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Moussa assures the importance of the meetings of the joint Egyptian - Moroccan committee
Egypt's Foreign Minister Amr Moussa said Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and Moroccan King Mohammed VI will confer on a set of African, Arab and Mediterranean issues during the 4th session of the Moroccan-Egyptian High Joint Commission, to be held next week in Cairo.
Egypt-Morocco, Politics, 5/20/2000

Morocco - Egypt start preperations to boost weak trade
Morocco and Egypt will start today in Cairo preparatory meetings for their High Joint Commission's 4th session, to be co-chaired next week in the Egyptian capital city by King Mohammed VI and President Hosni Mubarak.
Egypt-Morocco, Economics, 5/20/2000

Moroccan- Algerian entente, key factor for Maghreban march, Algerian speaker says
Entente between Morocco and Algeria is a key factor in the consolidation of the march of the Arab Maghreb Union (UMA), speaker of the Algerian senate, Bachir Boumaaza said Saturday.
Algeria-Morocco, Politics, 5/20/2000

Moroccan, Tunisian business council meets
The Moroccan - Tunisian business council held in Casablanca Friday a meeting to examine means to enlarge the list of goods exchanged between the two Maghreban states.
Morocco-Tunisia, Economics, 5/20/2000

Morocco, Palestine Probe Transport Cooperation
Morocco-Palestine, Economics, 5/20/2000

Morocco, Equatorial guinea review cooperation
Morocco-Equatorial Guinea, Politics, 5/20/2000

Moroccan tourism operators to visit Egypt
Representatives of several travel and tourism agencies operating in the south of Morocco will visit Egypt next week to explore with Egyptian peers cooperation opportunities in tourism.
Egypt-Morocco, Business, 5/20/2000

Moroccan lower house adopts transition budget
Morocco, Politics, 5/20/2000

ARCH Foundation Launch Rehabilitation of Moroccan Monument
The Art Restoration for Cultural Heritage (ARCH) Foundation launched Friday rehabilitation works of certain monuments in the Moroccan imperial city of Marrakesh.
Morocco, Culture, 5/20/2000

Moroccan- Egyptian trade commission meets in Cairo
Egypt-Morocco, Economics, 5/19/2000

Prince Moulay Rachid in Bahrain
Bahrain-Morocco, Politics, 5/19/2000

Morocco expresses readiness for new fisheries partnership with Europe
Prime Minister Abderrahmane Youssoufi on Thursday expressed Morocco's readiness for a new partnership with the European Union (EU) for the implementation of a national plan for the modernization of Morocco's fisheries sector.
Morocco-European Union, Economics, 5/19/2000

Speaker of Moroccan house of representatives to visit India next year
Morocco-India, Politics, 5/19/2000

Prime minister receives manager of India's Oberoi group
Moroccan Prime Minister Abderrahmane Youssoufi met in Rabat Thursday president of the Indian group "Oberoi."
Morocco-India, Business, 5/19/2000

Guinea's president winds up visit to Morocco
Morocco-Guinea, Politics, 5/19/2000

Rabat- Casablanca railway traffic restored after collision between goods trains
Morocco, Economics, 5/19/2000

Speaker of Moroccan lower house meets Palestinian women delegation
Speaker of the Moroccan House of Representatives (lower house) Abdelouahed Radi, met in Rabat Wednesday a delegation of the association of Palestinian working women, currently on a visit to Morocco to inquire about the experience of Moroccan women in local affairs management ahead of local Palestinian elections.
Morocco-Palestine, Politics, 5/19/2000

International hotel and catering equipment exhibition opens in Casablanca
Morocco, Business, 5/19/2000

Morocco participates in fair on water technologies in italy
Morocco-Italy, Business, 5/19/2000

Morocco, Spain sign partnership agreement
The Tangier chamber of commerce, industry and services and the Spanish region of Guadalquivir signed in Tangier Thursday a partnership agreement to enhance cooperation between the two regions in economic, social and industrial sectors.
Morocco-Spain, Economics, 5/19/2000

Arab agriculture engineers meeting to focus on good management
The executive bureau of the Arab agriculture engineers union which met in Tunis May 15-16, decided to hold the union's next congress in Morocco in November 2001.
Tunisia-Morocco, Agriculture, 5/19/2000

Moroccan Air Carrier and Canada-based Moroccans' Federation sign agreement
Moroccan air carrier "Royal Air Maroc" and the Moroccan Federation of Canada, grouping associations representing Moroccans living in Canada, signed on Wednesday a "partnership convention."
Morocco-Canada, Business, 5/19/2000

Royal donation to poor visually impaired pupils
Morocco, Culture, 5/18/2000

Dutch businessmen to visit Morocco
Morocco-Netherlands, Economics, 5/18/2000

Moroccan- Mexican friendship association convenes its general assembly in Mexico
Morocco-Mexico, Politics, 5/18/2000

Several corruption, embezzlement cases filed in special court
Several cases related to the embezzlement of public property, abuse of confidence and corruption are filed with to the Special Court of Justice, Moroccan justice minister, Omar Azziman on Wednesday said.
Morocco, Judicial, 5/18/2000

Morocco to increase number of consulates and embassies
Morocco, Politics, 5/18/2000

Football does not belong to the rich only, Moroccan official
Football does not belong to the rich only, said acting president of Morocco's committee in charge of promoting Morocco's bid to host the 2006 World Cup, Driss Benhima.
Morocco, Sports, 5/18/2000

Moroccan interior minister meets British trade secretary
Moroccan interior minister, Ahmed El Midaoui, met in Rabat Wednesday British trade secretary, Richard Caborn, who is visiting Morocco this May 16-18 at the head of a business delegation.
Morocco-UK, Economics, 5/18/2000

King Mohammed meets EU agriculture and fisheries commissioner
King Mohammed VI received in Rabat Thursday Franz Fischler, European agriculture and fisheries commissioner, who was accompanied by the head of the European Commission in Rabat, Lucio Guerrato, and general manager of fisheries at the Commission, Stessen Smidt.
Morocco, Economics, 5/18/2000

Prince Moulay Rachid meets King Fahd of Saudi Arabia
King Fahd Ibn Abdelaziz of Saudi Arabia received Wednesday in Jeddah Prince Moulay Rachid, who is currently on a three-day visit to Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Arabia-Morocco, Politics, 5/18/2000

Moroccan foreign affairs minister meets Albright in Washington
Moroccan foreign affairs and cooperation minister, Mohamed Benaissa, conferred in Washington on Wednesday with US secretary of state, Madeleine Albright.
Morocco-USA, Politics, 5/18/2000

Morocco's Al-Aynaoui Cruises to Hamburg Open Third Round
Morocco, Sports, 5/18/2000

Morocco provides favorable climate for investment, Egyptian economic operator
Morocco offers a propitious environment for investments and the economic progress achieved by Morocco in the recent years suggests a promising future for foreign investments in the country, said an Egyptian businessman.
Egypt-Morocco, Economics, 5/18/2000

Palestinian women delegation meets speaker of Moroccan upper house
A delegation of the Palestinian working women association, currently on a visit to Morocco, had talks in Rabat Wednesday with speaker of Moroccan chamber of advisors (upper house) Mohamed Jalal Essaid.
Morocco-Palestine, Politics, 5/18/2000

Settlement of Islamist leader's case draws positive responses among Moroccan politicians
The announcement made Tuesday by Moroccan authorities that Abdessalam Yassine, leader of the outlawed "Al Adl Wal Ihsan" Islamist association, "is free" was welcomed by political parties as a measure likely to consolidate the respect of human rights and the rule of law.
Morocco, Politics, 5/18/2000

Moroccan and spanish brain surgeons set up fund raising association
Morocco-Spain, Health, 5/17/2000

Moroccan Islamist association wants restrictions lifted
Morocco, Politics, 5/17/2000

Home minister renews Islamist leader is free
Moroccan interior minister, Ahmed El Midaoui, renewed on Tuesday that Abdessalam Yassine, the leader of unauthorized Islamist association "Al Adl Oua Al-Ihsane), is, like all Moroccans a free person.
Morocco, Politics, 5/17/2000

Irish parliamentarians meet Moroccan officials
Means to upgrade cooperation with Ireland was at the focus of separate talks a visiting Irish parliamentary delegation had here Tuesday with Moroccan officials.
Morocco-Ireland, Politics, 5/17/2000

Prince Moulay Rachid performs minor pilgrimage
Morocco-Saudi Arabia, Religion, 5/17/2000

Palestinian women delegation visit Morocco
Morocco-Palestine, Politics, 5/17/2000

Japanese volunteers contribute to socio-economic development in Morocco
Morocco-Japan, Economics, 5/17/2000

Morocco, US experts meet over agronomy development
Morocco-USA, Agriculture, 5/17/2000

Morocco's al-Aynaoui moves to second round in Hamburg open
Morocco, Sports, 5/17/2000

Morocco, Togo debate parliamentary cooperation
Ways to enhance parliamentary cooperation between Morocco and Togo topped talks held in Rabat between speaker of the Moroccan chamber of advisors (upper house of parliament), Mohammed Jalal Essaid, and visiting Barry Moussa Barque, special advisor of the Togolese president.
Morocco-Togo, Politics, 5/17/2000

Information Technologies Could Create 70,000 to 100,000 Jobs
Information technologies could create 70,000 to 10,000 jobs in the five to six years to come, said chairman of Moroccan association of information technologies professionals(APEBI), Khalid El Hariri.
Morocco, Economics, 5/17/2000

French president grants distinction to Moroccan painter
French president, Jacques Chirac, granted Tuesday to Moroccan painter, Mehdi Qotbi, the "Chevalier de La Legion d'Honneur" distinction for his action at the head of the French-Moroccan friendship association.
Morocco, Culture, 5/17/2000

Islamist association leader says he will go out to perform Friday prayers
Abdessalam Yassine, the leader of unauthorized islamist association "Al Adl Oua Al-Ihsane), announced that he will go out of his house to perform prayers on Friday, following a statement made by home minister, Ahmed El Midaoui, that Yassine leaves and returns to his residence as he likes.
Morocco, Politics, 5/16/2000

Moroccan Journalists Stage Strike in Solidarity with Sanctioned Colleagues
Morocco, Culture, 5/16/2000

UN announces another meeting on Sahara next June
"Parties to the Sahara conflict will meet again early June to look for a rapid and lasting solution to their dispute," said Monday the UN secretary general's spokesman, Fred Eckard.
Morocco, Politics, 5/16/2000

Palestinian public works minister in Morocco
Morocco-Palestine, Economics, 5/16/2000

Morocco in Italian Fisheries Fair
Morocco, Economics, 5/16/2000

Irish parliamentarians meet speaker of Moroccan upper house
Morocco-Ireland, Politics, 5/16/2000

Morocco, Belgium sign cooperation accords in justice
Morocco and Belgium initialed in Rabat on Monday a set of cooperation agreements in the field of justice.
Morocco-Belgium, Judicial, 5/16/2000

Morocco, world largest snail producer and exporter
Morocco is the largest producer and exporter of snails in the world with global annual receipts estimated at about $ 3 million
Morocco, Agriculture, 5/16/2000

Moroccan, international child bodies review project
The Peace Child International Association and the Moroccan Child Right Observatory examined in Rabat Monday a project to promote children education.
Morocco, Culture, 5/16/2000

Football: Morocco promotes world cup bid among Asians
A delegation of the Moroccan committee in charge of promoting the country's 2006 World Cup bid will travel to Kuala Lumpur to publicize the candidacy among Asian football officials.
Morocco, Sports, 5/16/2000

London hosts multi-partite meeting on Sahara
A meeting between delegates from Morocco, the secessionist Polisario group, Algeria and Mauritania was held on Sunday in London at the initiative of UN secretary general's special envoy for the Sahara, James Baker.
Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 5/15/2000

Irish MPs on visit to Morocco
Morocco-Ireland, Politics, 5/15/2000

Morocco to have military college
"The rapid changes sweeping across the world gave way to new forms of challenges, accompanied by a technical and technological evolution, making of modernity a major requirement, especially in the military field," King Mohammed VI said.
Morocco, Military, 5/15/2000

Regional media correspondents attend training session on media and human rights
Regional-Morocco, Culture, 5/15/2000

Over 200 maternal deaths per 100,000 births in Morocco
According to a national health survey conducted in 1997, seven women die in Morocco each day during pregnancy or delivery. This death rate is twice or three times higher than in some Arab states and 25 times higher than in Europe.
Morocco-Regional, Health, 5/15/2000

Moroccan and French regions sign cooperation accord
Morocco-France, Politics, 5/15/2000

Moroccan and german brain-surgeons set up fund-raising association
An association of friends of the Hassan II foundation for the prevention and control of the nervous system diseases was set up this week end to raise funds to finance the purchase of hospital equipment and surgery tools.
Morocco-Germany, Health, 5/15/2000

Morocco holds national contest of best architecture plan for national library
Moroccan minister of cultural affairs, Mohamed Achaari, announced last Saturday that a contest would be held nationwide to chose the best architecture plan for the national library project.
Morocco, Culture, 5/15/2000


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