Arabic News Weekly Edition for Algeria, 8/30/1999
Weekly Edition, Algeria - Week of August 30, 1999
- Indyk to visit Algeria Algeria-USA, Politics, 9/4/1999
- Bouteflika calls for overcoming terrorism tribulation
Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has stressed the importance of unifying the Algerian people and to put an end to the terrorism imposing itself on the country for the last 10 years, describing it as an unprecedented tragedy and exploited by some people in creating the ethnic and tribal disputes. Algeria, Politics, 9/4/1999 - Rabat responds to criticism from Algerian president
The Moroccan government has expressed its astonishment and wonder at the criticism made by the Algerian President Abdul Aziz Bouteflika against Morocco during which he accused it of sheltering Islamists gunmen. Morocco also reiterated its desire to establish natural relations between the two states. Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 9/3/1999 - Bouteflika speaks frankly about relations with Morocco
The policy of good neighbouring, the president noted, is incompatible with "the double language." This type of politics is "unacceptable and does not militate for the building of the Arab Maghreb Union" the president underlined to the audience. Algeria-Morocco, Politics, 9/2/1999 - Algerian speaker in Jordan
Algerian National Assembly Speaker Abdelkader Bensalah met today in Jordan with King Abdullah II of Jordan and Jordanian Prime Minister Abdul Raouf al-Rawabdeh, Petra reported. Jordan-Algeria, Politics, 9/2/1999 - Poll: 86 percent will vote in referendum on Algerian civil reconciliation
The results of an Algerian public poll conducted by the daily newspaper Al-Khabar found that 32% of the Algerian people criticized the handshake between Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak on the margin of the funeral of King Hassan II in Morocco. Algeria, Politics, 9/2/1999 - Algerian president continues tour of provinces
Algerian President Abdelaziz Butaflika continues his tour of the Algerian provinces in order to acquaint himself with the conditions of the Algerian citizens and their sufferings as well as to give necessary explanations concerning the civil reconciliation law which is desigend to help in halting bloodshed and establihing stability in the country. Algeria, Politics, 9/2/1999 - Saudi airlines return to Algeria today
The Algerian News Agency said that the Saudi airline announced on Tuesday in Algeria that it will resume as of today its flights to Algeria, following a cessation of five years. Saudi Arabia-Algeria, Business, 9/1/1999 - Bouteflika promotes the unity of the nation and civil concord law
The Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika stated the people should be committed to Algeria's interest only, because the ruler has already attained what he has been hoping for by becoming a ruler, yet the citizens are the only ones who pay the bill for the faults committed against his countries' interests, loyalty and faithfulness. "Commitment is to Algeria and not to any other person, even the president, Bouteflika said. He said "if only one honest man, women or child who needs rights remained in Algeria, I would stand by him." Algeria, Politics, 8/31/1999 - Bouteflika plans to spare militants gallows
Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika said that the extremist militants would be spared from the gallows, whatever their crimes, if they surrendered under a peace plan which will be the subject of a referendum in the coming month. Algeria, Politics, 8/31/1999 - Sudan - Algeria meeting Sudan-Algeria, Politics, 8/31/1999
- Algerian gunmen surrender Algeria, Politics, 8/31/1999
- Violence in Algeria
An Algerian daily said on Monday that four citizens from one family were killed by Armed Islamic Group (GIA) members, led by a woman, in the outskirts of al-Esaweyah town, Medea province, some 91 km from the Algerian capital, Algiers. Algeria, Local, 8/31/1999 - Bouteflika calls for vast Algerian participation in referendum
Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has called on the Algerian community residing in France to widely take part in the referendum to be held on September 16 on a law providing for "national reconciliation" in Algeria. Algeria, Politics, 8/30/1999