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The rule of law, not possible without women, minister says
Building up the rule of law will not be possible without women participation, minister in charge of women, family and child protection and integration of the disabled
Morocco, Culture, 12/16/2000

Princess Lalla Meryem launches educational center project for mentally-handicapped children in Tetuan
Morocco, Education, 12/16/2000

Vatican foreign minister carries on talks in Rabat
Morocco-Vatican, Politics, 12/16/2000

Younger members for Ulema councils installed by the king friday
Morocco, Religion, 12/16/2000

Norwegian scientific research ship in Agadir
Morocco-Norway, Science, 12/16/2000

Sermon by the king on solidarity and charity for the needy
Morocco's King Mohammed VI, accompanied by prince Moulay Rachid had intensive activity Friday at the northern Tetuan region where he performed Friday prayers, visited the alphabetization aisle of the Hassan II Mosque and inaugurated the seat of the Wilaya.
Morocco, Religion, 12/16/2000

Moroccan official Calls for IT Generalization by 2002
Morocco's Secretary in charge of posts and information and telecommunication technologies, Nasr Hajji, stressed on Friday night the importance of generalizing new information and communication technologies in Morocco in 2002.
Morocco, Economics, 12/16/2000

Moroccan teen sneezes 200 times a day
A 13 year-old boy living in the Oujda suburbs, northeastern Morocco, sneezed 1,100 times in six days, an average of 200 times a day, shattering a quite unusual world record.
Morocco, Local, 12/16/2000

Nationwide 24 hour telecommunication strike on january 10
The national posts and telecommunications union announced a 24-hour strike for January 10 in the telecommunications sector.
Morocco, Economics, 12/16/2000

Slight fall in tourists who visited Marrakesh in november 2000
Morocco, Economics, 12/16/2000

Morocco to host conference on US-Africa energy partnership
Morocco, Economics, 12/16/2000

Cabinet council debates draft public freedoms law
The draft related to the press law seeks to enlarge, guarantee and preserve the freedom of speech and make of it a major implement for democracy consecration
Morocco, Politics, 12/15/2000

King Mohammed meets Holy See foreign affairs minister
Morocco-Vatican, Politics, 12/15/2000

Human rights body sues Rabat-Salé Wilaya
The Moroccan Human Rights Association (AMDH) on Thursday said it will sue the Rabat-Salé Wilaya for having banned a sit-in the association was intending to stage in front of the parliament on Dec. 9.
Morocco, Culture, 12/15/2000

Return of 201 missing servicemen from Algerian territory
Some 201 Moroccan servicemen, who were detained in the Algerian territory, returned to Morocco Thursday.
Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 12/15/2000

Morocco scored significant progress in human rights, despite some excesses, league
Human rights in Morocco have scored during the nineties, a significant progress, marked by the initiatives made lately by King Mohammed VI in this field and that have positively impacted the Moroccan people and the international public opinion, said the Moroccan league for Human Rights Defense (LMDH) in its annual report.
Morocco, Culture, 12/15/2000

Moroccan senate winds up 2001 draft finance bill scrutiny
The House of Advisors (upper house) is meeting in plenary sessions this Friday to wrap debates on the draft finance bill for the year 2001, a house release said.
Morocco, Economics, 12/15/2000

Holy See secretary confers with foreign and religious affairs ministers
Visiting Holy See secretary in charge of relations with states (foreign minister), Monsignor Jean-Luis Tauran, held separate meetings in Rabat Thursday with minister of Foreign affairs and cooperation, Mohamed Benaissa, and minister of habus and Islamic affairs, Abdelkebir Alaoui M'Daghri.
Morocco-Vatican, Politics, 12/15/2000

The Moroccan Sahara association tours Andalusia next week
Morocco-Spain, Politics, 12/15/2000

Ministers back EC in bid to wrestle fishery accord with Morocco before 2001
The fishery ministers' council of the European Union, meeting in Brussel December 14-15, voiced resolve to back the European Commission in efforts to reach by the end of the year a fishery agreement which satisfies the Union and Morocco.
Morocco-European Union, Economics, 12/15/2000

Ambassador Abouayoub meets group of french MPs on Sahara
Moroccan ambassador to France Hassan Abouayoub met in Paris Wednesday French MPS from the Moroccan Sahara Study Group within the French National Assembly.
Morocco-France, Politics, 12/15/2000

Morocco and Vanuatu to start diplomatic relations
Morocco and Vanuatu decided to establish diplomatic relations at ambassadorial level.
Morocco-Vanuatu, Politics, 12/15/2000

French HBS Technologie Group opens unit in Casablanca
The French automobile and aeronautics Group HBS Technologie opened Wednesday a production unit in Casablanca.
Morocco-France, Business, 12/15/2000

Constant change in warding to cope with mutations in the kingdom, minister says
Midaoui told the house of representatives, at Wednesday Question Time, the warding based on decentralizing must go in pair with power and attributions transfer if it is to play its true role, meet expectations of all layers of society and lay foundations for the new authority concept upheld by King Mohammed VI.
Morocco, Politics, 12/14/2000

Vanuatu to open diplomatic representation in Morocco
Foreign affairs and trade minister of Vanuatu, Rialuth Serge Vohor, announced in Rabat Wednesday his country's decision to open a diplomatic representation in Rabat as the platform to promote the republic in the Arab world, Europe and Africa.
Morocco-Vanuatu, Politics, 12/14/2000

Spain Sets Unilaterally Maritime Borders For Canary Islands
Spanish authorities have delineated maritime borders for the Canary Islands without consultations with Morocco
Morocco-Spain, Politics, 12/14/2000

No radioactivity in Moroccan sea, Morocco says
Morocco on Wednesday denied the existence of any radioactivity in its sea linked to the British sub-marine Tireless, currently stranded in the neighboring Gibraltar waters.
Morocco-UK, Environment, 12/14/2000

King Mohammed Meets President Yasser Arafat
Morocco-Palestine, Politics, 12/13/2000

King Mohammed confers with US Mid-East Emissary Ross
Morocco's King Mohammed VI, accompanied by Prince Moulay Rachid, conferred here Tuesday with visiting US emissary for the Middle-East Dennis Ross.
Morocco-USA, Politics, 12/13/2000

Moroccan, Palestinian businessmen pledge financial backing to intifada
Moroccan and Palestinian businessmen met in Rabat on Tuesday to study means to extend financial backing to Palestinian farmers and workers, victim of Israeli repression.
Morocco-Palestine, Politics, 12/13/2000

Court to look into banned weeklies case friday in Rabat
The Rabat administrative court delayed till Friday scrutiny in the case of the banned weeklies "Le Journal" and "Assahifa."
Morocco, Politics, 12/13/2000

Businessmen unions laments critical situation
The Moroccan businessmen association (CGEM) has lamented that several economic sectors are facing a critical situation.
Morocco, Business, 12/13/2000

King Mohammed chairs thursday 6th Ramadan religious lecture
Morocco's King Mohammed VI, Amir Al Muminine, will chair Thursday at the royal palace in Rabat the Sixth religious lecture of this year's holy month of Ramadan.
Morocco, Religion, 12/13/2000

Moroccan association winner of French human rights prize
The Moroccan association BAYTI was awarded one of the five French republic's human rights prizes for 2000 for its program to reintegrate small house maids and street girls.
Morocco, Culture, 12/13/2000

Experimental program of struggle against begging initiated in Rabat
An experimental program of struggle against begging was initiated Tuesday in Rabat by the department of social development and solidarity in cooperation with several associations.
Morocco, Culture, 12/13/2000

Moroccan, Japanese Universities Sign Agreement
The Rabat Mohammed V Agdal and Souissi universities and the Hiroshima University of Japan signed here Tuesday an agreement meant to foster scientific cooperation between the kingdom and the Asian country.
Morocco-Japan, Education, 12/13/2000

Trial of AMDH members for participation in unauthorized demonstration postponed
Morocco, Local, 12/12/2000

Morocco launches campaign to protect ill-treated children
Morocco, Culture, 12/12/2000

King Mohammed meets US deputy secretary of state in charge of middle-east affairs
Morocco-USA, Politics, 12/12/2000

Algerian army arrests 12 Polisario members who wanted to return to Morocco
A group of 12 Polisario members, who wanted to return to Morocco, was arrested recently by the Algerian army.
Algeria-Morocco, Politics, 12/12/2000

US Middle-East emissary Dennis Ross arrives in Rabat
Morocco-USA, Politics, 12/12/2000

Youssoufi condemns Israeli ruthless repression against Palestinians
Moroccan premier Abderrahmane Youssoufi strongly condemned ruthless repression of Palestinian demonstrations by Israel and blamed violence escalation in the Middle-East on Tel-Aviv.
Morocco-Israel, Politics, 12/12/2000

Moroccan, European delegations part with no date for resumption of fishery talks
Morocco-European Union, Economics, 12/12/2000

Morocco, USA set up high-level joint commission
Morocco and the United States have set up Monday a high-level joint commission to promote economic, financial and trade partnership between the two countries.
Morocco-USA, Economics, 12/12/2000

President Wade voices hope Morocco would build new Dakar airport
Morocco-Senegal, Economics, 12/12/2000

King Mohammed inaugurates mosque in Atlas mountain town
Morocco's King Mohammed VI, accompanied by Prince Moulay Rachid, dedicated over the weekend the Annour Mosque in Azrou, an Atlas Mountain town.
Morocco, Religion, 12/11/2000

Several people arrested for staging non-authorized demonstrations
Morocco, Local, 12/11/2000

Women organizations send prime minister memo on violence against women
Moroccan centers offering assistance to women victims of violence have urged prime minister, Abderrahmane Youssoufi, to take all measures to extend the concept of violence to household violence.
Morocco, Culture, 12/11/2000

US official holds talks in Rabat
US assistant secretary of state in charge of the near east, Edward Walker, who started on Sunday a visit to Morocco, held separate meetings with prime minister, Abderrahmane Youssoufi, and interior minister, Ahmed El Midaoui.
Morocco-USA, Politics, 12/11/2000

Moroccan illegal immigration gang dismantled in Spain
Morocco-Spain, Local, 12/11/2000

Over 31,000 Moroccans refused at Sebta Check Point
Over 31,000 Moroccans were turned down since last January at the border point of the Moroccan northern occupied town of Sebta, reports Spanish agency "Europa Press."
Morocco-Spain, Politics, 12/11/2000

Teachers unions announce strike suspension
Two trade unions announced on Sunday a Suspension of a strike scheduled to be observed in all education levels this Dec.13-14.
Morocco, Local, 12/11/2000


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