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algiers

BOUTEFLIKA OFF TO WASHINGTON BUT NO DATE FOR CHIRAC IN ALGIERS

President Abdelaziz Bouteflika was due to pay a "working visit" to the United States on July 12-13 during which he was to be received by George W. (...) [91 words] [$2,1]

Wafa Movement Soon Authorized?

According to the highly active International Crisis Group (ICG), the Americans will put pressure on Bouteflika during his Washington visit to authorize Ahmed Taleb Ibrahimi’s Wafa Loyalty and Justice movement. (...) [87 words] [$2,1]

ALGIERS CONVERTS RUSSIAN DEBT

Vladimir Putin’s promise to Abdelaziz Bouteflika in April to convert Algeria’s debt to Russia into investment looks like it will be met. (...) [54 words] [$2,1]

CRISIS MEETING AT BNA

The chairman of the Banque Nationale d’Algerie, Mourad Chikhi, is under pressure to bring his group up to international banking standards. (...) [68 words] [$2,1]

rabat

"THE LAST KING

" A journalist at Le Monde, Jean-Pierre Tuquoi, will publish a book entitled "Le Dernier Roi: (...) [87 words] [$2,1]

BELGIAN BUSINESS IN ROYAL SUIT

To boost its economic cooperation with Morocco, Belgium has drafted crown prince Philippe to head a 100-strong delegation of businessmen that will visit Rabat between Sept. (...) [94 words] [$2,1]

Mohamed Benaissa’s Legal Headache

A libel case that Abdelkader Rhanime, an American citizen of Moroccan origin, brought against Moroccan foreign minister Mohammed Benaissa and his personal lobbyist, Gerald Solomon, could well turn against Benaissa. (...) [183 words] [$2,1]

tunis

GRAS SAVOYE IN GAMES DEAL

The French group Gras Savoye has been chosen as the leading insurance company for the Mediterranean games that will be held between Sept. (...) [102 words] [$2,1]

BATAM WING OF TUNIS JAIL

Tunisian consumers seem to have an insatiable appetite for shopping, and the arrival of big French retailers like Carrefour looks likely to exacerbate matters. (...) [86 words] [$2,1]

ECONOMICS/BUSINESS


	MOROCCO
	ART
	ART, the French telecommunications regulatory authority, has signed a five year cooperation accord with its Moroccan counterpart ANRT. (...) [29 words] [FREE]


	TUNISIA
	MEDITEL
	MEDITEL, a consortium made up of Spain’s Telefonica, Portugal Telecom and BMCE, has won Tunisia’s second GSM license. (...) [22 words] [FREE]


	ALGERIA
	ORASCOM
	ORASCOM has just won the second GSM license in Algeria with an offer of $737 million. (...) [29 words] [FREE]


	ALGERIA
	KHALIFA AIRWAYS
	KHALIFA AIRWAYS has been chosen over Air Algeria by the Algerian Olympic Committee to fly Algerian athletes to the Mediterranean Games in Tunis in September. (...) [40 words] [FREE]


	ALGERIA
	DELPHI
	DELPHI, which specializes in electronic beams and car components, will extend its activities to Tangiers by investing roughly $4. (...) [32 words] [FREE]


	ALGERIA
	SAIDAL
	SAIDAL, an Algerian pharmaceutical company, is negotiating with a Saudi Arabian firm to build a dry medicines plant (pills, capsules). (...) [45 words] [FREE]


	LIBYA
	REPSOL
	REPSOL, the Spanish oil company, is being tipped as winner of the first series of exploration licenses being offered in Libya’s offshore (including block M1 in the Murzuk basin). (...) [52 words] [$2,1]


	MAURITANIA
	WOODSIDE PETROLEUM
	WOODSIDE PETROLEUM, an Australian oil firm, has acquired 11% of the equity of its partner in the Mauritanian offshore, Hardman Resources. (...) [25 words] [FREE]


	ALGERIA
	CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON
	CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON, which sent its energy expert, Abebayo Ogunlesi, to Algeria this week, plans to open an office in Algiers next year to seek new opportunities in the power sector. (...) [36 words] [FREE]

WHO'S WHO


	FRANCE/MOROCCO
	MICHEL DE BONNECORSE
	The French ambassador to Rabat since September, 1995, Michel de Bonnecorse, a close associate of president Jacques Chirac, covets the French embassy in Brussels. (...) [75 words] [$2,1]


	MOROCCO
	HICHAM SENOUSSI
	A former member of Andre Azoulay’s staff at the palace, Hicham Senoussi had been picked to run Canal Horizons Maroc in agreement with Serge Adda, who is present adviser to Pierre Lescure. (...) [63 words] [$2,1]


	TUNISIA
	RAZI GANZOUI
	Son of Tunisian security chief Mohamed Ali Ganzoui, Razi Ganzoui has just been given a go-ahead to launch the sports newspaper Erriadhi (The Sportsman). (...) [54 words] [$2,1]


	FRANCE/MAURITANIA
	MOKHTAR OULD DADDAH
	The former Mauritanian president who has lived in France since 1979, Mokhtar Ould Daddah, will return home on July 17 aboard a regular Air France flight. (...) [87 words] [$2,1]


	MOROCCO
	ABDERRAHMANE SAIDI
	The former privatization minister, Abderrahmane Saidi, has crossed to the other side of the barricade. (...) [60 words] [$2,1]