Arabic News Weekly Edition for Morocco, 3/10/2003
Weekly Edition, Morocco - Week of March 10, 2003
- Justice minister calls prison staff to enshrine human rights culture in prisons
The culture that must prevail in prisons is that of human rights, for it is the only one capable to protect democracy, said minister of justice, Mohammed Bouzoubaa. Morocco, Judicial, 3/15/2003 - La Nouvelle Republique: Algeria shouldn't persist in a hundred-years-standby to support would-be state, Algeria's former defense minister
Algeria's former Defence minister, Khaled Nezzar said that his country "shouldn't hold itself in a hundred-years-standby to support the claims of a would-be state." Algeria-Morocco, Politics, 3/15/2003 - Moroccan bank SGMB takes over Ghanaian SSB bank ltd
Moroccan bank SGMB has recently struck a deal in Accra to take over Ghanaian SSB Bank Ltd, announced a release of SGMB circulated in Rabat on Thursday. Morocco-Ghana, Business, 3/15/2003 - Algerian paper Al Bilad: former defense minister's statement on sahara shock therapy Algeria-Morocco, Politics, 3/15/2003
- Investment-encouraging laws enacted soon, justice minister
Morocco's Justice minister, Mohamed Bouzoubaa announced on Thursday that a string of laws encouraging investments will soon be enacted. Morocco, Economics, 3/15/2003 - Boeing wishes to become partner in Morocco's tourism development
US Aeronautic group "Boeing" wishes to become Morocco's partner in its ambitious tourism development strategy meant to attract 10 million tourists by 2010, said in Casablanca Thursday the US group executives. Morocco, Business, 3/15/2003 - Two Morocco-Spain task groups to meet in Madrid next week
Two of the five Moroccan-Spanish task groups set up last December to settle the 15-month diplomatic rift that ended in February will be meting in Madrid March 17-18, Moroccan diplomatic sources said Morocco-Spain, Politics, 3/15/2003 - Moroccan imprisoned servicemen to receive European parliament's passport for freedom
A Moroccan servicemen, imprisoned since 1976 in the Polisario's detention camps of Tindouf (southwestern Algeria), will be awarded the European Parliament's "Passport for freedom," the initiative coordinator, Dominique Rambaud, announced on Friday. Morocco-European Union, Politics, 3/15/2003 - Tourism office extends associations us$ one mln to promote cultural festivals
The Moroccan tourism office extended on Thursday 10 million DH (US$ one million) to nine associations that organize annual cultural festivals in various Moroccan regions. Morocco, Economics, 3/15/2003 - La Nouvelle Republique: Former Algerian defense minister denies army role in blocking settlement to sahara issue
He further commented that the Sahara conflict is part of "a clash made unavoidable by a bad decolonization" and that "prejudices and mean considerations have turned into an obsession," the aim being to exhaust energies and prevent that efforts go to fields that are more profitable to people. For him, the scene of operations, which was often depicted as a conflict opposing Algerians and Moroccans, via the Sahrawis, has for long hidden far older, larger, more complex and more strategic disputes." Algeria-Morocco, Politics, 3/14/2003 - King's human rights commitment goes beyond settling past cases, says chairman of HR council
Explaining his vision of the Council action in human rights consolidation, Azziman -- a former justice minister who was appointed last December by the sovereign as CCDH chairman -- said "the narrow approach dictated by a span of our history is now outdated, leaving room for a comprehensive human rights approach that Morocco can and must assume." Morocco, Politics, 3/14/2003 - Construction of Arab Maghreb Union matter of survival, moroccan speaker says
Speaker of the Moroccan House of Representatives (Lower Chamber), Abdelouahed Radi said in Mauritania on Wednesday that the construction of the Maghreb Arab Union (UMA) "is a matter of survival," given an international juncture that is suitable only for strong regional economic groupings. Morocco-Maghreb, Politics, 3/14/2003 - Maghreb Union success depends on respect of member states' integrity, Moroccan official Morocco-Maghreb, Politics, 3/14/2003
- Moroccan-Spanish ties too strong to be affected by fleeting tensions, ambassador
Moroccan-Spanish relationships are strong enough to overcome fleeting tensions, Spanish Ambassador to Rabat, Fernando Arias Salgado, told Moroccan weekly in Spanish "La Manana." Morocco-Spain, Politics, 3/14/2003 - Moroccan official meets president Catalan president Morocco-Spain, Politics, 3/14/2003
- Morocco's airliner seeking partnerships with African peers Morocco-Regional, Business, 3/14/2003
- French industrialists keen on enhancing partnership with Morocco
Some 20 French industrialists, currently on a visit to the Northern city of Tangier, expressed the particular interest that French economic circles grant to investing in Morocco and to establishing partnership with Moroccan peers. Morocco-France, Economics, 3/14/2003 - New sahara-maghreb association set up
An association named "Sahara-Maghreb" was recently set up by several civil society militants and associations "to contribute to Maghreb construction and settle regional conflicts." Morocco-Maghreb, Politics, 3/14/2003 - Algerian Al Bilad: Former Algerian defense minister's stand on Sahara issue premise for reasonable breakthrough
Nezzar, who served as Algeria's defence minister from 1990 to 1993, told Moroccan weekly "La Gazette du Maroc" that he opposes the creation of a Sahrawi state, arguing that his country "does not need a new state at its borders." Algeria-Morocco, Politics, 3/13/2003 - Foundation for inmates re-integration equips prison in Oujda
The new equipment will help create training workshops for inmates to get out of prison with skills in embroidery, plumbing, carpentry, electricity, computer, and car mechanics. Morocco, Judicial, 3/13/2003 - Asharq Al-Awsat: Government to submit anti-corruption law
He explained that the law project is part of the government's measures to raise public standards that include ministers' declaration of property, consolidating civil servants control mechanisms and revising the law on public projects allocation. Morocco, Politics, 3/13/2003 - RAM airliner to receive two A321 boeings next november
The Moroccan national airliner RAM will receive next November two new A321 jets, the company's head of engineering sector, industrial accords and marketing, Khaled Bendahou, on told MAP Tuesday. Morocco, Business, 3/13/2003 - Morocco's El Aynaoui rolled out at 1st round of indiana wells
Morocco's top seeded Younes El Ayanoui was rolled out on Tuesday by defending champion, Austrian Lleyton Hewitt, at the 1st round of the US $ 2.45 million ATP Master Series event in Indian Wells, California. Morocco, Sports, 3/13/2003 - Casablanca Marathon: novelties include pacemaker and performance premiums
The sixth Casablanca international marathon to be held next Sunday will feature this year novelties meant to improve the event timing, including the introduction of a pacemaker and awards for the best timing. Morocco, Local, 3/13/2003 - King Mohammed dedicates socio-economic projects in Oujda
The sovereign heard explanations on a set of projects, including four sport fields, a center for the protection of abandoned children, a sportsmen training center, a health center, a shelter for women in a difficult situation, and three vocational training spaces for girls. Morocco, Culture, 3/12/2003 - EU urged to pressure polisario to release 1,160 Moroccan prisoners
The EU has recently urged for "the immediate" liberation of all Moroccan POWs, insisting that "a line must be drawn between the human aspects of the conflict and its political ramifications." Morocco-European Union, Politics, 3/12/2003 - Al Aynaoui steps back to 10th rank in ATP's race standing Morocco, Sports, 3/12/2003
- New family code to be revolutionary, official
The text of the new Mudawana (family code) will be revolutionary after the Mudawana reform consultative commission closes its works, said head of the commission M'hamed Boucetta. Morocco, Politics, 3/11/2003 - La Gazette du Maroc: former Algerian defense minister opposes sahrawi state creation
Former Algerian Defence minister, Khaled Nizzar, said he opposes the creation of a Sahrawi state, arguing that his country "does not need a new state at its borders." Algeria-Morocco, Politics, 3/11/2003 - Women associations put forward claims to promote Moroccan women
The national coordination commission of women associations published a memorandum on Saturday (women's international day) in which it puts forward claims to promote women's situation. Morocco, Culture, 3/11/2003 - Moroccan bank group opens consulting branch in Senegal
Moroccan BMCE Bank group has opened this Monday in Dakar a branch called "BMCE Capital Senegal" to offer expertise and consulting in financial matters to local economic operators. Morocco-Senegal, Business, 3/11/2003 - Nearly 2,85 billion dh transferred by Moroccan expatriates in january 2003 Morocco, Economics, 3/11/2003
- Fez city: 7 women out of 10 victim of violence, survey
A survey conducted in the city of Fes on domestic violence reveals that 7 women out of ten are victim of violence, and that 5 out of 10 do not report it. Morocco, Culture, 3/10/2003 - Moroccan women's role in public affairs management highlighted
Morocco's Human Rights Minister, Mohamed Aujjar highlighted, here on Friday, Moroccan women's role in public affairs management, based on equal political rights with men. Morocco, Politics, 3/10/2003