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House of advisors in Morocco adopts Family Code
The House of Advisors unanimously adopted on Friday the new family code that aims at promoting the situation of women in the Moroccan society.
Morocco, Politics, 1/24/2004

King Mohammed vsits Jabal Ali Port in Dubai
Morocco's King Mohammed VI on his visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), visited Friday the port and the free zone of Jabal Ali in Dubai.
United Arab Emirates-Morocco, Economics, 1/24/2004

Sahara: France highlights need to carry on dialogue between Morocco, Algeria
France highlighted Friday the need for Morocco and Algeria to carry on dialogue to reach a "negotiated settlement" to the Sahara question.
Morocco-France, Politics, 1/24/2004

BBC: Martian rock found in Morocco Atlas mountains
A team of researchers has confirmed that a rock, found in the Moroccan Atlas mountains in 2001, is from planet Mars, BBC has reported.
Morocco, Local, 1/24/2004

Seizure of 17 tons of hashish unveils international drug trafficking network
Investigation following the seizure last week in the port of Algesiras, Spain, of 17 tons of hashish revealed the existence of a 7-member international network of drug trafficking, said head of Tangier regional security, Abdelaziz Tzou.
Morocco, Local, 1/24/2004

International NGOs confirm humanitarian aid embezzlement in Tindouf camps
Algeria-Morocco, Politics, 1/24/2004

Morocco's airliner purchases new Boeing 737
Morocco's airliner, Royal Air Maroc (RAM), purchased Wednesday a new Boeing 737 800 and is awaiting delivery of another similar aircraft in mid-February.
Morocco-USA, Business, 1/24/2004

Dubai voices readiness to benefit Morocco of its experience in economy
United Arab Emirates-Morocco, Economics, 1/24/2004

New UN ultimatum to Morocco on sahara, quite weird, paper
Morocco-UN, Politics, 1/24/2004

Equity and Reconciliation Commission keen to meet society aspirations
The newly created Equity and Reconciliation Commission (ERC) said Tuesday in a release that in addition to its mission of out-of-court settlement of past human rights abuses, it is keen to meet the Moroccan society's aspirations and bring answers to suspended questions.
Morocco, Politics, 1/22/2004

Moroccan insurance sector achieves $1.3 billion in sales in 2003
The sales of the insurance sector in Morocco increased from 10 billion Dhs (US $1 billion) in 2000 to nearly 13 billion Dhs (US $1.3 billion) in 2003, that is a 30 percent rise, said the Moroccan federation for insurance companies.
Morocco, Economics, 1/22/2004

Life expectancy rose from 48 in 60s to 70 years now in Morocco, Minister
Moroccan Health Minister, Mohamed Cheikh Biadillah revealed Tuesday, that life expectancy in Morocco rose from 48 in the sixties to 70 years old now, due to the progress achieved by the Kingdom in the health sector
Morocco, Health, 1/22/2004

Piracy shuts down fourteen Moroccan movie theaters in 2003
Fourteen movie theaters were forced to shut down in 2003 because of piracy of films that are subsequently sold at cheap prices, the Moroccan TV channel "2M" reported Tuesday.
Morocco, Economics, 1/22/2004

Five Moroccan boxers already qualified for Olympics in Athena
Five Moroccan boxers have already qualified for the next Olympic Games set for August in Athena.
Morocco, Sports, 1/22/2004

Senegal calls on Moroccan businessmen to multiply contacts with their Senegalese counterparts,
Morocco-Senegal, Economics, 1/22/2004

Maghreb Union cannot materialize while differences persist among member states, MP
Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 1/22/2004

Solution to sahara conflict, key to stability in the region, EU parliamentarian
President of the European Union's commission for the Maghreb and member of the EU parliament, Gerardo Galeote Quecedo, told MAP Tuesday the solution to the Sahara issue is the "key to a definitive stability in the region."
Morocco-European Union, Politics, 1/21/2004

Access to AIDS treatment in being generalized in Morocco, doctor
Access to AIDS treatment is being generalized in Morocco where every patient is costing taxpayers 200 Euros per day while it should cost only 250 EUROS per year, should the price of the drugs fall worldwide, revealed Monday, Pr. Hakima Himmich, chairwoman of the Moroccan Asociation of Struggle Against AIDS.
Morocco, Health, 1/21/2004

Morocco's ONHYM and Malaysia's Petronas sign exploration contract
Morocco's "Office National des Hydrocarbures et des Mines" (ONHYM) and Malaysia's Oil Company "Petronas " signed, Monday, an agreement for deepwater exploration offshore Rabat-Sale Hauter Mer area.
Morocco-Malaysia, Business, 1/20/2004

Australian open: injury forces Moroccan El Aynaoui out
Moroccan Younes El Aynaoui was forced to abandon Monday the Australian open because of a foot injury.
Morocco-Australia, Sports, 1/20/2004

Morocco's El Aynaoui, best ambassador of tennis in 2003
Morocco's tennisman Younes El Ayanoui has been voted best Ambassador of Tennis in 2003, according to a poll conducted by the International Association of Tennis Journalists.
Morocco, Sports, 1/20/2004

House of representatives unanimously adopts new family code
The House of Representatives (Parliament's lower chamber) unanimously approved on Friday the draft Family Code during a plenary session in the presence of premier Driss Jettou and other government members.
Morocco, Politics, 1/19/2004

Morocco will not accept any imposed solution to the Moroccan Sahara
Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 1/19/2004


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