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ALGERIA'S RABAH BITAT DIED IN PARIS

Rabah Bitat, one of the six men credited for coordinating the start of the Algerian war of independence died of a heart attack last week in Paris.

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Sonatrach organized last week in Algiers its 4h conference on science and technology. The conference was an opportunity for Sonatrach and its partners to reassess their business and make further deals. The closing of the conference was chaired by Chekib Khelil, Algeria's energy minister in presence of representatives of most foreign companies active in the Algerian energy sector such as the British-American BP-Amoco, Malaysia's Petronas, Spain's Cepsa and Australia's BHP.