Arabic News Weekly Edition for Morocco, 10/12/1998
Weekly Edition, Morocco - Week of October 12, 1998
- Morocco and Saudi Arabia plan to conclude new trade and tariffs agreement
Moroccan Minister of Industry, Trade and Handicraft Alami Tazi reviewed in Rabat with Saudi ambassador in Morocco, Majed Kabbani, means to consolidate bilateral cooperation, mainly the conclusion of a new trade and tariffs trade. Morocco-Saudi Arabia, Economics, 10/17/1998 - Morocco is looking for new formulas for fishery partnership
Moroccan Foreign Minister Abdellatif Filali said Morocco is looking for new formulas for cooperation in fisheries with Spain and other interested circles. Morocco, Economics, 10/17/1998 - Sahara is affecting Morocco's relations with Spain and Algeria
The Sahara issue is not an economic one but essentially a geopolitical equation that affects Morocco's relations with Spain and Algeria, said a Moroccan minister. Morocco-Spain, Politics, 10/17/1998 - US leading businessman says Morocco is a strong ally in peace and business
US leading businessman, Lester Pollack, stressed that interest in Morocco is growing both among business people and people in the government of the USA. Morocco-USA, Business, 10/17/1998 - Netanyahu will visit Morocco, if Washington summit succeeds
Moroccan sources confirmed today that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will head to Morocco on his way back to Israel from from Washington, if the current trilateral summit succeeds. Morocco-Israel, Politics, 10/17/1998 - Morocco to host conference on divergences between Moroccan and Dutch laws
Morocco will host in 1999 a conference on divergences between the Moroccan and the Dutch laws to study practical measures and proposals to handle legal problems facing Moroccan expatriates in the Netherlands. Morocco-Netherlands, Judicial, 10/17/1998 - Moroccan minister and international institute meet over quality control
Moroccan Minister of Industry, Trade and Handicraft Alami Tazi reviewed here Friday with a delegation of the Interterk Testing Service (ITS) partnership projects in quality control. Morocco, Business, 10/17/1998 - Moroccan jurist elected to war crimes court on former Yugoslavia
Moroccan jurist, Pro. Mohamed Bennouna, was elected Friday by the UN General Assembly to sit in a chamber of the international court in charge of trying persons who perpetrated serious international humanitarian law in former Yugoslavia. Morocco-Regional, Judicial, 10/17/1998 - Morocco expects tourists to exceed 2 millions this year
Morocco is expecting to exceed 2 million tourists this year and is poised to regain its share of the British tourism market, since in the first eight months of this year, 76,000 British tourists visited Morocco, said a Moroccan executive. Morocco-UK, Economics, 10/17/1998 - Morocco publishes list of amnestied detainees and missing persons
Morocco made public on Thursday a list of 28 detainees, amnestied by King Hassan II, and another list of 56 dead persons. Morocco, Politics, 10/16/1998 - Morocco's phosphate exports reach $1.5 billion in 1997
Morocco's phosphate exports increased by 10.5 percent in 1997 over 1996, allowing the north African nation to become again the world leader in the industry, ahead of the United States, whose exports dropped by 8.9 percent. Morocco, Economics, 10/16/1998 - Moroccan premier voices concern over Netanyahu's intransigence
"If Arab countries do not stand by the Palestinian people and leaders, Netanyahu will not change his stands and will continue to defy the Arabs and spoil the legitimate rights of Palestinian people," the Moroccan premier said. Morocco, Politics, 10/16/1998 - Morocco's relations with UN mission are clear and transparent, says interior minister
Morocco's relations with the UN mission supervising the holding of a referendum in the Sahara (MINURSO) are based on clarity and transparency, Moroccan Minister of the Interior Driss Basri told a Cabinet meeting on Thursday. Morocco-West Sahara, Politics, 10/16/1998 - Morocco and Thailand agree to foster air transport cooperation
Morocco and Thailand agreed to foster cooperation in matters of air transport under an accord concluded in Rabat on Friday. Morocco-Thailand, Business, 10/16/1998 - UN peace keeping official to visit North Africa over Sahara issue
The United Nations assistant secretary general for peace keeping operations, Bernard Miyet, will visit the Maghreb for talks on the Sahara issue, it was officially announced in New York. Morocco-West Sahara, Politics, 10/16/1998 - Tunisia's president to pay official visit to Rabat shortly
President Zine el-Abidine Benali will shortly pay an official visit to Morocco at the invitation of King hassan II, reported the arab international Daily, "Al Hayat." Tunisia-Morocco, Politics, 10/15/1998 - Decentralization is the basis of development, King Hassan says
King Hassan also affirmed that Arab cities and urban designing should reflect Arab identity, civilisational legacy and should meet all the requirements of modern life. Morocco, Culture, 10/15/1998 - Moroccan premier ends Hungary visit with trade agreements signed
Morocco's "BMCE" bank and Eximbank, a Hungarian state bank, also signed an accord for the opening of a $ 25 million-worth credit line to finance trade between the two countries. Morocco-Hungary, Economics, 10/15/1998 - Morocco warns against Polisario's impediments to Sahara referendum
Morocco warned Tuesday against obstacles sown by the Polisario to hamper the holding of a self-determination referendum in the Sahara. Morocco, Politics, 10/15/1998 - Ibn Rushd (Averroes), a champion of tolerance and co-existence, says Crown Prince
Arab philosopher Ibn Rushd (Averroes) has succeeded in establishing on sound foundations the values of tolerance and cultural and religious co-existence," said crown prince Sidi Mohammed in a message to participants in an international conference which opened Wednesday in Seville - Spain to commemorate the 8th centenary of the scholar's death. Regional-Morocco-Spain, Culture, 10/15/1998 - German businessmen in Morocco Morocco-Germany, Business, 10/15/1998
- Morocco and Benin to step up cooperation in leather industries
Morocco counts about 270 leather processing units employing 15,000 persons. In 1997, they produced about $300 million worth of shoes that were exported mostly to European union countries. Morocco-Benin, Business, 10/15/1998 - Morocco and Canada review means to upgrade cooperation
The new outlook of bilateral cooperation seeks to develop traditional relations in training and management of human resources while increasing trade exchanges and stimulating private investments. Morocco-Canada, Politics, 10/15/1998 - Morocco Hosts World School Cross-Country Championship-2000 Morocco, Culture, 10/15/1998
- Moroccan Businessmen in Abidjan in November
A delegation of Moroccan businessmen is to pay a visit to the Ivory Coast (Cote d'Ivoire) next November for talks with local peers on means to upgrade cooperation and partnership in the frame of the new trade and tariff convention concluded by the countries. Morocco-Cote D'Ivoire, Business, 10/15/1998 - Moroccan businessmen called to invest in Egypt
Chairman of the Egyptian investment and free trade body, Brahim Faouzi, called on Moroccan business to enhance investments in his country. Egypt-Morocco, Business, 10/15/1998 - Morocco's voices opposition to embargo-imposing policy Morocco-Regional, Politics, 10/15/1998
- Real estate and hotels bank posts net profit of $ 15.4 million
Moroccan real estate credit bank "CIH" says it posted in 1997 a net profit of 141.9 million DH ($ 15.4 Mln) and disbursed four billion dh ($ 434.7 Mln) for the building of 27,648 houses and purchase of 4,953 land plots. Morocco, Business, 10/15/1998 - Morocco: Slow bureaucrats that harm investments and economy to be punished
Morocco said it will sanction government executives botching up investments in the country. Measures will be taken against any executive accountable for unjustified freeze of investment files in Morocco, prime minister Abderrahmane Youssoufi said in a circular to government members. Morocco, Politics, 10/14/1998 - King Hassan calls on Moroccans to vaccinate children against killer diseases
King Hassan II called Tuesday all Moroccan parents to immunize their children against the six killer diseases (tetanus, polio, tuberculosis, diphtheria, measles and whooping cough). Morocco, Health, 10/14/1998 - Morocco is resolute about human rights promotion, minister says
Participants debated on Tuesday afternoon the new aspects of Moroccan politics, in light of a presentation made by minister of justice Omar Azzimane, who dwelt on the new constitutional realities in Morocco and human rights. Morocco, Politics, 10/14/1998 - Spanish businessmen in Morocco next week Morocco, Business, 10/14/1998
- Moroccan premier meets Hungarian president Morocco-Hungary, Politics, 10/14/1998
- Morocco frees 28 political detainees in bid to clear human rights record
The Moroccan Human Rights Advisory Council (CCDH) announced on Monday that 28 "political" detainees will be released shortly. Morocco, Local, 10/13/1998 - Youssoufi explains Islamists and Sahara issue in Morocco
Moroccan Prime Minister Abderrahmane Youssoufi said in Budapest Monday that "some countries, which were not happy that Morocco was able to perfect its territorial integrity, had staged an international campaign based on a unilateral interpretation of a paragraph of the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice. Regional-Morocco, Politics, 10/13/1998 - Rabat and Budapest conclude package of agreements
Morocco and Hungary signed in Budapest Monday a package of cooperation agreements, providing mainly for the creation of a free trade area. Morocco-Hungary, Politics, 10/13/1998 - Morocco wants free and transparent referendum in Sahara
"A genuine democratic approach of the referendum should be adopted and abandon the old ideas, and allow each candidate to present themselves to justify his candidacy," Snoussi said. Morocco, Local, 10/13/1998 - International Francophone NGOs meet in Morocco Regional-Morocco, Politics, 10/13/1998
- Living cost index up 3.1 percent during first eight months Morocco, Economics, 10/13/1998
- Morocco's ambitions and reforms surveyed in Madrid Morocco, Politics, 10/13/1998
- Hungarian president to visit Morocco in January
Hungarian president Goencz A'rpad will visit Morocco next January, Hungarian prime minister, Victor Orban, announced in Budapest Monday. Morocco-Hungary, Politics, 10/13/1998 - Morocco's premier in Hungary for stronger economic ties
Moroccan Premier, Abderrahmane Youssoufi, started on Sunday an official visit to Hungary in quest for stronger economic and commercial ties between Morocco and the East European nation. Morocco-Hungary, Politics, 10/12/1998 - Tender for Casablanca subway construction to be launched shortly
A tender for the construction of the Casablanca subway will be launched shortly, announced Moroccan minister of state, minister of the interior, Driss Basri. Morocco, Business, 10/12/1998 - Moroccan-Born French World Champ Toppled Morocco, Sports, 10/12/1998
- Morocco launches vaccination days this week
Morocco will launch this year its annual vaccination days on this October 14-18 for the struggle against deadly childhood diseases such as tetanus, tuberculosis, diphtheria, measles and whooping cough. Morocco, Health, 10/12/1998 - Morocco's candidate for WTO chairmanship calls for rotating leadership
The Moroccan candidate for the World Trade Organization (WTO) Chairmanship called lately for rotation in WTO leadership. Morocco, Economics, 10/12/1998 - International Social Welfare Association Meets In Morocco Regional-Morocco, Culture, 10/12/1998
- Up to 15 percent of Moroccans are asthmatic
Between 10 and 15 percent of Moroccans are asthmatic which places Morocco among the countries having the highest rate of asthma cases, a Moroccan medical source says. Morocco, Health, 10/12/1998 - Moroccan employment minister in Canada
Moroccan Minister of Employment Khalid Alioua starts Monday a three-day visit to Canada where he is to confer with several officials. Morocco-Canada, Politics, 10/12/1998 - Speaker of Argentine Senate winds up visit to Morocco
Speaker of the Argentine Senate, Carlos Frederico Ruckauf, on Sunday wound up a visit to Morocco during which he was received by King Hassan II. Morocco-Argentina, Politics, 10/12/1998