Arabic News Weekly Edition for Algeria, 4/12/2004
Weekly Edition, Algeria - Week of April 12, 2004
- Polisario established links with Algerian terrorist group GSPC and Afghan war veterans, politologist
The Algerian-backed separatist movement "Polisario" has established links with Algerian terrorist group GSPC (French acronym for Salafist Group for predication and Combat) and radical Islamists, mainly Afghan war veterans, according to a French politologist. Algeria-Morocco, Politics, 4/17/2004 - Meeting with Butaflika: Chirac: Unilateral change of Palestinian borders of grave, regrettable consequences
The French President Jacque Chirac yesterday considered in Algeria that any change of borders between the Israelis and the Palestinians unilaterally will constitute "unprecedented and regrettable event" in a direct answer to the promise given by the American president George W. Bush to Israel on Wednesday. Algeria-France, Politics, 4/16/2004 - Chirac : Sahara Issue should be Settled part of Maghreb Integration
French president Jacques Chirac, insisted in Algiers Thursday that the "Sahara issue should be settled part of Maghreb integration." Algeria-France, Politics, 4/16/2004 - Algerian army refutes allegations of the socialist forces front over elections
In a statement issued by the Algerian official news agency, the Algerian defense ministry yesterday denied that the official at the military intelligence department Gen. Tawfiq Medyan had contacted the leader of the socialist forces, Hussein Ayat Ahmad, and proposed to him taking part in the presidential elections which took place recently. Algeria, Politics, 4/16/2004 - Polisario member gets 5-year prison sentence for stealing explosives in mauritania
A member of the Algerian-backed separatist movement "Polisario" was sentenced, in Nouakchott Tuesday, by a Mauritanian court to five years in prison for stealing and selling explosives. Mauritania-Algeria, Politics, 4/15/2004 - French President to visit Algeria
France president Jacque Chirac will on Thursday pay a visit to Algeria. Sources at the Algerian Presidency said that the visit was not be scheduled until two days before. Algeria-France, Politics, 4/14/2004 - Algerian constitutional council confirms Butaflika winning of the elections
The Algerian constitutional council has confirmed results of the Algerian Presidential elections which took place last week and were won by the Algerian President Abdul Aziz Butaflika for a second term of office for five years. This has followed studying the file of the voting process and the cassation and reports of observers. Algeria, Politics, 4/13/2004 - Algerian army leadership refuse to receive Benflis, Saadi
Algerian party sources disclosed that the army commander in chief lt. Gen. Muhammad al-Ammari refused to receive the two candidates for Presidency Ali Benflis and Saeed Saadi who called on the military establishment to interfere after announcing the results of presidential elections which were won by Abdul Aziz Butaflika. Algeria, Politics, 4/12/2004 - King Mohammed, Bouteflika highlight need to hold Arab summit soon
King Mohammed VI of Morocco and Algerian president Abdelaziz Bouteflika highlighted Friday the need to hold the Arab summit as soon as possible in Tunisia. Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 4/12/2004