Arabic News Weekly Edition for Morocco, 9/30/2002
Weekly Edition, Morocco - Week of September 30, 2002
- White House announces launching of free trade accord negotiations with Morocco Morocco-USA, Economics, 10/5/2002
- Significant progress in preparing Moroccan-Saudi joint commission Morocco-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 10/5/2002
- Path to Sahara issue settlement is clearly defined, Morocco says
"Let bygones be bygones. We must look forward to the future with resolve and with no grudge for acrimony," he said. Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 10/5/2002 - Morocco's political leaders voice readiness to positively answer to king's will
"The issue of alliances is too premature now," Othmani said says, adding "we are waiting for data on the prime minister, the government's first line-up, its program, priorities and work plan. Then, the party's competent bodies will make a decision." Morocco, Politics, 10/4/2002 - Morocco top Arab state in women's political representation
The election of 35 women to the House of Representatives (lower chamber of parliament) places Morocco on top of other Arab states in terms of females' political representation. Morocco, Politics, 10/4/2002 - Moroccan journalists protest Spain visa delivery procedures Morocco-Spain, Politics, 10/4/2002
- Casablanca hosts 3rd international poetry festival Regional-Morocco, Local, 10/4/2002
- Britian holds seminars on technologies development in Casablanca
"Innovation and Technologies Development" will be the theme of the two seminars to be held by the British ministry of trade and industry in Casablanca October 10-11. Morocco-UK, Economics, 10/4/2002 - King Mohammed receives political parties leaders
During the separate audiences, the political leaders voiced to the King their satisfaction at the exemplary conditions of transparency and rigor wherein the legislative elections of September 27 unfolded. Morocco, Politics, 10/3/2002 - US Trade Representative announces start of negotiations with Morocco on free-trade agreement
The US trade representative, Robert Zoellick, announced on Tuesday that negotiations with Morocco on a free-trade deal would start shortly and that he officially notified this to the congress. Morocco-USA, Economics, 10/3/2002 - Interior minister proclaims final results of legislative poll (reopens)
Moroccan Interior Minister, Driss Jettou, proclaimed yesterday the final results of the legislative elections, held September 27. Morocco, Politics, 10/2/2002 - Outgoing governmental coalition obtains parliamentary majority
While the parties of the opposition have lost a great deal in the Friday Poll, the Party of Justice and Development (PJD/moderate Islamist) scored a significant rise totaling 38 seats, pending other results covering seats reserved for women in the future house. Morocco, Politics, 10/1/2002 - Mauritania's president meets U.N. envoy for Sahara Mauritania-Morocco, Politics, 10/1/2002
- Malawi withdraws recognition of sahrawi republic
Malawi on Monday announced the withdrawal of its recognition of the Sahrawi Republic (SADR/self-proclaimed by the Polisario), the Malawian foreign affairs and international cooperation ministry said. Morocco-Malawi, Politics, 10/1/2002 - Moroccan democracy, the winner of Friday's polls, minister Morocco, Politics, 9/30/2002
- Interior minister proclaims results of legislative poll
Moroccan Interior Minister, Driss Jettou, proclaimed Sunday evening the results of the legislative elections, held September 27. The results cover 295 seats out of the 325 seats of the House of Representatives. Morocco, Politics, 9/30/2002