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Originally published April 27, 1999

Bouteflika takes office
Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika today assumed his tasks as president of the Algerian Republic after taking his constitutional oath before the people of Algeria. Algeria, Politics, 4/27/99
Moroccan Sahrawi youth denounce breaches in identification process
The youth, who met with Moroccan Minister of the Interior Driss Basri, decried the denial of the right of a group of fellow Sahrawi youth to participate in the referendum. Morocco, Politics, 4/27/99
Arab human rights movement calls for substantial UN reforms
In their "Casablanca Declaration" adopted at the end of their works, the Arab human rights activists said reforming the UN has become a necessity in view of the socio-economic and political changes sweeping across the world. They also affirmed that the UN body formation must represent peoples of the world to serve the shared interests of humankind. Regional, Politics, 4/27/99
Morocco to equip cabs with anti-pollution devices
Morocco will launch next June a pilot experience consisting of equipping urban cabs in Rabat and Casablanca with anti-pollution devices. Morocco, Environment, 4/27/99
Sony establishes a business channel for Dubai TV
The Japanese company Sony won a contract to establish the first stage of an business television affiliated to Dubai TV, worth $650,000. United Arab Emirates, Business, 4/27/99
Egypt: Foreign labor constitutes 3 percent of local market
The report showed that it is the complete right of Arab and foreign investors to possess up to 100% of Egyptian companies or projects and to possess lands and properties and to use the foreign labor without limits, in addition to the right of foreign workers to transfer money and projects abroad without any conditions or restrictions. Egypt, Economics, 4/27/99
Italian $180 million tourism project studied in Sharm El-Sheik
A group of Italian businessmen are studying implementing a tourism project in Sharm El-Sheik that comprises establishing a tourism and entertainment city at a cost reaching nearly $180 million with full Italian financing. Egypt, Business, 4/27/99
Israel strikes south Lebanon
Israeli artillery positioned in al-Zaffata on Tuesday shelled several towns in the mountainous areas of al-Tuffah district and al-Nabatiyeh, according to Lebanese security forces. Lebanon, Military, 4/27/99
Moroccan tennismen continue their rise on ATP standings Morocco, Sports, 4/27/99
Moroccan-Senegalese joint commission to hold regular annual meeting
The two sides convened that the joint commission works will be attended by experts and economic operators who will explore prospects of promoting economic cooperation to the level of the political and cultural relations binding the two countries. Morocco, Politics, 4/27/99

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