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rabat
NEW TURN IN MANDARI SAGA
   As king Mohamed VI carries out his visit to Washington, one of father's former advisers, Hicham Mandari, who is currently behind bars in Florida for his alleged part in the case of the "real-fake" Bahrain dinars, could soon be extradited to France.  (...)  [154 words]   [$2,1]
CGEM TO PICK CHAMI
   Hassan Chami will shortly be elected president of the Moroccan employers association Confederation Generale des Entreprises du Maroc (CGEM) in succession to Abderrahim Lahjouji, who can't stand for a third consecutive mandate.  (...)  [184 words]   [$2,1]
ACCOUNTANTS RING ALARM BELL
   In the first quarter of this year Morocco's trade deficit widened by 45.  (...)  [89 words]   [$2,1]

tunis
BEN ALI AND THE WORLD BANK
   Tunisian president Zine el Abedine Ben Ali will meet with World Bank president James Wolfensohn and its vice-president for North Africa and the Middle East, Jean-Louis Sarbib, during his visit in Washington in mid-July.  (...)  [176 words]   [$2,1]
CHARM OFFENSIVE IN WASHINGTON
   In the run-up to Ben Ali's visit to the U.S.  (...)  [173 words]   [$2,1]

tripoli
KADHAFI WANTS DIRECT FRENCH INVITATION
   Libya seems determined to get France to invite it officially to take part in the Euro-Mediterranean summit meeting in Marseilles in November.  (...)  [118 words]   [$2,1]

ECONOMICS/BUSINESS
FRANCE/MOROCCO
FLO
   FLO, the French restaurant group, plans to open its first Hippopotamus restaurant in Casablanca under a franchise next month.  (...)  [29 words]   [FREE]
ALGERIA
EUREXIM
   EUREXIM, a new company that guarantees Algerian investment abroad, has set up shop on the rue Saint Honore in Paris.  (...)  [61 words]   [$2,1]
TUNISIA
MAFAMEC
   MAFAMEC was the lone Tunisian company to exhibit its wares at the Eurosatory land armaments show in Paris between June 19-23.  (...)  [44 words]   [FREE]
LIBYA
LIBYAN AIRLINES
   LIBYAN AIRLINES and its boss, Sabri Abdallah, don't lack in ambition.  (...)  [114 words]   [$2,1]

WHO'S WHO
ALGERIA
ILHAM BELHADJ
   Just 24 hours after Abdelhamid Belhadj, brother of the number two man in FIS, was kidnapped on June 19 the head of Algeria's secret service DRS, Tewfik Mediene, visited his home and told his wife, Ilham Belhadj, that he wasn't involved in the operation.  (...)  [90 words]   [$2,1]
ALGERIA
TALEB IBRAHIMI
   Former Algerian foreign minister Taleb Ibrahimi has had his diplomatic passport withdrawn.  (...)  [46 words]   [$2,1]
UNITED STATES/MOROCCO
HAMIDOU LAANIGRI
   During his visit to Washington, king Mohamed VI will be accompanied by the chiefs of Morocco's two intelligence units.  (...)  [101 words]   [$2,1]
TUNISIA
HEDI MABROUK
   Former Tunisian foreign minister and ambassador to France for 13 years (from Nov 1973 to Sept 1986), Hedi Mabrouk died at Sidi Bousaid on June 16.  (...)  [76 words]   [$2,1]
NORTH AFRICA
VERA DE LADOUCETTE
   A former journalist who has been head of the Elf's international relations since 1993, Vera de Ladoucette will represent the oil company on the board of the Franco-Arab chamber of commerce.  (...)  [61 words]   [$2,1]

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