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Elections: turnout put at 52% to 55%, no major incidents
Early investigation showed that there was a quarrel between the supporters of two candidates with stone throwing.
Morocco, Politics, 9/28/2002

Voters' demographic, social profile
According to academic qualification, 61 percent of voters have no academic training, 16 percent have primary level, 15 percent secondary level and only 7 percent have a high diploma.
Morocco, Politics, 9/28/2002

E-Morocco strategy, a national ambition
The document said it has activated the three-phase AdmiNet project which aims to set up a multimedia center in every school, high school and faculty, to train some 5,000 cadres a year in the field and the conversion of some 10,000 scientific graduates to new careers.
Morocco, Economics, 9/28/2002

European Union postpones meeting with Moroccan FM, Morocco deplores madrid's Europeanizing the problem
Morocco deplored Friday the postponement by the European side of the meetings that were scheduled next week in Brussels between the Moroccan minister of foreign affairs and cooperation and senior executives of the European Commission and Council, in view of the "insistent pressures" exerted by Spain which attempts to "Europeanize" a bilateral difference (between Madrid and Rabat.)
Morocco-European Union, Politics, 9/28/2002

Future free trade accord with US will boost growth in Morocco, US official
The free trade accord Morocco and the USA are to conclude will contribute to boosting the growth of the Moroccan economy, US commerce deputy-secretary, Samuel Bodman said.
Morocco-USA, Economics, 9/28/2002

Electoral campaign downs curtain
Morocco, Politics, 9/27/2002

Morocco: on the threshold of decisive vote
Over 14 million Moroccan voters will head Friday for polling stations across the country to elect their representatives in the future 325-house of representatives, a vote set to be a decisive turning point in the construction of democratic Morocco.
Morocco, Politics, 9/27/2002

Arab parliamentarians back Morocco's kingty over Sebta, Melillia, Tourah Islet
Regional-Morocco, Politics, 9/27/2002

Portuguese cement group posts best turnover in Morocco
Portuguese cement group "CIMPOR" has posted in the first half of 2002 its best sales by the selling of cement in Morocco where it operates a plant.
Morocco-Portugal, Business, 9/27/2002

Clarifications on explosives found on Royal Air Maroc jet
Some 92 grams of "plastrite," plastic explosives, were discovered Wednesday on a jet of the Moroccan carrier, Royal Air Maroc (RAM) during a routine search of the plane, said RAM in a communique this Thursday.
Morocco, Local, 9/27/2002

Morocco has evidence of Spain's repeated violations of its territory
However, he went on, we could not keep silent after what happened on Sunday on the eve of the scheduled Moroccan-Spanish meeting, as a Spanish helicopter violated the Moroccan airspace and landed on the Moroccan Mediterranean islet of Taourah, under the pretext that a Moroccan ship was near the small island.
Morocco, Politics, 9/26/2002

Morocco wants stronger ties with Iran
Morocco-Iran, Politics, 9/26/2002

Liberte: Algeria was behind creation of Sahara issue, Youssoufi
Algeria was behind the creation of the Sahara issue, Moroccan Prime Minister Abderrahmane Youssoufi told an Algerian daily on Wednesday.
Algeria-Morocco, Politics, 9/26/2002

Top Polisario official's return to Morocco, strongest blow to separatists
The return to Morocco of Lahib Ayoub, a top Polisario official, is the strongest blow to the separatist group, says Maa Al-Ainin Mrabih Rabo, a member of the Royal Advisory Council for Saharan Affairs.
Morocco, Politics, 9/26/2002

Marrakesh mini-summit on Cote D'Ivoire put off
Morocco-Regional, Politics, 9/26/2002

Follow-up meeting to Africa-Europe summit opens in rabat
The bi-regional group of senior officials entrusted with following up the Africa-Europe summit started in Rabat Tuesday a two day meeting. The meeting, the 5th of the kind, is held part of the implementation of the plan of action adopted by the first Africa-Europe summit held in April 2000 in Cairo. The plan of action aims at setting up an economic partnership between the two continents and at integrating Africa in world economy.
Regional-Morocco, Politics, 9/25/2002

Morocco hosts thursday African mini-summit on Cote D'ivoire
Morocco will host next Thursday an African mini-summit in order "to reach a peaceful solution" to the crisis in Cote D'Ivoire, announced an official statement by the office of Gabon's president, Haj Omar Bongo, who is currently on a private visit to Morocco.
Morocco-Regional, Politics, 9/25/2002

Gabonese president on private visit to Morocco
Morocco-Gabon, Politics, 9/24/2002

Spanish army plane violates Morocco's airspace
Morocco expresses total reprobation of repeated violations of its airspace by the Spanish army after a jet of the Spanish navy flew this Monday over its airspace.
Morocco-Spain, Politics, 9/24/2002

French Liberation: Marrakesh to have new cinema studios
Morocco, Economics, 9/24/2002

World telecom body opens plenipotentiary conference in Marrakesh
The 16th Plenipotentiary Conference of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) opened in Marrakesh Monday to debate the future of the industry and of the Union.
Regional-Morocco, Economics, 9/24/2002

Moroccan Finance Group Sets up US$ 100 million Fund to Support Motion Picture
Chairman of Moroccan Finance.Com and BMCE Bank, Othmane Benjelloune, announced the creation of a US$ 100 million fund to support the cinema industry in Morocco.
Morocco, Business, 9/24/2002

Japan's Isao Ykisada Wins Gold Star at Marrakesh Film Festival
Japan's Isao Ykisada won the "Gold Star" of the Marrakesh Film Festival for his movie "Go." The Marrakesh international Film Festival which downed curtains Sunday evening by the prize awarding ceremony that was chaired by French actress Jeanne Moreau awarded the Jury's Special Prize to Gurinder Chadha (Britain) for "Bent it like Beckham."
Regional-Morocco, Culture, 9/24/2002

Marrakesh film festival tribute to Morocco's Hassan el Joundi, prize to Algerian movie Rachida
The International Film Festival of Marrakesh paid a special tribute to Moroccan artist Mohamed Hassan El Joundi and awarded him the "Golden Star," in recognition of his talent as a playwright, actor and director.
Regional-Morocco, Culture, 9/24/2002

Polisario military chief rejects Algerian proposal to partition Moroccan sahara
Lahbib Ayoub, a top Polisario leader and military chief, who defected the separatists' ranks and returned to Morocco, on Monday rejected a proposal made by Algeria to partition the Moroccan Sahara.
Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 9/24/2002

Moroccan, U.S. Universities agree to foster cooperation
The Moroccan University of Hassan II-Mohammedia and the U.S. University of Indiana on Monday agreed to foster cooperation in training and scientific research.
Morocco-USA, Education, 9/24/2002

Algeria's proposal to partition Moroccan sahara, an attempt to foil efforts to settle issue
Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 9/23/2002

Islamist threat will never affect Morocco, premier
"There is no fear to see the Islamist threat affect Morocco," Moroccan Premier Abderrahmane Youssoufi, said Friday.
Morocco, Politics, 9/23/2002

Nigeria-Rabat Trade Hits 300m Dollars
Bilateral trade between Morocco and Nigeria amounted to about 300 million dollars in the past three years, Nigeria's ambassador in Rabat, Alhaji Ladan Shuni
Morocco-Nigeria, Economics, 9/23/2002

Morocco for making cinema a plus value sector
There is a real political will in Morocco to make of cinema a plus value sector, said adviser to king Mohammed VI, Andre Azoulay, at a colloquy held on the sidelines of the Marrakesh Film Festival (FIFM) under the theme "cinema between creation and industry."
Morocco, Economics, 9/23/2002

Japan grants Marrakesh opera $ 400,000
Morocco-Japan, Local, 9/23/2002


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