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MAY 9, 2000 - 82nd. ISSUE

Regional Politics
TERRORISM MAY UNITE THEM

Algerians and Moroccans continue to talk. They've been doing that for years and as of today nothing has been achieved in spite of all the speeches of good will and discourse of brotherhood.

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Labor Affairs
TIME FOR CELEBRATION AND PROTEST IN MAGHREB LABOR
How did Maghreb-based trade unions celebrate the
May 1st labor day?

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Airlines, labor unions and politics
French Labor Unions Seen As Obstacle for Air France Return to Algeria
The French airline carrier has once again decided last week to dispatch a group of four specialists and executives to Algeria for the third time to assess the current security conditions there. The delegation met with Algeria's top civil aviation officials including the transport minister and the CEO of Air Algerie.

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ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

Media/Human Rights
The Ben Brick Affair Brings Negative Publicity to Tunisia

Law & Politics - Morocco
Benaissa Vs. Alaoui- Journalist Gets 3 Months Imprisonment for Defamation

Algeria - Law
A Member of the National Assembly Implicated in a Terrorism Affair: Case of Terrorism or Vendetta

Fisheries In Morocco
Fishing Moratorium Ends Amid Controversies

Banking
Tunisia's Central Bank Governor Signals Change of Pace of Banking Reform

Algerians Seek New Mining Policy as State Withdraws from the Sector - New Draft Law to Be Submitted to National Assembly this Month

Privatization - Morocco
Government Seeks to Divest from Companies in Which it Holds Minority Position

Events
Foreign Companies to Outnumber Domestic Ones in Algiers Fair

Telecom/Privatization - Morocco
Seven Telecom Operators Want to Acquire Part of MT

Privatization in Algeria
The Private Sector Invited to Take Part to Algeria's Privatization Program

Information Technology / Internet
Microsoft Enters Morocco's Internet Market Through a New Alliance


Telecom - Morocco
Successful But Rocky Beginning

Corporate - Mining / Morocco
Managem Ambitions to Extract Gold in Niger

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