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Gaelle Arenson
ALGERIA Editor in Chief
Belkhadem big winner on May 10
The FLN’s overwhelming victory in the legislative ballot on May 10 was primarily a personal victory for its secretary-general, minister of state Abdelaziz Belkhadem. With 84 new seats that brought its total to 220 in Parliament, the FLN chief is unlikely to have any further problems in taming “reformists” in the party who were intent on showing him the door. (...)   [587 words]   [$11,2]
ALGERIA
Sudden interest in hotel sector
Neglected for long years, Algeria’s tourism and hotel sectors are suddenly attracting several big local companies. No less than four Algerian groups will showcase their tourism projects (...)

Many jockey for top AMDI job
   Without a boss since its managing director Fathallah Sijilmassi left to head the Union for the Mediterranean in Barcelona, the Agence Marocaine de Developpement des Investissements  (...)  [213 words]   [$7]
SANS Institute, an American group which offers courses in computer security is going to lay on its first  (...)  [41 words]   [FREE]

Benhamadi the new medicine maker
   Run by Abderrahmane Benhamadi, the Antar Trade company is turning its hand to producing medicine and thinking of building two factories.  (...)  [144 words]   [$7]
Le Duff, a French restaurant company, wants to open 13 French Brioche Doree sandwich shops under franchise  (...)  [104 words]   [$2,1]
Tounsi sees retail role
Boss of the Fromolait dairy group, businessman Omar Tounsi has  (...)  [85 words]   [$2,1]

More businesses could be seized
   Businessmen suspected of being too friendly with the Ben Ali clan are seriously biting their fingernails at the moment. Maghreb Confidential understands that prime minister Hamadi  (...)  [216 words]   [$7]
BIAT on government’s hit list?
   A fresh onslaught against the assets and property of those close to Ben Ali’s regime could spell trouble for the Mabrouk brothers who have been relatively spared up to now, even though  (...)  [162 words]   [$7]
Studi, one of Tunisia's main engineering firms, is speeding up its debut in the property development  (...)  [88 words]   [$2,1]
Mongi Mami in bottling move
Already running several companies that specialize in manufacturing  (...)  [89 words]   [$2,1]

Dubai utility sets up shop
   The Dubai Electricity & Water Authority is to plant its flag in Libya. Late last week, the Gulf utility signed a memorandum of understanding with Libya’s electricity and renewable  (...)  [178 words]   [$7]
Energy Markets Group, an American consulting company, is to carry out a mission to assess the needs  (...)  [76 words]   [$2,1]
Dittrich pushes an old business pact
The head of U.S.-Libya Business Association, Charles Dittrich,  (...)  [103 words]   [$2,1]
Cassuto back in harness
The brand new EU Libya Chamber of Commerce (EULCC) is actively  (...)  [114 words]   [$2,1]

Al Meera Consumer Goods, a Qatari wholesaler in which the Doha government holds 26%, is to form a partnership  (...)  [108 words]   [$2,1]

DRS HEADQUARTES, ALGIERS
Mali: Algerian hostages soon released
   Algeria looks set to achieve a diplomatic and geopolitical victory in the case of seven Algerian diplomats kidnapped in Mali on April 5.  (...)  [139 words]   [$7]
MOUBADARA PARTY HEADQUARTERS, TUNIS
A Nabli-Essebsi ticket for opposition?
   Will Mustapha Kamel Nabli, who is reportedly on his way out as governor of the Banque Centrale de Tunisie (BCT:  (...)  [192 words]   [$7]
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, BRUSSELS
Ashton slow to signal backing for NTC
   It was a pretty depressing start to the week for Mustapha Abushagur, Libya’s deputy prime minister, pro-American and an alumni of the California Institute of Technology.  (...)  [186 words]   [$7]
TUNISIA
 Jebali fires his chief-of-staff
Named chief of staff to prime minister Hamadi Jebali in February (MC 1006), Amor Nsairi was dismissed  (...)  [107 words]   [$2,1]
LIBYA
 Mabrouka Cherif seeks asylum
Muammar Gaddafi’s former chief of protocol, Mabrouka Cherif, who led his bevy of female bodyguards,  (...)  [100 words]   [$2,1]
TUNISIA
 Jebali courts UGTT
Under attack from the media, civil society and business circles, prime minister Hamadi Jebali has found  (...)  [83 words]   [$2,1]
MOROCCO
 Ben Cheikh packs his bags
The second secretary at the French embassy in Rabat, Karim Ben Cheikh, who also handles relations with  (...)  [56 words]   [$2,1]


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