Arabic News Weekly Edition for Morocco, 10/2/2000
Weekly Edition, Morocco - Week of October 2, 2000
- Moroccan support group probe means to break embargo on Iraq
The Moroccan Iraq-support work group convened in Rabat Thursday to explore means and ways to break the embargo imposed on Iraq. Iraq-Morocco, Politics, 10/7/2000 - Pakistan's president sends message to King Mohammed Morocco-Pakistan, Politics, 10/7/2000
- Moroccan children association calls UN and EU to stop massacre of palestinian children
The Moroccan children and family assistance association has called the UN secretary general, Kofi Annan, and French President, Jacques Chirac, whose country is holding the EU 6-month chairmanship, to intervene immediately to end the bloodshed in Palestine and the carnage of civilians. Morocco-Palestine, Politics, 10/7/2000 - Rabat denounces anew barbaric killing of Palestinians
The Moroccan government on Friday denounced anew the barbaric killings of Palestinians and renewed solidarity with the Palestinian people. Morocco-Palestine, Politics, 10/7/2000 - The Al Anbaa newspaper and print-house under new management
Talaa Saoud Al-Atlassi has been appointed manger to the state-owned "Al Anba" newspaper and print-house by culture and communication minister Mohamed Achaari. Morocco, Politics, 10/7/2000 - Moroccan congratulations to Egypt on Oct 6th anniversary
Morocco's King Mohammed VI sent President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt a message of congratulations on the occasion of his country's celebration of the October 6th anniversary. Morocco-Egypt, Politics, 10/7/2000 - Home minister confers with Spanish security official Morocco-Spain, Politics, 10/7/2000
- USAID assesses rural girls schooling programs
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) presented on Friday at a round-table here various projects it supported to reduce the gap in rural girls schooling. Morocco, Education, 10/7/2000 - Moroccan domestic calls go nine digit as of Oct. 13
The new nine digit telephone number system will be enforced as of Oct 13 at 23H00 GMT, says a press-release of the National Agency of Telecommunication regulations (ANRT). Morocco, Local, 10/7/2000 - Mohammed holds phone talks with Saudi crown prince Morocco-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 10/6/2000
- King Mohammed, Jerusalem committee chairman, castigates massacre of innocent children by Israel
Morocco's King Mohammed VI castigated on Thursday, in his capacity as chairman of Al-Quds (Jerusalem) Committee, the massacre of innocent children by the Israeli forces. Morocco-Palestine, Politics, 10/6/2000 - Chirac, Moroccan King discussed events in occupied Arab lands Morocco-Palestine, Politics, 10/6/2000
- Moroccans pray for Palestinians
Special prayers will be performed this Friday in mosques throughout Morocco for the rest of the soul of the Palestinian martyrs, savagely killed and massacred by Israeli occupation forces. Morocco-Palestine, Politics, 10/6/2000 - Morocco renews backing to Middle-East peace process
"There will be no fair, lasting and comprehensive peace in the (Middle-East) region without the respect of the principles set by the Madrid Conference," Zahid El-Hassan, plenipotentiary minister at the Moroccan delegation at the UN Morocco-Palestine, Politics, 10/6/2000 - Islamic world league builds mosque in Morocco Morocco, Religion, 10/6/2000
- ALCATEL sells out Morocco branch Morocco, Business, 10/6/2000
- Director shoots The Four Feathers remake in Morocco Morocco, Business, 10/6/2000
- Casablanca commune elects new president
The Casablanca urban commune on Thursday elected Saad Laabassi as president. Morocco, Politics, 10/6/2000 - Moroccan university signs partnership accord with computer firm
The Moroccan Al-Akhawayne University of Ifrane on Wednesday signed a partnership accord with Lotus, an affiliate of IBM. Morocco, Business, 10/6/2000 - Fuel prices in Morocco will not increase in october
The government has announced that it will not increase fuel prices in the month of October, in view of the impact the increase would have on several sectors, including transports, agriculture and industry and on the purchasing power. Morocco, Economics, 10/6/2000 - French president hosts private diner for King Mohammed Morocco-France, Politics, 10/5/2000
- Moroccan Jew decries Israeli barbarism
Moroccan Jewish writer, Edmon Amrane Al-Maleh, on Tuesday decried the Israeli barbarism against the Palestinian people. Morocco-Palestine, Politics, 10/5/2000 - Prince Moulay Rachid receives Basque official Morocco-Spain, Politics, 10/5/2000
- Moroccan plane flies assistance to the Palestinians
A Moroccan plane took off Thursday from Rabat to Palestine with a relief cargo to the Palestinian people. Morocco-Palestine, Politics, 10/5/2000 - Moroccan premier received by Dutch queen
Moroccan prime minister, Abderrahmane Youssoufi, who started on Wednesday a two-day visit to the Netherlands, was received in the afternoon by Queen Beatrice and by speakers of the two parliamentary chambers. Morocco-Netherlands, Politics, 10/5/2000 - Moroccan ambassador hands credentials to Algerian president
Algerian president Abdelaziz Bouteflika received in Algier Wednesday Moroccan ambassador Mohamed Said Benrayane, who handed him his credentials as the Kingdom's ambassador to Algeria. Algeria-Morocco, Politics, 10/5/2000 - Moroccan - Japanese financial cooperation probed
Morocco's Minister of economy, finance, privatization and tourism Fathallah Oualalou conferred in Rabat Wednesday with the governor of the Japanese international cooperation bank Hiroshi Yasuda. Morocco-Japan, Economics, 10/5/2000 - Moroccan, Italian entrepreneurs explore cooperation
A delegation of Italian entrepreneurs from Tuscany visited Wednesday the Marrakesh chamber of trade, industry and services to explore with local peers small and medium enterprise (SME) cooperation. Morocco-Italy, Economics, 10/5/2000 - Remembrance plaque for French pioneer-pilots at Casablanca airport
A commemorative plaque in remembrance of Pierre Georges Latecoere who inaugurated air-connections between France and Morocco, and other pioneer-pilots who risked their lives to push the undertaking through was unveiled at the Casablanca Mohammed V international airport. Morocco, History, 10/5/2000 - Dutch police-delegation visits parliament
Morocco's deputy-speaker of the House of Representatives Brahim Rachidi met in Rabat Wednesday a Dutch delegation of 24 police-officials on a study-visit to Morocco. Morocco-Netherlands, Politics, 10/5/2000 - Prince Moulay Rachid meets Argentine foreign minister Morocco-Argentina, Politics, 10/4/2000
- Moroccan NGOs secry Israeli aggression against Palestinian people
Moroccan non-governmental organizations decried the Israeli aggression against the Palestinian people, which claimed a high death toll. Morocco-Palestine, Politics, 10/4/2000 - Morocco and Argentina sign several cooperation agreements
Morocco and Argentina signed in Rabat Tuesday three major agreements on trade, fisheries and cooperation between the Moroccan Export Promotion Center (CMPE) and argentine counterpart. Morocco-Argentina, Economics, 10/4/2000 - Moroccan food supplies plane lands in Baghdad, Tunisians to follow
A Moroccan plane landed on Tuesday at Baghdad's international airport following a one-week delay caused by the UN sanctions committee. Morocco-Iraq, Politics, 10/4/2000 - Morocco launches tender for selling part of telecom company
Morocco on Tuesday launched a tender to sell 35% of the capital of Maroc-Telecom. Morocco, Economics, 10/4/2000 - Moroccan Olympic star passes away Morocco, People, 10/4/2000
- Moroccan student association in Russia gets structures
Set up last May by a group of Moroccan students in Russia, the Dar Al-Maghrib association has at last managed to register with Russian authorities and to get premises downtown Moscow. Morocco, Local, 10/4/2000 - Moroccans to march in solidarity with Palestinians
The Moroccan association for support to the Palestinian people will stage on Sunday a march to express backing to the Palestinian people against atrocities perpetrated of Israel. Morocco-Palestine, Politics, 10/3/2000 - Morocco sends emergency relief assistance to Palestinians
Morocco will send emergency humanitarian and medical assistance to help relieve the Palestinian people's sufferings followed the Israeli "unjustified" attacks. Morocco-Palestine, Politics, 10/3/2000 - Moroccan plane lands in Baghdad
A Moroccan plane carrying humanitarian assistance to Iraq landed this Tuesday at 10.30 local time in Baghdad airport. Iraq-Morocco, Politics, 10/3/2000 - Morocco celebrated monday the Arab child day
Morocco celebrated Monday the Arab Child Day held this year under the heading ''Children's Rights at the gates of the 3d Millenium''. Morocco, Culture, 10/3/2000 - Fischler calls for restructuring European fishing sector
Morocco ought to be ''realistic'' and understand that for the European Union ''fishing possibilities must be an integral part of the new arrangement'', said the European fishery commissioner Franz Fischler. Morocco-European Union, Economics, 10/3/2000 - Benaissa, Argentine peer open joint commission works
Morocco is determined to enhance cooperation ties with Argentina not only in the economic realms but also as a strategic partner, said minister of foreign affairs and cooperation Mohamed Benaissa. Morocco-Argentina, Politics, 10/3/2000 - Spanish government supports EU-borne concessions to Morocco over vegetables
Spain said it supports granting concessions to Moroccan fruits and vegetables, provided that these concessions are borne by all the European Union countries. Morocco-European Union, Economics, 10/3/2000 - Palestinian industrialists in Morocco fair Morocco-Palestine, Economics, 10/2/2000
- Morocco decries Israeli provocative behavior
Morocco decried the "the provocative and unacceptable act" that led to the painful events in the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Al-Quds (Jerusalem). Palestine-Morocco, Politics, 10/2/2000 - Moroccan flight to Baghdad postponed to Tuesday
The flight of a Moroccan plane to Baghdad, in solidarity with the Iraqi brothers, initially scheduled for Saturday was postponed to Tuesday, said the Moroccan committee of support to the Iraqi people, which is organizing the trip. Iraq-Morocco, Politics, 10/2/2000 - More Polisario abuses denounced before UN
Sahrawis murdered or killed under torture were handed back to families as martyrs who died "in combat for liberation," former "Polisario" security official Ahmed Sherif said before the UN 4th Commission which wound up Friday scrutiny of the Sahara issue. Morocco, Politics, 10/2/2000