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Archive n° 670 - 11/11/2004

Gaelle Arenson

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Editor in Chief

Battle for Crucial Water Market

In a "strictly confidential" report dated July, 2004, which Maghreb Confidential has seen, the French government looked at Algeria's urgent requirements for desalinated water and for the treatment of waste water... (...) [346 words] [$7]

ALGERIA

Algeria: Recurring Social Tension

Around a hundred youths were imprisoned during the riots in the South and Center West. Since the beginning of the year, 100 riots have broken out. (...)

algiers

BOUTEFLIKA TO PLAY "AMNESTY" WILD CARD?

Speaking on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Algerian insurrection on Nov. (...) [149 words] [$2,1]

MEDEF MULLS NEW BANKING LEGISLATION

The Algerian panel at MEDEF International will meet in Paris on Nov. (...) [110 words] [$2,1]

rabat

KING SEEKS "COALITION" IN SOUTHERN AFRICA

Following South Africa's recognition of the Sahroui Democratic Arab Republic in September, Rabat has wasted no time in launching a diplomatic counter-attack. (...) [106 words] [$2,1]

RABAT WOOS BRITISH HOLIDAY-MAKERS

... (...) [127 words] [$2,1]

tunis

BEN ALI FAMILY GROWS

President Zine el Abedine Ben Ali has a new son-in-law, Soufiane Matri, who has just married Nesrine, the eldest daughter – she is 18 – of his second marriage with Leila Trabelsi. (...) [106 words] [$2,1]

MAGASIN GENERAL UP FOR GRABS

The privatization of the state-owned retailer Le Magasin General has whet a lot of appetites. (...) [161 words] [$2,1]

SADDAM HUSSEIN'S TUNISIAN PALS

In late September, the inspection group on Iraq set up by the CIA and headed by Charles Duelfer published a report identifying persons and companies which benefited from oil awarded by Saddam Hussein under the UN Oil for Food program. (...) [134 words] [$2,1]

ECONOMICS/BUSINESS


	ALGERIA
	TOTAL ENERGIE
	TOTAL ENERGIE is to supply 10 photovoltaic stations for Algeria's civil protection service under a contract worth 263,633 euros. (...) [23 words] [FREE]


	ALGERIA
	AIR LIQUIDE SANTE
	AIR LIQUIDE SANTE is opening an office in Algiers. The French group will offer its services to hospitals and clinics. (...) [25 words] [FREE]


	LIBYA
	ABBOT GROUP
	ABBOT GROUP, which specializes in offshore drilling, said it would mobilize ten drilling rigs for the Libyan market after its acquisition of Int'I Air Drilling Co. (...) [49 words] [$2,1]


	ALGERIA
	SONATRACH
	SONATRACH signed an agreement with nine banks on Nov. 9: (...) [51 words] [$2,1]


	TUNISIA
	WORLD BANK
	WORLD BANK is to put up $8.5 million towards an energy efficiency program in Tunisia. (...) [41 words] [FREE]


	TUNISIA
	SURESTREAM PETROLEUM
	SURESTREAM PETROLEUM, a group run by the former Senegalese prime minister Moustapha Niasse, is eyeing the Tunisian market. (...) [47 words] [$2,1]


	MOROCCO
	BANK AL MAGHREB
	BANK AL MAGHREB in Morocco is overhauling its human resources department. (...) [40 words] [FREE]

WHO'S WHO


	TUNISIA
	MOHAMED GHANNOUCHI
	Prime minister Mohamed Ghannouchi retained his post in a government reshuffle on Nov. (...) [102 words] [$2,1]


	AFRICA/LIBYA
	MATOUK AL ZUBIDI
	A Libyan official, Matouk Al Zubidi, has succeeded former Algerian president Ahmed Ben Bella as head of the powerful Association de l'Appel a lslam. (...) [104 words] [$2,1]