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King Mohammed VI pardons 46,212 prisoners
Morocco, Politics, 7/31/1999

King Mohammed VI voices commitment to carry on work of late king Hassan
King Mohammed VI voiced attachment to constitutional monarchy, multiparty system, economic and political liberalization, regionalization, decentralization, the consolidation of the rule of the law, the protection of human rights, individual and collective freedoms and ensuring security and stability.
Morocco, Politics, 7/31/1999

King Mohammed phones libyan, Senegalese leaders
Morocco-Libya, Politics, 7/31/1999

King Mohammed VI makes of education top concern
"The education issue is on top of our present and future concerns, due to its paramount importance and its impact on the training of generations and their preparation for active life," King Mohammed VI said in his first televised Throne Speech.
Morocco, Education, 7/31/1999

Bouteflika will honor the understanding with King Hassan on Sahara
Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika underlined Friday that his "moral duty is to remain faithful" to what he and the late King Hassan II convened about the Sahara, namely that this issue is part of the prerogatives of the United Nations and of the Houston accords, while bilateral issues must be handled in the frame of Moroccan-Algerian relations.
Algeria-Morocco, Politics, 7/31/1999

After a denial, government announces death of Moulay Ouazzani, husband of Princess Amina
Moulay Driss Ouazzani, husband of Princess Lalla Amina, aunt of King Mohammed VI, died in hospital in France at the age of 57, the Ministry of the Royal Household, Protocol and Chancellery announced on Friday.
Morocco, People, 7/31/1999

Coca-Cola invests $90 million in Morocco
Coca-cola, the world giant soft drink maker, has bought two Moroccan bottling plants for $90 million, Moroccan business daily "L'economiste" reported.
Morocco-USA, Business, 7/31/1999

King Mohammed chairs ministers council on Monday
Morocco, Politics, 7/30/1999

Opening of Moroccan-Algerian borders depends on technical arrangements only
Morocco said on Thursday that the opening of its closed borders with Algeria depends only on some technical arrangements.
Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 7/30/1999

Moroccan premier meets economic operators
Moroccan Premier Abderrahmane Youssoufi held a meeting in Rabat on Wednesday with Morocco's economic operators to discuss ways of boosting the Moroccan economy, enhancing its competitiveness and attracting more foreign investment.
Morocco, Economics, 7/30/1999

Morocco profoundly grateful to Algeria's Bouteflika
Morocco said it was profoundly grateful to Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika for his feelings of sympathy following the demise of the late King Hassan II.
Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 7/30/1999

King Mohammed performs Friday prayers
King Mohammed Ben Al-Hassan, Commander of the Faithful, performed this Friday his first public Friday prayers at Ahl Fass Mosque (near the Royal Palace of Rabat), a week after he was proclaimed king of Morocco.
Morocco, Politics, 7/30/1999

World Bank approves $440 million loans to Morocco in 1999
The World Bank approved a total of $ 440 million to support six development projects in Morocco during fiscal year 1999, a World Bank statement said on Wednesday.
Morocco, Economics, 7/30/1999

Morocco denies king's marriage, insists that all maters will be public
"The government flatly denies the rumors on the marriage of King Mohammed Ben Al-Hassan," the spokesman for the Moroccan government, Khalid Alioua, said at a press briefing held at the end of the weekly meeting of the government council, chaired by Prime Minister Abderrahmane Youssoufi.
Morocco, Politics, 7/30/1999

Morocco will continue with its policy on Sahara issue
A Moroccan minister has affirmed that Morocco's new king, King Mohammed Ben Al-Hassan, will follow his late father's (the late King Hassan II) footsteps regarding the Moroccan Sahara issue.
Morocco, Politics, 7/30/1999

Outpouring of grief in Tindouf compels Polisario to circulate release hailing late Hassan II's qualities
The outpouring of grief in the Tindouf camps (southwestern Algeria, where the Polisario front is headquartered) compelled the Polisario's leadership to circulate a release, hailing the great qualities of Late King Hassan II, a London-based daily reported on Thursday.
Morocco, Politics, 7/30/1999

Moroccan government approves sale of 2nd GSM license to Medi-Telecom
The Moroccan government approved Thursday the sale of the 2nd GSM mobile phone license to the consortium led by Spain's Telefonica (TEF.MC).
Morocco, Business, 7/30/1999

UNESCO chief concerned by racist attacks in Spain
UNESCO Director-General Federico Mayor on Tuesday expressed concern over racist attacks waged against mosques and other buildings inhabited by Moroccan and Gambian immigrants in northeastern Spain.
Morocco-Spain, Politics, 7/30/1999

Phone talks between Tunisia's Ben Ali and King Mohammed Ben Al-Hassan
Tunisian President Zine el Abidine Ben Ali on Wednesday talked on the phone with King Mohammed Ben Al-Hassan on ways to consolidate further the privileged relations binding the two countries, reported the Tunisian news agency, TAP.
Tunisia-Morocco, Politics, 7/29/1999

King Mohammed Ben Al-Hassan will deliver Throne Speech Friday evening
King Mohammed Ben Al-Hassan, Commander of the Faithful, will perform on Friday noon the Friday prayers at Al-Hal Fass Mosque (near the Royal Palace of Rabat) and will deliver the speech of the throne the same day later in the evening, the Ministry of the Royal Household, Protocol and Chancellery said in a release.
Morocco, Politics, 7/29/1999

Youssoufi calls for rapid opening of borders with Algeria
Moroccan Prime Minister Abderrahmane Youssoufi hailed the Moroccan-Algerian detente and called for a rapid reopening of common borders.
Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 7/29/1999

Algeria's Bouteflika was the first head of state informed about king's demise, Basri
Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika was the first head of state informed about the demise of the late King Hassan II, and it was the Crown Prince Sidi Mohammed himself who told him the news over the phone, said Moroccan Minister of the Interior Driss Basri.
Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 7/29/1999

King Mohammed receives premier Youssoufi
Morocco, Politics, 7/29/1999

Italian parliament ratifies Morocco-EU association accord
The Italian Parliament ratified on Wednesday the association accord, concluded between Morocco and the European Union.
Morocco-Italy, Politics, 7/29/1999

Moroccan premier calls on hotels to ensure excellent conditions for tourists
Moroccan Premier Abderrahmane Youssoufi called on Wednesday all hotels to ensure the best stay conditions to foreign tourists visiting the kingdom.
Morocco, Economics, 7/29/1999

Foreign investment soars in past 6 months
The foreign investment attracted by Morocco during the past 6 months increased by 49.6% to $226 million against $150 million recorded during the same period last year.
Morocco, Economics, 7/29/1999

Casablanca Bourse shows stability
The Casablanca Bourse showed stability in shares trading after resuming Monday its brokerage activities, Moroccan Business daily "L'economiste" reported this Thursday.
Morocco, Economics, 7/29/1999

Morocco's Import-Exports Up Past Semester
Morocco, Economics, 7/29/1999

Three people died in late King Hassan II's funerals
The Moroccan health department said three people died and 3,885 others were hospitalized last Sunday during the funerals of the late King Hassan II.
Morocco, Politics, 7/29/1999

Moroccan Interior Minister Driss Basri says king will continue path of progress
Morocco, Politics, 7/28/1999

Morocco bans temporarily shellfish catching along Atlantic coast
Morocco decided Tuesday to ban the catching and marketing of shellfish brought from its Atlantic coasts stretching from Tangier down to Agadir.
Morocco, Local, 7/28/1999

Succession conditions in Morocco reassuring for foreign investors
The good conditions of the succession of King Mohammed Ben Al-Hassan to the throne after the demise last Friday of his father, the late King Hassan II, are reassuring foreign investors in Morocco, stated a French economic daily on Tuesday.
Morocco, Business, 7/28/1999

On relations between Morocco and Israel
A British daily said on Tuesday that the death of King Hassan II of Morocco on Friday gave rise to revelation of several secrets on intelligence relations between Morocco and Israel.
Morocco-Israel, Politics, 7/28/1999

Moroccan cooperation secretary of state meets Canadian minister
Morocco-Canada, Politics, 7/28/1999

Morocco's diplomatic options will not change under new king, foreign minister says
Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Mohamed Benaissa said Morocco's diplomatic options will not change after the demise of late King Hassan II.
Morocco, Politics, 7/27/1999

Algerian president confers with new Moroccan king
Algeria-Morocco, Politics, 7/27/1999

MINURSO suspends identification operations for a week following king's demise
Following the death of king Hassan II last Friday, the UN mission supervising the referendum in the Sahara (MINURSO) decided to suspend for a week all identification and appeals operations of persons entitled to vote in the self-determination referendum the UN is planning to hold in the Sahara by July 2000.
Morocco, Politics, 7/27/1999

Clinton voices confidence in Morocco's new king
US President Bill Clinton on Sunday voiced confidence in King Mohammed Ibn Al-Hassan and the will to consolidate partnership with Morocco.
Morocco-USA, Politics, 7/27/1999

Bouteflika sees future of Moroccan-Algerian ties with optimism
Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika said he envisions the future of relations between Morocco and Algeria with optimism.
Algeria-Morocco, Politics, 7/27/1999

Festivities canceled in Morocco as 40-day mourning was decreed
Several festivities and events were canceled in Morocco as 40 days of mourning were decreed following the demise of late King Hassan II last Friday.
Morocco, Politics, 7/27/1999

Moroccan royal palace denies rumors of secret marriage for new king
The royal palace in Rabat stressed on Monday that the new Moroccan King Muhammad VI is still single and that he did not got married secretly, and thereby denies the widespread rumors in this respect.
Morocco, Politics, 7/27/1999

President Clinton meets Morocco's premier
Moroccan Premier Abderrahmane Youssoufi had Sunday in Rabat talks with US President Bill Clinton shortly after the funeral of the late King Hassan II.
Morocco-USA, Politics, 7/26/1999

Moroccan embassy in Damascus opens book of condolences
Syria participated in the funeral of King Hassan with a delegation that included Vice President Zuheir Masharqa, Prime Minister Mahmoud al-Zou'bi, the foreign minister and the minister of environmental affairs.
Syria-Morocco, Politics, 7/26/1999

Bouteflika: I have always believed Moroccan-Algerian ties will improve
"I have always believed that Moroccan-Algerian relations will some day improve. And that's what I have already started to do with the late King Hassan II and that's what I will continue to do with His Majesty Mohammed VI," Bouteflika said.
Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 7/26/1999

King Hassan and normalization with Israel
An Egyptian diplomat said on Sunday that the secret meeting held in Rabat in 1977 between then-Israeli Foreign Minister Moshe Dayan and Egyptian Deputy Premier Hassan al-Tuhami, in the presence of the late Moroccan King Hassan II was behind encouraging Egyptian President Anwar al-Sadat to announce his determination to visit occupied Jerusalem.
Egypt-Morocco, Politics, 7/26/1999

Clinton to cooperate with the new King
Morocco-USA, Politics, 7/26/1999

New Moroccan king married secretly
Governmental sources in Rabat said on Sunday that King Muhammad VI, who has become the king of Morocco has gotten married secretly, just few hours following the death of his father Hassan II.
Morocco, Politics, 7/26/1999


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