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France to swap 700 million FF of Moroccan debt
France agreed to swap next year 700 million French Francs (F.F) of the debt Morocco owes to Paris, following a decision by the Paris club to lift the swap ceiling from 20 to 30%.
Morocco-France, Economics, 11/6/1999

Morocco marks Green March anniversary
On this day, 24 years ago, some 350,000 men and women, holding up the Quran (Islam's holy book) and the national flag as their sole arms, marched through the artificial borders set by the colonial powers to free the southern areas and translate into reality the reunification of the Kingdom.
Morocco, Politics, 11/6/1999

President Mubarak holds phone talks with king Mohammed
Morocco-Egypt, Politics, 11/6/1999

King Mohammed receives French premier
King Mohammed VI received on Friday in Marrakesh visiting French Prime Minister, Lionel Jospin.
Morocco-France, Politics, 11/6/1999

France calls for positive settlement to Sahara issue
Morocco-France, Politics, 11/6/1999

Morocco holds polisario responsible for referendum delay
Morocco's delegate to the United Nations Organization, Ahmed Snoussi, held the Polisario responsible for the all the delays in holding a referendum in the Sahara.
Morocco, Politics, 11/6/1999

Youssoufi: Morocco needs fisheries sector for internal development
Moroccan officials and fisheries professionals argue that the new partnership should seek the promotion of joint ventures in fisheries-related sectors such as shipyards, ships maintenance, and sea-food processing, in addition to fish-farming.
Morocco, Economics, 11/6/1999

Jospin: Morocco's political experience a source of hope
French prime minister, Lionel Jospin, praised in Marraakesh Friday Morocco's choices, its stability and the place it holds in French external relations.
Morocco, Politics, 11/6/1999

Rabat, France views on peace, Iraq
Morocco and France on Friday voiced firm backing to a fair, lasting and global peace in the Middle-East.
Morocco-France, Politics, 11/6/1999

France supports Moroccan concerns over sea resources
France expressed on Friday support to the Moroccan concerns to safeguard its sea resources while stressing the need to continue to back strong and balanced Euro-Moroccan relations.
Morocco-France, Politics, 11/6/1999

Morocco, France concerned over situation in Africa
Morocco and France on Friday voiced concern over the situation prevailing in some parts of Africa.
Morocco-France, Politics, 11/6/1999

Polisario stalling tactics could cause referendum delay, minister
In view of the difficulties sown by the Polisario, the referendum in the Sahara can be delayed by two or three more years, the Moroccan interior minister Driss Basri said.
Morocco, Politics, 11/5/1999

Moroccan-French high joint commission holds third session
The Moroccan-French high joint commission opened its third session in Fes on Thursday under the cochairmanship of the two countries' prime ministers, Abderrahmane Youssoufi and Lionel Jospin.
Morocco-France, Politics, 11/5/1999

King Mohammed visits pupils' house near Marrakesh
King Mohammed VI visited Thursday the Girl-Pupils' House in the Ourika community, in the Marrakesh region, as part of activities held within the solidarity campaign opened early this week by the sovereign.
Morocco, Education, 11/5/1999

Equatorial Guinea backs Morocco's World Cup bid
President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo of Equatorial Guinea said his country backs Morocco's bid to host the final rounds of the 2006 World Cup.
Morocco-Equatorial Guinea, Politics, 11/5/1999

Report: Clan wars and unavoidable scission in Tindouf, defectors
For years now, the Polisario has been through a crisis which has drastically worsened lately especially since August, say three Polisario leaders who returned recently to Morocco.
Morocco, Politics, 11/5/1999

Saudi Arabia renews backing to Morocco's world cup bid
Saudi Arabia on Thursday renewed backing to fellow Arab state, Morocco, in its bid to hold the final rounds of the 2006 World Cup, Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported.
Morocco-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 11/5/1999

King Mohammed VI meets Kuwaiti deputy premier
Morocco-Kuwait, Politics, 11/4/1999

Moroccan key-role in Mideast stressed in Oslo
Morocco-Regional, Politics, 11/4/1999

Journalists union says it will carry on struggle
Morocco, Politics, 11/4/1999

Morocco's solidarity campaign picking up
The nationwide solidarity campaign in favor of the poorest layers of Moroccan society launched Monday by King Mohammed VI is gaining momentum by the day with a growing number of moves and undertakings in the kingdom and even abroad.
Morocco, Economics, 11/4/1999

Morocco to enforce education reform next academic year
Morocco will start as of the next academic year implementing the reforms of its education system.
Morocco, Education, 11/4/1999

King Mohammed determined to remain close to southern provinces inhabitants
A ministerial delegation on Wednesday informed representatives of the southern provinces inhabitants of the determination of King Mohammed VI to remain close to them.
Morocco, Politics, 11/4/1999

Seventy German newlyweds spend honeymoon in Morocco
Thirty five German new couples and some of their relatives are spending their honeymoon in the Moroccan Atlantic sea resort of Agadir, accompanied by more than 40 print and audio-visual journalists.
Morocco, Economics, 11/4/1999

Women's international forum meets in Casablanca
Women's International Forum on "Women and Development" opened here Wednesday under royal patronage and honorary presidency of Princess Lalla Meryem.
Regional-Morocco, Politics, 11/4/1999

Belgian general heads U.N force in Sahara
Morocco-UN, Politics, 11/4/1999

President of Equatorial Guinea on private visit to Morocco
Morocco-Equatorial Guinea, Politics, 11/3/1999

Kuwaiti defense minister in Marrakesh
Morocco-Kuwait, Politics, 11/3/1999

US business delegation visits Morocco
A high-ranking US business delegation started a visit to Morocco that will last for one week at the invitation of the U.S - Moroccan council for trade and investment, which is the first of its sort in the North Africa area.
Morocco-USA, Economics, 11/3/1999

French-Moroccan high joint commission meets tomorrow in Fes
French Prime Minster Lionel Jospin is expected in Morocco Thursday to co-chair with his Moroccan peer, Abderrahmane Youssoufi, the third annual meeting of the high joint commission (November 4-5).
Morocco-France, Politics, 11/3/1999

Mauritanian premier happy with visit to Morocco
Mauritanian Premier Sheikh Al Afya Mohamed Khouna said he was happy with his visit Nov 2-3 to Morocco.
Mauritania-Morocco, Politics, 11/3/1999

Tunisian president renews attachment to Maghreban Union
Tunisian President Zine Al-Abidine Ben Ali has renewed his country's attachment to a strong and integrated Arab Maghreb Union (UMA).
Tunisia-Morocco, Politics, 11/3/1999

Spanish Congress speaker in Morocco
Morocco-Spain, Politics, 11/3/1999

Morocco's telecom company reduces tariffs
The Moroccan Telecom company announced on Tuesday a new reduction of fixed and mobile phone call tariffs.
Morocco, Business, 11/3/1999

Morocco concerned by climatic changes
Morocco on Tuesday voiced concern over climatic changes, worsened by the country's location at the crossroads of two seas (the Mediterranean and the Atlantic).
Morocco, Environment, 11/3/1999

RAM starts Nador-Brussels flights
Morocco-Belgium, Business, 11/3/1999

Concerned by Morocco's nuclear project, Canary government will offer Rabat an alternative program
Concerned by a Moroccan project to build a nuclear energy sea water desalination unit in the southern town of Tan Tan, the Spanish autonomous government of the Canary Islands said it will offer Morocco an alternative wind power unit.
Morocco-Canary Islands, Politics, 11/3/1999

King Mohammed gets message from Emirates president
Morocco, Politics, 11/2/1999

King Mohammed sends congratulations message to Bouteflika
Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 11/2/1999

Ministerial commission approves $ 215 million-worth investment projects
The inter-ministerial investments commission, chaired by prime minister Abderrahmane Youssoufi, approved last week $ 215 million-worth investment projects expected to generate around 2,400 permanent jobs.
Morocco, Economics, 11/2/1999

France to swap new amount of Moroccan debt
French ambassador in Morocco, Michel de Bonnecorse, announced in an interview with a Moroccan daily that a new amount of Moroccan debts owed to France will be swapped during the annual meeting, November 4-5, of the two countries' prime ministers.
Morocco-France, Economics, 11/2/1999

Moroccan-French prime ministers meeting: bilateral relations, international and multilateral issues
The 3rd annual meeting of Moroccan and French prime ministers to convene this November 4-5 has on its agenda three major items: bilateral relations, international topics and multilateral issues.
Morocco-France, Politics, 11/2/1999

Agriculture minister calls for setting up national drought observatory
Moroccan Agriculture Minister Habib Malki on Monday called for the setting up of a national drought observatory.
Morocco, Agriculture, 11/2/1999

Moroccan senate approves 3 international accords
The Moroccan Senate, meeting Monday under the chairmanship of Speaker Mohamed Jalal Essaid, approved three international accords with India, Tunisia and Portugal.
Morocco, Economics, 11/2/1999

King Mohammed launches second solidarity campaign
King Mohammed VI launched here Monday the 2nd nationwide "Solidarity Campaign" with this year's motto, the full integration of rural women.
Morocco, Culture, 11/2/1999

Italian businessmen in Morocco tomorrow
A twenty-member delegation of Italian businessmen from the Lazio region is paying a visit to Morocco November 3-6 to establish ties and partnership relations with Moroccan operators.
Morocco-Italy, Economics, 11/2/1999

Morocco calls for us debt swap
Cooperation Secretary of State Aicha Belarbi called Monday the United States to swap Moroccan debt to investments in a similar move to those already initiated by France, Spain and Italy.
Morocco, Economics, 11/2/1999

Polisario: Clashes renewed between Moroccan forces, inhabitants of Saharan city of Quen
The Polisario movement, which calls for the Sahara's independence, said that clashes broke out as Moroccan forces resorted to power to disperse demonstrators in the Saharan city of Quen who came out in a peaceful march to protest the Moroccan occupation of the Sahara area.
Morocco, Politics, 11/2/1999

Polisario leader should be tried, says defector
The military mutiny in Tindouf camps prove Polisario leader Mohamed Abdelaziz should resign and be tried for atrocities he subjected detainees in the camps, said Ahmed Salah Ould Mohamed Salem, one of the uprising leaders who returned to Morocco recently.
Morocco, Politics, 11/2/1999

Four people killed in mine fire
Morocco, Local, 11/2/1999

Morocco gets $ 7.6 million loan from Islamic Bank
The Islamic Development Bank has extended Morocco a $ 7.6 million-loan to support the construction of roads in the Moroccan northern Rif mountains.
Morocco, Economics, 11/2/1999

Mauritanian premier in Rabat
Morocco dispatched Saturday a humanitarian aid to victims of floods in several parts of Mauritania. Two aircraft landed in Nouakchott bearing a cargo of 13 tons of blankets, foodstuffs and drugs.
Mauritania-Morocco, Local, 11/1/1999

Ethical values in public life tops government concerns, Youssoufi says
The government, which is aware of the adverse impacts of corruption on the development strategies, is endeavoring to devise a modern and general approach to moralize public life, Youssoufi said
Morocco, Politics, 11/1/1999

Morocco stages second anti-poverty campaign
Morocco is launching this Monday its second anti-poverty campaign that consists of collecting funds from individuals, companies and associations to alleviate poverty in the country.
Morocco, Economics, 11/1/1999

President Bongo leaves Morocco heading for Libya
Morocco-Libya-Gabon, Politics, 11/1/1999

Spain authorizes entry of 1,000 Moroccan seasonal workers
The Spanish government has decided to authorize the entry of around 1,000 Moroccan seasonal workers for a nine-month period under an agreement signed by the two countries, reports Spanish news agency "EFE."
Morocco-Spain, Economics, 11/1/1999

Second women's international forum meets Nov 3-8 in Casablanca
The Bouregreg Association organizes Nov 3-8 in Casablanca the second Women's International Forum on the promotion of women's contribution to economic development.
Morocco, Economics, 11/1/1999

Morocco in Montreal tourism, travel exhibit
Morocco-Canada, Economics, 11/1/1999

Morocco lays foundation stone for large sports compound in Tangiers
A ministerial delegation on Sunday laid the foundation stone for a $30 million sports complex in the northern city of Tangiers.
Morocco, Business, 11/1/1999

Morocco will host 2003 World Youth Congress
Morocco was unanimously selected Friday to play host to the 2003 World Youth Congress (WYC) by participants to WYC for the millennium, which wound up works in Hawaii.
Morocco, Politics, 11/1/1999

Moroccan contingent to leave Tuesday for Kosovo
A Moroccan military contingent of 270 members heads for Kosovo Tuesday to be in charge of health and social works as part of the United Nations Force (KFOR) deployed in the province.
Morocco-Yugoslavia, Politics, 11/1/1999

Rabat hosts second aerobics and fitness festival
The second festival of aerobics and fitness sports opened in Rabat Friday under the honorary leadership of Princess Lalla Meryem (sister to King Mohammed VI).
Morocco, Sports, 11/1/1999


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