Arabic News Daily Page for 2/7/2004
Weekend Edition - Saturday, February 7, 2004
- Morocco's trade deficit worsened by 18.7% in 2003
Morocco's trade deficit soared to 25.26 billion dirhams (around US$ 3 billion) in 2003, i.e. 18.7% worse than in 2002, as a result of a 4% increase of imports and a 3.6% decrease of exports, according to temporary figures released by the exchange office. Morocco, Economics, 2/7/2004 - Video tape showing al-Qaida prepares for al-Muhayya attack in al-Riyadh
A video tape was screened on the Internet showing pictures for armed men who are trained and prepared to carry out the suicide attack which targeted al-Muhayya complex in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, which resulted in killing 18 persons in November 2003. Saudi Arabia, Local, 2/7/2004 - Development banks commit to promote international partnership on managing for development results
The international roundtable on Managing for Development Results that closed in Marrakesh Thursday adopted a "joint memo" in which international and regional development banks pledge to promote international partnership on managing for Development Results. Regional, Economics, 2/7/2004 - Portland airport regrets detention of moroccan MPs
Authorities of Portland international airport (Oregon, northwest) have officially expressed regret on the detainment last weekend of a Moroccan parliamentary delegation. Morocco-USA, Local, 2/7/2004