Arabic News Weekly Edition for Algeria, 10/11/2004
Weekly Edition, Algeria - Week of October 11, 2004
- Former Algerian party leader: 'outbidding' over Sahara Issue aims at sowing hatred
The Sahara is Moroccan and what is happening currently is just "outbidding" over the issue to "sow hatred and animosity between two peoples," said Abbassi Madani, former Secretary General of the Algerian "Islamic Salvation Front" party (FIS - now dissolved). Algeria-Morocco, Politics, 10/16/2004 - Sahara Moroccanity a constant postulate of the Kingdom, Prime minister
The Moroccanity of the Sahara is one of the constant postulate of the Kingdom, King, government and people, insisted Moroccan Premier, Driss Jettou adding that in the Sahara "we are on our territory, among our citizens, full of our attachment to national constancies..." Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 10/16/2004 - List of co-sponsors of Algerian resolution on Moroccan Sahara rapidly falling apart, diplomats
The list of the co-sponsors of the Algerian resolution on the Moroccan Sahara dossier presented to the UN General Assembly fourth committee is rapidly falling apart, diplomatic sources said in New York on Tuesday. Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 10/14/2004 - Butaflika: legislation to end state monopoly on education
The Algerian President Abdul Aziz Butaflika announced on Monday that legislation will be approved to end the country s monopoly on the higher education sector. But he did not green light the foundation of private universities. Algeria, Education, 10/13/2004 - Algiers failed to have draft resolution on Moroccan Sahara adopted at the UN
Algeria failed to make members of the UN General Assembly 4th committee adopt its draft resolution on the Moroccan Sahara, as they preferred to put off making their decision 48 hours to allow parties reach a consensual text. Algeria-Morocco, Politics, 10/13/2004 - King Mohammed VI reiterated willingness to find a way out to the Sahara issue
King Mohammed VI of Morocco reiterated his willingness to find a way out to the Sahara issue, opposing Morocco and the Algeria-backed Polisario movement that claims separation of the Moroccan southern provinces, a story ran by the Egyptian "October" weekly said. Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 10/13/2004 - NGO makes urgent call to lift siege on population sequestered in Tindouf Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 10/13/2004
- Algeria refuses any political settlement to the Moroccan Sahara issue, diplomat
Algeria refuses and hinders any political settlement to the Moroccan Sahara issue, Mohamed Bennouna, Moroccan permanent representative to the United Nations told the national radio on Sunday night. Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 10/12/2004 - Morocco holds Algeria responsible for blocking search for a political solution to Sahara dispute
"Algeria takes the heavy responsibility for blocking the process of search for a political solution, just like it obstructs the construction of the Maghreb," reaffirmed, in New York on Friday, Morocco's permanent representative in the United Nations. Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 10/11/2004