Arabic News Weekly Edition for Algeria, 2/24/2003
Weekly Edition, Algeria - Week of February 24, 2003
- Amnesty: Algeria promise of change but human rights issues remain unresolved
An Amnesty International delegation, returning after a two and a half year absence, concluded a two-week visit to Algeria, Amnesty International said. Algeria, Politics, 3/1/2003 - Kofi Annan calls for accelerating release of all moroccan POWs in Tindouf Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 2/28/2003
- La Tribune: Balkhadem stresses strategic relations with France
Algeria's foreign minister Abdul Aziz Balkhadem has announced that Algeria and France seek to "build a strategic partnership." Algeria-France, Politics, 2/28/2003 - Algeria: general strike overwhelms the country
The general federation of the Algerian workers which is considered the main trade unions for working in the country has announced that the working staff in all sectors have responded to a large scale national strike appeal decided yesterday and today, in protest of the deteriorated social conditions and government's reforms including plans to privatize state's owned establishments. Algeria, Politics, 2/26/2003 - Algeria: Six persons from the government's forces were killed
Algerian dailies issued on Sunday said that extremist Islamists killed 5 pro government persons in two separate meetings. Algeria, Local, 2/25/2003