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Archive n° 584 - 01/02/2003

Gaelle Arenson

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Editor in Chief

Chirac Sees 2003 as "Sahara" Year

French president Jacques Chirac is counting greatly on his personal relations with North African leaders... (...) [361 words] [$7]

algiers

DIFFICULT YEAR'S END FOR KHELIL

Now nick-named ?the Texan? because he once turned up wearing jeans and a cowboy hat to sign a contract with an American oil company, Algerian energy minister Chakib Khellil hasn't yet managed to get his draft bill on deregulating the oil industry adopted by the government even though it has been kicking around since 1999. (...) [104 words] [$2,1]

ALGIERS PUMPS FOR MORE TAX FREE ZONES

The Algerian government approved a draft bill on Dec. 24 that seems tailor-made to increase the number of free zones in the country. (...) [104 words] [$2,1]

KHALIFA TV GETS NOD IN U.K

Less picky than France's CSA, the Independent Television Commission in the United Kingdom didn't take long in examining Kahlifa TV's application for a broadcasting license. (...) [130 words] [$2,1]

AHMED ZAOUI COLLARED IN NEW ZEALAND

Ahmed Zaoui, a member of Algeria's FIS and an alleged leader of the Armed Islamic Group (GIA), has been run to ground in New Zealand after years of living underground. (...) [146 words] [$2,1]

rabat

CHENTOUF APPOINTED TO INVESTIGATE BEN BARKA AFFAIR

The highly-awaited appointment of an examining magistrate to look into the kidnapping and murder of Moroccan opposition leader Mehdi Ben Barka in France in the 1960s took place almost in secret over the holiday period. (...) [213 words] [$2,1]

HOW ALTADIS IS ANGLING TO CORNER TOBACCO MARKET

The Franco-Spanish Altadis group is jockeying for position with Philip Morris and British American Tobacco to corner Morocco's tobacco market when the Regie des Tabacs is privatized this year. (...) [100 words] [$2,1]

tunis

NEW FACE FOR MONCEF BEY MARKET

A huge property development program is scheduled for the former Moncef Bey market that burned down two years ago—possibly due to arson -- in ? (...) [71 words] [$2,1]

INQUIRY AT SFAX CONSULAT

Officials from the French foreign ministry are due to investigate complaints that people queuing up for visas at the French consulate in Sfax are being offered visas in return for money by individuals outside of the premises. (...) [40 words] [FREE]

ECONOMICS/BUSINESS


	ALGERIA
	MITSUBISHI FALCON MOTORS
	MITSUBISHI FALCON MOTORS has finalized a contract to supply commercial vans and four-wheel drive vehicles to the Agence Nationale des Barrages. (...) [40 words] [FREE]


	ALGERIA
	PRIMARY & BENDER
	PRIMARY & BENDER (Germany) is going to set up a joint company with the state-owned Algerian firms Alfatus (Sider) and Pipegaz (Anabib) to modernize tubes at the two firms that supply equipment to oil and gas fields. (...) [65 words] [$2,1]


	ALGERIA
	CETELEC
	CETELEC, based in Marseilles, has set up an affiliate in Algeria named Cetelec Algerie to specialize in maintaining telecommunications and electronic equipment and in providing on-line assistance. (...) [30 words] [FREE]


	ALGERIA
	PHYWE GmbH
	PHYWE GmbH, a German firm, is to supply Algeria's regional development and environment ministry with equipment and material for laboratories and for environment-monitoring stations. (...) [29 words] [FREE]


	ALGERIA
	FIAT
	FIAT is making a fresh marketing push in Algeria through Ital Motors, a firm owned by businessman Bachir Soufi, a native of the Mitidja region. (...) [28 words] [FREE]


	MOROCCO
	ROYAL AIR MAROC
	ROYAL AIR MAROC intends to buy between 30 and 45 aircraft, according to its sales director, Mustapha Benkirane. (...) [62 words] [$2,1]


	ALGERIA
	SOCORAM
	SOCORAM, a subsidiary of the Acer computer company, is negotiating a partnership pact with Algeria's ministry for telecommunications, new technology and communications. (...) [26 words] [FREE]

WHO'S WHO


	KUWAIT/MOROCCO/EUROPEAN UNION
	ABDELAZIZ MEZIANE BELFKIH
	An adviser to king Mohammed VI, Abdelaziz Meziane Belfkih, did a tour of donors in the Gulf in late December to drum up funds for a new port in Tangiers named Tanger Mediterranee. (...) [103 words] [$2,1]


	MOROCCO
	ABDELAZIZ ABARRO
	A close associate of Mourad Cherif, Abdelaziz Abarro, has succeeded him as boss of Cosumar, the sugar affiliate of ONA. (...) [109 words] [$2,1]


	ALGERIA/FRANCE
	AHMED GUENAD
	The head of the S3G security service company that sees to security at the Stade de France, Ahmed Guenad, would be only too happy if Algeria were to call on his expertise. (...) [88 words] [$2,1]


	ALGERIA
	MOHAMED BENINI
	Algeria's trade ministry has named Mohamed Benini as head of Promex, an agency that works to boost Algeria's non-oil exports, in succession to Mohamed El Hadi Khelifi. (...) [54 words] [$2,1]