Arabic News Weekly Edition for Algeria, 8/18/2003
Weekly Edition, Algeria - Week of August 18, 2003
- NGO says French association report on Moroccan POWs is only part of horrible reality
The revelations of the French association "France Liberte" that denounced the imprisonment of Moroccan prisoners of war in inhumane conditions, is only a part of an irreversible reality in Tindouf sequestration camps, the Association of Defense of Sahrawi Refugees in Tindouf (ADESETI) said. Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 8/23/2003 - French association denounces Algeria and Polisario's liberation of Moroccan POWs by batches
The French association "France Liberte" denounced Algeria and Polisario separatists' liberation by batches of Moroccan prisoners as "a contradictory with international humanitarian law." Algeria-France, Politics, 8/22/2003 - King Mohammed: No bargaining over Moroccan Sahara
Morocco's King Mohammed VI on Wednesday voiced outright rejection of any bargaining over the Moroccan Sahara and stressed that Morocco remains open to constructive and open dialogue. Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 8/21/2003 - High-jacking attempt against an Algerian plane foiled
The Algerian official news agency has announced the foiling of an attempt to highjack one of the Algerian airlines planes yesterday, Tuesday. Algeria, Local, 8/20/2003 - Morocco denounces hideous exploitation of situation of Moroccan POWs in southern Algeria
"Algeria's responsibility in this issue, as in all the aspects of the Moroccan Sahara question is clear, " Fassi Fihri underlined Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 8/19/2003 - French rights body accuses Algeria, Polisario of killing, torturing Moroccan pows
France Liberte, a leading rights body, accused Algeria and its puppet Polisario separatist group of torturing and killing Moroccan POWs in Tindouf (south-western Algeria, and Blida (northern Algeria). Algeria-France, Politics, 8/18/2003 - Liberation of detained in Tindouf is a priority for ICRC
The liberation of people detained in Tindouf, southwestern Algeria, "is a priority for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)," an ICRC official said. Algeria-Morocco, Politics, 8/18/2003