Arabic News Weekly Edition for Algeria, 9/6/1999
Weekly Edition, Algeria - Week of September 6, 1999
- Algerian sources: Diplomatic rapprochement between Algeria and U.S.A
Algerian sources expected a major progress in Algerian - US relations, speaking of cooperation between the USA and Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika to end the reasons for the large Algerian debt and the increase of violence. Algeria-USA, Politics, 9/11/1999 - Morocco renews call for normalizing relations with Algeria
Morocco renewed Thursday attachment to normalizing relations and cooperating with Algeria for the consolidation of the Maghreban unity process. Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 9/10/1999 - Gulf petroleum ministers to meet on September 18
The Gulf Cooperation Council member states are to hold a meeting on September 18 in Riyadh to include the ministers of petroleum and energy from Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Qatar -- all members of OPEC -- in addition to the petroleum ministers of Oman and Bahrain. Gulf-Algeria, Economics, 9/10/1999 - Current misunderstanding in Moroccan-Algerian relations is transient cloud
Moroccan Interior Minister Driss Basri described as "no more than a transient summer cloud" the current misunderstanding in the Moroccan-Algerian relations, triggered by Algerian president's implicit accusations that Morocco hosts the persons responsible for Beni Ounif massacre in southern Algeria. Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 9/8/1999 - Algeria asks for the nomination of its energy minister as OPEC's secretary Algeria-OPEC, Politics, 9/8/1999
- USA supports improved relations between Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia
US Undersecretary of State for the Middle East Martin Indyk, said in Algiers Tuesday the United States of America supports improved relations between Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia and backs, through the Eizenstat initiative, regional economic development. Regional-Algeria-USA, Politics, 9/8/1999 - First Italian plane in Algiers since 1995
A plane from the Italian airline company, Alitalia, on Monday made its first flight to the airport of the Algerian capital since 1995. Algeria-Italy, Economics, 9/7/1999 - Indyk arrives in Algeria
US Undersecretary of State for Middle East Affairs Martin Indyk arrived in Algiers on Monday night for a two-day working visit. Algeria-USA, Politics, 9/7/1999 - Violence continues in Algeria
The Algerian dailies published on Monday said that Algerian gunmen, some of them disguised as policemen, killed nine persons at false roadblocks near the capital, Algiers. Algeria, Local, 9/7/1999 - Bouteflika: Everyone needs to forgive the mistakes of the past for the sake of Algeria's future
Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika called his people to forgive, in order to stop the riots and sedition that erupted more than seven years ago. Algeria, Politics, 9/6/1999 - Indyk visits Algeria Algeria-USA, Politics, 9/6/1999