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Crown Prince receives US congressional delegation
Crown Prince Sidi Mohammed received in Rabat on Friday a US congressional delegation, currently paying a courtesy visit to Morocco.
Morocco-USA, Politics, 1/9/1999

Morocco and Japan conclude accord to build fishermen village in Safi
Morocco and Japan concluded an accord providing for the construction of a fishermen village near the Moroccan city of Safi (350 km south of Rabat).
Morocco-Japan, Economics, 1/9/1999

Morocco's football coach gathers team for test match against France
Morocco, Sports, 1/9/1999

Councillor's body found in his car's boot, press reports
The body of the chairman of a Moroccan rural commune was found lately in his car's boot in a Casablanca street, the press reported.
Morocco, Local, 1/9/1999

France extends new credit line to Morocco
Morocco-France, Economics, 1/9/1999

Arab League supports Morocco's territorial integrity
Secretary general of the Arab League, Esmat Abdul Meguid, said the organization supports Morocco's territorial integrity in the Sahara issue.
Morocco-Regional, Politics, 1/8/1999

Japanese agriculture minister in Morocco
Japanese Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forests Shoichi Nakagawa arrived Thursday in Rabat for talks with Moroccan officials on ways of boosting the partnership between the two countries in matters of fishing and related sectors.
Morocco-Japan, Agriculture, 1/8/1999

Morocco increases children's schooling
The number of children attending schools in Morocco increased by 20% in 1998-99 over 1997-98, the Moroccan education minister said on Thursday.
Morocco, Education, 1/8/1999

Moroccan and Egyptian foreign ministers hold phone talks
Morocco-Egypt, Politics, 1/8/1999

Morocco expects 6.7 percent growth rate in 1999
Morocco is expecting a growth rate of 6.7%, spokesman of the government, Khalid Alioua announced on Thursday.
Morocco, Economics, 1/8/1999

Morocco was not affected by Asian crisis, say economists
Morocco was shielded from effects of the crisis that hit the economies of southeast Asian countries, in view of Morocco's low volume of financial transactions, Moroccan economists said on Wednesday.
Morocco, Economics, 1/8/1999

Morocco and Poland to step up mining research cooperation
Morocco, Politics, 1/8/1999

Moroccan tennismen cruise to quarterfinal in Doha Open
Morocco-Qatar, Sports, 1/8/1999

Group of organizations calls for fighting corruption in Morocco
A group of Moroccan non-governmental associations called for promoting the values of honesty, transparency and integrity in society and support all measures meant to establish a genuine system of good governance.
Morocco, Politics, 1/7/1999

Salaries take up 12 percent of Morocco's GDP
Moroccan minister of Civil service and administrative reforms, El Hussein Aziz, said salaries in Morocco take up 12% of the GDP.
Morocco, Economics, 1/7/1999

Fire destroys 78 shops in southern city market
Morocco, Local, 1/7/1999

Moroccan government renews will to alleviate debt burden
The Moroccan government will spare no effort to alleviate the burden of external and internal debt, the minister of economic forecast and planning said.
Morocco, Politics, 1/6/1999

King Faisal prize winners
Regional-Morocco, Literature, 1/6/1999

Moroccan minister announces new international cooperation strategy
Aicha Belarbi told al-Ittihad al-Ichtiraki daily that Morocco will be cooperating with regions other than Europe and that Moroccan economic operators have actually started to prospect other countries. She explained that cooperation goes beyond the political dimension to encompass economy, culture, finances and investments.
Morocco, Politics, 1/6/1999

Morocco increases sugar beet cultivated areas by 27%
Morocco, Politics, 1/6/1999

Post, telecom workers go on strike
Moroccan postal and telecom workers will go strike on January 14-15 to protest the deterioration of their financial situation and work conditions.
Morocco, Politics, 1/6/1999

Exports of citrus fruits regress
Morocco exported by mid-December around 126,000 tons of citrus fruits, against a quantity of 154,000 tons in the corresponding period of last year, for a 16% drop.
Morocco, Agriculture, 1/6/1999

Morocco's Alami edges Korda out of Qatar Open
Morocco-Qatar, Sports, 1/6/1999

Some $150 million invested in film shooting in Morocco in 1996-97
Some $ 150 million were invested in the shooting of 803 films in Morocco between 1996 and 1997, the Moroccan cinematographic center said.
Morocco, Business, 1/6/1999

Moroccan government conducts investigation on Y2K
The Moroccan secretariat of state in charge of posts and information technologies is currently conducting a nationwide investigation in a bid to avoid the side effects of the computer system breakdown that threatens the world's computers when the year flips over from 1999 to 2000.
Morocco, Science, 1/6/1999

Mubarak to meet King Hassan II in March
Egyptian sources confirmed to the ArabicNews.com that the high joint committee between Egypt and Morocco is going to convene next march under the chairmanship of the Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak and his Moroccan counterpart, King Hassan II.
Egypt-Morocco, Politics, 1/4/1999

Sahara issue in decisive turning point says Moroccan minister
The Sahara issue is currently going through a decisive turning point, despite some positive aspects, a Moroccan minister said.
Morocco, Politics, 1/4/1999

Morocco's car sales up 10 percent in 1998
Morocco's car sales increased in 1998 by 10 % to 54,938 units against 49,897 vehicles sold in 1997, the Moroccan car-makers' federation said in its latest release.
Morocco, Business, 1/4/1999

Morocco will not oppose return of Moroccan Jews living in Israel
Morocco will not oppose the return of Moroccan Jews living in Israel who wish to, speaker of the Moroccan House of Representatives, Abdelouahed Radi, told an Arab daily.
Morocco, Politics, 1/4/1999

Moroccan airlines increase its strips to Geneva
Morocco, Business, 1/4/1999

Euro will have indirect effects benefiting Morocco, says European chief diplomat
Euro will have direct effects on trade, mainly a larger monetary transparency in the market and several other indirect effects that will certainly benefit Morocco, said head of the European Delegation in Morocco, Lucio Guerrato.
Morocco-European Union, Economics, 1/4/1999

Two million tourists visited Morocco in 1998
Morocco, Economics, 1/4/1999

Morocco's lodging needs do not exceed 130,000 units
Morocco's real needs in lodgings "do not exceed 130,000 units," Moroccan housing minister, Mohamed El-Yazghi said.
Morocco, Business, 1/4/1999


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