Arabic News Weekly Edition for Morocco, 9/2/2002
Weekly Edition, Morocco - Week of September 2, 2002
- Elections: political parties called to respect political pledge on women's candidacy
The commission said any breach to this commitment is a violation of the national unanimity and an attempt to weaken the struggle staged by the Moroccan woman to consecrate her constitutional right to access decision-making positions. Morocco, Politics, 9/7/2002 - Consensus on viewing time to political parties during electoral campaign
The meeting, held under the chairmanship of Moroccan minister of culture and communication, Mohamed Achaari, convened to grant to five political parties a 9 minute viewing time each and to ten parties a viewing time of 7 minutes. These parties will have the possibility to air their electoral messages three times on the national radio and on the two TV channels, TVM and 2M, during the electoral campaign. Morocco, Politics, 9/7/2002 - International Business, Finance Forum in Morocco May 2003 Morocco, Economics, 9/7/2002
- Morocco's hard currency reserves, expatriates remittances, tourism receipts up
Morocco's hard currency reserves went up from 83.8 billion Dirhams (US$7.98 billion) on July 31, 2001 to 98.94 billion Dirhams (US$ 9.42 billion) on the same date in 2002, scoring a 18.1% rise, the exchange office said. Morocco, Economics, 9/7/2002 - Berlin athletic meet: Morocco's Hicham el-Guerrouj wins 1500 m race, golden league
Morocco's athlete Hicham El-Guerrouj won in Berlin Friday the 1500 meter race at the Berlin meet, 7th and last leg of the athletics Golden League. Morocco, Sports, 9/7/2002 - Arab League reaffirms support to Morocco on Tourah islet case
Secretary general of the Arab League, Amr Moussa, reaffirmed the pan-Arab Organization's support to Morocco's sovereignty over the Tourah (Leila) islet and voiced the League's determination to "preserve the interests of its members and to defend their sovereignty." Regional-Morocco, Politics, 9/6/2002 - Ulemas urged to abide by koran and sunnah in fulfilling their duties
Moroccan Minister of Habous (endowments) and Islamic affairs, Abdelkbir Alaoui M'daghri, urged Ulemas (theologians) to abide by the Koran and the Sunnah (the prophet's behavior) in fulfilling their duties. Morocco, Politics, 9/6/2002 - Kuwaiti parliamentary delegation meets Moroccan officials
The Kuwaiti parliamentary delegation currently visiting Morocco, headed by secretary general of the Kuwaiti parliament, Moubarak Beneh Al-Kharnij, met in Rabat Tuesday several officials, including Prime Minister, Abderrahmane Youssoufi. Morocco-Kuwait, Politics, 9/5/2002 - Morocco, Hong Kong suppress entry visas for their passport holders
Morocco and Hong Kong decided to suppress entry visa requirements for the holders of their respective passports. The decision will come into force as of next October 1. The duration of the sojourn authorized in this frame is of 30 days. Morocco-China, Politics, 9/5/2002 - Moroccan think tank predicts 5.8 pc growth rate in 2003
The CMC said in its latest newsletter that if weather conditions are less constraining in the coming campaign, the agriculture sector will continue its improvement trend and contribute to growth, assessing the evolution of the agriculture sector activity to 14.5 percent in 2003. Morocco, Economics, 9/5/2002 - Minister warns against use of mosques to electoral ends
Moroccan Minister of Habous (endowments) and Islamic affairs, Abdelkebir Alaoui M'Daghri has warned against the use of mosques to electoral ends. Morocco, Politics, 9/4/2002 - Moroccan administration pledges neutrality in coming elections
For the ministry of the interior, the organizing of elections is a mere technical operation, he said, adding that his department will deal severely, in line with the law, with any dishonest behavior such as the use of money, the use of state-owned means in the electoral campaign or the resort to false promises to buy votes. He said he had personally requested the staging of a campaign to struggle against such behaviors. Morocco, Politics, 9/4/2002 - There is no Link between Arrest of Members of Jihadia Salafiya and Elections, Jettou
Moroccan minister of the interior Driss Jettou has ruled out any link between the recent events in Morocco, mainly the arrest of members of the "Jihadia Salafiya," and the coming elections. Morocco, Politics, 9/4/2002 - ILO chooses Moroccan textile-garments sector for pilot program on decent work
The program, to be implemented in cooperation between the government and social partners, is meant to help the sector take up the challenges tariff dismantling, competitiveness fostering, social dialogue promotion and competences promotion, in addition to new management and professional ties combining economic efficiency and social responsibility. Morocco, Economics, 9/4/2002 - Morocco recovers two wooden doors dating back to xivth, xixth centuries
Morocco recovered two wooden doors dating back to the XIVth et XIXth centuries that were about to be sold under the hammer in Sotheby's, London. Morocco, Local, 9/4/2002 - King Mohammed, chairman of al-Quds committee, calls for joint action to protect holy city
King Mohammed VI urged Islamic heads of state to conduct a joint action in the frame of their shared responsibility to save the holy city from the destruction danger looming on Islamic and Christian shrines and underlined the need to activate the implementation of the Al-Quds committee decisions, the statement said. Morocco-Palestine, Politics, 9/3/2002 - King Mohammed at World Summit urge canceling debt, not wasting resources
the king in his speech at the opening session of the meeting of Heads of State and Government at the World Summit for Sustainable Development does not exempt the countries of the south in general and African countries in particular from self-examination and from making the best possible use of their riches and resources instead of wasting them in artificial conflicts Morocco-Regional, Economics, 9/3/2002 - Morocco's dams filled at 54.8% by end of june Morocco, Local, 9/3/2002
- King Mohamme paid a short visit to Gabon Morocco-Gabon, Politics, 9/2/2002
- Nearly 600 Sub-Saharan Illegal Immigrants Stood before Court in Fez during First Half Morocco, Local, 9/2/2002
- Qatari - Moroccan talks on Morocco's candidacy to host 2010 football world cup
Morocco's candidacy to host the 2010 football world cup was at the center of talks in Rabat Friday between Moroccan minister of youth and sports, Ahmed Moussaoui, and visiting chairman of the Qatari football federation, Sheikh Khalifa Ibn Hassan Al Thani. Morocco-Qatar, Sports, 9/2/2002 - Brussels athletics meet: Morocco's El Guerrouj, Goumri win 1,500, 3,000 races
Morocco's Hicham El Guerrouj won at the Van Damme Memorial Friday in Brussels the 1,500 m race and remained in the race for the Golden League jackpot. Morocco, Sports, 9/2/2002 - Morocco's balance of payments posts a 43.5 billion dh surplus in 2001
Morocco's balance of payments posted a surplus of 43.5 billion Dirhams (nearly 4.14 billion dollars) in 2001. Morocco, Economics, 9/2/2002