Arabic News Weekly Edition for Morocco, 12/2/2002
Weekly Edition, Morocco - Week of December 2, 2002
- Morocco promises open media policy
The Moroccan government has promised to communication and media professionals an open policy, marked by efficiency and heedful to citizens' expectations and concerns. Morocco, Politics, 12/7/2002 - Mozambique wants stronger ties with Morocco
President Chissano lauded the friendship and brotherhood ties binding Rabat and Maputo, and which date back to the era when Mozambique was struggling for independence. Morocco-Mozambique, Politics, 12/7/2002 - King Mohammed calls Muslims to uphold, moderation
"It is its (the Muslim Ummah's) duty to uphold the ideals of tolerance and moderation and to ensure that they are reflected in its behavior at all levels," said the king in a message of congratulations to the leaders of the Muslim world, on the occasion of the advent of Eid Al-Fitr, which marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan. Regional-Morocco, Religion, 12/7/2002 - Morocco's decision to control single hull ships lauded
The European Commission on Friday lauded Morocco's decision to request a preliminary declaration before allowing access to its ports of over 15-year-old single hull ships carrying hazardous products. Morocco, Environment, 12/7/2002 - Moroccan businessmen explore partnership with China Morocco-China, Economics, 12/7/2002
- US Under-Secretary expected Monday in Morocco Morocco-USA, Politics, 12/6/2002
- Morocco's justice minister calls for lifting exceptional nature of special court of justice
The Moroccan Justice Minister on Tuesday stressed the need to reform the laws and procedures governing the Special Court of Justice, laws that he termed as "outdated." Morocco, Politics, 12/5/2002 - Moroccan-French strategic partnership tops bilateral summit talks in rabat
President Jacques Chirac of France on Monday paid a short visit to Morocco, during which he held tete-a-tete talks with King Mohammed VI in Casablanca. Morocco-France, Politics, 12/4/2002 - Improving detention conditions tops government priorities, spokesman
Improving detention conditions ranks high among the government's priorities, said in Rbat on Tuesday Nabil Benabdellah, communication minister and government spokesman, following a government meeting. Morocco, Local, 12/4/2002 - Amcham in Morocco: US-Morocco FTA Success Depends on Improvements of Moroccan Business Environment
The American chamber of commerce in Morocco (AMCHAM) said recently in a report to the United States trade representative that the success of the projected Morocco-US free trade agreement depends on improvements to the local business environment. Morocco-USA, Economics, 12/4/2002 - Pray to internal feuds, polisario wants to hold secret congress Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 12/4/2002
- King Mohammed vi chairs Destiny Night religious service
Morocco's King Mohammed VI, Commander of the Faithful, accompanied by Prince Moulay Rachid and Prince Moulay Smail, chaired Sunday in Casablanca a religious service on the occasion of Lailat Al-Kadr (Night of Destiny, marked on the 26th of the fasting month of Ramadan). Morocco, Religion, 12/3/2002 - Algeria sends gas assistance to Morocco Algeria-Morocco, Politics, 12/3/2002
- King Mohammed thanks president Bouteflika for Algeria's solidarity with flood-hit Morocco Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 12/3/2002
- Illegal immigration fight tops EU-Morocco talks
Means to fight illegal immigration topped a meeting, held in Brussels on Friday, between European Union officials and Moroccan counterparts, who insisted on a global and balanced approach, based on shared responsibility. Morocco-European Union, Politics, 12/3/2002 - Thirty-two bodies of candidates to illegal emigration washed up in morocco's southern Atlantic shores
The bodies of 32 people who were trying to illegally emigrate were washed up by the sea over the weekend in southern Morocco. Morocco, Local, 12/3/2002 - Algeria uses Sahara to settle scores with Morocco (international official)
"While Morocco makes the door wide open (for human rights organizations), I can't see any reason for Algeria to refuse to do the same," said Madelin. "Algeria must open the doors of its jails, as Morocco already did," he insisted. Algeria-Morocco, Politics, 12/2/2002 - Official death toll in Moroccan floods rises to 63
The death toll of flash floods, caused by torrential rain that hit several regions of Morocco last weekend had risen to 63 lives, 17 injured, while 26 others are reported missing, said on Friday the Communication minister and government spokesman, Nabil Benabdellah. Morocco, Local, 12/2/2002 - Moroccan official discloses project to prevent floods Morocco, Local, 12/2/2002
- Rabat struck transitional accord with EU to export 174.000 tons of tomatoes
Morocco and the European Union (EU) struck in Brussels on Friday a transitional accord by virtue of which Rabat will export 174.757 tons of tomatoes to the Union during 2002-2003 season, said a communique of the Moroccan mission to European communities. Morocco-European Union, Economics, 12/2/2002