Arabic News Weekly Edition for Algeria, 7/7/1997
Weekly Edition, Algeria - Week of July 7, 1997
- Militants slaughter 61 in Algeria
Suspected Muslim rebels have killed 61 civilians, including a baby and 12 women, in Algeria in the latest surge of violence reported by Algerian newspapers on July 8. Algeria, Local, 7/11/1997 - Egypt to attend medical forum meetings today
Assistant Foreign Minister for European Affairs Ambassador Fathy al-Shazli described the fourth Mediterranean forum meeting to be held in Algeria on Friday and Saturday as a message of congratulations and solidarity to this country which has entered a new area of national work and democratic practices. Egypt-Algeria, Politics, 7/11/1997 - Algerian Islamic Salvataion Front leader walks free from prison
Algerian's banned Islamic Salvation Front (FIS) said yesterday their provisional leader, Abdu Kader Hachani, had been freed from an Algerian prison just hours after being sentenced to five years in jail. Algeria, Politics, 7/11/1997 - Algiers cinema bomb
A homemade bomb exploded inside a cinema in a working-class district of Algiers on July 9, wounding at least 17 moviegoers, residents said. Algeria, Local, 7/10/1997 - Algeria, South Africa agree on steps to spur trade
South African Deputy President Thabo Mbeki yesterday agreed with Algerian Prime Minister Ahmed Ouyahia on steps to boost cooperation and trade links, the official Algerian News Agency (APS) said. Algeria, Economics, 7/8/1997 - Algerian leader goes on trial
Islamist leader Abdelkader Hachani went on trial in Algeria on July 7 on charges of trying to undermine state security, after more than five odd years detention without trial, an Algerian newspaper said. Algeria, Politics, 7/8/1997 - Algerian investigated for Paris bomb links
A 30 year old Algerian, Boualem Bensaid, is the first suspect to be placed under formal investigation, one step short of being charged, for a July 25, 1995 explosion, which injured 120. Algeria, Politics, 7/7/1997