Arabic News Weekly Edition for Algeria, 4/26/1999
Weekly Edition, Algeria - Week of April 26, 1999
- New Algerian president vows to restore security, welfare
The Algerian president added that Algeria has to undergo accelerated transformations in the world and adapt through further openness to what is taking place in the regional and international arenas. He called for free self-expression and enabling scientific and technical capabilities to surface. Algeria, Politics, 4/28/1999 - Moroccan political leader hopes for inter-Algerian reconciliation without enmity to morocco
A Moroccan political leader has voiced hope to see the Algerians reconcile without showing any enmity to Morocco. Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 4/28/1999 - Violence continues in Algeria Algeria, Local, 4/28/1999
- Bouteflika's election heralds major progress in Moroccan - Algerian ties
The election of Abdelaziz Bouteflika as Algeria's President heralds major progress in relations between Algeria and Morocco, a London-based Arabic daily reported. Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 4/27/1999 - Bouteflika takes office
Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika today assumed his tasks as president of the Algerian Republic after taking his constitutional oath before the people of Algeria. Algeria, Politics, 4/27/1999 - Bouteflika to take office tomorrow
Algerian President-elect Abdelaziz Bouteflika tomorrow will take his constitutional oath at the nations's palace in al-Sunouber club in the presence of some 1,200 invitees encompassing high-ranking Algerian state officials. Algeria, Politics, 4/26/1999 - African summit discusses Western Sahara issue
Algeria will host the summit of the OAU (Organization of African Unity) in coming July, which will be opened by Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika and the African leaders, while the Moroccan monarch will not attend due to Morocco having left the organization. Algeria-Morocco-OAU, Politics, 4/26/1999 - Morocco and Algeria may be on their way to better understanding
An official source in Rabat said that support given by Algeria to the UN lies in accelerating measures of relevance to the Sahara referendum, foremost being urging the refugees sheltered in the Tindouf camps to return to their homes, according to Houston agreement and the UN plan. Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 4/26/1999 - Rabat renews call on Algiers to open borders with Morocco
"I seize the opportunity of being here among you in this Moroccan and Maghreb oasis to renew the call of brotherhood to reopen borders" between Morocco and Algeria, Youssoufi said. Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 4/26/1999 - Three gunmen killed in Algeria
The Algerian daily al-Youm reported on Sunday that Algerian security forces killed three Armed Islamic Group members in Souk al-Khamis in Bouira province, in vast mopping up operations, during which heavy machine guns were used. Algeria, Local, 4/26/1999