Arabic News Weekly Edition for Morocco, 6/14/1999
Weekly Edition, Morocco - Week of June 14, 1999
- Morocco, France agree to renew cooperation convention
Morocco and France agreed Friday in Rabat to renew and update the cultural, scientific and technical convention sealed between the two countries in 1984. Morocco-France, Politics, 6/19/1999 - Kuwaiti delegation hails Morocco's actions in favor of Arab unity
The visiting Kuwaiti delegation in charge of POWs and missing persons hailed Friday here Morocco's noteworthy actions in favor of Arab causes and unity. Morocco-Kuwait, Politics, 6/19/1999 - Child labor statistics improve in Morocco
Employed children in Morocco plummeted in 1999 to 1.5% in 1999 against 2.9% in 1987, after Morocco passed a law fixing the legal child labor age to over 18. Morocco, Economics, 6/19/1999 - US first lady winds up visit to Morocco
U.S. first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton, left Fez on Friday after a two-day visit to Morocco during which she dedicated a surgery ward at the maternity hospital in Fez (central Morocco) and moderated a roundtable on civil society. Morocco, Politics, 6/19/1999 - World Bank Lends Morocco $ 250 Mln
The World Bank lent Morocco $ 250 million to enable it to carry out its socio-economic reforms and development program. Morocco-World Bank, Economics, 6/19/1999 - Earth jolts in Morocco's eastern region Morocco, Environment, 6/19/1999
- Giant American AMG group Installs in Morocco Morocco, Business, 6/19/1999
- Moroccan Justice Minister in Spain this Weekend Morocco-Spain, Judicial, 6/19/1999
- US First Lady Clinton in Morocco lauds local community actions
Morocco is a country respectful of laws, legislation and difference while upholding the Islamic values of tolerance, Ms Clinton said, before stressing the importance of solidarity, concord and entente between the various components of the community. Morocco, Politics, 6/18/1999 - Moroccan women to be involved in desertification struggle
Morocco and the UNDP decided to promote the involvement of the woman, and especially the rural woman, in implementing the convention that was ratified by Morocco in 1996. Workshops, sensitization campaigns and training sessions will be held for the benefit of Moroccan women to stress the role of local populations in struggle against desert encroachment. Morocco, Economics, 6/18/1999 - Morocco allocates around $ 1 billion for water projects in rural zones Morocco, Economics, 6/18/1999
- Morocco, France discuss cooperation in housing matters
The talks, conducted on the Moroccan side by secretary of state for housing, Mohamed Mbarki, also covered the exchange of experience in taxes levied on rented real estate, as well as cooperation with the French development agency and other French donors to finance the construction of low-cost lodgings and struggle against unhealthy housing. Morocco-France, Economics, 6/18/1999 - French cooperation minister in Morocco, 3 billion in cooperation in 1988
Josselin will co-chair with Moroccan minister of Foreign affairs and cooperation, Mohamed Benaissa, the meeting of the Moroccan-French standing committee on cultural scientific and technical cooperation. Morocco-France, Economics, 6/18/1999 - Morocco's crown prince met Libyan leader in Pretoria
Morocco's Crown Prince Sidi Mohammed returned Thursday home after a three-day visit to Pretoria, where he attended the inauguration ceremony of new South African president Thabo Mbeki. Morocco-Libya, Politics, 6/18/1999 - Kuwaiti POWs delegation in Morocco Morocco-Kuwait, Politics, 6/18/1999
- Hillary Clinton dedicates surgery ward at Fez maternity hospital
US First Lady, Hillary Rodham Clinton, dedicated on Thursday a surgery ward at the Fez maternity hospital. Morocco, Culture, 6/18/1999 - King Hassan calls for peace and dialogue in the Mediterranean
the king expressed hope that the gathering would contribute to sensitize the mounting generations so that they engage on the best paths, those of "peace between peoples, and dialogue between cultures, religions and civilizations." Morocco, Politics, 6/18/1999 - Moroccan government accelerates privatization process
Official sources in the Moroccan government set up a list of 20 companies owned by the country, inlcuding two banks, to be sold to the private sector immediately, while 38 other companies were removed from the privatization list that were raised for sale since 1993. Morocco, Economics, 6/18/1999 - Morocco's imports up by 8.5 % in 1998, exports down Morocco, Economics, 6/18/1999
- Morocco's 9th Golf Open Starts in Agadir Morocco, Sports, 6/18/1999
- Unemployment rises to 21 percent in Morocco's urban areas
Unemployment in Moroccan urban areas stood at 21 % up to last March, the Moroccan Statistics department said. Unemployment in Moroccan cities, which stood at 19 % last year, affects now 1.15 Million persons. Morocco, Economics, 6/18/1999 - African fencing union meets in Morocco Morocco-Africa, Sports, 6/18/1999
- Several Moroccan Athletes at Golden League First Round
Fourteen Moroccan athletes will participate on June 30 in the Oslo meeting, which will mark the first stage of the IAAF 8-meeting Golden league. The Moroccan armada is headed by Nezha Bidouane, the 400 m woman world hurlder champ, who made the best world performance of at the Athens meet on the same distance. Morocco, Sports, 6/18/1999 - Moroccan premier to visit Iran shortly Morocco-Iran, Politics, 6/17/1999
- Morocco's 400 m hurdler makes best world performance in Athens Morocco, Sports, 6/17/1999
- Morocco hosts international TB-control conference
An international meeting will be held in Morocco this June 29 through July 1 to look into the progress made in the struggle against tuberculosis which kills annually around three million persons in the world. Morocco-Regional, Health, 6/17/1999 - Morocco's tourism receipts rise by 19 % in 1998 Morocco, Economics, 6/16/1999
- US first lady in Morocco on Thursday
US first lady, Hillary Rodham Clinton, is expected in Morocco on Thursday for a two-day visit, the US embassy in Rabat announced. Morocco, Politics, 6/16/1999 - Committees set up to ensure $100 million in Moroccan-Egyptian trade
Egypt decided to set up committees to follow up and supervise the implementation of the nine accords concluded over the weekend in Rabat during the third session of the Moroccan-Egyptian high joint commission. Egypt-Morocco, Economics, 6/16/1999 - Development projects would curb down emigration attempts
For Morocco, the co-development policy, proposed by France, should target the development projects that are likely to stabilize the marginalized populations tempted by emigration to Europe, Moroccan social development, solidarity, employment and vocational training minister, Khalid Alioua, told French Le Monde daily. Morocco, Economics, 6/16/1999 - Polish business delegation in Morocco next week Morocco-Poland, Economics, 6/16/1999
- International groups bidding for Morocco's private GSM license
Addressing an International Colloquy on Telecoms in the Middle-east and North Africa, held in Cairo, the Moroccan minister said seven giant telecom consortiums qualified for the final competition of the $ 500 Mln private mobile network Morocco, Business, 6/16/1999 - Morocco's airliner gets stakes of Air Senegal Morocco-Senegal, Business, 6/16/1999
- Moroccan records progress on Y2K bug
Moroccan Prime Minister, Abderrahmane Youssoufi, chaired Monday here an experts' meeting on the effects of the Y2K computer software bug. Morocco, Economics, 6/16/1999 - Three Moroccan tennismen in britain's Wimbledon grand slam Morocco, Sports, 6/16/1999
- US young political leaders hail morocco's democratic progress Morocco-USA, Politics, 6/16/1999
- Paris hosts exhibition on water and Morocco Morocco-France, Economics, 6/16/1999
- NASA delegation in Morocco next Week Morocco-USA, Science, 6/16/1999
- British MP delegation backs Morocco's position on Sahara
A British MP delegation voiced on Monday backing for Morocco's position regarding the Sahara issue. "We assure you of our backing," regarding this issue, the British MPs said during meetings with groups at the Moroccan House of Representatives (lower house of parliament). Morocco-UK, Politics, 6/15/1999 - Morocco's crown prince attends Mbeki's swearing-in ceremony
Moroccan Crown Prince Sidi Mohammed headed this Tuesday for South Africa to represent King Hassan II at the swearing-in ceremony of South African President-elect Thabo Mbeki. Morocco-South Africa, Politics, 6/15/1999 - French cooperation minister in Morocco Friday Morocco-France, Politics, 6/15/1999
- U.N. resumes today identification of Sahara referendum would-be voters
The United Nations resumes this Tuesday the identification of would-be voters in the self-determination referendum that the U.N. plans to hold in the Sahara in July, 2000. Morocco-UN, Politics, 6/15/1999 - Speaker of Moroccan house of representatives meets Iranian peer
Speaker of the Moroccan House of Representatives, Abdelouahed Radi, conferred Monday in Teheran with Iranian peer, Ali Akbar Nateq Nouri, on cooperation prospects between the two countries legislative bodies. Morocco-Iran, Politics, 6/15/1999 - Arab rescue bodies meet in Morocco Regional-Morocco, Culture, 6/15/1999
- Moroccan lorry drivers go on strike Morocco, Politics, 6/15/1999
- 30,000 TB cases are reported annually in Morocco
Around 30,000 Tuberculosis (TB) cases are still recorded annually in Morocco despite the serious efforts made by the competent authorities to eradicate the plague, a senior Moroccan health official said lately at a regional meeting of the World Health Organization (WHO) held in Lebanon. Morocco, Health, 6/15/1999 - Moroccan trade union leader calls ILO to back Morocco's social dialogue
Moroccan trade union leader Noubir Amaoui called the International Labor Organization (ILO) to back Morocco's social dialogue experience aimed at solving workers' problems through the forging of partnership between the state, employers and trade unions. Morocco, Economics, 6/15/1999 - Mubarak - King Hassan talks open new horizons for commercial cooperation between Egypt and Morocco
Two days after condensed discussions held between Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and Morocco's King Hassan II in Rabat, either on the bilateral level or at the level of the third session of the high joint committee, the concluding statement of the high committee confirmed the importance of serious implementation of the trade exchange agreement between Arab countries and its activation so as to establish an Arab market. Morocco-Egypt, Politics, 6/14/1999 - Moroccan emigrant jailed for drug trafficking offenses Morocco, Judicial, 6/14/1999