Arabic News Weekly Edition for Algeria, 6/13/2005
Weekly Edition, Algeria - Week of June 13, 2005
- Upcoming visit of Algerian PM 'untimely', foreign ministry
The visit that Algeria's Prime Minister, Ahmed Ouyahia was to pay to Morocco (June 21-22) is "untimely" because of the current state of Morocco-Algerian relations, a communique of the Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation said Thursday. Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 6/17/2005 - Three Algerian journalists sentenced to prison
An Algerian court sentenced three Algerian journalists to imprisonment period ranging between two to six months over accusations to defaming the President of the Republic, Abdul Aziz Butaflika, and the army foundation. Algeria, Politics, 6/15/2005 - La Gazette du Maroc: There would not have been any Polisario without Algeria, researcher
The Polisario Front, that is claiming the separation of Morocco's southern provinces (the Sahara), would have never seen light without Algeria, affirmed Algerian journalist and researcher Yahya Abou Zakaria. Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 6/14/2005 - Jeune Aftrique: Sahara: Minister deems 'democratic solution' autonomy under Moroccan sovereignty
The concept of autonomy under the Moroccan sovereignty and its territorial integrity is a "democratic solution (to the Moroccan Sahara conflict) in conformity with the international legality," said Morocco's Minister-Delegate of Foreign Affairs, Taib Fassi Fihri. Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 6/13/2005