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Istiqlal party leader renews Morocco's resolve to peacefully settle Sebta-Mellilia issue
Secretary General of the Moroccan Istiqlal Party, a member of the Socialist-led coalition government, renewed Morocco's desire to peacefully settle the issue of the two northern Moroccan cities of Sebta and Mellilia which are still controlled by Spain.
Morocco, Politics, 1/23/1999

French aircraft engine maker to set up joint ventures with Moroccan airline
Head of the French Group "La Societe Nationale D'Etude et De Construction Des Moteurs D'Aviation" said recently in Paris that his group is planning to set up joint ventures with Moroccan flag carrier "Royal Air Maroc."
Morocco-France, Business, 1/23/1999

French association grants humanitarian assistance to disabled Moroccans
French association "Handicap Nord-Sud" will grant humanitarian assistance to disabled former Moroccan servicemen.
Morocco-France, Culture, 1/23/1999

Arab economists to meet in Morocco
Morocco will play host next October 18-25 to the 13th congress of Arab economists to look into Arab economic strategies to counter upcoming globalization challenges.
Regional-Morocco, Economics, 1/23/1999

Moroccan movies in Berlin film festival
Six films representing the new wave of Moroccan movies will be screened at the International Film Festival in Berlin due on February 11-21.
Morocco-Germany, Culture, 1/23/1999

Morocco refutes statements on Sahara ascribed to Austrian official
Morocco refuted as "counter-truth" statements ascribed by the "Polisario" to Austrian secretary of state, Ferrero-Waldner, that Morocco was seeking to delay the referendum process in the Sahara.
Morocco, Politics, 1/22/1999

Poland's premier visits Morocco next week
Morocco-Poland, Politics, 1/22/1999

Morocco posted 6.3 % growth in 1998
Morocco posted a 6.3 % growth rate in 1998 (against -2 % in 1997) due to the good performance of agriculture, a Moroccan official told reporters Thursday.
Morocco, Economics, 1/22/1999

Moroccan delegation to tour Gulf states next month
A large Moroccan delegation of government officials and leading businessmen, led by Minister of Economy and Finance Fathallah Oualalou, will tour the six Arab gulf states forming the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) next month.
Morocco-Gulf, Economics, 1/22/1999

UN Secretary General delays report on Sahara pending outcome of consultations
UN Secretary General, Kofi Annan, has delayed his report on the Sahara issue, which was slated to be submitted this Friday to the security council, until next week, pending the outcome of ongoing consultations, an informed source said.
Morocco, Politics, 1/22/1999

Morocco paid back $ 600 million of its foreign debt, official says
Morocco, he added, had not managed to contain the problem of the external debt that was accumulated since the seventies and that hampered its development. To overcome the situation, Oualalou proposed the reduction of financial imbalance to enable the Moroccan economy shift from a situation of indebtedness to that of expansion.
Morocco, Economics, 1/22/1999

Saudi catering chain to settle in Casablanca
Saudi Arabia-Morocco, Business, 1/22/1999

Italy to enhance industrial investment in Morocco
The Rome-based Italian Institute of Foreign Trade and the Moroccan Office For Industrial Development will sign shortly here an accord for the promotion and draining of Italian industrial investments to Morocco.
Morocco-Italy, Economics, 1/22/1999

Speaker of Colombia's house of representatives in Morocco
Speaker of the Colombian House of Representatives, Emilio Martinez Rosales, will visit Morocco this weekend for talks with Moroccan Mps on ways of boosting cooperation between the two countries' legislative bodies.
Morocco-Colombia, Politics, 1/22/1999

Wholesale price index increased by 3.3% in 1998
Morocco, Economics, 1/22/1999

Head of Japan's overseas cooperation agency meets Moroccan fishing minister
Japan is assisting Morocco building pilot fishermen villages within the frame of a large-scale bilateral cooperation program providing for the consolidation of cooperation in seamen vocational training, engineering, halieutic resources protection, fish farming and processing
Morocco-Japan, Economics, 1/21/1999

Morocco in Berlin's Agribusiness Show
Morocco will take part in Berlin's International Agribusiness show to open doors this January 22 with the participation of hundreds of professionals from the four corners of the world.
Morocco, Business, 1/21/1999

Morocco's candidate to WTO top position meets Belgian deputy-premier
Abouyoub, 44, the youngest of all candidates has been appointed recently in charge of international negotiations. He is seen as having a long experience in matters of world trade.
Morocco, People, 1/21/1999

Morocco's Youness el-Aynaoui ousted at 2nd round of Australian open
Morocco, Sports, 1/21/1999

Moroccan soccer team loses friendly against France
The Moroccan soccer team was defeated on Wednesday by 1-0 in the friendly they played in Marseille against France, the World cup champions.
Morocco-France, Sports, 1/21/1999

Sahrawi dignitaries renew allegiance to King of Morocco, warn against civil war
Heads of Sahrawi tribes renewed their allegiance to King Hassan II of Morocco, stressing that the same bonds united their ancestors to the king of Morocco and argued that as a result the Sahara is a Moroccan territory and they have the right to take part in the UN-projected referendum on self-determination in the Sahara.
Morocco, Politics, 1/20/1999

New disputes looming over Western Sahara referendum
Moroccan sources described figures adopted by the UN mission in the Western Sahara concerning numbers of those who have the right to take part in the referendum as "mere estimates which do not give a full idea about the real number of persons who are ascended from Sahara origins, who have the right to take part in the referendum."
Morocco, Politics, 1/20/1999

Morocco renews adherence to UN peace plan in the Sahara
Moroccan Interior Minister Driss Basri said Morocco supports the continuation of the UN referendum process and deems that it is necessary that the process moves forward.
Morocco, Politics, 1/20/1999

$1 billion International Moroccan bid to manage electricity, water networks
The Moroccan government is currently preparing to put an international bid for a contract to establish and manage electricity and water networks in Tangier.
Morocco, Economics, 1/20/1999

Youssef Chahine bows out of Tatwan cinema festival
Egyptian director Youssef Chahine apologized for not being able to accept the chairmanship of the arbitration committee in the tenth session of the Moroccan Tatwan cinema festival for Mediterranean films which will be held in the first week of April.
Egypt-Morocco, Culture, 1/20/1999

Egyptian Moroccan ministers to inaugurate second session of business council
Egyptian Minister of Trade Ahmed El-Goweili along with his Moroccan counterpart, Alami Tazi, are to inagurate the works of the second session for Egyptian and Moroccan businessmen, which will begin on February 2 in Rabat and last for four days
Egypt-Morocco, Economics, 1/19/1999

UN executive for women's development holds talks in Rabat
Cooperation between Morocco and the UN Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) topped talks held here last week by Moroccan officials and UNIFEM executive manager Noeleen Heyzer, who visited Morocco this January 14-18.
Morocco-UN, Politics, 1/19/1999

Moroccan writer calls for state's subsidies to translation of books
Renowned Moroccan writer Tahar Benjelloun called on governments to subsidize the translation of Arab books into other languages, in view of the high price of such endeavors and the unwillingness of European publishers to publish unknown authors.
Morocco-Regional, Literature, 1/19/1999

Morocco and Egypt coordinate stances on Euro-Mediterranean partnership
Morocco and Egypt have started talks to coordinate their stances on the Euro-Mediterranean partnership prior to the informal meeting to be held this January 28-29 in Valencia (Spain).
Egypt-Morocco, Politics, 1/19/1999

Moroccan-Born Athlete Wins 18th Ouest-France Race
Morocco, Sports, 1/19/1999

US embassy denies Albright's visit to Morocco
The US embassy in Morocco denied on Monday news that US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright would visit Morocco next week.
Morocco-USA, Politics, 1/19/1999

King Amnesties 854 Convicted Persons
Morocco, Judicial, 1/18/1999

US secretary of state to visit Morocco next week
The visit to the Kingdom is part of the tour she will conduct as of January 26 and that will successively lead her to Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Kuwait.
Morocco-USA, Politics, 1/18/1999

Morocco's debt to represent 31percent of GDP in 2003, says minister
Morocco's debt in 2003 will represent 31% of the GDP, instead of 52% as presently, Morocco's minister of economic forecasts and planning, Abdelhamid Aouad, said.
Morocco, Economics, 1/18/1999

Morocco publishes 4,000 copies of the Quran in braille
The Moroccan ministry of habous (islamic endowments) and islamic affairs has started the publishing of 4,000 copies of the holy Quran in Braille.
Morocco, Religion, 1/18/1999

Moroccan carpets displayed in Hanovre show
Moroccan carpets are currently displayed at the German International show of Hanovre-99 exhibiting a variety of handicraft items and carpets from various countries.
Morocco-Germany, Business, 1/18/1999

Moroccan Zahra Ouaziz Wins Italica's Cross Country
Morocco, Sports, 1/18/1999


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