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- ITU Secretary General in Morocco
Secretary General of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), Yoshio Utsumi, is currently visiting Morocco for talks with Moroccan officials on preparations for the ITU conference of plenipotentiaries to be held in Marrakesh in 2002. Morocco, Economics, 10/18/2000 - Following Saddam Hussein's threats, Israel reopens gas mask distribution centers
The Israeli civil defense bodies said yesterday that they are reopening gradually all the distribution centers for gas masks. Israel, Politics, 10/18/2000 - Farmers forecast tomato deficit in holy month of Ramadan
Head of the Moroccan association of citrus fruit producers Ahmed Derrab said there will be relative deficit in tomato production in December which coincides with the holy month of Ramadan entailing increased demand and higher prices. Morocco, Agriculture, 10/18/2000 - Italian-funded atlas ground-water project phase i completed
The Stage-I of an Italian-funded water project meant to replenish artificially ground-water under the southern Atlas mountain has been successfully completed, said Tuesday a release of the Italian embassy in Rabat. Morocco, Economics, 10/18/2000