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Archive n° 816 - 01/10/2008

Gaelle Arenson

MOROCCO

Editor in Chief

U.S. Supplies Top-Line Military Hardware

The United States is going to supply Morocco with a sophisticated arsenal in the name of the fight against terrorism and of protecting NATO’s “best ally,” as Rabat has been termed. (...) [251 words] [$7]

ALGERIA

Algeria : New Firearms Legislation ?

The government is thinking of introducing new regulations concerning the right to bear arms by staff of security and money-transfer firms. (...)

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UN to Investigate Attacks

U.N. secretary general Ban Ki Moon plans to open an inquiry into the bomb attacks in Algiers on Dec. (...) [81 words] [$2,1]

Threat Against Pipelines

Sonatrach held a conference in Algiers on Jan. 5 on the security of oil and gas pipelines. (...) [86 words] [$2,1]

Syrian Could Buy Hotel El Djazair

Syrian businessman Osmane Aidi is said to be well positioned to win the tender for the lease and management of the El Djazair hotel (formerly the Saint George). (...) [131 words] [$2,1]

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Ambassador in Pharmaceuticals Industry Move

Morocco’s envoy to the United States, Aziz Mekouar, has found himself mixing diplomacy with business. (...) [170 words] [$2,1]

Levi Strauss Franchise

Bogart SA, a textile firm headed by Mohamed Tamer, president of the highly influential Association Marocaine des Industries du Textile et de l’Habillement (AMITH), has won the franchise to market goods of the U. (...) [61 words] [$2,1]

Seal of Approval for Moroccan Micro-Finance

Two Moroccan organizations have been picked among the five best micro finance institutions in the world by the Microfinance Information Exchange (MIX), a body supported by Citigroup Foundation, the Open Society Institute and the Rockdale Foundation, among others. (...) [133 words] [$2,1]

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Asians Take on Alstom

Tunisia’s appropriations bill for 2008 allows public and private Tunisian companies to acquire Asian goods and services. (...) [90 words] [$2,1]

Affes Family Hangs On

With Abdessalem Affes now cleared of charges of financial wrong-doing, his family is seeking to retain a stake in the pasta group that he founded, which was put into receivership last April. (...) [101 words] [$2,1]

ECONOMICS/BUSINESS


	ALGERIA
	Sonatrach
	Sonatrach (Algeria) has acquired a 20% stake in two oil licenses owned by Total in Mauritania. (...) [16 words] [FREE]


	LIBYA
	Bombardier
	Bombardier (Canada) has won a USD 76 million contract from Libyan Airlines for the supply of two short-haul CRJ900 NextGen jet airliners. (...) [21 words] [FREE]


	LIBYA
	National Oil Corporation
	National Oil Corporation (Libya) has contracted a United Arab Emirates consortium made up of TransAsia Gas International and Star Petro Energy to renovate the Ras Lanuf refinery near Sirte. (...) [50 words] [$2,1]


	MOROCCO
	Delattre Levivier
	Delattre Levivier, a Moroccan group owned by French interests that specializes in the field of metallic construction, is to increase its capital from DH 15 million to DH 50 million as a prelude to floating on the stock exchange. (...) [39 words] [FREE]


	TUNISIA
	ENI
	ENI (Italy) expects to invest over EUR 280 million in the next four years. (...) [36 words] [FREE]


	TUNISIA
	Riahi
	Riahi, a firm headed by Tunisian businessman Mohamed Riahi, has just formed a new company to manufacture telecommunications equipment. (...) [19 words] [FREE]


	ALGERIA
	ZCIGC
	ZCIGC (China) won a contract worth nearly EUR 20 million to build 940 housing units in Algiers. (...) [16 words] [FREE]


	LIBYA
	Strabag SE
	Strabag SE (Austria) has been awarded a EUR 434 million contract to modernize water supply, electricity and street lighting infrastructure in Libya. (...) [21 words] [FREE]


	MOROCCO
	Renault Nissan
	Renault Nissan will sign a 700-page framework contract on Jan. (...) [19 words] [FREE]


	TUNISIA
	Datavance
	Datavance, a French information systems concern, opened a branch in Tunisia that will employ 30 Tunisian engineers. (...) [17 words] [FREE]

WHO'S WHO


	ALGERIA
	Mouloud Djaziri
	The appointment of Mouloud Djaziri as new chief executive of Algerie Telecom (AT) in succession to Slimane Khireddine by post office minister Boudjemaa Haichour didn’t win much applause this week. (...) [126 words] [$2,1]


	LIBYA
	Mustapha Zaidi
	Along with an expected shake-up of the government on Jan. (...) [76 words] [$2,1]


	MOROCCO/UNITED STATES
	Mel Martinez
	On the eve of the third round of negotiations on Western Sahara, the Republican senator Mel Martinez dropped in on Rabat to back Morocco’s solution of home rule for the disputed territory. (...) [62 words] [$2,1]


	LIBYA
	Mohamed Ahmed Sharif
	The secretary-general of the powerful Call to Islam association, Mohamed Ahmed Shariff, has turned his attention to the United States. (...) [44 words] [FREE]


	FRANCE
	Renaud Muselier
	A legislator from southern France, Renaud Muselier, has been named secretary general in charge of Mediterranean cooperation for the center-right UMP party. (...) [23 words] [FREE]