Local elections: over 120 women elected
A total of 127 women were elected in the local polls held Friday in Morocco out of 6,024 women who run for seats at communal councils, accounting for 5% of candidates. The score of women in Friday's communal elections marks a slight increase compared to the 1997 communal polls, both as regards female candidacies that stood at 1,657 and the successful women candidates that did not exceed 83.
Morocco, Politics, 9/15/2003
FTA negotiations with Morocco expected to be over by end of 2003, Zoellick
Moroccan-US negotiations over the Free Trade Agreement are expected to be over before the end of 2003, said the US Trade Representative (USTR), Robert Zoellick, in a fact sheet issued on the occasion of the World Trade Organization talks in Cancun, Mexico.
Morocco-USA, Economics, 9/15/2003
One American soldier killed in Falouja
The US Secretary Of State Colin Powell arrived yesterday in Iraq just few hours after a spokesman for the American occupation army announced the killing of one American soldier and wounding three others at the entrance of al-Falouja city to the west of Baghdad.
Iraq-USA, Military, 9/15/2003
New York Times: Saudi Arabia vowed new measures against terrorism
The New York Times said yesterday that Saudi officials have promised to take a series of new measures to fight terrorism in a meeting with American officials in August.
Saudi Arabia-USA, Politics, 9/15/2003
Arab League discusses Israel 's threats against Arafat
The secretary general of the Arab League AL Amr Moussa has announced that the AL will hold an emergency meeting today ( Monday) to discuss the Israeli threats to expelling the Palestinian President Yasser Arafat.
Palestine-Regional, Politics, 9/15/2003
Local polls: over 400 complaints against electoral code breaches
Some 413 complaints have been filed in Morocco, from the beginning of the electoral campaign until elections' day on September 12, concerning violations of the electoral code and irregularities in electoral operations, the justice ministry said Saturday in a release.
Morocco, Local, 9/15/2003
Local polls: under-44 make nearly half of elected councilors
A rate of 45% of the councilors elected during the September 12 local polls are aged under 44, while those who were elected for the first time account for 52%.
Morocco, Local, 9/15/2003
WTO draft declaration not enough for developing countries, Moroccan minister
The draft declaration of the 5th World Trade Organization ministerial conference contains several improvements but it does not fully take into account developing countries' concerns, said minister of foreign trade, Mustapha Mechahouri, who leads the Moroccan delegation to the conference.
Regional-Morocco, Economics, 9/15/2003
Arresting one Lebanese who tried to highjack a Jordanian plane
The Jordanian minister of information Nabil al-Sharif has announced that guards of the Jordanian royal plane no. 184 foiled on Saturday an attempt made a Lebanese named Jamal Hamad Seif to highjack the plane which was heading from Amman to Kuala Lumpur through the transit station in Bancock.
Jordan-Lebanon, Local, 9/15/2003
Number of Moroccan high schools pupils up by 8.72%
The number of students enrolled in high schools this year is due to reach some 573,355, i.e. a 8.72% increase in comparison with the 2002-2003 school year.
Morocco, Education, 9/15/2003
Twenty members of underground group get 3 to 10 years jail sentences
The court of appeal of Rabat handed down early Saturday 3 to 10 years jail sentences against twenty members of an underground association. The defendants, known as the "Sidi Bennour" group, includes four men who were sentenced to 10 years while 15 other got eight years.
Morocco, Local, 9/15/2003
Tired El Guerrouj withdraws from final
The Moroccan middle-distance star, Hicham El-Guerrouj, has pulled out of the 1 500 metres final at the inaugural World Athletics meeting due to fatigue.
Morocco, Sports, 9/15/2003
Iraq seeks a water agreement with Syria and Turkey
Iraq yesterday announced that its share of the waters of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers are not enough and it wants to have talks with Turkey and Syria who also benefit from the water of the two rivers.
Iraq-Turkey, Politics, 9/15/2003
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