Arabic News Weekly Edition for Morocco, 3/8/2004
Weekly Edition, Morocco - Week of March 8, 2004
- Libya could play key role in sahara issue, diplomat
Libyan diplomat, Mohamed Al Mabrouk Younes, said Libya has the ability to play an important role in settling the Sahara issue, especially that it is now chairing the Maghreb Union (UMA), which musters Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya and Mauritania. Libya-Morocco, Politics, 3/13/2004 - King Mohammed meets senegalese president Morocco-Senegal, Politics, 3/13/2004
- Morocco's premier calls for enhancing trade with Cote d'Ivoire Morocco-Cote d'Ivoire, Politics, 3/13/2004
- Standard And Poor's revises morocco's foreign currency outlook from stable to positive Morocco, Economics, 3/13/2004
- UNHCR launches 2nd visit-exchange between families in Morocco and in southern Algeria Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 3/13/2004
- New 5 magnitude quake reported in Al-Hoceima region Morocco, Local, 3/13/2004
- Morocco, Senegal create parliamentary friendship groups
Speaker of the Moroccan House of Representatives (parliament lower chamber), Abdelouahed Radi, announced Thursday the creation of two Moroccan-Senegalese parliamentary friendship groups to develop bilateral cooperation. Morocco-Senegal, Politics, 3/12/2004 - Morocco assures Cote D'Ivoire of its support to restore peace
Moroccan minister of foreign affairs and cooperation, Mohamed Benaissa, assured this Friday Cote d'Ivoire of Morocco's "strong support" to the west African country authorities' process to restore peace in their country. Morocco-Cote D'Ivoire, Politics, 3/12/2004 - Casablanca stock market transactions soar by 133% in 2003
The volume of transactions conducted at the Casablanca stock market reached 53.7 billion DH (around US$ 6.03 billion) in 2003, which is a 133.5% increase, says the newsletter of the Moroccan national institute of juncture analysis. Morocco, Economics, 3/12/2004 - La Nouvelle Tribune: French Development Agency doubles aid to Morocco for 2004-2006 Morocco-France, Politics, 3/12/2004
- FTA to increase US investments in key ally Morocco, senator Morocco-USA, Politics, 3/12/2004
- Senegalese president on Friday in morocco to receive Honoris Causa Doctorate Morocco-Senegal, Local, 3/12/2004
- Morocco is now UK's fastest growing market in the Maghreb Morocco-UK, Economics, 3/12/2004
- Court grants provisional freedom to four defendants in drug lord case Morocco, Judicial, 3/12/2004
- First family visit-exchange operation ends
The first group of Moroccans sequestered in the Polisario-run Tindouf camps (southwestern Algeria) left this Wednesday morning the city of Laayoune, after having spent five days with the their relatives, part of the UNHCR family visit exchange program. Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 3/11/2004 - International journalist federation relocates MENA office in Morocco
The international federation of journalists (IFJ) has decided to relocate its regional office for the Middle east and North Africa to Morocco. Morocco-Regional, Local, 3/11/2004 - Stockholm called to press for release of Moroccan war prisoners Morocco-Sweden, Politics, 3/11/2004
- Belgium to help in building 200 houses in quake-stricken al Hoceima Morocco-Belgium, Politics, 3/11/2004
- 45% more tourists visited Morocco in january Morocco, Economics, 3/11/2004
- Coastal fisheries receipts decrease by 11% end of october 2003 Morocco, Economics, 3/11/2004
- New 4.9 magnitude quake reported in al-Hoceima region Morocco, Local, 3/11/2004
- Morocco's education ministry enters in partnership with civil society for human rights education
The Moroccan education and youth ministry and a group of human rights-advocacy non-governmental organization signed a package of agreement to promote human rights education in Moroccan schools. Morocco, Education, 3/10/2004 - Morocco and Spain sign MoU on fisheries
Morocco and Spain signed on Monday a memorandum under which the European country will help Morocco in the training of aquaculture experts and in exploring fisheries in deep sea. Morocco-Spain, Economics, 3/10/2004 - Sahara families-exchange program to be continued for 6 months, Moroccan official
The visit exchange programs between Sahara families from the Moroccan southern provinces and families in the Polisario-controlled camps in southern Algeria will be carried on for 6 months with a weekly frequency of two round trip flights, said a Moroccan official. Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 3/10/2004 - Moroccan speaker says muslims paid high price following 9/11
Speaker of the Moroccan House of Representatives (parliament lower chamber), Abdelouahed Radi, said this Tuesday Muslim people have paid a high price in the wake of the 9/11 attacks in the USA. Morocco-Regional, Politics, 3/10/2004 - King Mohammed meets Belgian foreign minister Morocco-Belgium, Politics, 3/10/2004
- US president refers FTA with morocco to congress Morocco-USA, Economics, 3/10/2004
- King Mohammed receives French home minister Morocco-France, Politics, 3/10/2004
- First international poetry meeting in Marrakesh early April Morocco-Regional, Local, 3/10/2004
- Globalia to launch 2 weekly Fez-Madrid flights
Spanish carrier Globalia has recently concluded an agreement with a group of hotels in Fez to launch, as of May 05, two weekly flights linking Madrid to the Moroccan Spiritual capital. Morocco-Spain, Business, 3/10/2004 - Standard And Poor's Revises Morocco's foreign currency outlook from stable to positive
"The revised foreign currency outlook reflects the strong improvement in Morocco's external liquidity, as well as an acceleration in structural reforms," said Standard And Poor's credit analyst Luc Marchand. Morocco, Economics, 3/9/2004 - Spirit of Fez festival starts itinerary in 17 us cities
Part concert tour, part peace mission, the Spirit of Fez Festival is an ecumenical lineup of musicians from the Middle East and the United States who perform music from Muslim, Jewish and Christian traditions across 11 centuries. It also features women's voices: the Algerian Jewish singer Francoise Atlan, the seven-woman Hadra des Femmes de Taroudant from Morocco and the Anointed Jackson Sisters gospel singers from North Carolina. Morocco-USA, Culture, 3/9/2004 - Tennis Standing: Morocco's Arazi leaves first 20 ranks
Morocco's tennis player has left the first 20 ranks at the 2004 ATP tour Champions' race standings issued on Monday. Morocco, Sports, 3/9/2004 - Morocco's FM receives Equatorial Guinea and Mali presidential envoys Morocco-Regional, Politics, 3/9/2004
- Moroccan women call UN SG to intervene for relief of moroccans sequestered in Tindouf Morocco-Algeria, Politics, 3/9/2004
- New Tangiers-Port Vendres maritime link to open next October Morocco-France, Business, 3/9/2004
- Moroccan princess receives special prize from international Olympic committee
Morocco's Princess Lalla Amina, chairperson of the Moroccan Royal Federation of Equestrian Sports, received this Sunday a special prize from the International Olympic Committee which is holding this March 7-9 its 3rd conference on "women and sports, new strategies and new commitments." Morocco, Politics, 3/8/2004