Arabic News Weekly Edition for Morocco, 7/3/2000
Weekly Edition, Morocco - Week of July 3, 2000
- Funds for throne day festivities will go to the poor Morocco, Culture, 7/8/2000
- Investment commission adopts $ 37 mln investments
The ministerial investment commission convened in Rabat Wednesday under the chairmanship of premier Abderrahmane Youssoufi okayed investment projects totaling $ 37 million, a government general affairs department release said. Morocco, Economics, 7/8/2000 - Premier receives human rights watch delegation
Moroccan Premier Abderrahmane Youssoufi on Thursday received a delegation of the Human Rights Watch. Morocco, Politics, 7/8/2000 - Moroccan airport twined with US, Palestinian peers
The Mohammed V Airport, the largest in Morocco, was twined Friday with the international airport of Washington - Baltimore and the Palestinian International Airport of Gaza. Morocco-Palestine, Economics, 7/8/2000 - Football: Morocco plays Algeria in world cup prelimnary heats match
Morocco will play Algeria Sunday evening in Fez, centeral Morocco, in a second preliminary heats match for the 2002 World Cup. Morocco-Algeria, Sports, 7/8/2000 - King Mohammed meets Senegalese premier Morocco-Senegal, Politics, 7/7/2000
- Guinea's Labor and Public Office Minister to Visit Morocco Morocco-Guinea, Politics, 7/7/2000
- Morocco pleads for genuine Euro- Mediterranean partnership
Zerouali said the benefits from a Euro-Mediterranean partnership cannot be limited to the gains resulting from a mere reduction of customs duties, but encompass also industrial development, technology transfer and investments Morocco, Economics, 7/7/2000 - Morocco's sea products exports worth $ 639 ml in 1999
Morocco's fishing output reached 727,000 tons in 1999, an increase of 4.7% compared to 1998. Out of this volume, 240,500 tons were exported for a value of $ 639 million, says Bank Al Maghrib's latest report. Morocco, Economics, 7/7/2000 - Dutch Liberal Party delegation meets Moroccan officials
A delegation of the Dutch liberal party parliamentary group, currently visiting Morocco, met with several Moroccan officials on several bilateral issues, including cooperation and the situation of Moroccans living in Netherlands. Morocco, Politics, 7/7/2000 - French opinion-polling company sets up branch in Morocco
The French group, "CSA TMO," a leading market research and opinion polling company in France, announced plans to set up a branch in Casablanca. Morocco, Business, 7/7/2000 - Morocco keeps chance for 2010 world cup, minister Morocco, Sports, 7/7/2000
- King Mohammed receives Emirates foreign minister Morocco-United Arab Emirates, Politics, 7/6/2000
- Briton inmate flees Moroccan jail
A British inmate has escaped a Moroccan jail in the city of Sal’ near Rabat, the Moroccan press reported on Wednesday. Morocco, Judicial, 7/6/2000 - First Libya plane lands in Morocco Libya-Morocco, Economics, 7/6/2000
- Morocco, Tunisia agree to implement fisheries program
Morocco and Tunisia agreed to implement a fisheries cooperation program for the year 2000-2001. Tunisia-Morocco, Economics, 7/6/2000 - King Mohammed stresses need to cement Moroccan- Algerian ties
Morocco's King Mohammed VI stressed the need to cement the centuries-old ties of brotherhood binding the Moroccan and the Algerian peoples. Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 7/6/2000 - IMF and WB prescriptions to morocco criticized
A Moroccan economist has criticized the prescriptions made to Morocco by the Bretton Woods institutions (World Bank -WB- and International Monetary Fund IMF). Morocco, Economics, 7/6/2000 - Three jobless graduates get two months in jail
Three jobless graduates were sentenced Wednesday to two months in jail by a Rabat court for trouble-making charges. Morocco, Local, 7/6/2000 - Germany wins 2006 world cup bid Morocco, Sports, 7/6/2000
- Premier meets Extramadura speaker
Morocco's Prime Minister Abderrahmane Youssoufi met in Rabat Tuesday with speaker of the local parliament of Extramadura (Spain), Manuel Veiga Lopez. Morocco-Spain, Politics, 7/5/2000 - Morocco committed to defending interests of Moroccan expatriates in spain, minister
The Moroccan government intervenes whenever Moroccan expatriates in Spain are subject to acts harmful to human rights, said on Tuesday Moroccan minister of social development, solidarity, employment and vocational training and spokesman for government, Khalid Alioua. Morocco, Politics, 7/5/2000 - King Mohammed lays down foundation stone of $ 8 mln phone call center in the north Morocco, Economics, 7/5/2000
- Sahara issue will be settled once Algeria withdraws from the dossier, sahrawi tribesmen
Several Sahrawi shioukh (Tribe Chiefs) and local elected representatives said Tuesday that the Sahara issue will be settled once Algeria withdraws from the dossier. Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 7/5/2000 - Football: world best scorer decries brazil's withdrawal from world cup race Morocco, Sports, 7/5/2000
- King Mohammed makes surprise visit to Tangiers hospital
Morocco's King Mohammed VI on Monday made a surprise visit to the Mohammed V hospital in Tangiers. Morocco, Local, 7/4/2000 - Prince Moulay Rachid calls on Sheikh Zayed in Geneva Morocco-United Arab Emirates, Politics, 7/4/2000
- Morocco announces 50% abatement on customs duties for least developed african countries Morocco, Economics, 7/4/2000
- Canadian official party to visit Morocco in September
Deputy premier and industry minister of Quebec, Bernard Landry and Canadian international trade minister, Pierre S.Pettigrew are expected in Morocco respectively in September and October. Morocco-Canada, Economics, 7/4/2000 - Amazigh summer festival to entertain Rabat Morocco, Culture, 7/4/2000
- Moroccan security forces arrest 7 members in the justice association
The Moroccan security forces arrested 7 extremists, members of the benevolence and justice association, the day before yesterday in Mahdia area north Rabat and were brought before the prosecutor for the investigation. Morocco, Politics, 7/4/2000 - Algeria called to stop interfering in Moroccan sahara issue
The Secretary-General of the Istiqlal Party (PI, in government) has called on Algeria to stop interfering in the Moroccan Sahara issue. Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 7/4/2000 - Morocco undertakes ambitious rural women promotion project
Morocco is undertaking an ambitious program for the promotion of rural women in the central region of Marrakesh (Haouz), for a total cost of $ 420,000. Morocco, Economics, 7/4/2000 - Moroccan - US talks in Rabat
Ways to consolidate ties between Morocco and the United States topped talks held in Rabat Monday between Moroccan foreign affairs and cooperation minister, Mohammed Benaissa, and visiting US deputy assistant secretary for Near East affairs, Allen Lee Keisswetter. Morocco-USA, Politics, 7/4/2000 - Princess Lalla Hasna launches environment projects in Safi
Princess Lalla Hasna, sister of Morocco's King Mohammed VI, on Monday launched two environment projects in the coastal city of Safi, 350 km south of Rabat. Morocco, Environment, 7/4/2000 - Morocco, USAID sign agreement on rural girls schooling
Morocco and the Unites States Agency for International Development (USAID) signed in Rabat on Monday the fifth addendum to the agreement under which the US finances basic education programs for girls in rural areas. Morocco, Education, 7/4/2000 - Islamic development bank finances northern highway section
The Islamic development bank (IDB) will extend Morocco $ 37.55 million to finance the construction of Sidi El Yamani-Asilah highway section, a release of Jeddah-based IDB said. Morocco, Economics, 7/4/2000 - Hewlet foundation donates $ 300,000 to population and development partners
The Hewlett foundation will donate $300,000 to Moroccan "population and development partners" to support south-south initiatives in the field of reproductive health especially in matters of research, documentation and training. Morocco, Economics, 7/4/2000 - About 10% of Moroccan couples suffer from infertility
About 10% of Moroccan couples suffer from infertility problems and a person out of ten has difficulties to have a child, a release of the Moroccan medical information association said. Morocco, Health, 7/4/2000 - Three illegal immigrants smugglers jailed Morocco, Judicial, 7/4/2000
- 90,373 candidates pass 1999-2000 Baccalaureate Exams in Morocco
The number of successful candidates in the Baccalaureate exams for the school year 1999/2000 reached 90,373 (out of 140.045 present candidates) compared to 78,800 last year, said the Moroccan department for secondary and technical education. Morocco, Education, 7/4/2000 - Two European drug dealers get 10-year jail terms
The Tangier first instance court sentenced two European drug dealers to 10 years in jail each. Morocco, Local, 7/4/2000 - King Mohammed inquires about return of Moroccan expatriates
Morocco's King Mohammed VI, accompanied by Princess Lalla Meriem, on Sunday made a surprise visit to the port of Tangiers to inquire about return conditions of Moroccan expatriates for summer holidays. Morocco, Culture, 7/3/2000 - Amnesty international groups association holds assembly Morocco, Culture, 7/3/2000
- Calls to unite Moroccan left-wing parties
Two Moroccan leftist political parties have called for the unification of the country's left-wing parties. The Party for Progress and Socialism (PPS) and the Socialist Democrat Party (PSD) created over the weekend a "unity pole" that will be a first step towards the unification of all the country's left-wing parties, the two organizations said. Morocco, Politics, 7/3/2000 - USA to give Morocco 110,000 tons of wheat and barley
The United States will provide Morocco an additional food aid, worth $ 6 million, of 110,000 metric tons of wheat and barley and a concessional financing for the purchase of 40,000 metric tons of wheat and 40,000 metric tons of barley, worth $10 million, says a statement of the US embassy in Rabat. Morocco-USA, Economics, 7/3/2000 - Draft law on private TV channels to be tabled before parliament, minister
The Moroccan communication minister announced that the government will submit shortly to the parliament a draft law on the creation of private TV channels and radio stations. Morocco, Politics, 7/3/2000