Arabic News Weekly Edition for Algeria, 9/21/1998
Weekly Edition, Algeria - Week of September 21, 1998
- Zeroual starts consultations with political party leaders on Wednesday
Algerian President Liamine Zeroual directed written invitations to leaders of political parties represented in the Algerian parliament to meet with him on Wednesday to discuss methods of and conditions on organizing early presidential elections, to be held in February. Algeria, Politics, 9/26/1998 - Armed groups kill five civilians in Algeria
The Algerian Armed Islamic Group on Wednesday killed five civilians at a false roadblock near al-Afroun on the road linking Wahran to the capital Algiers. Algeria, Local, 9/25/1998 - Algerian President calls for consultations among parties
Algerian President Liamine Zeroual on Wednesday extended written calls to Algerian parties represented in the Parliament in order to convene a meeting on September 30, in preparations for early Presidential elections to be made before the end of February 1999. Algeria, Politics, 9/24/1998 - Algerian political parties continue consultations on presidential elections
Algerian political parties continue their consultations, following the announcement of Algerian President Liamine Zeroual that Algeria hold early Presidential elections in the middle of February 1999 ,to reach political alliances and to agree on the names of their nominees for the coming elections. Algeria, Politics, 9/23/1998 - More casualties in Algerian explosions Algeria, Local, 9/23/1998
- Algerian army pledges to protect presidential elections Algeria, Politics, 9/22/1998
- Violence continues in Algeria
Three persons were killed and another five wounded in a bomb explosion on Sunday morning on the road leading from Saeeda to Sidi Bel Abbes province. Algeria, Local, 9/22/1998 - Algeria wants to handle ties with Morocco within global approach
The Moroccan-Algerian relations should be dealt with within a "global approach," The Algerian Foreign Minister said on Sunday. Algeria-Morocco, Politics, 9/21/1998 - Sahara issue will be settled through referendum, Algeria says
The Sahara issue will be settled through the referendum, if the two parties (Morocco and the Polisario) keep up their commitments, The Algerian Foreign Minister said. Algeria-Morocco, Politics, 9/21/1998