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- Moroccans pray for rain on Friday
Rogatory prayers will be held on Friday in mosques throughout Morocco at the call of the Ministry of Habous and Islamic Affairs. Morocco, Politics, 3/30/2000 - Conference for Egyptian businessmen abroad in May
The general Egyptian organization for investment and free zones will organize in May the eighth session of the conference for Egyptian businessmen abroad. Egypt, Business, 3/30/2000 - Egyptian - Indian business council meetings in New Delhi next month Egypt, Economics, 3/30/2000
- Morocco, Gabon want closer cooperation
Morocco and Gabon on Wednesday voiced will to give a new boost to their cooperation, especially in the realms of education, training and tourism. Morocco, Politics, 3/30/2000 - Outgoing Senegalese president in Morocco after Cairo summit
Outgoing president of Senegal Abdou Diouf will sojourn in Rabat after the Africa-Europe summit where he will represent president-elect Abdoulaye Wade, reported the Senegalese private daily Wal-Fadjri. Morocco, Politics, 3/30/2000 - Posada confident Morocco - EU fishery talks in April
Spanish Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries Jesus Posada said he was confident Morocco-European Union fishery talks would start in April, reports "EFE." Morocco, Economics, 3/30/2000 - Algerian security forces killed the official in the fourth district for the Armed Islamic Group
The Algerian security forces killed the official in the fourth district for the Armed Islamic Group during mopping up operations these forces are carrying out in El Bayadh province, 683 km from the capital, Algiers. Algeria, Local, 3/30/2000 - Increasing capital of Islamic Development Bank to $8 billion
The board of directors of the Islamic Development Bank (headquartered in Saudi Arabia) decided to increase the bank's capital to $8 billion due to the number of Islamic states that are join its membership, like the Islamic republics in the former Soviet Union and some countries in Eastern Europe as well as Central Asia. Regional, Economics, 3/30/2000