 security officials links terrorism to drugs
He added that the investigations carried out by the security departments concerned in 1995 reached one result which is that the main source for financing the Islamic groups is drugs and that a "religious Fatwa was released permitting drug trading to ensure necessary financing for the activities of these groups." Algeria, Local, 7/11/2002 - Moroccan FM calls Algeria to end ordeal of Moroccans detained on its territory
Moroccan minister of foreign affairs and cooperation, Mohamed Benaissa, on Monday called Algeria to end the ordeal of Moroccan prisoners held on its soil by the Polisario separatist group which is finding shelter in Algeria. Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 7/10/2002 - Annan calls for early release of Moroccans remaining under detention in Algeria
The United Nations Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, on Monday hailed the release of 101 Moroccans who were detained on Algerian territory and called for the early release of the remaining 1,260 prisoners Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 7/10/2002 - 101 Moroccans detained in Algeria return back home
A group of 101 Moroccans who have been detained in Algeria by the Polisario separatists returned to Morocco on Sunday, after having spent over 20 years in Polisario jails. Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 7/9/2002 - Algeria: Six persons slaughtered near al-Medya
An armed group on Sunday killed 6 persons including four youngsters in Harbil village near al-Medya village to the north of the Algerian capital, Algiers, according to witnesses from the areas. Algeria, Local, 7/9/2002 - Algeria urges the Arabs to invest in it
Algeria's Prime Minister Ali Bin Flis has stressed that his country has "important and varied opportunities for Arab and Gulf investors, in particular" in the business field. Algeria-Regional, Economics, 7/8/2002