Arabic News Daily Page for 10/3/1998
Weekend Edition - Saturday, October 3, 1998
- Morocco and France sign several cooperation accords
Morocco and France signed Friday here a package of cooperation accords at the end of the 2nd meeting of their joint high cooperation commission held Oct.1-2 under the chairmanship of prime ministers, Abderrahmane Youssoufi and Lionel Jospin. Morocco-France, Politics, 10/3/1998 - British - Saudi firm invests $50 million in Moroccan tourism project
British - Saudi "Majestic Hotels" said Wednesday it will invest $50 million in the building of a large tourism complex in the Moroccan village of Skhirat (south of Rabat). Morocco-Saudi Arabia-UK, Business, 10/3/1998 - Elderly account for 7 percent of Morocco's population
Elderly persons account for 7 percent of Morocco's 28-million strong population and will represent 9 percent of this population in the year 2014. Morocco, Culture, 10/3/1998 - Arab loans for three African countries
The board of directors of Arab Economic Development Bank in Africa agreed in its meeting currently being held in Cairo to present loans valued at $25 million to Burkina Faso, Zimbabwe and Equatorial Guinea. Regional-North Africa, Economics, 10/3/1998 - Morocco hopes Baker can relaunch UN Sahara settlement plan
Moroccan Premier Abderrahmane Youssoufi said Friday in Rabat that it is up to the U.N. special envoy for the Sahara, former US Secretary of State James Backer, to "find means to relaunch the UN settlement plan on the Sahara." Morocco-West Sahara, Politics, 10/3/1998 - Moroccan and French prime ministers call private operators to enhance partnership
Moroccan and French prime ministers, Abderrahmane Youssoufi and Lionel Jospin, chaired here Friday the opening session of a one-day session on economic partnership between the two countries' private sectors. Morocco, Business, 10/3/1998 - Morocco and France decide to enhance political dialogue
Moroccan premier, Abderrahmane Youssoufi and French peer, Lionel Jospin, decided Friday to enhance political dialogue and consultation between the two countries regarding topical regional and international issues of common interest. Morocco, Politics, 10/3/1998 - Egypt's production of sugar is 1.2 million tons
Statistics issued today for the Egyptian holding company of food industries said that Egypt's production of sugar is 1.2 million tons annually where the expectation that the production will reach to 1.25 million tons next year. Egypt, Business, 10/3/1998 - A Gulf week in Tunis
The first Gulf week starts on Monday in Tunis, comprising exhibitions and cultural and technical activities, in addition to starting a political symposium that aims at deepening joint cooperation between Tunis and the Arab Gulf countries. Gulf, Economics, 10/3/1998