Arabic News Weekly Edition for Morocco, 1/19/2004
Weekly Edition, Morocco - Week of January 19, 2004
- House of advisors in Morocco adopts Family Code
The House of Advisors unanimously adopted on Friday the new family code that aims at promoting the situation of women in the Moroccan society. Morocco, Politics, 1/24/2004 - King Mohammed vsits Jabal Ali Port in Dubai
Morocco's King Mohammed VI on his visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), visited Friday the port and the free zone of Jabal Ali in Dubai. United Arab Emirates-Morocco, Economics, 1/24/2004 - Sahara: France highlights need to carry on dialogue between Morocco, Algeria
France highlighted Friday the need for Morocco and Algeria to carry on dialogue to reach a "negotiated settlement" to the Sahara question. Morocco-France, Politics, 1/24/2004 - BBC: Martian rock found in Morocco Atlas mountains
A team of researchers has confirmed that a rock, found in the Moroccan Atlas mountains in 2001, is from planet Mars, BBC has reported. Morocco, Local, 1/24/2004 - Seizure of 17 tons of hashish unveils international drug trafficking network
Investigation following the seizure last week in the port of Algesiras, Spain, of 17 tons of hashish revealed the existence of a 7-member international network of drug trafficking, said head of Tangier regional security, Abdelaziz Tzou. Morocco, Local, 1/24/2004 - International NGOs confirm humanitarian aid embezzlement in Tindouf camps Algeria-Morocco, Politics, 1/24/2004
- Morocco's airliner purchases new Boeing 737
Morocco's airliner, Royal Air Maroc (RAM), purchased Wednesday a new Boeing 737 800 and is awaiting delivery of another similar aircraft in mid-February. Morocco-USA, Business, 1/24/2004 - Dubai voices readiness to benefit Morocco of its experience in economy United Arab Emirates-Morocco, Economics, 1/24/2004
- New UN ultimatum to Morocco on sahara, quite weird, paper Morocco-UN, Politics, 1/24/2004
- Equity and Reconciliation Commission keen to meet society aspirations
The newly created Equity and Reconciliation Commission (ERC) said Tuesday in a release that in addition to its mission of out-of-court settlement of past human rights abuses, it is keen to meet the Moroccan society's aspirations and bring answers to suspended questions. Morocco, Politics, 1/22/2004 - Moroccan insurance sector achieves $1.3 billion in sales in 2003
The sales of the insurance sector in Morocco increased from 10 billion Dhs (US $1 billion) in 2000 to nearly 13 billion Dhs (US $1.3 billion) in 2003, that is a 30 percent rise, said the Moroccan federation for insurance companies. Morocco, Economics, 1/22/2004 - Life expectancy rose from 48 in 60s to 70 years now in Morocco, Minister
Moroccan Health Minister, Mohamed Cheikh Biadillah revealed Tuesday, that life expectancy in Morocco rose from 48 in the sixties to 70 years old now, due to the progress achieved by the Kingdom in the health sector Morocco, Health, 1/22/2004 - Piracy shuts down fourteen Moroccan movie theaters in 2003
Fourteen movie theaters were forced to shut down in 2003 because of piracy of films that are subsequently sold at cheap prices, the Moroccan TV channel "2M" reported Tuesday. Morocco, Economics, 1/22/2004 - Five Moroccan boxers already qualified for Olympics in Athena
Five Moroccan boxers have already qualified for the next Olympic Games set for August in Athena. Morocco, Sports, 1/22/2004 - Senegal calls on Moroccan businessmen to multiply contacts with their Senegalese counterparts, Morocco-Senegal, Economics, 1/22/2004
- Maghreb Union cannot materialize while differences persist among member states, MP Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 1/22/2004
- Solution to sahara conflict, key to stability in the region, EU parliamentarian
President of the European Union's commission for the Maghreb and member of the EU parliament, Gerardo Galeote Quecedo, told MAP Tuesday the solution to the Sahara issue is the "key to a definitive stability in the region." Morocco-European Union, Politics, 1/21/2004 - Access to AIDS treatment in being generalized in Morocco, doctor
Access to AIDS treatment is being generalized in Morocco where every patient is costing taxpayers 200 Euros per day while it should cost only 250 EUROS per year, should the price of the drugs fall worldwide, revealed Monday, Pr. Hakima Himmich, chairwoman of the Moroccan Asociation of Struggle Against AIDS. Morocco, Health, 1/21/2004 - Morocco's ONHYM and Malaysia's Petronas sign exploration contract
Morocco's "Office National des Hydrocarbures et des Mines" (ONHYM) and Malaysia's Oil Company "Petronas " signed, Monday, an agreement for deepwater exploration offshore Rabat-Sale Hauter Mer area. Morocco-Malaysia, Business, 1/20/2004 - Australian open: injury forces Moroccan El Aynaoui out
Moroccan Younes El Aynaoui was forced to abandon Monday the Australian open because of a foot injury. Morocco-Australia, Sports, 1/20/2004 - Morocco's El Aynaoui, best ambassador of tennis in 2003
Morocco's tennisman Younes El Ayanoui has been voted best Ambassador of Tennis in 2003, according to a poll conducted by the International Association of Tennis Journalists. Morocco, Sports, 1/20/2004 - House of representatives unanimously adopts new family code
The House of Representatives (Parliament's lower chamber) unanimously approved on Friday the draft Family Code during a plenary session in the presence of premier Driss Jettou and other government members. Morocco, Politics, 1/19/2004 - Morocco will not accept any imposed solution to the Moroccan Sahara Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 1/19/2004