Arabic News Weekly Edition for Morocco, 4/2/2001
Weekly Edition, Morocco - Week of April 2, 2001
- Iraq and Morocco sign package of agreements
Iraq and Morocco signed on Tuesday a package of agreements covering cooperation in the economic, trade, cultural, media and scientific realms. Iraq-Morocco, Economics, 4/4/2001 - Spanish secretary of state for foreign affairs in Morocco
Visiting Spanish secretary of state for foreign affairs, Miguel Nadal Segala, held a meeting Tuesday in Rabat with Moroccan secretary of state for foreign affairs and cooperation, Taieb Fassi Fihri, on bilateral cooperation in the economic, financial and cultural realms. Morocco-Spain, Politics, 4/4/2001 - New ambassador of Algeria hands copies of credentials to Moroccan FM Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 4/4/2001
- King Mohammed dedicates electronic components assembly plant
Morocco's King Mohammed VI dedicated on Tuesday afternoon a ST Microelectronics' new assembly and test plant at Bouskoura, near Casablanca. Morocco, Business, 4/4/2001 - Moroccan official calls for more efforts to promote Arab women situation
Morocco called the general congress of Arab women labor commission, stemming from the Arab Labor Organization, to step up efforts to promote the situation of Arab women and enable them play their part in the new world order. Morocco-Regional, Culture, 4/4/2001 - Spanish group associated in tourism project in Morocco Morocco-Spain, Business, 4/4/2001
- Iraq, Morocco probe cooperation in oil
Iraq and Morocco probed in Baghdad on Monday means to develop bilateral cooperation in oil. Iraq-Morocco, Economics, 4/3/2001 - Saudi fund contributes to low-cost housing projects in Morocco
The Saudi Development Fund has extended Morocco a 45 million Saudi Rials loan (about 125 Million Dirhams or 11.36 million dollars) destined to co-finance low-cost housing projects. Morocco-Saudi Arabia, Economics, 4/3/2001 - International telecoms exhibition opens in Casablanca
An international telecoms exhibition opened this Tuesday in Casablanca displaying latest innovations in information systems and networks. Morocco-Regional, Business, 4/3/2001 - Canadian agency assists Moroccan rural women associations
The Canadian Agency For International Development has handed out equipment to seven associations in the region of the southern Atlantic city of Agadir dealing with the promotion of women in the rural world. Morocco-Canada, Economics, 4/3/2001 - Moroccan companies in Tripoli's international fair
Several Moroccan companies are taking part in the 30th international fair of Tripoli, Libya, this April 2-12. Libya-Morocco, Economics, 4/3/2001 - USFP allocates 20 percent quota to women in the party's leading bodies
The document added that the coming phase must start a new institutional, political and partisan frame on the basis of several reforms which must cover the functioning of the legislative body to overcome the slowness of the two chambers' action, enlarge the prerogatives of the parliament through the setting up of a permanent commission that will monitor public institutions, and the consolidation of the Prime Minister's power and responsibility. Morocco, Politics, 4/2/2001 - Moroccan human rights association insists fighting impunity is business of all
The Moroccan Human Rights Association (AMDH), which held its 6th congress from March 30 through April 1, insisted in its final statement impunity is the business of all democratic forces if a genuine democracy and rule of the law is to be established in Morocco. Morocco, Culture, 4/2/2001 - Morocco, Iraq hold 9th session of joint commission
Baghdad is also hosting an exhibition of made-in-Morocco food, pharmaceutical, electronic and mechanic products with the participation of 120 Moroccan companies. Morocco-Iraq, Politics, 4/2/2001 - Moroccan FM leaves Dubai, starts visit to Kuwait
Morocco's minister of foreign affairs and cooperation, Mohamed Benaissa, started on Sunday a visit to Kuwait, after a two-day visit to the United Arab Emirates. United Arab Emirates-Morocco, Politics, 4/2/2001 - Saudi tour operators visit Morocco
A group of Saudi tour operators visited at the end of last month several Moroccan cities to explore means to upgrade Moroccan-Saudi cooperation in tourism. Morocco-Saudi Arabia, Economics, 4/2/2001