Arabic News Weekly Edition for Algeria, 11/10/1997
Weekly Edition, Algeria - Week of November 10, 1997
- Algeria denies involvement of government forces in massacres
The Algerian authorities denied allegations in some of the European press reports that government security forces are involved in the horrendous massacres against civilians in Algeria. Algeria, Politics, 11/14/1997 - Algeria criticizes France for consolidation day with Algeria
The Algerian Government criticized what it considered an official assent with the demonstrations held in France within the Consolidation Day with Algeria. Algeria, Politics, 11/14/1997 - Algerian government bans demonstrations
The General Syndicates Union rejected the call for a general strike and stressed the importance of maintaining order in the country. Algeria, Politics, 11/14/1997 - Election of Algerian Ouma council in Mid-December; Presidential party loses 266 seats due to petitions
Each of the 48 Algerian provinces nominates two members for the Ouma Council. The Constitution gives the President the right to appoint the remaining third of the members of the Ouma Council. Algeria, Politics, 11/13/1997 - Political and security escalation; opposition questions Algerian premier
presented to the Algerian Premier on the incident where members of the parliament were attacked during the recent elections and also to answer their claim that the election was tampered with. Algeria, Politics, 11/13/1997 - Representatives of secular parties in Islamic parties' headquarters in Algeria
For the first time in Algeria, members of secular parties met with members of Islamic parties in the latter's party headquarters. Algeria, Politics, 11/13/1997 - 41 killed and wounded in new Algerian massacre
28 civilians were killed and 13 have been wounded in massacres and bomb attacks in the last week in Algeria. Algeria, Military, 11/13/1997 - Algeria strike Algeria, Politics, 11/12/1997
- Newspapers join protest against Blushat arrest
Algerian newspapers issued a joint statement in which they protested the arrest of Omar Blushat, the Editor-in-Chief of the Watan Daily, and in which they also expressed their worry about the disappearance of the journalist Bin Meloud. Algeria, Politics, 11/11/1997 - Algerian day in France Algeria, International, 11/11/1997
- Algeria forbids demonstrations, even by parliament !
In response to the ban on demonstrations, the Coordination Office of the six parties protesting the recent election organized a meeting of the six parties yesterday in which they decided to organize a rally next Thursday. Algeria, Politics, 11/10/1997 - Algerian children killed by bomb
Four children died on Thursday when a booby-trapped house blew up in Sidi Lakhdar area in Tlemecan, some 250 miles west of Algeria. Algeria, Military, 11/10/1997 - Algerian upper house elections set Algeria, Politics, 11/10/1997