Arabic News Weekly Edition for Algeria, 1/5/1998
Weekly Edition, Algeria - Week of January 5, 1998
- European delegation to Algeria
Diplomatic sources expect that a European Union delegation will visit Algeria during this week. The delegation comprises high ranking officials and not ministers from the three tropical European countries. Algeria, International, 1/10/1998 - Algerian - Moroccan relations show signs of improvement
In spite of tensions between Morocco and Algeria due to the western desert conflict, Morocco is showing sympathy over the massacres taking place in Algeria. Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 1/9/1998 - France supports German proposal to intervene in Algeria
France supported a German proposal on Algeria which suggested holding a meeting for the representatives of the European Union's foreign ministries in order to study the situation in Algeria. Algeria, International, 1/8/1998 - Reports: newspaper censorship committees abrogated
A number of editors-in-chief froim Algerian newspapers said that the censorship committees in the print shops of those newspapers were abrogated last week. Algeria, Local, 1/8/1998 - Bu Ma'za is elected Umma Council speaker
The 144 members of the Algerian Uma Council elected Bashir Bu Ma'za as speaker of the Council Algeria, Politics, 1/7/1998 - Former leading Algerian politician criticizes political era preceding independence
Bin Youssef Bin Ghada who was in office during the era preceding the country's independence broke his silence and criticized the political leaders that have ruled Algeria since Algerian independence in 1962. Algeria, History, 1/6/1998 - Islamic Salvation Front member denies report of Bin Hagag death
The source expected that the home arrest imposed on Sheikh Abbas Madani would be lifted during the second half of the month of Ramadan. Algeria, Politics, 1/6/1998 - Algeria massacres Algeria, Military, 1/6/1998
- Cheson calls for counter-violence to face terrorists in Algeria
Cheson ruled out the possibility raised by some that the Algerian authorities are directly responsible for the massacres and rejected the idea of setting up an international fact-finding committee as requested by foreign human rights organizations. Algeria, Politics, 1/5/1998 - Algerian condition and economy improving
The Algerian Minister of Trade Bakhty Balayeb stated that the economic condition of the country is satisfactory despite the crisis that Algeria is passing through, and he expressed confidence that terrorism will be dealt with and will be over in due course. Algeria, Economics, 1/5/1998