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External trade improves in first three months
At the end of the first three months of 1998, indicators of Morocco's external trade showed a significant improvement at the levels of both exports and imports while private investments and loans slowed down in comparison with the same period last year.
Morocco, Economics, 8/15/1998

Morocco drawn in group 3 with UAE and Sudan for Arab Nations Cup
The Moroccan football team will play in group 3 together with the United Arab Emirates and Sudan for the Arab Nations Cup.
Morocco-Regional, Sports, 8/15/1998

Moroccan and Spanish interior ministers meet in Tangiers
The Moroccan and Spanish interior ministers, Driss Basri and Jaime Mayor Oreja, held in Tangiers on Thursday a work session.
Morocco-Spain, Politics, 8/15/1998

King Meets Former Spanish Premier
Morocco-Spain, Politics, 8/15/1998

Morocco marks 19th anniversary of recovery of Oued Eddahab
Moroccans are celebrating this August 14th the 19th anniversary of the return to the homeland of the southern province of Oued Eddahab from Spanish occupation.
Morocco, Culture, 8/14/1998

Washerwomen: forgotten women
Washerwomen, these women who were for a long time appreciated are today finding it difficult to be recruited like in a not-so-distant past, facing "unfair competition" from washing machines.
Morocco, Culture, 8/14/1998

Spanish government supports improving immigrants living conditions
The Spanish government and opposition agreed on reforming a law to improve the stay and work conditions of immigrants in Spain, a Spanish daily reports.
Morocco-Spain, Politics, 8/14/1998

House of Representatives adopts 1998-99 appropriation bill
The house of Representatives adopted Wednesday Morocco's 1998-99 appropriation bill that was submitted end of June.
Morocco, Economics, 8/13/1998

Attractiveness of Morocco's stock exchange highlighted
The weekly stressed that the Moroccan bourse has just launched a promotion program geared to market accessibility and transparency, adding that with the largest capitalization in Africa, reaching $148 billion
Morocco-France, Business, 8/13/1998

Philip Morris donates $25,000 to Moroccan association
The grant will back the Ribat Al Fath association's programs dealing with reproductive health, mother-child medicare and awareness campaigns.
Morocco, Culture, 8/13/1998

General dies in helicopter crash
Morocco, Military, 8/13/1998

El Guerrouj confirms supremacy in 1,500 m race
El-Guerrouj won the race clocking in at 3:26.45, beating out Kenyan runners Laban Rotich and John Kibowen. By winning the race for the 4th time in a row, El Guerrouj, who holds the 1,500 m world record (3:26), enhanced his chances to be part of the winners of the $ 1 million IAAF-jackpot.
Morocco, Sports, 8/13/1998

U.S. backs congressional call for reinforcement of ties with Morocco
The U.S government has expressed its backing to the congressional call for the consolidation of Moroccan-U.S ties and said it supports strong U.S-Moroccan relations.
Morocco-USA, Politics, 8/13/1998

Defaming Morocco falsely causes Italian press retraction
An Italian daily published Tuesday a clarification note from Morocco's embassy in Rome regarding a story quoting a Moroccan illegal emigrant as saying that she would be facing death if she returned to Morocco.
Morocco-Italy, Politics, 8/12/1998

King Hassan receives Saudi ambassador to Washington
King Hassan II held Tuesday tete-a-tete talks with Prince Bandar Ben Soltan, Saudi ambassador to Washington, who is currently on a private visit to Morocco.
Morocco-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 8/12/1998

King Hassan receives U.S. Congressmen
King Hassan II received Monday at the Royal palace of Skhirat (near Rabat) a group of U.S. congressmen led by Harold Rogers, a Republican representative from Kentucky.
Morocco-USA, Politics, 8/11/1998

King Hassan condemns U.S. embassies bombings
"We firmly condemn this barbarous act and we share your pain and that of the friendly American people"', added the Moroccan monarch, expressing sympathy and solidarity with the families of the victims.
Morocco-USA, Politics, 8/11/1998

Moroccan-Algerian relations depend on psychological factors, official says
Relations between Morocco and Algeria depend more on "psychological factors" than on political ones, which can be identified clearly, said Moroccan communication Minister Larbi Messari.
Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 8/11/1998

Morocco and Germany cooperate in environment preservation
Morocco and Germany have initiated an "environment management project" that includes cooperation in scientific, technical, legislative, training and awareness fields.
Morocco-Germany, Environment, 8/11/1998

Morocco will not be affected by El Nino
Morocco, Environment, 8/11/1998

Moroccan and Egyptian heads of state important asset for bilateral cooperation
The friendship ties existing between King Hassan II of Morocco and Egyptian president Husni Mubarak are an important asset for the reinforcement of relations between the two countries, Moroccan Communication Minister Larbi Messari said.
Morocco-Egypt, Politics, 8/11/1998

Saudi Prince Bandar: Morocco best bridge for Arab-African rapprochement
Morocco, a pioneer country in promoting cooperation between Arab and African peoples, constitutes the best bridge for the consolidation of Arab-African rapprochement, said Saudi Prince Bandar Ben Sultan on Friday in Asilah, northern Morocco.
Regional-Morocco, Culture, 8/10/1998

Nomura forecasts 7 percent economic growth in Morocco
The Moroccan economy is expected to grow by 7 percent in 1998 after it fell by 2.2 percent last year due to weather changes, the London-based Nomura brokerage house said.
Morocco, Economics, 8/10/1998

Morocco develops new date palm tree resistant to mildew disease
Morocco, Agriculture, 8/10/1998

Moroccan police dismantle international forgery gang
The Moroccan police have dismantled lately in Casablanca an international gang specializing in forging bank-notes, especially the Bahraini dinar, and car number plates.
Morocco, Local, 8/10/1998

Moroccan athletes excel at Monaco meet
Moroccan field and track star Hicham El-Guerrouj has enhanced his chances for bagging the one million dollar IAAF-jackpot after winning Sunday the 1500 m race of the Monaco meet.
Morocco, Sports, 8/10/1998

Identification operation would be meaningless if Moroccan Sahrawis deprived of right to be identified, house speaker says
Speaker of the chamber of representatives (lower house of the Moroccan bi-cameral parliament), Abdelouahed Radi, said that to deprive Moroccan Sahrawis from their right to be identified as would-be voters in the referendum the United Nations is planning to hold in the Moroccan southern provinces would render the operation meaningless.
Morocco, Politics, 8/10/1998

800,000 Moroccan expatriates crossed Strait of Gibraltar since holidays
Some 820,277 Moroccan nationals settled in Europe have crossed the Strait of Gibraltar since June 15, 1998, going back home for the summer holidays.
Morocco, Economics, 8/10/1998

Fire destroys 200 hectares near Tangier
Morocco, Local, 8/10/1998

Prince Moulay Rachid in Portugal for Expo-98
Prince Moulay Rachid, youngest son of King Hassan II, praised Saturday in Lisbon the soundness of Moroccan-Portuguese relations.
Morocco-Portugal, Economics, 8/10/1998

Saudi export center organizing economic exhibition in Casablanca
The Center for Saudi Exports in the Saudi Industrial and Commercial Chamber is organizing an exhibition for Saudi products and industries in Casablanca, Morocco from December 7 - 13, in cooperation with Ramatan company for organizing and marketing exhibitions.
Saudi Arabia-Morocco, Economics, 8/10/1998


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