Arabic News Weekly Edition for Algeria, 12/27/2004
Weekly Edition, Algeria - Week of December 27, 2004
- End of HCR visits exchanges between Moroccan families in Southwestern Algeria and those in Morocco
The operation of visits exchange between families sequestered in the Polisario-controled camps of Tindouf (southwestern Algeria) and those in Moroccan southern provinces (Sahara) ended on Wednesday after 1.476 persons had the opportunity to see their relatives. Algeria-Morocco, Politics, 12/31/2004 - Illegal migrants cross Southern Algeria to reach Morocco, says researchers
Illegal migrants from sub-Saharan countries use the Algerian territory to reach Moroccan eastern borders in their clandestine trip to Europe, according to abstracts of a book published by French "Libération" daily. Morocco-Algeria, Local, 12/31/2004 - Seven Algerians were killed by gunmen
Seven Algerian civilians were killed by the bullets of unidentified gunmen presumed to have links to al-Qaida organization in an attack which took place on Tuesday evening near the capital Algiers. Algeria, Local, 12/30/2004 - NGOs inquire about fate of disappeared persons in Tindouf camps
Two Europe-based NGOs have recently visited Mauritania where they met several officials to inquire about the fate of prisoners and missing persons in Tindouf camps, in Algeria. Algeria-Sweden, Politics, 12/29/2004 - Algeria expects stability in oil prices until February
The Algerian minister of energy and mines, Shakib Khalil, expected that oil prices will continue to be stable until February and to be reduced later with the seasonal decline in demand. Algeria-Regional, Economics, 12/27/2004