Arabic News Weekly Edition for Algeria, 5/12/2003
Weekly Edition, Algeria - Week of May 12, 2003
- Algeria undergoes crisis of improving its image internationaly over tourists issue
The kidnapping of 31 European tourists with the majority of them Germans in the Algerian desert constituted a big challenge before the Algerian government and President Abdul Aziz Butaflika. Algeria, Local, 5/16/2003 - Algerian president congratulates King Mohammed on crown prince birth Algeria-Morocco, Politics, 5/16/2003
- Swiss press delegation meets with Omran, deputy premier on cooperation, ME issues
Omran stressed that the relations between Syria and Switzerland are based on cooperation and friendship expressing hope to develop them particularly in the field of economy and technology. Syria-Algeria-Switzerland, Politics, 5/15/2003 - Algerian FM signs golden book on morocco's crown prince birth Algeria-Morocco, Politics, 5/15/2003
- Lost European tourists found in the Algerian desert
The German foreign ministry yesterday announced it found several lost European tourists, missed in the Algerian desert including several Germans. Algeria-European Union, Local, 5/15/2003 - Algeria: seven were killed, 6 wounded in acts of violence Algeria, Local, 5/14/2003
- Rabat sees Sahara issue settlement based on autonomy within Moroccan kingty
Morocco's Communication minister and Government Spokesman, Nabil Benabdellah, said that a settlement of the Sahara issue should be based on "the principle of autonomy within clearly established Moroccan sovereignty." Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 5/13/2003 - Algerian prisoners rebel in Tazoult jail
A rebellion took place yesterday in Tazoult prison near Batna city to the East of the Algerian capital Algiers. Algeria, Local, 5/12/2003