Arabic News Weekly Edition for Algeria, 9/28/1998
Weekly Edition, Algeria - Week of September 28, 1998
- Youssoufi: Reopening Moroccan-Algerian border will speed up normalization
Moroccan Prime Minister Abderrahmane Youssoufi said in Rabat on Friday here that the reopening of the land borders between Morocco and Algeria will contribute to reactivating the normalization process between the two neighboring Maghreban countries. Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 10/3/1998 - Zeroual's decision to retain power until elections may be unconstitutional
Algerian informed sources revealed today the possibility that a technical committee of constitutional law experts will begin works this week to discuss the constitutionality of president Zeroual's decision to hold presidential elections in February or March . Algeria, Politics, 10/3/1998 - Zeroual refuses calls to stay in power
During a consultant meeting with the majority of the Algerian political parties, Algerian President Liamine Zeroual refused a call to stay in power. He viewed his call for early Presidential elections next February, which reduces his term of office from five years to three years, as a good development for the democratic process. Algeria, Politics, 10/2/1998 - Four civilians killed in Algeria Algeria, Local, 10/2/1998
- Moroccan premier receives Algerian ambassador
Morocco's Prime Minister Abderrahmane Youssoufi received on Tuesday in Rabat the Algerian ambassador to Morocco, Mihoub Mihoubi, the Algerian News Agency reported. Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 10/1/1998 - Algerian minister of religious affairs: October victory will remain in Arabs' hearts Algeria-Egypt, Politics, 10/1/1998
- Some 15 gunmen killed in Algeria
The Algerian dailies reported on Wednesday that army security forces killed 15 gunmen from the Armed Islamic Group during vast mopping-up operations carried out in Sedi Jabou Bakr district in Saeeda province. Algeria, Politics, 10/1/1998 - Active preparations for Algerian presidential elections
Algerian parties are working actively to prepare for the Presidential elections to be held by the end of February 1999. Algeria, Politics, 9/30/1998 - Algeria: Government abides by implementing demands of labor union
Algerian Prime Minister Ahmed Oyehia and the secretary-general of the labor union, Sidi El-Said signed yesterday a protocol for an agreement that contains the government's commitment to implementing seven demands presented by the syndicate. Algeria, Economics, 9/30/1998 - Filali: Morocco -Algeria relations should wait until after Algerian elections
Moroccan Prime Minister Abderrahmane Youssoufi deplored Algeria's attachment to handling Moroccan-Algerian relations "in a global approach" in response to Rabat's offer to open the closed borders between the two Maghreban countries. Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 9/29/1998 - Algerian president to meet with political parties on presidential elections
Algerian President Liamine Zeroual will meet next Wednesday with political parties in the country with the objectives of making consultations and exchanging views on the early presidential elections set before next February. Algeria, Politics, 9/29/1998 - Algeria, Morocco, Washington back Baker's efforts on Sahara referendum
Algerian informed sources in Cairo confirmed the existence of intensive communications to pave the way for convening a new meeting among Moroccan officials and representatives of the sepratist Polisario front under the sponsorship of the envoy of the United Nations secretary-general on the Sahara file, James Baker. Algeria-Morocco-USA, Politics, 9/29/1998 - Increasing Egypt's aluminum exports to Algeria
Egyptian Minister of Trade and supply Ahmed Goweili announced today an increase in Egyptian aluminum exports to Algeria. Egypt-Algeria, Economics, 9/29/1998