Arabic News Weekly Edition for Morocco, 2/12/2001
Weekly Edition, Morocco - Week of February 12, 2001
- Premier Youssoufi meets Prince Talal of Saudi Arabia
Morocco's Prime Minister Abderrahmane Youssoufi met in Rabat Friday Saudi Prince Talal Ibn Abdelaziz, president of the Arab Gulf Program for Backing to UN Development Agencies and of the Arab Chilhood and Development Council. Morocco, Local, 2/17/2001 - Football: Morocco's Cuelho convokes team for world cup qualifier Morocco, Sports, 2/17/2001
- Sudan stresses backing to Morocco's territorial integrity
Sudan has stressed its backing to the territorial integrity of Morocco. "Our position regarding the Sahara issue is constant. We are unionists," Sudanese foreign minister, Mustapha Othmane Ismail Sudan-Morocco, Politics, 2/17/2001 - Bouteflika lauds convergence of political will between Rabat, Algiers
President Abdelaziz Bouteflika of Algeria has lauded "the convergence of political will" between Morocco and his country. Algeria-Morocco, Politics, 2/17/2001 - Morocco's interests should be central in any new fishery accord, minister
Morocco on Friday stressed that the preservation of its interests should at the core of any new fishery accord with the European Union. Morocco-European Union, Economics, 2/17/2001 - Morocco calls for social-dimensioned globalization
The Moroccan strategy targets people living under the poverty line and people with limited income, she said, voicing hope that international community will enforce fair commercial rules and new financial control mechanisms to avert economic and financial crises at world scale. Morocco, Culture, 2/17/2001 - Moroccan - Italian business council holds first meeting
The Moroccan-Italian business council held recently its first meeting in the Moroccan metropolitan city of Casablanca. Morocco-Italy, Business, 2/17/2001 - King Mohammed receives airbus chief
Morocco's King Mohammed VI received Thursday in Tangiers Noel Forgeard, president of the European plane construction company Airbus, who was accompanied by Abdellah Sbai, Airbus vice-president for North Africa and Middle East. Morocco, Business, 2/16/2001 - Morocco ratifies convention on child labor Morocco, Culture, 2/16/2001
- King Mohammed calls for more efforts to protect childhood
Morocco's King Mohammed VI has called for more efforts at international, Arab and national levels to shield childhood and protect children against all the dangers looming on them and urged childhood activists in the Arab world to make rational and realistic recommendations likely to help devise national and Arab strategies to promote the Arab childhood. Morocco, Culture, 2/16/2001 - King Mohammed meets Catalunia autonomous government president
Morocco's King Mohammed VI received in Tangier Wednesday the president of the autonomous government of Catalunia, Jordi Pujol, who is currently on an official to Morocco, and decorated him with the Grand Cordon of the Alaouite Wissam. Morocco-Spain, Politics, 2/15/2001 - Gambia's President in Morocco Morocco-Gambia, Politics, 2/15/2001
- US Senate delegation to visit Morocco Morocco-USA, Politics, 2/15/2001
- Morocco eyes 10.3 percent growth rate in 2001, center says
After two years of stagnation, Morocco will post a 10 percent growth rate in 2001, predicted the Moroccan Juncture Center (CMC, an independent think tank studying economic trends). Morocco, Economics, 2/15/2001 - Football: Morocco wins UAE tournament Morocco-United Arab Emirates, Sports, 2/15/2001
- Morocco, Equatorial Guinea agree to foster parliamentary cooperation
Morocco and Equatorial Guinea agreed to foster cooperation in parliamentary fields. Morocco-Equatorial Guinea, Politics, 2/15/2001 - Morocco rejects expulsion of undocumented immigrants from Spain
Moroccan justice minister, Omar Azziman, told the Spanish private radio Cadena Ser that Morocco rejects the expulsion of undocumented immigrants, although it encourages the voluntary return of immigrants to their country Morocco-Spain, Politics, 2/15/2001 - Morocco - Palestine ties, Strategic, Shaat
Relations between Morocco and Palestine are strategic and solid, Palestinian planning and international cooperation minister, Nabil Shaat, said Wednesday. Morocco-Palestine, Politics, 2/15/2001 - Morocco rules out contradiction in adhering to Maghreb and CEN-SAD groupings Morocco, Politics, 2/14/2001
- Morocco became Monday a full-fledged member of CEN-SAD
CEN-SAD was adopted by member states as official name of the grouping instead of COMESSA. CEN-SAD stand for the first letters in Arabic of the words Sahel and Sahara. Morocco-Regional, Politics, 2/14/2001 - Fishery issue between Morocco, Spain
The Moroccan dailies issued on Tuesday said that 25 Moroccan lorries loaded by 248 tons of Moroccan fishes are held at al-Jazira al-Khadra ( the green Island) port because of the strike observed by the Spanish fishermen. Morocco-European Union, Politics, 2/14/2001 - Kuwaiti book fair in Morocco Morocco-Kuwait, Culture, 2/14/2001
- Morocco denies contaminated blood imports from Britain
Morocco on Tuesday denied the importation of contaminated blood from Britain. Morocco-UK, Health, 2/14/2001 - Tennis: Morocco's Alami, arazi cruise to second round in Chile's open Morocco, Sports, 2/14/2001
- Football: Morocco Ranks 28th on FIFA Standing
Morocco is ranking 28th on the monthly standings of world teams published by the World football governing body FIFA. Morocco, Sports, 2/14/2001 - Senegalese first lady in Morocco
Senegalese first lady Viviane Wade is currently on a visit to Morocco to take part in the regional forum on child protection held this February 15-19 in Rabat. Morocco-Senegal, Culture, 2/14/2001 - Moroccan Speaker Meets Algerian Ambassador Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 2/13/2001
- President of Catalunia autonomous government pleads for strategic vision in Moroccan-Spanish relations
President of the autonomous government of Catalunia, Jordi Pujol, who is currently on an official visit to Morocco, pleaded in Rabat Monday for the adoption of a strategic vision and for overcoming the short-term mercantile vision in Spanish-Moroccan relations. Morocco-Spain, Politics, 2/13/2001 - Morocco - Catalunia talks in Rabat
President of the autonomous government of Catalunia, Jordi Pujol, who started Sunday an official visit to Morocco, held separate meetings in Rabat Monday with several Moroccan officials. Morocco-Spain, Politics, 2/13/2001 - Morocco voices wish to see Maghreban union revived
Morocco on Monday voiced wish to see the Arab Maghreb Union (UMA) revived. Morocco-Maghreb, Politics, 2/13/2001 - Morocco officially adheres to COMESSA Morocco-Regional, Politics, 2/13/2001
- Spanish Business Mission in Morocco Morocco-Spain, Economics, 2/13/2001
- Morocco, Italy sign four cooperation accords
The first accord, initialed by head of the Moroccan industrial federation (CGEM) Hassan Chami and vice president of the Italian Confindustria (employers' association) Francesco Belloti, provides for the setting up of a Moroccan-Italian business council. Morocco-Italy, Economics, 2/13/2001 - $ 100 million tourism project launched in Agadir
A large scale investment tourism project was launched Monday in Agadir to build a $ 100-million hotel complex. Morocco, Business, 2/13/2001 - Morocco attends COMESSA summit
Moroccan Prime Minister, Abderrahmane Youssoufi, arrived in Khartoum Sunday to represent King Mohammed VI in the third Summit of COMESSA, a group gathering countries bordering the vast Sahara desert and the Sahel grassland zone to its south. Morocco, Politics, 2/12/2001 - King Mohammed sends message to Sudanese president
Talks with president El Bashir covered several issues of mutual concern and Morocco's adherence to the community of Sahel and Sahara States (COMESSA) as a full-fledged member during the 3rd COMESSA summit, opening this Monday in Khartoum, Benaissa said. Sudan-Morocco, Politics, 2/12/2001 - Bush calls King Mohammed Morocco-USA, Politics, 2/12/2001
- President of Catalunia autonomous government in Morocco
President of the autonomous government of Catalunia, Jordi Pujol, arrived in Rabat Sunday evening on an official visit to Morocco. Morocco-Spain, Politics, 2/12/2001 - Morocco's techno-parks project interests US investors
US investors would be interested in Morocco's project to open new information technologies parks. Morocco-USA, Economics, 2/12/2001 - British Airways increases flights to Morocco
GB Airways, a franchise of British Airways, has increased its flights to Morocco to 10 weekly. Morocco-UK, Business, 2/12/2001 - Maroc-Telecom purchases 54 percent in mauritanian telecom company
Morocco's phone operator, Maroc-Telecom, has purchased 54 percent of the Mauritanian phone company, Mauritel. Morocco-Mauritania, Business, 2/12/2001