Arabic News Daily Page for 1/3/2001
Daily Edition - Wednesday, January 3, 2001
- Belkziz takes over as OIC secretary general
Moroccan national, Abdelouahed Belkziz, will officially take over next week his position as the new secretary general of the Organization of Islamic Conference, in replace of Azeddine Laraki, another Moroccan. Regional, People, 1/3/2001 - Moroccan highway authority projects $ 112.6 million investments in 2001
The Moroccan highway authority (ADM) is projecting to invest in 2001 1.23 billion DH ($ 112.6 million), including 92% to carry on works and start construction of new highways. Morocco, Economics, 1/3/2001 - Morocco subsidies to vegetal oil in 2nd half of 2000
Moroccan minister in charge of the government general affairs, Ahmed Lahlimi, said Tuesday state subsidies to vegetal oil $ 81.8 million (900 million DH) in the 2nd half of 2000. Morocco, Economics, 1/3/2001 - Floods in Tetuan kill five people, three still missing
Five people died and three others are still missing following the floods in the Martil plain, near Tetouan, due to heavy rainfall in the region, said the region's wali (senior governor), Taib Alaoui. Morocco, Local, 1/3/2001