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Morocco's health minister calls for increasing US investments in pharmaceutics
Morocco-USA, Economics, 8/25/2001

Guinea's president starts private visit to Morocco
Morocco-Guinea, Politics, 8/25/2001

Minister announces project of central legacy museum
Morocco, Culture, 8/25/2001

Japan extends over $ 100,000 to rural social projects
Japan granted on Friday a donation of 1.24 million DH (US$ 109,000) to Moroccan associations undertaking social projects in rural areas.
Morocco-Japan, Economics, 8/25/2001

Morocco's day at Van Damme memorial: world steeplechase mark, 2nd fastest 1,500 m and triumph at 400m hurdles
Friday was a day for Moroccan feats at the Brussels' Van Damme memorial when Brahim Boulami of Morocco broke the world record in the 3,000-meter steeplechase, Hicham El Guerrouj ran the second-fastest 1,500 meters in history and Nezha Bidouane won the women 400 m hurdles.
Morocco, Sports, 8/25/2001

Morocco to host 30th international military history congress in 2004
Morocco, Local, 8/24/2001

King Mohammed dedicates official day of youth forum festival
Morocco's King Mohammed VI, who was accompanied by his brother Prince Moulay Rachid, dedicated in Casablanca Thursday the official day at the second festival of the forum of Moroccan youth of the 3rd millenium.
Morocco, Culture, 8/24/2001

Palestinian scouts in summer camp in Morocco
A delegation of Palestinian scouts is currently participating in a summer camp, organized by the Moroccan national scout Federation, August 21 through September 8.
Morocco-Palestine, Culture, 8/24/2001

Moroccan develops pre-paid cards for payment on internet
A young Moroccan, Said EL Maliji, has developed two pre-paid cards for commercial transactions worldwide, trough the Internet, and for money transfers.
Morocco, Science, 8/24/2001

Italy chooses Tangiers for Euro-Mediterranean cinema festival
Italian secretary of state for culture, Vittorio Sgarbi, announced in Rabat on Thursday his country has chosen the Moroccan northern city of Tangiers as a venue for a Euro-Mediterranean cinema festival.
Morocco-Italy, Culture, 8/24/2001

Senegalese education minister in Morocco
Senegalese minister of education, Moustapha Sourang, is currently visiting Morocco to discuss with Moroccan officials means of enhancing bilateral cooperation in matters of scientific research and exchange of students.
Morocco-Senegal, Education, 8/24/2001

Morocco's FM: Arab Foreign Council Meeting Positive
Moroccan minister of foreign affairs and cooperation, Mohamed Benaissa, said the extraordinary session of the Arab League foreign ministers council held in Cairo on Wednesday was successful as it took a series of measures to consolidate the Palestinian position.
Morocco-Regional, Politics, 8/23/2001

Former Spanish Premier Hails Changes Underway in Morocco
Any objective observer must recognize the changes that swept over Morocco since the enthronement of King Mohammed VI (July 1999), Gonzalez wrote, pointing out that a wave of unprecedented freedom is currently prevailing in Morocco.
Morocco-Spain, Politics, 8/23/2001

Speaker of morocco's parliament receives political affairs committee of Maghreban shoura council
Speaker of Morocco's house of representatives, Abdelouahed Radi, received in Rabat on Wednesday members of the political affairs committee of the Maghreban Shoura council (legislative body of the Arab Maghreb Union).
Morocco-Maghreb, Politics, 8/23/2001

Morocco says responsibilities are shared between Morocco and Spain in illegal immigration issue
Morocco considers that the Spanish approach to the issue of illegal immigration is simplistic and does not reflect the complexity of the issue where responsibilities are shared and where actors and interests are both Spanish and Moroccan.
Morocco-Spain, Politics, 8/23/2001

Environment show in Casablanca in October
The second Moroccan-German show on the protection of environment "EnviroMaroc 2001" will be held in Casablanca next October 8 through 10.
Morocco, Environment, 8/23/2001

Morocco's gymnastics champ injured in road accident
The gymnastics champion of Morocco, the Arab world and Africa, Naima El Ghouati, has been seriously injured in a road accident last Saturday, a source from the Moroccan royal gymnastics federation said.
Morocco, Sports, 8/23/2001

Illegal immigration: Spain's Charge d'Affaires received by Moroccan official
Spanish Charge d'Affaires in Morocco, Eduardo Ibanes Lopez-Doriga, was received on Wednesday afternoon by Moroccan secretary of state for foreign affairs and cooperation, Taieb Fassi Fihri.
Morocco-Spain, Politics, 8/23/2001

Athletics: El-Guerrouj, Bidouane in Brussels Meet
Morocco's athletics stars, Hicham El-Guerrouj, 1,500 m world record holder and champ, and Nezha Bidouane, 400 m hurdles world champ, participate Friday in the Memorial Van Dam meeting of Brussels.
Morocco, Sports, 8/23/2001

US ambassador: Washington will support Morocco in conducting reforms and initiatives announced in royal throne speech
The United States of America will support Morocco in undertaking reforms and initiatives announced by King Mohammed VI in the throne speech (July 30), said US ambassador to Morocco, Margaret Tutwiller.
Morocco-USA, Politics, 8/22/2001

Royal speech delivered Monday evening
Morocco's King Mohammed VI delivered Monday evening a speech on the occasion of the 48th anniversary of the Revolution of the King and the People and on the occasion of Youth Day, marking this year the sovereign's 38 birthday.
Morocco, Politics, 8/21/2001

Egypt's new ambassador to Morocco stresses will to develop solid relations
Egypt-Morocco, Politics, 8/21/2001

Morocco's Nezha Bidouane wins 400 m hurdles at Linz athletics meet
Morocco, Sports, 8/21/2001

Algerian president underscores common resistance to colonizers, in message to king
Algerian president, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, underscored, in a message of congratulations to King Mohammed VI on the 48th anniversary of the Revolution of the King and the People the Algerian and Moroccan peoples' joint struggle for liberation.
Algeria-Morocco, Politics, 8/21/2001

Morocco urges United Nations to shoulder responsibility toward Palestinian people
Morocco urged the United Nations Organization to shoulder its responsibility and take measures needed to guarantee the implementation of the Mitchell report and ensure that Israel respects the humanitarian international conventions, mainly the fourth Geneva Convention.
Morocco-Palestine, Politics, 8/21/2001

King Mohammed calls to fight unhealthy housing
Morocco's King Mohammed VI has called Monday to fight unhealthy housing and to ponder, thoroughly and daringly, on means of struggling against what he called "one of the most shocking symptoms of social deficit," which spares no part of the Kingdom.
Morocco, Politics, 8/21/2001

King Mohammed advocates policy up to aspirations of Moroccans settled abroad
Morocco is endeavoring to implement a general, integrated and coherent policy likely to tally the mutations and aspirations of the Moroccan community settled abroad, said King Mohammed VI Monday.
Morocco, Politics, 8/21/2001

Southern city of Dakhla gets new port
Morocco's prime minister, Abderrahmane Youssoufi, dedicated on Monday a new port in the southern coastal city of Dakhla.
Morocco, Economics, 8/21/2001

Casablanca host 1st international invention and enterprise exhibition
Casablanca will be hosting next December the 1st international invention and enterprise exhibition.
Morocco, Economics, 8/21/2001

King Mohammed grants free pardon to 1,177 persons
Morocco, Local, 8/20/2001

Revolution of king and people: landmark in Morocco's history
Morocco is celebrating this Monday, August 20, the 48th anniversary of the "Revolution of the King and the People," a landmark in the country's history, that illustrates the heroic struggle of the Alaouite Throne and the Moroccan people against occupation.
Morocco, History, 8/20/2001

African junior athletics championships: 2 gold, 7 silver, 7 bronze for Morocco
Morocco, Sports, 8/20/2001

Indian police officer swims across Strait of Gibraltar
An Indian Police Service (IPS) officer, Rajiv Trivedi, from the southern state of Andhra Pradesh, became the second Indian to successfully swim across the Strait of Gibraltar recently, reported the Indian news agency PTI on Sunday.
Morocco, Local, 8/20/2001

Strong Moroccan delegation to mediterranean games
Morocco-Regional, Sports, 8/20/2001


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