Arabic News Weekly Edition for Morocco, 12/24/2001
Weekly Edition, Morocco - Week of December 24, 2001
- Government source: seizure of demain magazine, seizure lifting were judiciary decisions
An authorized source at the prime minister's office said the seizure of Moroccan weekly "Demain Magazine" and the seizure lifting were decisions made by the justice and have nothing to do with the government. Morocco, Politics, 12/29/2001 - Solidarity campaign yielded 140 million dh
The Mohammed V solidarity foundation announced on Friday that the 4th solidarity and poverty-alleviation campaign, staged last November, has raised 140 million DH (US$ 12.7 Mln), including 110 million in cash and the rest consisting in kind donations. Morocco, Culture, 12/29/2001 - Morocco, Tunisia sign cooperation executive program in youth, childhood and sports
Morocco and Tunisia signed in Rabat on Friday an executive cooperation program in the fields of youth, childhood and sports, in conformity with the bilateral agreement of cultural, technical and scientific cooperation and of recommendations of the high joint commission. Morocco-Tunisia, Politics, 12/29/2001 - Concession of oil prospecting license: Morocco calls Spain to respect international law
Morocco called Spain on Thursday to abide by the international law provisions and norms and to abstain from unilaterally modifying present data on the maritime spaces in the region, in conformity with the Morocco-Spain friendship, cooperation and neighborliness agreement, said communication and culture minister, Mohamed Achaari, at the end of a government meeting on Thursday. Morocco-Spain, Politics, 12/28/2001 - Morocco's prime minister receives Lebanese minister
Morocco's prime minister, Abderrahmane Youssoufi, received in Rabat on Thursday Lebanese minister of public work and construction, Najib Miqati. Morocco-Lebanon, Politics, 12/28/2001 - African Union does need Morocco, former Senegalese premier says
Former Senegalese Premier, Mustapha Niasse, stressed the need for Africa to seek and implement a solution to the question of Morocco's participation in the activities of the African Union, through the recovery by Morocco of its seat within the continental organization. Morocco-Regional, Politics, 12/28/2001 - Group of illegal immigrants arrested in southern Spain
The Spanish police arrested on Thursday morning in Tarifa (extreme south of Spain) a group of 133 illegal immigrants, including 131 persons from sub-Saharan Africa and two Moroccans. Morocco-Spain, Local, 12/28/2001 - Moroccan home minister: effects of floods were contained
Moroccan home minister, Driss Jettou, said on Thursday the public authorities have succeeded, in general, in containing the effects of last week's strong rains. Morocco, Local, 12/28/2001 - Mubarak visits Rabat to co-chair Egyptian-moroccan higher committee on january
The Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak will pay a three-day visit to Morocco on January 11 to head Egypt's side in the Egyptian - Moroccan Higher Committee's fifth session while King Mohamed VI of Morocco will head the Moroccan side. Egypt-Morocco, Politics, 12/27/2001 - Parliament adopts bill on privatization of tobacco company
The house of representatives (lower house of the Moroccan parliament) adopted on Wednesday a bill on the privatization of the Moroccan tobacco company. Morocco, Business, 12/27/2001 - Morocco to adopt e-morocco strategy
Moroccan secretary of state for posts and the new information and telecommunications technologies announced on Tuesday the government will adopt in the first three months of 2002 the E-Morocco strategy. Morocco, Politics, 12/27/2001 - Moroccan FM Meets Maghreban Youth Ministers
Moroccan minister of foreign affairs and cooperation, Mohamed Benaissa, conferred in Rabat Wednesday with Maghreban ministers of youth and sports who are taking part in the 7th session of their council, held in Rabat December 26-27. Morocco-Maghreb, Culture, 12/27/2001 - Home minister meets industrialists affected by floods in Berrechid
Moroccan Home minister, Driss Jettou, held on Wednesday a work session with industrialists of the industrial compound of Berrechid to look into measures needed to repair damages caused by the recent floods that hit the region. Morocco, Local, 12/27/2001 - Government injects $ 5.4 million to save sugar-refining company
The Moroccan government signed on Wednesday a five-year contract-program with a sugar-refining company, Sucrafor, under which it will inject 60 million DH (US$ 5.4 million) in the company. Morocco, Business, 12/27/2001 - Morocco's exports to Switzerland: over $ 22.7 million in first half of 2001 Morocco-Switzerland, Economics, 12/27/2001
- Moroccan dams filled up to 43.3% of capacity Morocco, Local, 12/27/2001
- Casablanca hosts international video festival in march
The 9th international video art festival will be held in Casablanca next March 5 through 10. Morocco, Local, 12/27/2001 - Customs seize 517,000 packs of smuggled cigarettes
The customs agents of Tangiers seized on Tuesday in the locality of Zrib Mezgueldi (14 km from Tangiers) 517,000 packs of smuggled cigarettes, two trucks and an inflatable small boat. Morocco, Local, 12/27/2001 - Floods victims to receive aid
Morocco's King Mohammed VI has issued instructions to the Mohammed V solidarity foundation to bring assistance to victims of floods, caused by recent heavy rains in Morocco. Morocco, Local, 12/27/2001 - Moroccan enterprises collected 10.67 million dh in fund raising operations to assist palestinians
The fund raising operations launched by La Confederation Generale des Entreprises du Maroc (CGEM) in January 2001 enabled to collect, up to last October, 10.67 million Dirhams (about US$ 927,826) that were transferred to the Palestinian authority, the CGEM said in a release. Morocco-Palestine, Culture, 12/26/2001 - Minister: over 47 million dh went to oil prospecting in 2001
The volume of oil prospecting investments in Morocco could exceed 47 million DH (US$ 4.2 Mln) in 2001, said minister of industry, trade, energy and mining, Mustapha Mansouri. Morocco, Economics, 12/26/2001 - Casablanca stock exchange to get two more indexes
The Casablanca stock exchange will operate, starting next January, two new indexes: the Moroccan Most Active Shares Index (MADEX) and the Moroccan All Share Index (MASI). Morocco, Economics, 12/26/2001 - Some 70 percent of subsidies to oil go to diesel-oil used in agriculture
Some 70 percent of subsidies to liquefied hydrocarbons, i.e. 2 billion Dirhams (about US $173.91 million) out of 2.8 billion DH, went to diesel-oil used in the agriculture sector, between August 1999 and October 2001, said Tuesday Moroccan minister of industry, trade, energy and mining, Mustapha Mansouri. Morocco, Economics, 12/26/2001 - Morocco allocates 200 million dh to tourism promotion
Morocco has allocated 200 million DH (US$ 18 million) to a new strategy to promote the Morocco bound in Arab and European markets Morocco, Economics, 12/26/2001 - Piracy entails a $ 6 million-loss for the state
Computer software piracy has represented in 2000 a loss of about $ 6 million in fiscal receipts for the state, says the Business Software Alliance (BSA). Morocco, Economics, 12/26/2001 - The Moroccan- Egyptian higher committee
A delegation composed of 60 businessmen to be chaired by the minister of supply and internal trade in Egypt Hassan Khuder will visit Morocco during the meetings of the Moroccan- Egyptian higher committee which will be presided over by the Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and King Muhammad VI of Morocco in January 2002 in Rabat with the aim to give a push forward to trade and economic relations between the two states. Egypt-Morocco, Politics, 12/25/2001 - Morocco, Lebanon sign two agreements on land transport and merchant navy
Morocco and Lebanon signed in Rabat on Monday two agreements dealing with land transport and merchant navy to upgrade bilateral cooperation in ports staff training, shipbuilding and exchange of expertise in fields related to land transport and road safety. Morocco-Lebanon, Politics, 12/25/2001 - Ukrainian FM meets Moroccan officials
Ukrainian foreign minister, Anatoli Zlenko, who arrived here on Sunday on an official visit, met on Monday with premier Abderrahmane Youssoufi and speakers of the two parliamentary houses. Morocco-Ukraine, Politics, 12/25/2001 - Spaniard arrested in Tangiers with over 600 kg of chira Morocco, Local, 12/25/2001
- Floods in Settat: Death Toll Climbs to Eight Morocco, Local, 12/25/2001
- Morocco's consulate in Almeria opens monday, despite opposition by residents
Morocco's consulate in Almeria (southern Spain) will officially open this Monday after all conditions have been met, said Moroccan consul, Mohamed Haiti. Morocco-Spain, Politics, 12/24/2001 - Morocco moves to institute unemployment insurance in morocco
The administrative board of "La Caisse Nationale de S?curit? Sociale" (CNSS/social security fund) adopted a draft bill providing for instituting an unemployment insurance. Morocco, Economics, 12/24/2001 - Morocco, Ukraine sign accords on trade and investments
The first agreement means to develop trade relations between the two countries, which undertake to grant each other the most-favored nation status regarding duties, taxes and customs procedures. Morocco-Ukraine, Politics, 12/24/2001 - Ukrainian foreign minister hands to moroccan peer message from president of ukraine to king Mohammed
Ukrainian foreign minister, Anatoli Zlenko, who started on Sunday an official visit to Morocco, handed this Monday to Moroccan minister of foreign affairs and cooperation, Mohamed Benaissa, a message from Ukraine president Leonid Koutchma to King Mohammed VI. Morocco-Ukraine, Politics, 12/24/2001 - Moroccan party calls for release of persons sequestered in Tindouf
The Moroccan Party for Justice and development (PJD) on Saturday called human rights organizations to coordinate action to speed up the release of persons sequestered in polisario-controlled camps in Tindouf (south-western Algeria). Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 12/24/2001 - Morocco hails formation of interim government in Afghanistan
Morocco hailed the formation of an interim government in Afghanistan as a major step towards the restoring of peace and stability in the country Morocco-Afghanistan, Politics, 12/24/2001 - French consulate denies entry visa to Moroccan woman wishing to help daughter with new-born triplets
The French consulate in Fez has refused to deliver an entry visa to a grand-mother who wanted to go to France to help her daughter who has just given birth to triplets. Morocco-France, Local, 12/24/2001 - Six persons drowned, over fifteen houses damaged by heavy rains
Six persons traveling aboard an inter-city taxi drowned on Sunday, when the taxi was swept along by the floods caused by heavy rains in the region of Settat. Two of them were found and the four others are still missing. Morocco, Local, 12/24/2001