Arabic News Weekly Edition for Morocco, 4/23/2001

Weekly Edition, Morocco - Week of April 23, 2001

• Youssoufi calls for Arab union
  The Arab people also aspire to the creation of a parliamentary institution that will become a forum for dialogue on the huge challenges that the Arab states will have to take up, he said, and called for the creation of a new council that will group all Arab heads of state and for the setting up of an executive institution that will implement the decisions of the Union. Morocco-Regional, Politics, 4/28/2001
• King Mohammed sets up commission to study civil code revision
  The king recalled that in his capacity as Commander of the Faithful, he was keen on continuing action for the promotion of women's conditions in all sectors of activity and on eliminating all forms of injustice against them. Morocco, Politics, 4/28/2001
• Spain denies threats against Morocco
  Spain on Friday denied having made any threats of reprisal against Morocco following the failure to renew a fishery agreement between the European Union and the North African country. Morocco-Spain, Politics, 4/28/2001
• Expatriates transit, sole item of Moroccan-Spanish talks Morocco-Spain, Politics, 4/28/2001
• Means to upgrade Moroccan-Chinese ties probed
  Radi voiced thanks to the Chinese official for his country's backing to Morocco's territorial integrity and voiced Morocco's will to consolidate cooperation ties with the Asian nation. Morocco-China, Politics, 4/28/2001
• UN Security Council extends MINURSO mandate
  The United Nations Security Council on Thursday extended the mandate of the MINURSO (UN mission supervising a referendum process in the Sahara) for two other months. Morocco, Politics, 4/28/2001
• Morocco elected to top position of world telecom body
  Morocco's Ahmed Toumi, was elected Thursday first director general of the International Telecommunications via Satellite Organization (ITSO). Morocco, Local, 4/28/2001
• Chamber of advisors decries Israeli barbarous aggressions against Palestinian people
  The chamber of advisors, upper house of the Moroccan parliament, decried Thursday "the barbarous and annihilating aggressions perpetrated by Zionist forces against the Palestinian people" and called the UN Security Council to ensure the protection of civilians in the occupied territories. Morocco-Palestine, Politics, 4/27/2001
• Morocco willing to carry on fishery negotiations with EU in the frame of fair partnership, official
  The Moroccan government on Thursday voiced willingness to carry on fishery negotiations with the European Union to seek a fairer partnership frame. Morocco-European Union, Economics, 4/27/2001
• King Mohammed receives Chinese official Morocco-China, Politics, 4/27/2001
• Means to enhance Moroccan-Iranian ties probed Morocco-Iran, Politics, 4/27/2001
• Morocco hosts regional conference on human rights education
  Rabat is playing host to a regional conference on a strategy to promote human rights education in the Middle East, North Africa region. Morocco-Regional, Culture, 4/27/2001
• Canadian PM meets Moroccan athlete Morocco-Canada, Local, 4/27/2001
• Morocco, Honduras sign memo of understanding
  Morocco and Honduras signed in Rabat Thursday a memorandum of understanding for the establishment of political consultations between the two countries' foreign departments. Morocco-Honduras, Politics, 4/27/2001
• Moroccan illegal immigrants arrested in Turkey Morocco-Turkey, Local, 4/27/2001
• Morocco to enforce compulsory industrial accident insurance
  Morocco on Wednesday announced a project to enforce a compulsory insurance to cover industrial accidents and diseases. Morocco, Business, 4/27/2001
• Morocco vies for world telecom body top post
  Providing data on Morocco's telecom sector, El Maarouf said the country counted 1.5 million phone (fixed and mobile) subscribers in 1998, on the eve of the sector's liberalization. The figure jumped to 5 million in March 2001. Morocco, Local, 4/27/2001
• Morocco does not shoulder failure of fishery negotiations with EU
  Morocco does not shoulder the failure of fishery negotiations with the European Union, said Moroccan minister of maritime fisheries, Saed Chbaatou. Morocco-European Union, Economics, 4/26/2001
• Morocco to enforce IT strategy, PM says
  Morocco will continue efforts to reform its IT sector and open it for more competition, pending the generalization of the IT use, Youssoufi said. Morocco, Economics, 4/26/2001
• Chinese CPPCC leader starts visit to Morocco
  Li Ruihuan, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) arrived in Rabat Wednesday evening on an official visit to Morocco at the invitation of Prime Minister, Abderrahmane Youssoufi. Morocco-China, Politics, 4/26/2001
• King Mohammed meets Greek FM Morocco-Greece, Politics, 4/26/2001
• King Mohammed receives son of Libya's Qaddafi Morocco-Libya, Politics, 4/26/2001
• Prince Moulay Rachid received by French President Morocco-France, Politics, 4/26/2001
• King Mohammed VI Meets Islamic Endowments Ministers Morocco-Regional, Local, 4/26/2001
• No incident against Moroccan products transiting Spain
  Five lorries carrying Moroccan fish for European markets, on Wednesday left safe the port of Algesiras (southern Spain). Morocco-Spain, Economics, 4/26/2001
• No Mad Cow nor Foot-and-Mouth case in Morocco
  Morocco on Tuesday denied the existence of any mad cow or Foot-and-Mouth disease case among its livestock. Morocco, Agriculture, 4/26/2001
• King Mohammed stresses importance of audit institutions in consolidating rule of law
  Morocco's King Mohammed VI has stressed the paramount importance of audit institutions, given the role they play in rationalizing public money spending, improving public affairs management and moralizing public service. Morocco, Politics, 4/25/2001
• King Mohammed: We need inter-Arab cooperation far from demagogy
  The king said "We will only induce ourselves and our peoples into error, if we continue to call for cooperation with others and for the opening of borders, while our states have not yet been able to open their own borders, have not yet consecrated economic cooperation mechanisms between their societies and have not yet overcome the eruption of crises that squander their energies" Morocco-Regional, Politics, 4/25/2001
• Morocco, Greece to enhance political consultations
  The memorandum, initialed by visiting Greek foreign minister, Georges Papandreou, and his Moroccan peer, Mohamed Benaissa, provides for regular meetings between the two departments senior officials who will probe bilateral relations and assess implementation of existing accords. Morocco-Greece, Politics, 4/25/2001
• Amnesty International chief lauds Morocco's human rights progress
  The AI chief said he was happy to see the progress Morocco made in three years (since the last visit he paid to Morocco in 1998). Several dossiers were settled and several NGOs were created, he said. Morocco, Culture, 4/25/2001
• Morocco decries again Israel's systematic aggression policy Morocco-Palestine, Politics, 4/25/2001
• Annan recommends two-month extension of MINURSO
  UN Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, on Tuesday recommended the extension for two months of the mandate of the MINURSO (French acronym of the UN mission for the referendum in the Sahara). Morocco, Politics, 4/25/2001
• Morocco calls for more backing to developing countries to promote sustained development
  The Moroccan official called for an effective implementation of the commitments of the Kyoto convention and protocol and for the transfer of financial resources, know-how and technologies part of north-south partnership. Morocco-Regional, Politics, 4/25/2001
• Moroccan-Chinese agricultural cooperation probed
  Talks focused on the protection and promotion of forest resources and the two sides agreed to trade experts and information on reforestation techniques and struggle against desert encroachment, to conduct joint research and to exchange plants that struggle against soil erosion. Morocco-China, Agriculture, 4/25/2001
• Golf: Morocco denies fusion of golf trophies
  Morocco denied on Monday the fusion of the Hassan II Golf Trophy and the Morocco Open. Morocco, Sports, 4/25/2001
• Morocco, South Korea set up business council
  The council will be a sound frame for the two countries businessmen to exchange views on issues of common concern and on means to upgrade business cooperation which do not reflect Morocco and South Korea's economic potentials, he added. Morocco-South Korea, Economics, 4/25/2001
• Morocco, Amnesty International sign cooperation accord
  Under the convention, human rights education will be extended not only to teachers and civil servants working in the sector but also to the civil servants in charge of enforcing laws such as magistrates, gendarmerie and police officers and jails staff Morocco, Culture, 4/24/2001
• King Mohammed VI Meets South Korean Minister Morocco-South Korea, Politics, 4/24/2001
• King Mohammed calls for new information technology mastery
  "We have pursued this policy of overture and progress, opening, with the same transparency and rigor, Maroc-Telecom's capital to make of our country a model in the field," the King said Morocco, Economics, 4/24/2001
• Upper house of Moroccan parliament holds special session on Middle East Morocco-Regional, Politics, 4/24/2001
• Prime minister meets Amnesty International delegation
  Moroccan Prime Minister, Abderrahmane Youssoufi, hailed Amnesty International-Morocco's becoming a full-fledged section of the organization. Morocco, Culture, 4/24/2001
• King Mohammed vows to follow up recommendations of African first ladies' summit
  Morocco's King Mohammed VI pledged to spare no effort to follow up the recommendations made by the summit of African First ladies, held in Marrakesh April 20-22 under the topic "the little Girl, a Global Movement for Africa's Development." Morocco, Culture, 4/24/2001
• Greek FM pays official visit to Morocco Tuesday Morocco-Greece, Politics, 4/24/2001
• More than one billion plastic bags disposed in Moroccan streets
  As no recycling is possible, the thrown bags roam across streets and countryside, marring the landscape and blocking the sewage system. Their danger is even more present in the country-side, where the bags, made out of highly toxic material, end up in the stomach of hungry cattle. Morocco, Environment, 4/24/2001
• King Mohammed calls for sound return for Moroccan expatriates
  During the meeting that was devoted to the return conditions of the Moroccans settled abroad, the king instructed the members of the Mohammed V foundation to guarantee best conditions to the return of the Moroccan expatriates, and to extend them all necessary aid, at the level of welcome, medical, human, and relief assistance, the spokesman said. Morocco, Local, 4/24/2001
• More Arab tourists visit Morocco, numbers still low
  Tourists from the Middle-East and the Gulf are showing more interest in Morocco, as evidenced by the rise in their number. Morocco-Regional, Economics, 4/24/2001
• Athletics: Morocco's el Moaziz wins London Flora marathon
  Few months after winning the prestigious Marathon of New York, Morocco's Abdelkader El Moaziz on Sunday bagged the London Flora Marathon. Morocco, Sports, 4/24/2001
• Thami Khyari re-elected national secretary of Democratic Forces Front
  The congress adopted a general declaration defining the party's trend as "a progressist, democratic, leftist political force" and its stand on a set of national and international issues. Morocco, Politics, 4/24/2001
• Morocco attends international conference on support to Palestinian Intifada
  A Moroccan delegation is taking part in the international conference on support to the Palestinian people's Intifada (uprising) convening in Tehran, Iran, April 24-25. Morocco-Iran, Politics, 4/24/2001
• Tennis: Morocco's Arazi loses Monte Carlo final
  Morocco's Hicham Arazi on Sunday lost in three straight sets (3-6, 2-6, 4-6) to Brazil's Gustavo Kuerton in the final of $ 2.95-million masters series tournament of Monte Carlo. Morocco, Sports, 4/24/2001
• Football: Morocco defeats Namibia, remains in world cup race
  A second half was enough for Morocco to score three goals against Namibia and maintain their chances to qualify for the World Cup for the fifth time. Morocco-Namibia, Sports, 4/24/2001
• Amnesty International-morocco, granted status of AI section
  Amnesty International-Morocco has been granted at a ceremony in Rabat Saturday the status of Amnesty International section to mark the achievement made by its members in the field of promotion and protection of human rights. Morocco, Culture, 4/23/2001
• Moroccan craftsmen pledge to protect children's rights
  Moroccan craftsmen pledged to guarantee and protect the rights to education, medicare and leisure of the children working in their workshops. Morocco, Culture, 4/23/2001
• Rugby: Moroccan team qualifies for African semi-finals
  Morocco on Saturday beat Cote d'Ivoire 20 to 18 in Casablanca to qualify for the semi-finals of the African Rugby Cup of Nations this year. Morocco, Sports, 4/23/2001

Previous Week · Politics · Business and Economics · Local · Algeria · Bahrain · Comoros · Djibouti · Egypt · Iraq · Jordan · Kuwait · Lebanon · Libya · Mauritania · Morocco · Oman · Palestine · Qatar · Syria · Saudi Arabia · Somalia · Sudan · Tunisia · United Arab Emirates · Yemen