Arabic News Weekly Edition for Morocco, 7/10/2000
Weekly Edition, Morocco - Week of July 10, 2000
- Campaign for Belgian local elections goes through Tangiers
Tangiers is poised to become an essential stop over for next October's local elections in Belgium as a large number of Moroccan-born electors are presently spending their summer holidays in this Moroccan northern city. Morocco, Politics, 7/15/2000 - Royal messages on sahara delivered worldwide
Ministers and royal emissaries are touring several capitals to hand messages from King Mohammed VI to heads of states shedding light on latest developments in the Maghreb region and reviewing bilateral cooperation. Morocco, Politics, 7/15/2000 - EU's youth projects in Morocco reviewed in Morocco
Moroccan youth and sports minister, Ahmed Moussaoui, met in Rabat Wednesday with Lucio Guerrato, head of the European delegation in Morocco. Morocco-European Union, Culture, 7/15/2000 - Energy and mining minister meets Spanish official
Energy and mining minister Youssef Tahiri met in Rabat Friday visiting Spanish secretary of state to foreign affairs. Morocco-Spain, Economics, 7/15/2000 - UN secretary general recommends extension of UN mission in sahara
UN secretary general, Kofi Annan, has recommended, in a report he submitted Friday to the security council, a three-month extension of the mandate of MINURSO (French acronym for the UN mission in charge of supervising a referendum in the Sahara). Morocco, Politics, 7/15/2000 - Moroccan textile enterprises to be upgraded as of next September
Moroccan textile and garments enterprises will be restructured as of next September under a $ one million-worth three-year project, reported the Moroccan weekly "La Vie Economique." Morocco, Economics, 7/15/2000 - Seventeen US volunteers to promote Moroccan handicraft enterprises
A team of 17 US volunteers will be contributing assistance and consulting for the creation of handicraft enterprises in Morocco. Morocco-USA, Economics, 7/15/2000 - Morocco's participation in 1st Arab Common Market fair Morocco-Syria, Economics, 7/14/2000
- NATO's Mediterranean dialogue objectives ought to be explained
Morocco's Foreign affairs secretary of state Taieb Fassi Fihri said the Kingdom wished more explicit objectives for NATO's Mediterranean dialogue and called for joint definition of these objectives. Morocco, Military, 7/14/2000 - Tangier and Gibraltar economic operators convene July 20 Morocco, Economics, 7/14/2000
- Moroccan - french relations poised for large prospects of cooperation
Morocco's King Mohammed VI sent President Jacques Chirac of France a message of congratulations on the occasion of his country's National Day stating that Moroccan-French relations are promised for large prospects of cooperation, solidarity and understanding. Morocco-France, Politics, 7/14/2000 - King Mohammed meets US delegation over Middle East university project
Morocco's King Mohammed VI received Thursday in Rabat a US delegation in charge of the project to set up a Middle East University, Morocco having been picked as one of the host countries. Morocco, Education, 7/14/2000 - Youssoufi meets president of the Spanish autonomous Valencia community
Morocco's Premier Abderrahmane Youssoufi Met in Rabat Thursday M. Edouardo Zaplana, President of the Spanish autonomous Valencia community and ambassador Jorge Dezcallar, says a release from the prime minister department. Morocco-Valencia, Politics, 7/14/2000 - Benaissa to hand in royal message to Clinton
Morocco's foreign affairs and cooperation minister Mohamed Benaissa arrived in Washington Thursday bearing a message from King Mohammed VI to President Bill Clinton. Morocco-USA, Politics, 7/14/2000 - Morocco, Guinea sign cooperation agreement in public administration
Morocco and Guinea signed Thursday an agreement of cooperation in the field of public administration. Morocco-Guinea, Politics, 7/14/2000 - Arab scouts summer camp in Saudi Arabia
The Moroccan National Scouts Federation will be taking part in the 24th Arab scouts summer camp slated for this July 19-30 in Taef, Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia-Morocco, Culture, 7/14/2000 - Seaside tourism yields 50% of tourism returns in Morocco Morocco-Iraq, Economics, 7/14/2000
- Moroccan surgeons stage cataract surgery campaign in Kosovo
A cataract surgery campaign was launched in Mitrovica Wednesday, part of cultural, social and medical activities held by the Moroccan committee of support to Kosovo. Morocco, Culture, 7/14/2000 - Morocco's Moudrik gets gold in long jump in Algiers' African athletics championship Morocco-Algeria, Sports, 7/14/2000
- Three persons killed in road accident
Three persons were killed Wednesday in a road accident between Tangier and Asilah (northern Morocco). Morocco, Local, 7/14/2000 - Partial elections for renewal of one third of chamber of advisors next september 15
Partial elections to renew one third of the chamber of advisors (upper chamber of the Moroccan parliament) will be held next September 15, a reliable source told MAP. Morocco, Politics, 7/13/2000 - Belgian mothers demonstrate over displacement of their children by Moroccan husbands
A group of Belgian mothers Tuesday demonstrated in front of the Moroccan embassy in Brussels to claim their right to custody and visit of their children who were displaced by their former Moroccan husbands. Morocco, Culture, 7/13/2000 - Moroccan minister calls northern countries to adopt new immigration policy
Moroccan minister of social development, solidarity, employment and vocational training, Khalid Alioua, called developed countries of the North to craft a new immigration policy and consider possibilities to relocate their industries to the south to create new job opportunities and reduce the immigration flows. Morocco, Politics, 7/13/2000 - Algeria's president sends message of thanks to King Mohammed
"We are ineluctably doomed to a shared destiny, which will, if we fail to shape it with our reason, consciousness and capacities, be molded at our expenses and at the expenses of our two sisterly nations," the message reads Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 7/12/2000 - Moroccan-Iranian Joint Commission to Meet in November
Morocco has proposed that the Moroccan-Iranian joint commission convenes next November to ponder on means to enhance bilateral cooperation. Morocco-Iran, Politics, 7/12/2000 - Association of victims of toxic gas in rif to sue four European countries
The association of victims of toxic gas, set up recently in the Moroccan northern city of Al-Hoceima, is projecting legal action against four European governments for having used prohibited toxic gases to quell the anti-colonization revolution of Mohammed Khattabi in the Rif region, reported Tuesday Moroccan daily "Bayane Al Youm." Morocco, Politics, 7/12/2000 - Austrian President Hails Morocco's role in the Maghreb
President of Austria, Thomas Klestil, hailed as "paramount important" the political and economic role played by Morocco in the Maghreb region and said Morocco is among the most active partners in the Barcelona process. Morocco-Austria, Politics, 7/12/2000 - Morocco, Spain Probe Bilateral Cooperation Morocco, Politics, 7/12/2000
- Moroccan legal immigrants in Spain can take driving test in Arabic Morocco-Spain, Politics, 7/11/2000
- Minister decries Spanish presence in two occupied Moroccan cities abnormal
Moroccan minister in charge of territory development, environment, town planning and housing, Mohamed El Yazghi, lashed out at the Spanish presence in Sebta and Melilia (two Moroccan cities still occupied by Spain) as an abnormal situation. Morocco-Spain, Politics, 7/11/2000 - King Mohammed chairs meeting on investments promotion Morocco, Economics, 7/11/2000
- Moroccan pharmaceutical sector posts over $ 400 ml turnover
The Moroccan pharmaceutical sector posted between 1995 and 2000 a sale of over $ 400 million and investments worth $120 million, said the latest bulletin of the Moroccan employers association (CGEM). Morocco, Economics, 7/11/2000 - Marrakech gets university hospital
Marrakech will soon get its own school hospital, extending over 70,000 m2 with a capacity of 870 beds for all medical specialties. Morocco, Education, 7/11/2000 - The mummy sequel shoot in Morocco and Jordan Jordan-Morocco, Economics, 7/11/2000
- Euro-Mediterranean seminar on competitiveness
A Euro-Mediterranean seminar on "competitiveness law and policies" will be held this July 18-19 in Casablanca. Regional-Morocco, Economics, 7/11/2000 - Moroccan - Italian talks over Moroccan expatriates
Morocco and Italy will sign next October an agreement on the integration of Moroccan immigrant children, says a release issued at the end of a meeting Monday between visiting Moroccan minister of social development, solidarity, employment and vocational training, Khalid Alioua, and Italian social solidarity minister, Livua Turco. Morocco-Italy, Politics, 7/11/2000 - Moroccan judo team tops Tunis african junior championships Tunisia-Morocco, Sports, 7/11/2000
- Algeria beats Morocco in 5,000m race Morocco, Sports, 7/11/2000
- Casablanca RAJA takes on paris PSG in friendly
Casablanca's "RAJA" football club takes on Wednesday at home Paris' "PSG" in a friendly game, one of the last practice-matches of "PSG" before the French Season opening end of July. Morocco, Sports, 7/11/2000 - Talks to hold a Maghreb Union summit in Algeria
The Leadership in the Arab Maghreb Union is making communications for convening a summit in Algeria in the fall that will vote on accepting Egypt as member of the union. The Union has not held a meeting in 6 years. Algeria-Morocco, Politics, 7/10/2000 - World Bank to finance development projects in Morocco worth $ 212 million
The World Bank has just completed the feasibility study of five Moroccan development projects worth $ 212 million. Morocco, Economics, 7/10/2000 - Former sahrawi ambassador describes India's decision on SADR as severe blow
Former ambassador of the so-called Sahrawi Republic (SADR) to India, Abba Maa-El-Ainine, described India's decision to withdraw recognition of the SADR as a "severe blow." Morocco, Politics, 7/10/2000 - Fire destroys hundreds of hectares of alfa and oak trees in north-eastern Morocco Morocco, Environment, 7/10/2000
- Morocco's Boulami wins 3000M Steeplechase in Nice meeting
Moroccan athlete Brahim Boulami won on Saturday the 3000-m steeplechase race at the meeting of Nice (France) which is part of the IAAF grand prix. Morocco, Sports, 7/10/2000 - Football: Morocco defeats Algeria in world cup preliminary heats Algeria-Morocco, Sports, 7/10/2000