ArabicNews.Com Logo


Weekly Edition, Morocco  -  Week of October 18, 1999
   Front Page
   Previous Week

 Category
Politics | Business and Economics | Local
 Country News
Algeria | Bahrain | Comoros | Djibouti | Egypt | Iraq | Jordan | Kuwait | Lebanon | Libya | Mauritania | Morocco | Oman | Palestine | Qatar | Syria | Saudi Arabia | Somalia | Sudan | Tunisia | United Arab Emirates | Yemen
 Search

News Calendar
 Resources
Weather
Food & Recipies
Science and Technology
Phone Codes
Currency Exchange
Travel Alerts, Visa Info
Country Information
Free Subscription
  Subscription
Premium Subscription
Free Newsletter
 Marketplace
Advertising Info

Search using Kosmix, the web categorization engine


We are looking for sales & marketing representatives in different countries. Apply now!

King Mohammed urges army, police to see to citizens' interests
King Mohammed VI urged the Royal Armed Forces (FAR), Gendarmerie, auxiliary forces, national security as well as local authorities to see to the interests of the citizens.
Morocco, Politics, 10/23/1999

Party leader criticizes government inaction
The leader of the Istiqlal Party (PI-in government) criticized "inaction" of the Moroccan socialist-led government.
Morocco, Politics, 10/23/1999

Morocco stages anti-poverty campaign
Morocco, Politics, 10/23/1999

Over 80% of Moroccan print media journalists observed strike, union
Morocco, Local, 10/23/1999

Morocco, an ongoing revolution since March 98
Since the coming to power in Morocco of this government, the country is living in an ongoing May 68 (revolution), said Premier Abderrahmane Youssoufi in a press-conference in Brussels after the colloquy "Morocco-EU: A Shared Fate" wound up Thursday night. Those who want to demonstrate do, those who want to strike do and those who want to gather in groups do, Youssoufi said, denying brute force was ever used.
Morocco-International, Politics, 10/22/1999

Morocco, Egypt agree to foster housing cooperation
Morocco and Egypt decided to upgrade their cooperation in matters of housing and urbanism and a joint committee will meet twice a year to assess the evolution of this cooperation.
Egypt-Morocco, Economics, 10/22/1999

King Mohammed urges Cabinet to complete development projects within deadlines
King Mohammed VI has urged the Cabinet to complete the development projects underway within the set deadlines.
Morocco, Politics, 10/22/1999

Moroccan Upper House Speaker confers with Mauritanian peer
Ways to enhance Moroccan-Mauritanian ties topped talks held in Rabat Thursday between the speaker of the Moroccan Chamber of Advisors (upper house), Mohammed Jalal Essaid, and his visiting Mauritanian peer, Dieng Boubou Farba.
Morocco-Mauritania, Politics, 10/22/1999

Morocco, US economic ties reviewed in Washington
The meeting gathered Moroccan Economy and Finance Minister Fathallah Oualalou, and the Europe and Mediterranean administrator at the US External Trade Department, Ms. Catherine Novelli.
Morocco-USA, Economics, 10/22/1999

Colloquy: plea for a partnership for the future
Participants in the "Morocco-EU: A Shared Fate" colloquy thursday unanimously called for a partnership for the future with the kingdom.
Morocco-European Union, Politics, 10/22/1999

Rural world will access electricity at easy terms
Easy terms will be granted to villagers wishing to be supplied with power, part of the global rural electrification program for the northern provinces.
Morocco, Economics, 10/22/1999

European Parliament values bold and positive reforms by Moroccan king
The European Parliament (EP) does appreciate the "very bold and positive" reforms operated by King Mohammed VI since his coming to power, said EP chairwoman Nicole Fontaine.
Morocco-European Union, Politics, 10/22/1999

Moroccan secretary of state for cooperation to visit Poland and Czech Republic
Morocco-International, Politics, 10/22/1999

German ship rescued off Casablanca
Morocco-Germany, Local, 10/22/1999

Belgian drug dealer gets 10 years in jail
Morocco, Judicial, 10/22/1999

Moroccan environment minister in Paris
Moroccan minister in charge of territory planning, environment, urbanism and housing, Mohamed Yazghi, started Thursday a three-day visit to Paris at the invitation of his French peer, Dominique Voynet.
Morocco-France, Environment, 10/22/1999

World Cup 2006: Morocco attempts to win African backing for its bid
A Moroccan delegation is currently in Ouagadougou part of the campaign to glean backing to Morocco's bid to host the 2006 World Cup.
Morocco, Politics, 10/22/1999

Phone consultations between Colonel Gaddafi and king Mohammed
Libya-Morocco, Politics, 10/21/1999

Youssoufi meets Fontaine and Prodi in Brussels
Morocco-European Union, Politics, 10/21/1999

Morocco presents human rights report to UN
Morocco presented on Wednesday to the UN human rights committee its fourth periodic report on the human rights situation in the kingdom.
Morocco, Politics, 10/21/1999

King Mohammed congratulates Indonesian president
Morocco-Indonesia, Politics, 10/21/1999

King Mohammed winds ten-day tour in northern provinces
King Mohammed VI, accompanied by Prince Moulay Rachid, arrived in Rabat on Wednesday night winding up a ten day tour to several northern and eastern provinces.
Morocco, Politics, 10/21/1999

Continuity marks excellent Moroccan-Tunisian relations, president
President Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali of Tunisia said continuity marks Moroccan-Tunisian relations that he described as "excellent."
Tunisia-Morocco, Politics, 10/21/1999

ONEP, top Moroccan economic partner of Japan
Morocco-Japan, Economics, 10/21/1999

Fishing agreement with EU will not be renewed, says Youssoufi
Moroccan Premier Abderrahmane Youssoufi underscored in Brussels on Wednesday Morocco's stand not to renew the fishing agreement with the European Union which expires on Nov 30, 1999.
Morocco-European Union, Politics, 10/21/1999

Moroccan music and sport stars made UNICEF honorary ambassadors
Moroccan athletics world champ, Hicham El-Guerrouj, former Olympic champ and member of the International Olympic Committee, Nawal El-Moutawakkil, and renowned singer Rajae Belmlih have been proposed to be made UNICEF's honorary ambassadors in Morocco.
Morocco, Politics, 10/21/1999

Chinese president's visit to Morocco will boost bilateral ties
The official visit Chinese President Jiang Zemin will pay to Morocco on Oct. 27-30 will give a new impetus to Moroccan-Chinese relations, China's Ambassador to Morocco, Mu Wen said.
Morocco-China, Politics, 10/20/1999

King Mohammed continues tour to Fez
King Mohammed VI, accompanied by Prince Moulay Rachid, arrived in Fez on Tuesday night coming from Oujda and Taza as part of a tour that took him to several wilaya, prefectures and provinces of the kingdom.
Morocco, Politics, 10/20/1999

Morocco creates 50,000 new jobs
Morocco, Economics, 10/20/1999

Spanish Gaz Natural SDG to invest $400 million in Morocco
Morocco-Spain, Business, 10/20/1999

Morocco, Egypt agree to foster environment cooperation
Morocco and Egypt signed in Cairo Tuesday a joint statement on the consolidation of their cooperation in environment matters.
Morocco-Egypt, Environment, 10/20/1999

Partnership agreement, a new era in euro-moroccan relations, says youssoufi
The new partnership agreement to be in force shortly "opens, at the eve of the third millennium, a new era in relations between Morocco and the European Union", Moroccan Premier Abderrahmane Youssoufi was quoted as saying.
Morocco-European Union, Politics, 10/20/1999

King Mohammed invited to summit on Israeli-Palestinian peace accords
King Mohammed VI has been invited to attend a summit in Oslo next November to commemorate the Israeli-Palestinian peace accords of 1993.
Morocco-International, Politics, 10/20/1999

Tunisia, Morocco hold partnership days
Days on partnership between the Moroccan northern city of Tetuan and Tunisian capital city Tunis are currently being held in Tunis to foster cooperation relations between the two cities.
Tunisia-Morocco, Economics, 10/20/1999

Swedish diplomat visits Laayoune
The director of the North African department at the Swedish Foreign Affairs Ministry, Hans Ahlberg, on Monday visited the Moroccan southern city of Laayoune.
Morocco-Sweden, Politics, 10/20/1999

Germany wishes Morocco to continue mideast peace role
Germany has voiced hope that Morocco would continue its role as a peacemaker and advocate of coexistence among peoples, civilizations and religions.
Morocco-Germany, Politics, 10/20/1999

Morocco in Mediterranean-Russian Forum
Morocco will take part in a forum to gather in the Balearic Islands this October 22-23 officials from Russia and Mediterranean countries.
Morocco-International, Politics, 10/20/1999

Moroccan environment minister in Paris
The Moroccan minister in charge of territory planning, environment, urbanism and housing, Mohamed Yazghi, is expected in Paris on Thursday on a three-day visit at the invitation of French peer, Dominique Voynet.
Morocco-France, Politics, 10/20/1999

Morocco partly privatizes fertilizer, livestock firms
Morocco announced the ceding of half of the capital of fertilizers and livestock breeding firms to private operators.
Morocco, Business, 10/20/1999

French Premier in Morocco Early Next Month
Morocco-France, Politics, 10/19/1999

Moroccan-Egyptian businessmen to initiate joint projects
Moroccan and egyptian businessmen agreed on the need to increase the volume of trade exchanges between the two states and to initiate joint investment projects to upgrade economic and trade cooperation.
Egypt-Morocco, Business, 10/19/1999

King Mohammed inTaza today
King Mohammed VI, accompanied by Prince Moulay Rachid, currently touring several north-eastern provinces, arrives today in Taza.
Morocco, Politics, 10/19/1999

Youssoufi at European Parliament
Premier Abderrahmane Youssoufi is heading Wednesday for Brussels to chair with the European Commission President Romano Prodi a two-day colloquy on "Morocco-Europe: A common destiny."
Morocco-European Union, Politics, 10/19/1999

Bananas imports jeopardize local produce
"The invasion of the foreign produce is favored by the lack of measures to protect the national production," they said, adding that foreign countries impose custom barriers to protect their local production.
Morocco, Agriculture, 10/19/1999

Morocco 2000 exhibit in London in January
Morocco will organize early January in London an exhibition dubbed "Morocco 2000" to promote partnership and consolidate trade exchanges and investment between the two countries.
Morocco-UK, Economics, 10/19/1999

King Mohammed arrives today in Oujda
King Mohammed VI, accompanied by Prince Moulay Rachid, arrives in Oujda today, coming from Nador via Berkane.
Morocco, Politics, 10/18/1999

Moroccan government under fire
Influential members of parties forming the Moroccan socialist-led government criticized the cabinet for being unable to implement hoped-for reforms.
Morocco, Politics, 10/18/1999

Youssoufi: Morocco wants to live in peace with Algeria
Moroccan Premier, Abderrahmane Youssoufi, renewed Morocco's will "to live in peace with neighboring Algeria."
Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 10/18/1999

Malki unveils citrus fruit strategy
Morocco, Economics, 10/18/1999

Moroccan print media to stage strike
Morocco, Local, 10/18/1999

Morocco committed to closing human rights dossier, Youssoufi says
Morocco is committed to close once and for all the human rights dossier, Moroccan Premier, Abderrahmane Youssoufi, said.
Morocco, Politics, 10/18/1999

Football: former egyptian keeper made ambassador for Morocco's world cup bid
Former Egyptian keeper, Ahmed Shoubir, was made ambassador for Morocco's bid to host the 2006 World Cup.
Egypt-Morocco, Sports, 10/18/1999

Belgian drug dealer arrested in northern Morocco
Morocco-Belgium, Judicial, 10/18/1999

Bordeaux economic forum on Morocco ends
The economic forum"The Third Millennium Morocco: an economic and industrial partner" organized Oct 12-15 in Bordeaux by the city's chamber of trade and industry was attended Thursday by Prince Moulay Rachid, brother to King Mohammed VI.
Morocco-France, Economics, 10/18/1999


Last Week's Articles                                                                                                                                                    
Advertise on ArabicNews.com. MyFlowers.com sold more than $2700 of flowers in one month advertising on ArabicNews.com! Make your company, and products a success. Special rate for new and small business. Inquire!Advertising Info

phone cards




Mp3 Downloads

Copyright & other notices
Copyright © 1995-2003 Arabic News.com, All Rights Reserved.
Send comments & suggestions to the webmaster. ArabicNews.com and ArabicNews are trademarks of ArabicNews.com