Arabic News Weekly Edition for Morocco, 2/2/2004
Weekly Edition, Morocco - Week of February 2, 2004
- Morocco, Libya probe civil aviation, judicial cooperation
Director general of Morocco's national office of airports, Abdelhanin Benallou, examined in Tripoli Friday with Libyan officials means to foster bilateral cooperation in the field of civil aviation. Libya-Morocco, Politics, 2/7/2004 - Morocco's trade deficit worsened by 18.7% in 2003
Morocco's trade deficit soared to 25.26 billion dirhams (around US$ 3 billion) in 2003, i.e. 18.7% worse than in 2002, as a result of a 4% increase of imports and a 3.6% decrease of exports, according to temporary figures released by the exchange office. Morocco, Economics, 2/7/2004 - Reporter: social security fund aspires to draw 2 million affiliates by 2005
He said CNSS plans to realize five major objectives, mainly concerning the entry into force of a compulsory health insurance, a compensation for job loss and pensions regime. Morocco, Economics, 2/7/2004 - Morocco moves to enrich edible oil with vitamins a and d3
The Moroccan government and the professional association of edible oil manufacturers (APFHMTR) signed on Thursday a framework agreement providing for the enrichment of edible oil with Vitamin A and D3. Morocco, Health, 2/7/2004 - Portland airport regrets detention of moroccan MPs
Authorities of Portland international airport (Oregon, northwest) have officially expressed regret on the detainment last weekend of a Moroccan parliamentary delegation. Morocco-USA, Local, 2/7/2004 - Davis Cup: Argentina leads Morocco 2-0 Morocco, Sports, 2/7/2004
- Moroccan-Libyan commission meets in Tripoli Libya-Morocco, Politics, 2/6/2004
- Morocco gets South Korea-World Bank us$ 240,000 donation
South Korea and Morocco signed this Thursday a memorandum of understanding providing for a donation of US$ 240,000 to support the Kingdom's e-government drive. Morocco-South Korea, Economics, 2/6/2004 - Hamburg court clears Moroccan Mzoudi of 9/11 charges
The court of appeal of Hamburg cleared this Thursday Moroccan national, Abdelghani Mzoudi, of charges of complicity in the 9/11 events. Morocco-Germany, Local, 2/6/2004 - Morocco, a leading country in managing-for-results development, Wolfensohn says
Head of the World Bank, James Wolfensohn, on Thursday termed Morocco as a leading country in the field of managing-for-results development. Morocco, Economics, 2/6/2004 - ICRC meets families of Moroccan prisoners held in Algeria
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said in Geneva Thursday it has recently visited families of Moroccans held captive in Algeria to comfort them by giving them some of their relatives' whereabouts. Algeria-Morocco, Politics, 2/6/2004 - Foreign investment receipts, private loans more than tripled in 2003 Morocco, Economics, 2/6/2004
- Moroccan expats remittances rise by 7.4% in 2003 Morocco, Economics, 2/6/2004
- Spirit of Fez, US outreach road-show for sacred music festival
The annual sacred musical festival of Fez will promote its spirit of cross-cultural exchanges, the respect of cultural plurality and peaceful co-existence during a month-long tour in 18 US cities to start on March 6. Morocco-USA, Politics, 2/6/2004 - Mounir El Araj, Guillermo Coria at Morocco Vs. Argentina Davis Cup Opener
Mounir El Araj and Guillermo Coria will open in Agadir, Friday at 2:00 pm the first round of the Davis cup encounter opposing Morocco and Argentina. Morocco-Argentina, Sports, 2/6/2004 - New Family Code: protecting women, children and families
Provisions in the new family Code, formerly known as the Mudawana, which was first announced by king Mohammed VI on October 10, and unanimously adopted by both parliament chambers, come to uphold equality between men and women in terms of family responsibility and protect the rights of children and the family cell. Morocco, Politics, 2/5/2004 - Morocco hosts World Bank round table on managing-for-results
The World Bank explains that idea is that the entire development of country-assistance strategy should contribute to country results. For every activity supported by the strategy, country and Bank staff should be thinking about results as soon as they begin planning and they should work toward those results during implementation. At the end of the project or program, they should evaluate Morocco, Economics, 2/5/2004 - Euro-deputies plead for release of moroccan POWs
A group of Euro-deputies has pleaded for the immediate and unconditional release of Moroccan prisoners of war (POW) who are still detained by the Polisario separatist group in Tindouf (southern Algeria). Morocco-European Union, Politics, 2/5/2004 - Locust situation in Morocco is under control Morocco, Local, 2/5/2004
- African Cup of Nations 2004: Morocco cruises to quarter-finals Morocco-Regional, Sports, 2/5/2004
- Tariffs dismantling incurs 2.1 billion-dh loss of revenue for Morocco’s public treasury Morocco-European Union, Economics, 2/2/2004