Arabic News Weekly Edition for Algeria, 2/21/2000
Weekly Edition, Algeria - Week of February 21, 2000
- Trilateral summit between Egypt, Morocco and Algeria in April
Egyptian sources stated that the African - European summit that will be held in Cairo in April will witness a trilateral summit comprising Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, King Mohammed VI of Morocco and Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika. Regional-Algeria, Politics, 2/26/2000 - Sheik Mahfuz Nehnah: Terrorists' refusal for civil reconciliation is due to lack of confidence in the president and their horrible crimes
Sheikh Mahfuz Nehnah, head of the Algerian Movement of a Peaceful Society, stated that the civil rapport made by Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika will not work unless promoted to handle terrorism. Algeria, Politics, 2/26/2000 - 5,000 women raped by the terrorists in Algeria, six slain in Ain Defla province Algeria, Politics, 2/26/2000
- Morocco wins world military cross-country championship for third time
Morocco won Thursday ibn Algiers the World military cross-country championships for the third time in a row. Algeria-Morocco, Sports, 2/26/2000 - Changes in the Algerian army covered 14 high ranking army officers
The Algerian presidency has announced that in his capacity as minister of national defense, President Abdelaziz Bouteflika made on Thursday a series of sudden amendments to the military establishment that targeted some 14 senior army officers. Algeria, Politics, 2/25/2000 - Algerian economy seeks investors Algeria, Economics, 2/24/2000
- Algerian president receives Moroccan sports minister Algeria-Morocco, Politics, 2/23/2000
- Sports cooperation between Libya, Algeria and Iraq Libya-Algeria, Politics, 2/23/2000
- Algerian president receives Moroccan speaker
Algerian President, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, received here on Monday speaker of the Moroccan house of representative (lower house of parliament), Abdelouahed Radi. Algeria-Morocco, Politics, 2/22/2000 - Bouteflika addresses Arab Parliamentary Union
Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika yesterday addressed the Arab Parliamentary Union meeting in Algeria, discussing a number of local, regional and international issues. Regional-Algeria, Politics, 2/22/2000 - Algeria voices backing for Syria, Lebanon
President Abdelaziz Bouteflika of Algeria has pronounced Algeria's backing for a full Israeli withdrawal from the occupied Syrian Golan and from south Lebanon and the right of the Palestinian people to establish their own independent state with Jerusalem as a capital. Regional-Algeria, Politics, 2/22/2000 - Moroccan premier deplores poor economic relations and low human contacts between Morocco and Algeria
Moroccan Premier Abderrahmane Youssoufi deplored in an interview published Sunday by Algerian daily "Le Matin" poor economic relations between Morocco and Algeria, affecting human and social aspects. Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 2/21/2000 - Moroccan premier renews denial that Morocco serves as rear-base for Algerian Islamic extremists
Moroccan Premier Abderrahmane Youssoufi renewed Morocco's denial that the country serves as a rear-base for Algerian Islamic extremists perpetrating violence operations in Algeria and insisted that Morocco adheres to the principle of non-interference in Algeria's internal affairs. Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 2/21/2000 - Moroccan premier says Sahara issue was no obstacle to normal relations between Morocco, Algeria
Moroccan Premier Abderrahmane Youssoufi said the Sahara issue was not an obstacle to normal relations between Morocco and Algeria for years, stressing that it is possible to have normal or quasi-normal relations despite the issue, which is being handled by the United Nations. Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 2/21/2000 - Egyptian businessmen's mission to visit Algeria in March
A mission of Egyptian businessmen will travel at the end of March to visit Algeria to increase opportunities for joint commercial, investment and economic cooperation. Egypt-Algeria, Economics, 2/21/2000 - $20 billion in Algerian losses due to eight years of terrorism
The Algerian newspaper El-Watan today quoted Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika as saying that the sabotage that took place due to terrorism in the last eight years cost Algeria's economy nearly $20 billion and said that President Bouteflika revealed this estimate during his recent tour in the Gulf region. Algeria, Economics, 2/21/2000