Arabic News Weekly Edition for Morocco, 12/31/2001
Weekly Edition, Morocco - Week of December 31, 2001
- Moroccan FM in Bahrain
Moroccan minister of foreign affairs and cooperation, Mohamed Benaissa, arrived in Manama Friday on a two-day visit at the invitation of his Bahraini peer, Sheikh Mohammed Ben Moubarak Al-Khalifa. Bahrain-Morocco, Politics, 1/5/2002 - Morocco's FM hails excellence of Moroccan-Bahraini ties Morocco-Bahrain, Politics, 1/5/2002
- I will vote for Moroccanity of Sahara, father of separatists chief asserts
Khlili Ben Mohamed Al-Bachir Rguibi, father of Mohamed Abdelaziz, so-called president of the puppet Sahrawi republic (RASD), asserted that if a referendum was held in the Sahara he would automatically vote for the Moroccan identity of the territory, like any other Moroccan citizen who is proud of his citizenship and attached to his country's territorial integrity. Morocco, Politics, 1/5/2002 - Pending case of Sebta and Mellilia may cause instability in the region, warns daily
Leaving the case of Sebta and Mellilia (two Moroccan northern cities still under Spanish rule) unsolved will create a hot spot in eastern Mediterranean and may destabilize the whole Mediterranean region, warns Moroccan Al-Ittihad Al-Ichtiraqi daily. Morocco-Spain, Politics, 1/5/2002 - Morocco's FM to Visit Teheran Sunday Morocco-Iran, Politics, 1/5/2002
- Egyptian diplomat underscores importance of Mubarak's visit to Morocco
Egyptian ambassador in Rabat, Achraf Zaazaa, underscored as outstanding the official visit that President Housni Moubarak of Egypt will be paying to Morocco Jan.11-13. Egypt-Morocco, Politics, 1/5/2002 - Premier: audio-visual media reform to limit government role
Moroccan prime minister, Abderrahmane Youssoufi, said the draft reform of the audio-visual media will limit the government's role to regulating, organizing and defining the strategies of the sector. Morocco, Politics, 1/5/2002 - King Mohammed briefed on one year of Vivendi universal activity in Morocco
Morocco's King Mohammed VI received in Agadir Friday chairman and chief executive officer of Vivendi Universal, Jean-Marie Messier, who briefed him on the 1st year of activity of his group in Moroccan telecoms, and water-electricity supply and sanitation in the northern cities of Tangiers and Tetuan. Morocco, Business, 1/5/2002 - Kuwaiti charity contributes to unhealthy housing fighting program in Morocco
Kuwaiti charity association Arrahma Al Alamia will build 50 houses in Kenitra, 40 KM north of Rabat, to the benefit of 50 families supported by widows. Kuwait-Morocco, Culture, 1/5/2002 - Morocco's trade deficit alleviated by 2.4% in oct.2001
Morocco's trade deficit reached at the end of October 2001 some 36.25 billion DH (US$ 3.15 billion), a 2.4% decrease compared to the same period of 2000. Morocco, Economics, 1/5/2002 - UN Security Council welcomes decision to release 115 Moroccan Nationals
The Security Council on Friday welcomed the decision to release 115 Moroccan prisoners from Polisario jails located in Algerian territory. Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 1/5/2002 - Value of Morocco's grain imports increase despite lower quantities Morocco, Economics, 1/5/2002
- Morocco's textile and leather exports rise by 4.9%
Exports of Moroccan textile and leather items reached 24.7 billion Dirhams (US$ 214 Mln) by the end of October 2001, which makes a rise of 4.9% in comparison with 2000. Morocco, Economics, 1/5/2002 - Morocco's electric and electronic exports drop by 4.9% in 2001
Morocco's exports of electric and electronic devices reached 5.6 billion Dirhams (US$ 487 Mln) by the end of October 2001, recording a drop of 4.9% compared to 2000. Morocco, Economics, 1/5/2002 - Morocco's El Aynaoui qualifies to semi-finals of Doha tennis tournament
Morocco's sixth-seeded Younes Al Aynaoui advanced on Wednesday night to semi-finals of the Doha tennis tournament, an ATP fixture worth US$ 1.0 million. Morocco, Sports, 1/5/2002 - Tennis: Morocco's Arazi cruises to semi-finals of Adelaide's tournament
Morocco's Hicham Arazi qualified on Friday to the semi-finals of Australian Men's Hardcourt Championships in Adelaide, an ATP fixture endowed with a US$ 357,000 prize. Morocco, Sports, 1/5/2002 - Morocco welcomes release of 115 nationals detained in Algeria
The Moroccan government welcomed this Friday with relief the announcement of the return of 115 Moroccan nationals who were detained in Algeria, a statement by the Moroccan ministry of foreign affairs and cooperation said. Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 1/4/2002 - King Mohammed receives message from emir of Qatar Morocco-Qatar, Politics, 1/3/2002
- Saudi defense minister in Morocco Morocco-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 1/3/2002
- Egyptian president pays official visit to Morocco jan.11-13 Morocco-Egypt, Politics, 1/3/2002
- FM receives new ambassadors of Senegal, India to Morocco Morocco, Politics, 1/3/2002
- Morocco's El Aynaoui Qualifies to 3rd Round of Doha Tennis Tournament Morocco, Sports, 1/3/2002
- Morocco's hard currency reserves reach record us$ 8.14 billion
Morocco's central bank hard currency reserves reached by end of last October the record amount of 93.7 billion Dirhams (about US$ 8.14 billion). Morocco, Economics, 1/3/2002 - Company manager arrested in Tangiers for drug trafficking
The police arrested in the week end the manager of a local apparel company as he was supervising the loading of 800 kg of cannabis resin into two trucks. Morocco, Local, 1/3/2002 - Medical breakthrough in Fez: surgeons re-implant hand of young patient
A team of surgeons in the Fez Al Ghassani public hospital succeeded in re-implanting the hand of a young man who had lost it when he was aggressed. Morocco, Health, 1/3/2002 - Morocco's FM to visit Teheran this month
Morocco's minister of foreign affairs and cooperation, Mohamed Benaissa, will visit Tehran this month, probably on January 7, heading a large delegation, an official source told MAP correspondent in Tehran. Morocco-Iran, Politics, 1/3/2002 - King Mohammed receives new foreign ambassadors, bids farewell to French, German ambassadors
Morocco's King Mohammed VI received this Thursday in the royal palace of Agadir a group of new ambassadors who handed him their credentials as ambassadors to the sovereign. Morocco, Local, 1/3/2002 - Morocco's FM postpones visit to Cairo Morocco-Egypt, Politics, 1/2/2002
- UNICEF involved in social development program in Zagora Morocco, Local, 1/2/2002
- Ghana's president wishes to establish special relations with Morocco
President of Ghana John kufuor expressed the wish to establish special relations with Morocco and to make of these relations an example to be followed by other African countries. Morocco-Ghana, Politics, 1/2/2002 - Human rights organizations stage sit-in in Casablanca
Several Moroccan human rights organizations have staged a sit-in in Casablanca on Monday, to call for the setting up of an independent national body to establish truth in past human rights violations. Morocco, Culture, 1/2/2002 - Moroccan sanitation team honored by Algiers governor
The Wali of Bab El Oued (district in Algiers) honored on Tuesday Moroccan sanitation experts who were dispatched to Algiers to help in restoring the sanitation system in floods-affected avenues. Algeria-Morocco, Culture, 1/2/2002 - Tae Kwendo: Cup of South Korean Embassy Goes to Meknes, Rabat Clubs
The Tae Kwendo Ismaili club of Meknes won the cup of the South Korean embassy in the men's tournament while the female's cup was snatched by the Hilal club of Rabat. Morocco, Sports, 1/2/2002 - Cooperation between Moroccan, Libyan institutions of former resisters and martyrs affairs probed
Means to bolster cooperation between the Moroccan high commissioner for former resisters and former members of the liberation army and the Libyan department in charge of the affairs of martyrs, pows, missing persons and war-injured, were probed Morocco-Libya, Local, 1/2/2002 - Constitutional council declares finance bill conform to constitution Morocco, Politics, 1/1/2002
- Italian government supports Moroccan SME's Morocco-Italy, Economics, 1/1/2002
- Morocco and Egypt prepare for high joint commission
Moroccan minister of foreign affairs and cooperation, Mohamed Benaissa, will meet next Thursday in Cairo Egyptian peer, Ahmed Maher, to prepare for the high joint commission slated for this month in Rabat. Morocco-Egypt, Politics, 1/1/2002 - Morocco stages cultural week in Bahrain
Morocco will be staging this January 7-11 a cultural week in Bahrain, says a statement of the Moroccan culture and communication ministry. Bahrain-Morocco, Culture, 1/1/2002 - Spanish truck driver arrested in Morocco with 4 tons of chira Morocco, Local, 12/31/2001
- Moroccan premier receives Iraqi troupe that performed play on life of Moroccan martyr Zerktouni
Moroccan Prime Minister, Abderrahmane Youssoufi, received Saturday in Rabat, the members of the Iraqi troupe "Fen Wa Tourat" that performed in several Moroccan cities a play on the life of Moroccan martyr Mohamed Zerktouni. Morocco-Iraq, Culture, 12/31/2001 - Administration shall observe neutrality in coming elections
Moroccan minister of the interior, Driss Jettou, asserted that the administration shall observe total neutrality in the coming legislative elections and that his department is ready for the elections and is only awaiting the agreement of the political parties on the voting mode. Morocco, Politics, 12/31/2001 - Moroccan-US group obtains concession of waste dump in Fez
The authorities of the city of Fez signed end of last week with a Moroccan-US group a concession allowing the private group to build and operate for 10 years the city's solid waste dump. Morocco-USA, Economics, 12/31/2001 - Solidarity foundation donates foods, blankets to flood victims
The Mohammed V Solidarity Foundation has donated 550 packages of foodstuffs and 550 blankets to some families victim of the floods that affected the province of Settat, south of Casablanca, last week. Morocco, Culture, 12/31/2001