Arabic News Weekly Edition for Algeria, 2/2/2004
Weekly Edition, Algeria - Week of February 2, 2004
- ICRC meets families of Moroccan prisoners held in Algeria
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said in Geneva Thursday it has recently visited families of Moroccans held captive in Algeria to comfort them by giving them some of their relatives' whereabouts. Algeria-Morocco, Politics, 2/6/2004 - Algerian security forces kill 8 gunmen Algeria, Local, 2/6/2004
- Butaflika invites international observers to supervise the elections
The Algerian President Abdul Aziz Butaflika has stressed his determination to invite international observers to investigate the transparency of the forthcoming presidential elections. Algeria, Politics, 2/5/2004 - Algerian- Chinese cooperation in fuels
Chinese President Hu Jintau concluded a state visit to Algeria yesterday. An Algerian official source announced that the two countries decided on this occasion to boost their economic partnership forward, especially in the field of fuels by signing "a framework agreement. " Algeria-China, Politics, 2/5/2004 - al-Khabar: Algeria summons the Saudi ambassador over Abbas Madani
Press sources in Algeria said that the Algerian foreign ministry summoned the Saudi Ambassador in Algeria asking for explanations to "the appearance " of Abbas Madani, the chairman of the banned Islamic front for salvation in "an official reception attended by the Saudi King Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz. Algeria-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 2/5/2004 - Chinese President in Algeria
The Chinese President, Hu Jantau, arrived yesterday in Algiers in a state visit which will last for two days to be concentrated in particular on developing economic relations, especially signing bilateral agreements in the field of energy and communications. Algeria-China, Politics, 2/4/2004 - Algerian army kills 10 members of al-Salafeyah group
This is, however, the first time in which an Algerian official source talks clearly about a western country, in remarks to Germany, which paid the ransom for releasing its citizens. The German papers expected that this ransom which Berlin did not admit to have paid to be estimated at five million Euros. Algeria, Local, 2/4/2004 - Al-Oroush links negotiations to approval of Amazigh as an official language
Tansiqeyat al-Oroush ( the largest tribes in Kbylie berber area) threatened to stop negotiations with the Algerian government and resume demonstrations if the latter ( the government) does not vow to use the Amazigh language as an official through other means excluding the referendum. Algeria, Politics, 2/2/2004