Arabic News Weekly Edition for Algeria, 7/4/2005
Weekly Edition, Algeria - Week of July 4, 2005
- Algeria's parliament condemns law glorifying French occupation
The Algerian People and Ummah councils (parliaments) on Thursday condemned the French law on "the positive role of the French presence overseas" especially in North Africa. The law was ratified by the French parliament on February 23rd. Algeria-France, Politics, 7/9/2005 - Former 'Polisario' leader calls on humanitarian organizations to monitor their aid to Tindouf camps
Former "Polisario" leader, Hammati Rabbani, who lately returned to the homeland Morocco, called on humanitarian organisations to closely monitor the aid they send to the camps in Tindouf, South-West Algeria, for the aid is sold in other markets such as Zouirat in Mauritania and Tombouctou in Mali. Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 7/9/2005 - El Mundo writes about pro-Morocco Sahrawis
The Spanish daily, El Mundo admits the presence of Moroccan Sahrawis (inhabitants of the Moroccan Sahara) who advocate the "Moroccanity" of the Sahara, and says it is impossible to determine their number and weight without a referendum. Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 7/9/2005 - Royal message highlights 'brotherly and solidarity ties' with Algeria Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 7/9/2005
- Four killed in attack in east Algeria
Four persons were killed including military men at the hands of armed Islamists near Teizi Azo city in Kbyle area to the east of Algiers. Algeria, Local, 7/9/2005 - 'Morocco's democracy and Polisario's failure brought me to my homeland,' former Polisario official
"The growing climate of democracy and the failure of the "Polisario" enterprise are among the reasons that compelled me to return to my homeland, Morocco," Hammati Rabbani, said in Rabat on Monday. Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 7/5/2005 - Moroccans in Tunisia denounce Algerian president hostile statements
The Moroccan community living in Tunisia vehemently denounced the statements Algerian president Abdelaziz Bouteflika made to the Tunisian weekly "Réalités" harming the territorial integrity of Morocco. Tunisia-Algeria, Politics, 7/5/2005 - Angry youth call for uprising against Polisario in Tindouf camps
Angry youth in Tindouf camps (south-western Algeria) distributed Saturday leaflets calling inhabitants to revolt against the blockade imposed on Sahrawi populations by the Polisario Front, said eyewitnesses. Algeria-Morocco, Politics, 7/5/2005 - Polisario imposes total blackout on situation in Tindouf, NGO
President of "Al Michaal Assahraoui" Association, Sidati Dafa, said the Polisario Front imposes a total blackout on the situation in Tidouf camps (southwestern Algeria) to limit the impact of the current uprising. Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 7/5/2005