Arabic News Weekly Edition for Algeria, 2/18/2002
Weekly Edition, Algeria - Week of February 18, 2002
- Bouteflika, Gaddafi meet in Libya Libya-Algeria, Politics, 2/23/2002
- Sahara partitioning proposal inapplicable, former official
Former advisor to the late King Hassan II, Abdelhadi Boutalib, stressed on Thursday the UN secretary general's option to partition the Sahara territory is inapplicable given the nature of the local population made of several tribes. Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 2/22/2002 - Algeria seeks to create vassal state in Moroccan sahara, diplomat
Morocco's permanent representative to the United Nations, Mohamed Bennouna, on Tuesday accused Algeria of seeking to create a vassal state in the Moroccan Sahara. Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 2/21/2002 - Morocco renews rejection of any project or proposal meant to harm its territorial integrity
The Moroccan political class was unanimous to denounce the Algerian initiative, included in Tuesday's report of the United Nations Secretary-General to the Security Council, to partition the Moroccan southern provinces as an evidence to Algeria's expansionist schemes in the region. Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 2/21/2002 - Algerian president meets with parties secretaries
The Algerian President Abdul Aziz Butaflika on Wednesday started political consultations with the secretaries and heads of the Algerian parties, represented in the parliament on the forthcoming legislative and municipal elections. Algeria, Politics, 2/21/2002 - A free trade area between Libyan, Algiers Libya-Algeria, Economics, 2/20/2002
- Algerian intellectual defends the Arabic language
The chairman of the Algerian society in defense of the Arab language Othman Saadi has expressed his hope that the general secretariat of the Arab League will not ratify the agreement signed recently by the Arab League Education, Cultural and Scientific Organization ALECSO and the Franchophonic organization. Algeria, Politics, 2/20/2002 - Orascom-construction to build cement factory in Algeria Egypt-Algeria, Business, 2/18/2002