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N°861 Paris,  23/12/2008
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Gaelle Arenson
LIBYA Editor in Chief
Saif and his Allies push for Constitution
Officially retired from political affairs, Saif El Islam is continuing to push for reforms to help civil society to flourish in Libya. (...)   [320 words]  [$4,7]
RISKS
European Union Fears Arms Proliferation in North Africa
  Brussels sent officials to Rabat on Dec. 18 to urge North Africa to adhere to its Code of conduct on arms exports.

algiers
Ever-Stronger Profile for Police
   The dismissal of the director-general of the police intelligence agency, Kamel Beldjilali, on Dec.  (...)  [213 words]  [$1,5]
Orascom Escapes Retaliatory Measures
   Agreed in March between Sonatrach (49%) and Orascom Construction Industrie (51%), a project to build an ammoniac and urea unit at Arzew in western Algeria has been maintained despite a drop in Sonatrach’s financial resources.  (...)  [89 words]  [$1,5]
Iranian Car Industry Push
   Still stewing over Renault’s choice to assemble cars in Morocco, the Algerians are now putting their money on Iranian automotive firms.  (...)  [111 words]  [$1,5]

rabat
Hectic Growth for Label’Vie
   The Label’Vie super market chain that operates 20 super markets and is owned by tycoon Zouhair Bennani, chief executive of the holding group Best Financiere, is to open three hyper markets in Morocco in 2009.  (...)  [164 words]  [$1,5]

tunis
The Airbus Effect
   Aircraft equipment companies are rushing into Tunisia in anticipation of the opening of an Airbus Industrie plant that is due to employ 2,000 workers.  (...)  [204 words]  [$1,5]

ECONOMICS/BUSINESS
ALGERIA
Arcadis ESG
Arcadis ESG, a French consultancy, has come under pressure to complete a study to rehabilitate 20 bridges and tunnels.  (...)  [29 words]  [FREE]
ALGERIA
Le Temps
Le Temps, a new Algerian newspaper published by Djamel Kaouane, ex chief editor at daily El Moudjahid, received a green light for publication from the authorities on Dec.  (...)  [36 words]  [FREE]
LIBYA
Almaz-Antey
Almaz-Antey, a Russian missile manufacturer, could sell S-300 “Favorit” (NATO code name SA-20B) and Tor-M1 (NATO Code name SA Gauntlet) SAM missiles to Libya.  (...)  [35 words]  [FREE]
NORTH AFRICA
Arab Radio and Television
Arab Radio and Television (ART) in Saudi Arabia has renewed its lease with Eutelsat to broadcast its programs in North Africa via the Hot Bird 8 satellite until 2020.  (...)  [45 words]  [FREE]
ALGERIA
Banque d’Algerie
Banque d’Algerie believes the country will be spared from the impact of the economic crisis for two years, according to governor Mohamed Laksaci, who spoke to bankers in Algiers on Dec.  (...)  [48 words]  [$1,5]
TUNISIA
Societe Tunisienne d’Industrie Automobile
Societe Tunisienne d’Industrie Automobile (STIA) acquired Le Moteur SA, an affiliate of the group headed by the brothers Mohamed Ali, Ismail and Marwane Mabrouk, for DR 9.  (...)  [55 words]  [$1,5]

WHO'S WHO
LIBYA
Mohamed Kadhafi
Son of Muammer Kadhafi, Mohamed Kadhafi, plans to import non-alcoholic beer under Russia’s Baltika brand through his company Garza Import Export Co.  (...)  [46 words]  [$1,5]
ALGERIA
Abdallah Djaballah
The moderate Islamist Abdelaziz Belkhadem, a minister of state and the president’s personal representative and secretary general of the FLN, has been tasked with persuading Islamist Abdallah Djaballah to stand in the presidential elections in 2009.  (...)  [79 words]  [$1,5]
MOROCCO
Yasmina Filali
Daughter of former Moroccan prime minister Abdellatif Filali and president of the Fondation Orient-Occident, has been awarded a human rights prize by Rama Yade, a state secretary in charge of human rights in France.  (...)  [81 words]  [$1,5]
ALGERIA
Khaled Nezzar
A firm owned by retired major general Khaled Nezzar, Smart Link Communications, has won a contract to supply the Caisse Nationale d’Epargne et de Prevoyance (CNEP) with a computer, telephone and video-conferencing network.  (...)  [58 words]  [$1,5]
TUNISIA
Tarek Cherif
Alliance chemicals group boss Tarek Cherif, also head of the France committee of the UTICA employers federation, has teamed up with Denmark’s Superfos through his packaging firm Galion, from which Tuninvest (Ahmed Abdelkefi) has disengaged.  (...)  [35 words]  [FREE]


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